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indicted who were obliged to pay to the Clerk of the Peace, before
they could be allowed to plead not Guilt•. —These fees amounted to
eight or nine pounds, and it had often happened to him, and he
was sure to many of the Learned Gentlemen near him, that within
poor man had been indicted for a trifling misdemeanor, he had ad-
vised him to plead guilty, because he could not, afford to pay t►►e
expcnee of proving his innocence before his country.
Mr. HOLME SUMNER opposed these additional chimes, as irreva-
lent to the Bill : the first was lost on a division ; the second was ear-
tied by 36 against 42.—The suppression of fees, however, is to
apply only to such Clerks of the Peace as shall be appointed after
the passing of this Act.

SUBSIDY TO SWEDEN.

On bringing up tl►e Report of the Committee of Supply, Mr. PON
ttOtNt3v said be rose to call the attention of the Noble Lor►l opposite.
to a subject of the greatest importance. Of all other years he con
sidered this to be one in v►hich the country ought to make the great-
est possible exertions There o fee certain papers and certain events
upon stitch he should make a few observations. He found that a I
sum of between 300,0001 and 400,001. had been advanced by this
country to Sweden ; that a Minister who lately came over here from ,1
Denmark, had suddenly withdrawn himself from this country. F►►r
a considerable time it had been stated in various publications, that
the cause which retarded the reconciliation with Denmark, was, that
of our having sanctioned an engagement for the partition of a certain
pert of the dominions of that country. If it should appear to the
Noble Lord that it would be imprudent at this time to make any
communication to the House, he (Mr. PoNsolsusr) would not press
question. The Noble Lord, however, knew very w•uil how cau-
tions Ministeos ought to be, in ent•rinti into any engagements which
might be injurious to the interest of this country, in settling the af-
fairs of the Continsut, at some future period. We had given Sweden
upwards of 300,0001. and time Ruler of that country had as yet made
no exertion, except sending a certain portion of troops to occupy
his own territory in Germany. It was said that we had given hinm
gnarant.y that he should be permitted to occupy Norway. He did
not mean to deny that such an act as this would not be justifiable,
because we were at war with the Power to which Norway belonged.
But it ought to be well Weighed and considered how far it was pru-
dent to make such a stipulation. If the Noble Lord should say lie
did not think fit to make any answer to these points, he was willing
to suppose that it was a proper caution ; and so far, to place confi-
dence in Ministers, although he did not approve of their general
conduct. But in placing such confidence, he should not be under-
stood a• having precluded himself from the liberty of b►inging for-
ward the subject at any other time.
Lord CASTLEREAGH expressed his satisfaction at the manner in
which the Right Hon. Gentleman had introduced this business. He
should be happy to give the information required, could it be done
with safety ; but at the present moment he could not give any sa-
tisfactory information on the subject of our relations with any one
Corn t without disclosing information respecting other Conrts that
wth! be prejuilicial to the interests of this country. , With respect
to Denmark, the disputes that existed between her and this country
related chiefly to certain claims which she haul made upon mts. At
vre•Ont he was not at liberty to say any thi ug more on this subject.
Pedlar a time might shortly come when the information now asked
for might be given.—Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, MAT 5.
Mr. BYNG presented a petition from many persons in the neigh-
bonthood of Uxbridge, respecting the encouragement of Christi-
anity in India.
Sir F. BURDETT rose to renew his motion for the production of
the Minutes of the Court of Inquiry, upon the allegations of Mr. •
Hancock against Capt. Phillimore. of the Diadem man of war. Those
allegati4ms slated, that he Nal .been.punished in an illegal and un-
usual manner by Captain Phillimore. Mr. Lyttleton, Mr. Croker,
and Members. bore testimony to. the character of Captain
Phillimore, and contended that lie was perfectly jnstified in acting
as he had done towards Hancock..—The motion was negatived. .
Mr. W. S3l ITH obtained. leave to bring in a Bill for.the relict of
persons denying the doctrine of. the Trinity. .
The House then went into a Committee ofSimply, when finool.
wasyoted to the Board of .A2rienlture-..17181. to the French Refit-
gers--15.c201 for the-Royal Nary for completing
the buildings of the said Asylum-. 48.1071. tor the Penitentiary
H ~,, f at Milirmik—and 16321. fur the WeAwinster Impravemeots.
...Adjourned. r-

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FRIDAY, MAY 7.
ADMIRALTY REGISTRAR.

MAY O.

Mr. DICKENSON brought up the• report of the Regi.trar of the Ad-
miralty Bill, and upon the motion that the Ameedmenis should be
read a second time, sonic observations were made by Lora Castle-
reagh, who said he had no objection to the general regulation of the
office, for it was desirable tlial tie ballanees remaining in it should
he paid into the hands of Government, rather than those of an indi.
victual.—The situation was, however, held by law, and he to whom
it belonged should in jtistiee be remonaciated. He conceived that
it would be necessary to recommit the Bill, and tinned an amendment
to that effect.
After some ohservatiors from Mr. Martin. Mr. Stephen, Sir 4,
Romilly, and others. which ended in an miderovnding that the Bill
should be debated in a n•ore advanced stage, the Bill was ordered to
to be re.committed this day sc'nnight.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

PEELE gave notice, that Ice would on Monday move forleave
to bring in a Bill for the relief of the Insolvent Deotors in Ireland.
The Bin should be upon the principle on which the English Bill Was
founded.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY exprt need his satisf*Eiction at such a men-
sure, and begged to know whether it was his intention to extend
the Ecclesiastical Courts' 13111 of this comitry to Ireland.
Mr. PEELE said he should consult some of those Gentlemen who
were the best capable of judging of the propriety of such a Bill, and
immediately send them copies of the English Bill. relative to the
Ecclesiastical Court. He statod, that the only ditference between
the Bill he intended to bring in, and that which now existed, was
the appointment of a separate Omit, a regulation which was to
take place in this country, but for which there was no necessity in
Ireland, in consequence of the comparative-1y trivial number of eases.
Mr. HERBETT moved, that an Address he presented to the Prince
Regent, praying that he would be pleit-ed to order to be laid before
the House, the 15th report of the Commissioner?: of Naval Revision.
After some observations frOm Mr. Croker, Mr. Rose, and others,
.the motion was negatived --Adjourned.