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rt n•l..n 'ate, offered a suMeient proefof the weft-
• rug introthiciiig some alteration is. the (misting system :
A Member, whine name we email got ascertain, said he
world withdraw his opposition to the Bill, in consequenee
of the Amendment proposed, which he entirely approved of.
Mr. COURTENAT wished that the Anseftdawat should be
introduced, as calculated to give full effect to the principles
of the Dill.
Lord CAM. and Mr. B. BATROMIT spoke sever.
rally in f.ivuur ut Ilse Aniendaseat.
Mr. Ban s eTT withdrembis apposition to the Bmeajment,
which was, Neer fore, agreed 'Nand the Bons, reseenerd
Sir H. PAIINI ELL brought op the Report of the Committee,
which wan received, and ordered fur further consideration
uu Friday so xi.
•The t td th•• Committee of Supply, regarding the
grant of 3N071/. to the Protestant Charter *heals of Ire-
land, for the current year, being taken into 'further • aon.
&rat ion—
• Sir H. Paltne.t.i. contended, that there wap reason to
apprehend a Misapplication of pia of the Nun • • and
mooed, as an aniendoneut, that the grant should* 4deced
to 30,0 l.
Mr. PeaL said, the sum was appropriated not In the Atl-
i:llion only, hut also to the maintenance owl clothium of the
rhililrrii ; and that as great part of the grant had bees al-
ready espemileil by way of anticipation, the year being eons-
rated from the .15tis December, 1817, to make aey redaction
et
preset w••nlil he unfair.
Sir 11. Pantry:2x replied.
Mr. Bterreawnarn thought the Aim too large fur its
prof, 'aril purposes, hut that to diminish the grant at this
wasan of distress and disease in Ireland, world be
nil impolitic.
• Mr. tV. Slllllll contrasted the cheapness of "lineation in
the nrw established schools in Esigl.itsil with the charges
Male in the schools under consideration.
After some ronversatine between the Csitittatt.Lolt of the
Exeslegt rR, Mr. BASINGTOIt, and Sir C. HILL, the Amend.
meat was negatived without a division, and the original
li•-tuintiou'sgrrest to.
Tbe Churches Badding Bill then passed throtigh the Co
miller, the Report was ordered to be brought up tomorrow,
and the Douse adjourned at Two o'CLocit

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,

TUESDAY. MAY 3. 1818.

lVe have received New York Papers to the sth
lint. The following are extractib

II VW YORE. MARCY! 31.
The Fatima-re Federal Republican of Friday last, says
On the aulhor.ty of two letters received in this city, oar from
Cie A ide-dr.ranip of General Mins, 4141.4114 days Mute, the
eth.r from General 31iiia himself, dated only twenty days
since, we arc illPilfied in saserlinz, that the accounts pub
liehril of that Officer's being shot is without foundation, and
that his ,flan s ..re now in a more prosperous situation than
seer they have been.

On the mine day the same Pap"- states as ("How. :—We
him, always hesitated in vino: full cresleure to the see iiiii lIP
Of re rap:us, and death of General Mina. Letters are now
in this est,. which the Dlitor is assured from a source on
which he can rely, are genuine, whirls rewire it certain that
hr wu. alive, at Warily, and Juin well about twenty-one
slays since.

xrw YORE, ♦PRtt. I.
The motion aft red by the Hou. Mr. Clay, to wake an
approin Milton for isertling a Minister to the United Pro-
vinces of La PMta, in South America, VMS decided in the
negative, un Saturday last, Ly au urtratheliiiing majority of
70 ,'ors. alum* 31.
Commodore Story, seem ding to a letter. recrivrel io Haiti.
murv, has bees. imprisoned its Charleston, at the tustigatius
of the Spanish Consul.

Barbadoe? Papers to the tyth of March have been
received.—Admiral ila avast hall arrived at that
island in his Majesty's ►hip Antelope, accompinied
by the tenders Flying Pith an.l I ere'''. The follow.
ing sends liJil also arrived :—Ship Cartur, London;
sebooners Wuirdoo, Porto- R 'co; Kitty and Searcher,
T • ' hnl ; and sloop Aid, St.
The following extruct of a letter, dated Grenada,
1411. February, 1818, had been addressed to his Ex-
cellency Lord Coustasszax, with respect to the
souation of the contending parties in Venezuela,
about the middle of February last :—" Your Lord-
ship wall be pleased to learn, that, with the 'lmp-
lion of Angostura, or rather Guyana, the Provinces
of Venezuela are in possession of the Royalists,
and are now in • state of tranquillity ; but it will
require many years to bring them to the condition
th acre formerly in."

We have received Pdria Papers of Friday last.
ri,ir contents •re not of any importance.

itiiiitirgh Papers to the 28th last, which have
hrrii received, contain copies of a letter from the
Duke of BADEN to the King of BAVARIA. sod or
Ike answer ttf the latter, which throw some light upon
the urgociations long pending between the Courts
of Niigata) and Baden. That of the Grand Duke
c".siplains of the attempt to te:tr from !tins his
tine.t provinces, and dispose of his succession
during his life. We extract the following

." if it is mortifying to my heart to see how persons who
have declared, in the are of the whole world, that they
took arms wholly to destroy the dominion of arbitrary
power, to intiodure Polo Europe a political v}stem, fuuaded
vn the basis 1111 l 'Mill, suffer themselves to be iuflueaced
by lase 1.1,,t that are made so them, that their
tl. I,:f ire I. b, p.l with pri/Wilirrq that belong to me,
end the preseevation of 161101 has been purchased with
ti,• blood of my biihjett%—what a painful feeling must it
exile in me slit is I see soy nearest relations at the head of
those who seek to oloprtiM sae, awl who, nut routented with
aCceptulg 'bat of sind. I :sin to he rubbed, Urge the execu-
tion of sistorsitr:s to shuts they ought weer to hare given
their ell:welt r•

MEETIiIC NEAR SPA-FIELDS.

l'esterday morning, in consequence of plecards
and public advertisements, signed by Henry Hunt,
Esq. and Mr. Whittman, announcing that a Meet.
lug would be held in Spa-adds, to patitiou hi.
Royal Highness the Prince Regent for redress of
grievances, &c. a vast crowd assembled near the
former places of nieetik, in the vicinity of the Loyal
Volunteer and Merlin'os Cave; but in consequence
of Mr. Wilson, the proprietor of the ground,
haring given notice by printed hand-bill., that he
would not suffer his property to be trespassed sopon
by persoeur attending the Meeting, the crowd began
to disperse, from their toot being apprised of the
precise Pilot fixed upon
.for the intended Alerting.
Application was unsuccessfully made on a publican,
whose bootie is situated near the Islington side of
Spa-tieldr, for the use of Iris premises, end subse-
quelotly the landlord of the Union Tavern, near
Ilagnigge Wells, WAS applied to, and he acceded
to the request of the applicants.
A 4 soon as the arrangement was made with the
landlord, a placard was hoisted upon a board, and
Lazed. to the house, with the words—" Peace
and good-will towards men." The crowd having
intimation of the place wlrcre floe Meeting would
Ire held, collected in great hers before the
house, the interior of which was taken possession of
by the C tier, consisting of the following per-
sous :—Dactor Watson, Messrs. Preston, Dog-
dale, Whatmati, I'. 11'140111411, Willittnison,
Franklin, Cockle, Richard., anal Massey, when
letter received from Mr. plant, which was produced,
positively stated that lie should sail on Thursday
last from. Ireland, and immediately on his arrival at
!Milford, he should throw into the ina.l, and
use every effort iu his power to arrive in time to
preside at the Aletting ; limit if he was prevented by
contrary winds, they would inform the Meeting of
the cause of his atisence. It was generally sup.
posed that the Home Department would have pro-
vented the Slretiog taking place; but it appears,
however, that no such intention existed, and that
nothing was ever iu dcliiierreion but to take those
precautionary measures that would prevent a breach
of the peace,

The Mag:strates of the (lacua Police Offirces
were at the Cobham'. Read Tavern, Coppice-row ;
anti the officers of the various police establishments
were placed tinder the directions of the 111agis-
Irides, iii different directions leading to the Union
public-house. Sir N. Conant directed the Bow-
street officers. and Messrs. Rainsford, Baker, Ro-
gers, nod others, were equally active in directing
other civil officer. The militury were ordered to
be in readiness, if they should be wanted, hut none
„r them were no the ground. The conductors of
the Alerting waited anxiously fur Mr.flunt More
than an I r beyond the time appoiuted, and the
c:owd called fur the proceedings to commence.
when Dr. Watson, preceded .by tilt. Preston, sod
the rest of the Comuni!tee, made their appearance
in the front of the house, swim the roof of the bar.
Mr. PRItATOM having disliked the appearance of
the leads on which those most interested in.the ex-.
hibition stood, fur the props were not very sit ttt it g. a
numerous body left shut position in order to super-
intend the putting up of such quantities of timber
as would secure the speakers, &c. from falling. As
soon us these arrangements were made, he returned
to his friends, who were all in the front, and were
faced by a very quiet and good-humoured crowd.
—At ten minutes before one.

Dr. WArsott took off his hat, which was a pignut
for commencing the bonnier'. Ile then addressed
about 4,000 people, who had flocked lions the fields
right and left, in the following manner:—" Friends
wad fellow-citizens ! —A dtity is devolved upon me,
in consequence of the absence of Mr. Hunt, which
lam very incompetent to perform. Before I pro-
ceed to the subject on which we are assembled, I
*hill take leave to read two letters which 1 received
from Mr. limit, one of which was in answer to a
letter from the disfranchised inhabitants of the
county .A1041411~26 requesting dust he would take
the Chair at this Meeting, his Mobility to do which
hes placed me in tine eituatinii.—lßravo! brae° !)
—The letter was dated 23,1 April, and directed
from Middlrton Cottage. It stated his approba.
Lion of the object of the Meeting, which was to Pe-
titiou the Prince Regent upon the subject of the
distresses of the people-. He exp • il his regret at
being obliged to go to Cork upon business which ad-
milted of no delay, and mentioned that the Meeting
proposed deserved the most serious consideration ;
that if it was managed with prudence, it might be
productive of the must beneficial effects. Upon
such a view of the subject, lie could have no
possible objection to attend the Meeting, hut
tiered lie should not arrive time enough in town
to do so. Ilia absence, however, could be easily
supplied by a more eligible person. The oh.
ject of the Petinon being to represent the die.
tresses of the poor and those approximating to
poverty, and to beg his Royal Highness to alle-
viate their cowl-dim), it would he necessary to con_
eider that the only means by which that could be
effected, would he a Reform in Parliament, by
which the people would have the power of annually
electing Metnhers to represent them. It should be
recollected, that the Prince Regent had no power
iu granting the desired Reform, except merely that
of giving his ...rot to it. The letter further stated
that the Meeting were already possessed of fin
opinions upon that oueelion ; recommended the
the Resolutions should be short nod to the point
steel that care should be taken not to suffer it:ls
crafty spy, or any one likely to turn spy, to lead
the assembly astray, or incite them to do any thing
which might he converted itan a pretext for further
acts :lomat the liberty of the subject. It coil-
eluded with advising that the sigoutures of seven
I 00000 seholdero should be tibleteed to. tie Petitioit,
itt order that no objection might be made to it 011
that Neentillt.

Dr. WArao!t then proceeded : I beg leave, in

•• - •
'doe of those who Called that- Meeting togPtiwr,
Mr. tiLlist was the only man tit Isis post of y
on that day, when the calls of the poor eat.iisls- re-
quire(' him to be there, lie. anal Ise ossly, iittesisled
to the request of the Continii ter 011 111:11. OCC.i.II/U.
Previous to his arrival. Ise cosi-islered the rotttlut
Lions in-Noosed for N kngth of time, llr piasairil
out tier grievances that existed, stated the calutiii.
ties(stsd suffeirogs wider which the poor were 1111•
pleased, and finding that the rese•lutississ eon.
bodied massy of the Spencenn tiles, he de-
Odra. Ilarx 'twre Contr.''y to the le,lu g
of the corm/b., and the isriiiciiilsts express., u! by
Jeremy Bengtson. After mailing the no-sc.-IW,
Ire said, here are sonar good sentimehts, thtt Co re
are others, for instance, thid of Hoowis,g the Imo! of
the country into natirmal dominos. which formed au
olilecuino to the adapt' or it. fir isteset..eif.
that till this plisteiple tens titiatittbotWiy timl,rsl mid
told consented toot would be only
Inen rise sit dos, f, gltrhmeu. and ineitme I brio to
Cut each other's threat Mr. flout on 111111, Ns 01/011
all other occasions, spoke theliitigii,ige of truth ; upon
liras-log what he had to say, i aillulretr thr lemons
Limo. and reqrsr sled that Air. limit would draw
out such as V/011111 bq hkelr to b.- arerlit..blr ; this
Ire set :.pout, and youare :ti possession of the MIN!
I Wilms lima the petition &awn upon theta. 1 shall
hoer read Mr. limit's second leiter :
" DEAR SIR—I am ibis moment :II Ito cid! for (.',4k
with s fair wind, nail hope Li be there to. rli io s. A
as 'll have mimed my buiiineror, I mean to if tom fi
Waterford to Milford, stud co at wire ti) the mad to Lou-
don, in hopes of Mine in 1101" for youte intend, :Meting on
the 4th. If I should lie di !eyed by the Vim: :111/111,/1
in lime, pray iiifiirin the Meeting theelose°, my oleo nee,
and ss•ure them Ihce have my heart with Shells —.loins
sincerely, "I!. HUNT."
" Lriniplichtrrs' (fall, Monday morninz."
P S If I Pm is time, you may rely oil my elating on
Sunday, if not I will call on you after the Dublin maul as-
rivi s.

" To Mr. 'Watson, Zt, Scrrey.atreet, Strand, London."
I um scurry Mr. limit is not ',err tu-day., t
am sorry it has fallen to my lot to supply his plate;
for he is known to be infinitely more evalsie of
dressing you than I an). I n..* inform you, thtit
this Meeting is called pursuict to ~,,,
the Clerk of the Peace of the County of iSlitlitle>es:
taw' by mtivertisernent. It is a 11eriitie by law, w;
directed by the last-mentioned Act of P.irlitimioit.
We are met under the Act. rdriimoent Its, dri,no
a line for our proceedings, end ite me it Is 6.ilittl
amsembly. . .

. .
Ile would now proceed to read t.'w- Requisition.
according to which the Meetior; was C 113% ClWti• lie
hoped no interruption would take place to disturb
the peace of the sssembly. e' r motto
" Pence cud good _will to ell men "—( ,lpproeu.
tion.)—Uuder the present law they were nidigeil to
proceed Ina methodical manner. H -re Mr. Wat-
son read the Requisition, signed by svtrii testtirtit
householders of the parish of Sr. Matthew, Middle-
sex, mid directed to the Clerk of the Mr.
%Vinson then proceeded :—They who heeled him
would not be compelled to do or to agree to sow
thing of which they did not approve. 11 their were
any Magistrates prevent, he hoped they would 'lot
consider it illegal not to omit reeding what they
had now heard. It was the substalice oi the hiker-
tisement. lie would beg again to Imps ass Upon
them the necessity of peaceable mid ottle sly con.
duct. The success of their cause %-7y niticle
trended upon it. They were called it'grilier ay la-
bowers and mechanics, a class of peep le Isom whom
all the good that men enjoyed was deemed.— (3p-
plause.)—Thry would. he hoped, conviiice their
enemies that they were deserving of the rights whirl,
they were going to demand. Loud Castlereagh Airs
reported to have charged the Opposition Members
with attempts to Carry all their measures by alarm.
Tbey would nut subject themselves to such a
charge. The would endeavour to car y their lima•
sures by reason.—(Applause.)—The present pious
Ministers observed the injunctions of the satreil
record ; they put bridles in their mouths, and
then mounted Magistrates upon their shoulders.
giving them the reins to hold,—(Applause.)—
There had been much talent displayed upoii the siels-
ject which they were met that day to coosider. The
hist person be should mention was the Duke of
Richmond. He was a friend to Parliainenttery Ite.•
form. The next was Mr. Pitt but,
; coon-ray to
his juvenile opinions, when he Mlle into power
he was the first to pot a gag into the people's
mouths. The third was Lord Erskine; while Mr.
Erskine, he was the friend of Iteforni, but now
that he becalm a Lord the cause Was giveii up by
him. Earl Grey also gave rip the principle',
which, while only piano Mr. Grey, he zealously
supported. Sir James Mackteiten.h, with great
knowledge and elegance of latiguttge, advocated
the same cause in an able publication. The mo-
ment he became Sir James Mackintosh he fu. got
what he had said before. He would come now to
the name of one person, whom be could not infec-
tion without grief; lie hoped, however, that prr.
POll would still prove that lie sus wito the Pe )1)Iv ;
the name to which lie alluded was that of Sir F.
Burdett; lie was the man, who. upon a bosoer
occasion, called the delegates up from the country.
He met them in !ittite. mod lie addressed the pub.
lie openly upon the cause which these delegates
were Petit to advo, ate. When, however, his contra
trymen weic suffering in prison upon the same ac-
count, Sir F. Burdett was not very ready to come
forward and assist them. He would willingly hope
better things from him iii future. Ills heart
wa: good ; sod the principles once supported by
hum, would, he hoped, soon bring him beck ream
to virtue.—(d person from the crowd cried out ilia
Sir Francis di,l not wish to be made a puppet of.)--,
He could name many others who had opostrotze,t
from the principles of Major Cartwright. If the
people therefore wished now to Atolls privtlegra.
they should depend upon their oitli exertions, de-
termination, and fortitude.—(4pOiouse.)—.l 'r
situation called to his !Mild the fsbi- of the 1... 1/4
end her young ones, While the fanner depended
ul,on his neighbours to have his wet k dyne', it acs