The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-05 00:00:00

CURATES' BILL

Some conversation took place on the motion for
the second reading of this Bill made by. the Bishop
of Bangor. It was opposed by the Earl of Lauder-
dale ; and, after -a few observations from the Lord
Chancellor, ,supported by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury.
Lord SLOMOUTII opposed the repeal, on the
principle 'already stated, that the Clergy Were en-
titled to the 'protection and indulgence,of the House.
It was better, he said, to allow the suspension to
continue for the twenty-sii days it had to run, ung
less the Parliament was prepared to say,Ahat no
relief would be given to such" as suffered frOm
want of attention to the forms required by the„Mt
of the 36th of the King.
Lord GRENVILLE supported the repeal, on the
ground that it was not a favour, but the contrary,
both to Clergy and Laity, to occasion a Want of
certainty in the laws to which the subject must look
fbr his proteClion and rule of obedienCe. He had
long thought, that too great a readiness had.been
shewn, of late, to suspend general laws on account
of particular hardships—and he took this opportuni-
ty of earnestly pressing upon the consideration of
the House, the mischiefs that might arise from such
a praCt ice.
The Bishop of BANGOR said, that he had propos-
ed the repeal, having in view the principles stated by
the Notate Baron.

Lora itEpLSDALE and the Duke of NottroLK
spoke in favour of the repeal .; and the Bill was
tend a second time And ordered to be committed.

Earl GREYthought it desirable that a day should,
be fixed for the motion for Papers relative to" the
Turkish Fleet and Alexandria, of which he had just
before given a general notice, lie therefore named
Thursday nett. As the notice he had given for to-
morrow related to Papers conneeted with the sub-
jal, he would postpone that notice to Thursday, that
they might all.cOme together.
Lord HAWKESBURY expressed a desire that the
.day t should be tixed on which . ditFerent motions
of which notices had been given were to r corn on,
as uncertainty was very inconvenient.
•

Lord GRENVILLE intimated that the notice re-
lative to the'Orders of Council ghen by a Noble
Baron, not then in the House, would, he had reason
'to believe, be postponed from Friday se'nnight to
Monday sc'nnight. The motion of the Nobly 13Ae
(Norfolk) for rapers respeCting Copenhagen stood
for Monday first, and would, he supposed, remain
fixed. The, motions of -his Noble Friefid (Grey)
would come on this -day sc'nnight, when he hoped
he would make a statement. which it was absolutely
necessary to bring before the public, not solely from
a consideration for individuals, but in order to sup-
port the hQIIOUe and good faith of the Country,
which appeared to be abandoned by those who ougut
to protect

HOUSE of COMAIONIS'.

TItURODAY, FEB. 4.

A Ballot took place• for a Committee to try tho
merits of the Petition complaining of the Clrippen
ham Elettion.. following are the Members of
the Committee:—

Wm. Wigram, Esq..
1, Cutler Lethbridge,Esq.
Davies Giddy, Eitq.
Hon. Wellesley, Esq,
fames LoWtheri Esq.
George Smith, Esq.
kightlioh, N. Vansittart,
Nom,
Sir Vicary Gibbs--Might

V. Baxard, Em.
1:)Ini St, Clair.
lulus Lorton, tiJg,
Sir Waiter
Nlarytub of Titeltheld.
Titclluslon, Ebti.

itES.
Hon. Charles Long. •

Mr. WHARTON brought up the Report of the
Committee 91 Ways and Means. The Resolutions
were agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly.
Mr. ItosE, pursuant itg notice, moved for and oh-
Stained leave to bring. Bill to amend the Ad fur
the better regulation of the Office of TreaSurer of
the N'.lvy, that• At and the. I'4)th Report of the
Commissioners of Naval Enquiry, and the ~Fourth,
Report of the Commissioners of •Naval Revision,
having beery previously entered as read.
,Mr. SWAN gave notice, that he should to-morrow
move to postpone the order for taking the Penrhyn
Petition, into consideration, be 'put off to a more
distant day than that :at present fixed.
The Brazil Goods Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to ht. committed to-morrow.

The Ainericait Intercourse Bill wits rePorted, and
the Bill ordered to be read a third time to.morrow.
' The order tier the produtlion of the Account of
the Amount of Unclaimed Dividends at the Bank,
%vas diScharged on the indtiou of Mr. HUSKI6SON,
and a new order made for an Account of the Amount
of Unclaimed Dividends in the Bald:, at the and of
each
,quarter for the last three years ; and also of the'
Lottet'y Prizes unclaimed within the same period.
Mr. HUSK ISSON presented certain Accounts of'
Exchequer Bilis outstanding; Which Were ordered to
lie on the table.

Mrr. HusxissoN obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to regulate the issuing and payitrg of Exchequer gills.
Mr. .Situarpribr stated, that
_he understood it to
be
.the desire of several Gentlemen from. Ireland,
that he should not bring the Motion, of which he
had given notice for Monday, foiWard on that day ;
and as Several Petition's .were to be presented from
that Part of the kingdom, he begged leaVe to with-
draw his notice for that day. lie should in the mean
time consult with the Gentlemen from that part of
and should be prepared to fix
a day on Mondayfor biAngirig for Ward his Motion.
WILMEMID wished to know, whether
the'llight Hon. Secretary for FOreign Affairs was
likely to attend in his place this night, because he
wished to put' a question AO him on the sublet of
some Papers from which he had read extratts lasi

night.

Air; HUSK/340/ cdula not inform the Ron.

Tim accounts which have been .received respea-
ing Sir RICHARD STRACHAN'S Squadron are very
contradi6tory. 'We haVe, however, no dpubt but
that the gallant Admiral is in pursuit of the Enemy.
It is stated, that, in his first attelppt to _pur-
sue them, he could not weather tile Bah and
therefore he returned to his station' oil Roche-
fort, supposing the French Squadron had put back ;
but fin'cling that not to 'bp the case, he again sailed
in quest of the lnerny. From the state of the Wind
from the period that Sir burr DUCKVOTTH sailed
in pursuit of the Rochefort Squadron, the most
sanguine expectations are entertained that he will
overtake them. •

WE yesterday mentioned. that accounts had been
received from Lisbon, of a recent date. A Gentle.:
man.who made his ciOape from that. City on 'the
'l7th ult.- states, that the Army of General JUNqT,
which entered Lisbon, was composed, in a great de-
gree, of Poles, Germans; and Prussians, and. that
there were but few French among them
Qn 'the day they arrived, the populace hissed
them, and even went the length of pelting them
with stones and dirt, the consequence of which was
that the French charged them, and several lives
were lat. •

General JuNoT, from the disposition manifested
by the inhabitants) has cleemedit necessary to bar-
ricade and fortify the Palace in which he lives..—
Soon after his arrival General JUNOT went to the
Opera, and sat in the Pair 013 Rec;tirr's box, upon
which all the PoEtuguese,thitt were present put. on
their hats., arid immediately quitted the The'atr'e.

WE have this Bitty given some further ElamQs
lon i the French Papers, AG arriv4 a I'vhich vire
Aotice4.l on I'Vedoesday.