The National Register.
London, England, 1809-03-05 00:00:00

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THE NATION.

Tuesday, Feb: 28.

Mr. P. MonitE presented a Petition from the Debtors con-
fined in the Jail of Giweatry. pra) in;; relief.

On the motion of the LORD A ovocATE of Scort.A.No, the
Bill for amen.ling the lawo as to child tutmler in Scotland was
read a seco,ci time, and after a few words from Sir S. Itomill v,
expressing a hope That lime should be given to consider the Bill,
which introluced an important alteration into the Law of Scot-
land, the I:ill was committed for this day sennight.
Mr. BA NKs then moved, that as J. Alines Shee, alias Cal-
vert, had been guilty of grosS prevarication, and had afterwards
:absconded, in (tiller ton% oid being taken into custoly, he should
be committed to Newgate, and that the Keeper of Newgate he
required to bring him tip before 11R; topini t tee from. time to time,
us required.---4 hese itesOlu limb were agreed to.
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WIEDOWS OF NAVAL OFFICERS.
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INTrr.gi.t.i..l.T.-Er Pol.E rose to move for leave to bring is a
11ill for 'Mein:ore easy pax meta of the Pensions to the Widows of
Navy (Hikers.. The rood wao in a very flourishing-state, and had
been aide to invest 173.000/. in the three per cents. and it was
propwed in consequence to increase the pensions to the widows,
no-that the highest should he SU a ear, the next TO/. and so iu
trreporting. These pensions had hitherto been only payable in
e 9udon, and the object of toe Bill was that they should now he
paid to the w Wows at the different plae!.s of their abode, in the
same was' as to the widows of .Mililary Oliceri. It was also
proposed that these pensions should lie pi: id quarterly. Another
object of the Bill was, to pay retired Marine Officers their
half-pay tit their own habitations. Ile would also state,
that the Lord; of the Admiralty had it in contemplation to
establish a compassionatp list for the Navy, similar to that which
cx i titer! for the army. The lionnu ruble Member then concluded
with moving for leave to bring in a Bill of the nature which ha;
been already stated. After a short conversation, fn which Sir
C. Pole and Mr. Caleraft took a part, expressiug their appro-
bation of tile proposed measure, leave was granted accordingly.
Lord Fo LicsToNE rose to mode that the House he called over
on Wednesday, the Bth of March, the day appointed for taking
jot° cousideration the evidence on the charges against the Duke
or York. Considering the importance of the busitmss which
wound then come before the House, and the obvious propriety
tlero gas that the atteodaqee of members khould be as full as
jiossibl,.. he did not conceive that there could be any uttjection to
the nro ion.

After some observations from the Chancellor of the Exehe
Auje and Mr. Minks, a div ision took place, arcs there appeared
for the moiion,--Ayes 102 I Noes 13 I Majority 87.

DUKE. Of' YORK'S LETTrit.
'fir. NV 1.41.: rose to observe, that in thc letter which The
Duke of York had been ablvi,te tti send to that Ilimse, it ap-
peared to him there was one paragraph which lutist ho consideyed
vs a breach of the privileges of that Ilmise. Ile therefore now
e. aye Notice. that on Months), se'onight he 511011 id submit a rteco-
lutio:!, io coo-,equenee of a paragraph of the letter-tyhich his
Highnits, the Doke of York had been advised to addres.,
to the 'loose.

The A N I, 1.0 It of the Foccrtrqtfrltt Mild not help think-
intr. it mich name fair. to o ihatitsod, a resolution pre‘ ions to,
'pan ;Liter the decision. It was not fair t perwit st charge to

liatir over the brad of hig Royal Highne.* as if there had been
a princely interference on his rat inconsistent with flu, privileges
of Parliament.

Mr. PoNSONfir then said, that he had two questions to put to
the Right lion. Secretary opposite, whom he saw in his place,
upon subjects which came ithin his department ; the first was,
whether the Treaty between this country and Sweden had been
roucluded, and whether the ratification of it had been received ?
The second question was, whether the British' force, which hail
been sent from Lisbon to Cadiz, had been refused admission inti
that town, as had been reported ?
l‘lr. Secretary CA NNYNG believed that the treaty with Sweden
had been concluded, but that the ratification had not vet reached
this country ; and, in answer to the second question of the Right
lion. Member, he could only state, that, in point of fact, he way;
not infiqmed of the truth of the report to which the night Hon.
Cen.leman alluded.

The House then •went into a Committee upon the Corn Distil.
lery Pro hibiti on Several alllCHtilllClltS were agreed la, and
the report was received.
Mr.' Secretary CA NNIN Cr then alluded to some observation,
which had been made on the former evening by an Hon. Members
whom he did not see in his place (Mr. W. Smith) respecting
Sicily. The flight Hon. Seeretai) regretted that they had been
made at all, as they were only calculated to excite.lealousy and
suspicion between the tlvo countriel, ' lie then stated, that the
most Friendly understanding existed betwOn this country and the
Sicilian Government, and between their.respeciive troops. Hod •
also added, in confirmation of that fact, that the King of the two
Sicilies was inclined to intrust the command of his army to the
Commander of the British troops, which was amlustance
confidence rarely shewn by any foreign power towards another.