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London, England, 1818-02-02 00:00:00

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Mr. llitovc RAM said he heartily and sincerely concurred in
the motion. and felt that it would he iinpei tinent and trouble-
some to tresspass on their patience, by saying any thing flu-
sher on lie
)11*. CALCRAFT spoke warmly to the same effect.
The 'tuition was then put, and agreed to unauiunmsly, sc.
veral voice* on the opposition side exclaiming iivemine contra-
di,ent,. Lord Joists Tiny s say nas appointed to pre►ent the
:Message to his Serene

PARLIINIENTAItY 1117.E0101.
Sir FRAWCIA that the soffit:et of Parliamen-
tary keloriii, which occupied so untch of the public iotention
at the volume' cement of last se•siou, lIHJ been attempted to
Ire set aside by the coersive measures resorted to by Mills-
ters. the petition he held in hi, hand wait suh•cribeJ by 20
person* (inhabitant* of Bath) the number allowed to a►sem-
ble node'. the %eye, CID( legislative acts oil the solojeet.
The petition was then brought up, read, laid un the table,
and ordered to he printed.
Another petition from the same place, and subscribed by
the •aunt 1111111111:I, wits then pre•tuted ; and seven similar pe.
anima from the saute place were afterwards laid con the table
at once. Adjourned.

'fitrititnaY.
ITABEAS CORPUS SUsPEMION REPEAL. BILL
1 Nlessage WA% reveled from the lI i,i a of Lords, sluing
the passing of the Art to repeal the Act for the Suspension
ut the Ilaticas Corpus Act.
The CHAtoCELLOR or the EXCHTMER moved the first
rending ut the bill. Ile uished to defer particular observa-
tions to another stage of the proceedings.
The bill was read a first time, and un the motion for the
second reading, a short conversation took place. Sir 'W.
Burroughs, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. "tier-
toil made some observations in an inaudible tone of voice.
The Chancellor the Exchequer then observed, that he ap-
pi clieuilvil some communication would.be made to Parliament
on the subject of the internal state of the country on Mon-

day.
The Bill was then read a second time. It was then ordered
to be committed ; and on the question fur the Speaker's
leaving the chair.
Low n Fotioicrone rose and said. he was rather snrprited,
conside in; the time when be ....freed the Howe, that this
as a matter of public business, had proceeded so tar, as
it was not exactly conformable to the 111/!!(11 practice. It
',tight appear as if• there aas a' kind of fear .of disci's...ion or
e,ppusit inn to it. He could not think that the hare repeal of
the Habeas Corpus $111411:11A011 Act was enough. Something
appeared to be tine to those persons who had sniff:red by ap.
pru.ben.ien and confinemeut.
The St•caaee put the crestion again; and, after a few
wools ta nun Mr. Tierney and the Attorney General,
Lord CaSTLIBIAL:%GIi, after some observations on the prin-
ciple of the Suspension Act, observed, that the present bill hot
its repeal had for its object to restore the law to its natural
stud tonal course of operation; and that any appl,cations
might now be made to the Courts in the regular way.
BR ouGIIA NI observed, that the Suspen,ion Bill took away
Si, important safeguard to the liberty of the subject. It de-
prived him of a legal remedy. The detainers could say to
the detained, we can keep yon till the Ist ut• March, or you
may go out up•'n our conditions; yell shall pay a hundred
pounds, or go down on your knees and beg pardon, or enter
into reciiniraliees 10 appear on the first day of term. ann so
Oa. Was that the inimediese result ot• the Act? Did the
Art give such rower to Magistrates? Ile had understood
that in one or too cases tin• alternative offered to the detained
hail been rejected ; and there was a ease which would, he
believed, eliottly come under their notice. concerning the
condect of a certain Justice in Luildon towards three bull-
viduals. • • ( I lear.)
'l•hc Sataccroir•Gew Eitel. said, that supposing no art for
to Sp. oiling the Habeas Ceiling Act had been passed, would
• the Secretary of State have possessed tits saute powers in
eases 4.1 apprcbeosiun or 1 oniniittal for treasons? The Act
c: not, iii such respet•ts, confer new powers on the Secretary
oe. Stale. 'l•he Act se at. not passed to enable to commmit,
het only pr: vented the privilege:, of the Habeas Corpus Act.
Sir W. Menet:Gus .reed that the Act did not confer new
',osiers to commit. Itot time Secretary of State had thought
fit of his own atithoi its , lit 311111 a a comidion to the release of
persons apprelienrit d 1111(1 detained, which it did not appear
that he had a legal power to do. He could not agree with
what appeared to tie the opinions of the Attorney Gene•
cal, a, to the pea cis of the Secretary of State. He knew
tutu powers to that extent, except in the Court of King's
Ili orb.
ilt. LoCKHIIIT agreed, to a certain extent, with the So-
licitor General, that the question as to the recognizance' did
Tint flow from the Suspension Act, but might but considered
re a question at common law.
Sir SAMUEL Riven ist.s. commenced by observing, that the
fill winch the) were now called upon to repeal, was origi•
ually altogether uncalled fr, and seemed to him to have
been intended as an experimtat•nt upon the patience of the
country. The eunntry had existed now near 12 mouths under
the tyranny of this firradtel statute; if still had Lite misfor-
tune to exist under this statiste, and the exercise of the ar-
bitrary powers contioTed by it hail continued till with:u a few
days. 11 appearea that since the month of June last, there
existed tint a sit chew of a pretext for its contiimance ; *wee
that period there had been no insurrection, uo appearance of
disaffection ; at least not such as came bettor the public
notice ; and had not such spirit existed, their was welt
&mitt but we should hare heard of it, as there appealed lot a
certain quarter an extraordinary alacrity in divulging plot•
sad conspiracies. Let it be remarked, and the et mark was
well w, aiity tit attention, that it o :is in the suentli of „little
that the eiiiiilact of Cerlani einissaiies of Government were
exposed; lions that time we have ceased to hear of the
trinveinents of the discontented—of riots and insurrections.
(Hear. hear, heat.)
Mr. B. li t i 111.:Itrr said it was the practice of the other sif e
el tut 1040,e le represent this incactire as se Ling its supporter".
in ariav the reop:ri ; but this was uneandid *bit on-
ilia. II was not sgaiost She people that they were Inrni►hed
with this discretion; but against the deluded part of the
people, and for the benefit of the public at large. It had
been aeserted, and with great confidence. that all the mischief•
which hail occurred had its origin in the artful machinations
of a certain individnal, whose name had formerly been
mentioned in that House. H,: had no difficulty h 1 assertikg
••pposiiion to Al: this clammier. that that individual 114(1
d•i a no mischief viluitever ; that 011 the coutiary br 114(1
Cleat service ; and the he had disclosed conspiracies at
wit eh he had y ifiritlentally and accidentally liven preset t,
fee surely little weight could !attach to the (info 'innate ne-
e-taxation' of Ilse own dyingat Derby. besides that they were
4117 disrova by thus own eats bins statements. It had