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441 P NATIONAL REGISTER.

MAY 15. r

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" 1. That at the Custom-houses in the Brazils, all kinds of
goods, merchandize, and commodities. brought either on board
of foreign ships. belongiug to subjects of such Powers as are
considered to be on terms of amity and peace with my Royal
Crown, or in vessels belougiug to my subjects, shall he admitted
On payment of twenty-four per cent. ia►port duty, consisting of
twenty per cent. consolidated customs, and four per eeut. addi-
tional duty already established ; the collection of the said cus-
toms to he effected in the same manner as has hitherto been dome
at the said Custom-house, wine, brandy, and sweet oil shall pay
siouble the duty that has hitherto been levied on the said articles.
" 2. That it shall be lawful not only for my own subjects,
but also for those of the Powers above-mentioned, to export to
such ports as they shall deem expedient, for the beuetit of trade
and agriculture, which I feel anxious to promote, every species
of colonial commodities and produce, with the exception of
Brazil wood and other articles, the exportiviou of which is
already prohibited, on payment of the same export duty as has
hitherto been established in the respective provinces; all laws,
royal edicts, and other ordistartees, which hitherto prohibited
in this state of the Brazils a mutual inter sours(' and maritime
trade between ms subjects and foreign n.alans, remaining mail
farther suspeoded and without rot ce. All which sou will cause
to be carried into effect with that activity and zeal which 1 ex-
pect (rain you. (Signed)
lies/toe, Inn. ?S. r PRINCE.
Re it carried inn► execution and registered, and the necessary
orders for that pa rp ose expedited. (signed)
.13a/tai, Jan. 29, ISOA. ('uu.r•r LIE PONTE.

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he felt that a proceeding like the present was much less objec-
tionable than that of a separate Address from either Hour* of
Parliament.
LORD R RDESDILE did pot feel his objections to the meniare
in any degree removed by what had fallen from the Noble Se.
cretary of State. Looking at the eircumstauces in a hid' it ad-
and under which it was persevered iu, he considered it
as the first step to a series of innovations a kieh might lead Iss
the destruction of our present admirable Constitution, and the
erection of a Republican Clovernment on its ruins.
Loan LfoLL4ND supported the Bill. Though it did not go
the length of the original measure, he was grateful to Ministers
for the part which they took upon this occasion. !le hailed it ns
a victory and triumph over that faction of secret influence which
had pervaded the whole of the present reigp, and perpetually
stept in to intercept and blast the hopes and a ishes of the pro.
ple. There was not an administration for the last forty yeaes
but had some time or other felt the force of this secret influence,
and the present, or any other miisistry, should have his zealous
assistance in counteracting it.
The question was put and tarried without a division; and tho
Bill au, accordingly read a second time.—Adjourned,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11.
The Militia Pay Bill, Militia Subalterns Bill, and Irish Mi.
litia and Stamp Duty Bills were read a first time,
Lord Hawkesbury delivered a Message from his Majesty, re-
commending it to their Lordships to concut in making a suitable
provision for the Duchess of Brunswick. The Message was tit•
dered to be taken into consideration.
The Scotch Judicature Bill was read a third time. A clause
was adopted by way of rider, on the motion or the Lord
Chancellor, for distributing the Clerks of the Court or Ses-
sion between the two new Courts into which it is to he divided
the Bill. The Bill passed, and was ordered to the Com-
wous.—Adjourned.
THTJILSDAY, 1M.% Y 12.
The English and Irish Militia Bills, lrish Stamp Ditty Bill,
and Horse-hire Bill, were read a seemul time.
•- Lotto 1140s.Pcesevair inoiernie order of the day for taking
into consideration his Majesty's Message re,pecting the Duchess of
Brunswick. The language of that communication was such DA
to leave him very little to say on the present occasion. Their
Lordships were acquainted with the unfortunate circumstances
which compelled her Royal Highness to seek an asylum in this
country. The high character and merits of her illostlions hus-
band were ;kW) too well known to them,44) require any observa-
tion from him. The cause in which he had lost his life might,
under the circumstances of the times, he properly considered as
the cause of this country. This consideration, as well as that,
of consanguinity, weighed with his Nlajesty in his desire to make
a suitable provision for the declitting yeyrs of her !loyal
ncss. His Lurdship concluded with moving an Address, assar-
ing his Majesty of the disposition of that :louse to concur in
promotiog the object of the Message.
Loan L4VDERD.4I.E paid it would have been as well if the
Noble Secretary of State, in recommending the ohject of the
message, had abstained from adverting to any other consideration
than that the Duchess of Brunswick was his Majesty's sister. I
That was the only ground on which lie could assent to the Ad-
dress; fur if the /louse ua ere to act on the principle that she
has to he provided for because she was the widow of a foreign,
Prince who had been stripped of his territories, such a prece-
dent might in the present situation of Europe, go the length of
entailing the most serious hurthens on the people of this country.
With respect to the Duke of Brunswick, there was a very con-
sitierable difference of opinion as to the Merit; of his conduct
during the latter period of his life. It could not be admitted
that Prussia, at the time the Duke received his f4tal wound. was
fighting the battles of this country ; on the contrary, she was ,
then in actual hostility to us. The allowance to he proposed
for the Duchess was 10,0001. •, hut it should he recolleeted, that
she had a pension on the Irish establishment, and enjoyed, be-
sides' the interest of her dowry, which was severed in tram iu
:this country. Ile alluded to these particulars, not for the pur-
pose of ohjerting to the intended provision as too large, but for
the purpo-e of stating that'if it was not so, the allowance to the
,Princesses was too small. The Duchevt, who was the
'daughter of the Prince of Wales, would have LI or 15,000/.
year, while fl+e danghters of a Sovereign would have only
30,0001. n-year among. them. This regolatiou was totally w
trariance with the practice which had' hilherto prevailed, iu stip
11101'00Di* the eitablishtneints of the Roynt