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London, England, 1814-05-04 00:00:00

MILFORD HARBOUR BILL.

Sir J. GRAHAM moved for leave .t;:witlidraw-this
which stood for a second reltuing, in order to bring in a mote
perfect one.

Mr. BARHAN.I objected to this proceeding, because the new
Bill ini6,ht contain matters contrary to,:bat had. been pe-
tiinitad for tiythe parties i❑ whose behalf the existing till had
been introduced.

The WEAKER. observed-, that it was quite regular to mole
for leave to withdraw one 1301 acrd bring in another more per-
' feet, provided the second liiil did ❑ot tinier from the facts of
-the Petition. •

The notice was then rliscinirged ; and• Sir .1. Graham moved
for leave to bring in another Mt!, which, after4l. few words
from. Mr. Barham mad Mr. Mariyatt, was negated.

CORI,'/.

Mr. ROSE moved fora Return c►i all Foreign Wheat, Front.,
ke. which hod been imputed from the year 1C94 to 1812.—
Ordered'.

SLAVE TRADE.

Mr. WlLitillaglteß rose to, lay the nature of .his
motion before the House; g-tati-fying
him to think' that it was then unnecessary, as had
formerly been the case, to urge the adoption of
a principle now happily and generally -admitted.
Many addresses similar'to.that which he meant to
prOpose had been agreed to by the Muse; the last
were in 1806 and ISM ; but there tiever existed
-so many concurrent circumstances, so many power-
ful motives to press for their adoption, as the pre-
sent time happily unfolded. -An occasion now alt-.
peared when Europe was called upon to revise its
various relations, in a manner mole peculiarly
gratifying than at any former period of her las-
tory.—(llear, hear !) ,She had now been rescued
from a situation which the firmest mind viewed
with uneasiness, and , the weakest with despa:r ;
surelYthea, when gracious Providence had been
so bountifulTto us, no mode of gratitude could
be more acceptable, none more urgent for imme-
diate adoption, than that which sprung from re-
ligion, justice, and 'humanity.— (hear !) The
great Continental Powers, in many respects, had
acted in the real temper and character of the mea-
sure he meant to suggest. They had shown a,
feeling of hUmanity corresponding with his ob-
3ect. All the provocation which some of them
received did not urge them to retaliate misery
against misery, and those who themselves had
suffered, showed that they received, as it ought
to be received; the lesson of adv,ersity,.and be-
came purified by. their endurance of calamity,
nobly' forbearing to inflict thein even upon the
head of their bitter persecutor.—(Elear, hear !)
The adoption of the object he meant to urge,
would, when' unfolded to the Allies, be received,
he vas sure, as a fit sequel to their achieve-
ments. The time for the discussion of the merits
of the Slave Trade wits now past. It had.- been
tried, condemned, and if execution was stayed, it
was not in consequence of any doubt upon the
justice of the sentence, but from some few con-
tending opinions relative to the time of carrying
it into full effect. The doubts which first arose
were now dissipated by the light which had been
shed upon their track, and the whole system at
this day appeared in all its hideous deformity. The
prophecies which were formerly made of the ill
consequences which, in a commercial point, must
flow from the abolition of that detestable traffic,
England had practically proved false and un-
founded. The Honourable Gentleman here en-
ed into a glowing and eloquent appeal on the
noble opportunity which now appeared, when
healing the wounds orEurope, to dry up the tears
of unolfending Africa—a debt which was due to
that Providence., Nvhose interposition led to such
results, and one which he eagerly anticipated,
,from the disposition of the, Allied Pocsers.—
_France, with her legitimate 'Monarch, pre:iented
in every respect a counterpart to her late usurper,
and would unite with the other Powers to cc nstan-
mate their deeds by justice, liberality, and !roma-
Spain .and Portugal were also pledged t•
that co.:operation. Here irpaper impressed itself

tions—one of pity, the other of disdain. He al-
luded to a Decree of. the Court of Brazil, which
pompously set' forth, under the names of lima-
.
nity and Justice, the defence of the Slaye Trade.
It was therein stated, that in a settlement, com-
prising a circumference of 2000 'miles,. and a
breadth of several hundreds, it was necessary to
circumscribe and _repress a superabundant popu-
lation—that when this-was effectel by the removal
'of a certain number of the natives, and the stibse.7.
qUent introduction 'of proper occupations for the
comfort -of the remainder, the expatriation would
then be found unnecessary. - Sweden, Deinuark,
rind America, bad also abolished it f 'and it only
remained by an united act-t 6 give full effect to.
what was the individual wish 'of each Potentate,
. and to consummate, by a glorious termination,
the heroini.of their antecedent achievements.—
_ Mr. Wilberforte concluded an eloquent-speech by
referring to the great authorities of Mr. Pitt and
:Pox, who pronounced the Slave Trade as the
greatest practical evil which the human race had
evu r endured, .and by proposing that—
" bumble -Address he presented to the Prince Regent,
stating, that the Muse, relying- with confidence-upon the so-'
leran meas-ures of 1836 and
,1;31-0, for the imenediate abolition,
of the Slave Trade, by calling the attention of the Powers of
- Europe to a co-operation for that p' pose, felt authorised in
boiiiug that the present occasion would be seized, of tising the
• weight and influence of Great Britain . with the Allies in se-
curing, by a coninwn concurrence, strileSirable an object.' -
The ;IIANCELLOR of the EXCITEQUER rose.to,
, second the motion, and expressed his cordial coilcurrenee in every sentiment which had been ut-
tered by his eloquent Friend.
Mr. PoNsoNny warmly united in the expression
of his approbation with the lion. Member who
preceded him. •He.pointedly reprobated the hypo-
crisy which pervaded the Decree of the Court of
Brasil, and pronotmced it to be a -base and ina•
iignant document.
- Mr. CANNING eloquently urged-the extension of
British influence tor the total an-d final overthrow
of the detestable and -abominable traffic, which
called forth the indignation of mankind. Great
Britain now could interpose without the illiberal
'charge of dictating a reluctant acquiescence. Sli6 -
low Would go forth, not in.the hour of Europe's
woes, to urge a particular purpose to nations. over
whom her means gave her an influence ; hut to
press, with the high- spiritof independent recipro-
city, the adoption of a principle of which she her-
self, the most interested, had long set the
ex-
atnpie—(Bear, hear !).---0f the ultimate co-ope-
ration of the Allies he had not. the smallest doubt.
The mighty acts they have achieved were only
equalled by their moderation, and formed a happy
presage of their object, their justice, their huma-.
nay ; and it only remained for them to say, whe-
ther this great era should open with the delivery
of Africa, or the regeneration of
,her perseett
tion—(Hear !).
Mr. PR OTIIEROE followed on the same side.

,Mr. MARRYATT, as a West India merchant,
cordially united in his hope that the co-operation
of Europe would finally close the history of the
Slave Trade..---:(1Icar, hear !) -
Mr. Joii SmiTH coneurred in every opinion
which he heard in the debate. •
Mr. WHITBREAD thought one -view alone re-
mained, untouched in the gratifying concurrence
hich the House then presented. He alluded-to
the party.in England which evidently intended,
after peace,. to continue the traffic under foreign
sags. :Ibis party, however; would now find the,
House seriously ho,.t up-o-o- --the itolitiop-, and .
would see the propriety of abStaining from their
contemplated speculation.

Mr.. Wm. Smini. hailed the support -of the
Members for Liverpool and tiristol, together with
a.great West India Merchant, as the surest omen
that those, from whom long apposition had -ema-
nated, were ,now seriously, detehnined to unite
with the Legislature in the noble act of the alio"

The Address was then put, and carried unani.
muusly.
The Sugar Drawback Bill went through a Coin-
mitt ee, t.he Report of which was ordered to be re-
ceived to,morraw.

Mr. BLAKE brought in a Bill to amend and ex-
plain the 33d of his _Majesty, sit as to do away any_
.double with respect to Catholics being,
with Protestants, entitled to avail theniselves
its provisions.

Mr. PEELE said,-heshould not oppose the first
.reading of, the:Bill, but it
_should certainly exp.e-
rience his resistance bra future stage ; the Bill
to give to the Catholic inhabitants of the town
of Galway a right of voting, to which the Pro-
testant inhabitants were entitled by law. If this
Bill merely proposed to enforce the principles of
the Act of 1793, he- should not oppose it, but this
Bill proposed to do a great deal nkore : it. proposed
to give to.sho Rotinm Catholics of Galway privi:
le`ges of amore .extensive nature than .were-en-
joyed by the Roman Catholits of- any other Part
of Ireland. The Protestants of Galway had cer-
tain privilege;" with respect to voting; bitt that did
not; by any means, appear to him a sufficient Ha-
wn for giving to every Roman Catholic carrying
-on nay trade or business In Galway a right of
voting, tin& thereby giving them an advantage
ov'r other Roman Catholics. Now, whatever
grievances the people of Ireland had to complQin
of, no one would say that an insufficient exten-
sion of the elective franchise was of the number.

Ile' should enter more in detail into the groitndi

of his oppositian on the second reading of the

Mr...131.AKE said, that.he- had no doubt he should
be able oil the second reading to adduce'sucli rea-
sons 111 favour of the 13111 as would satisfy the
'Right Hon. Gentleman of its expediency.
The Bill was then read a first time, and ortlered
to he real a second time this dayse'nnight.
The Report of. the Iri6tibtp!uin Hospital was' taken
cousiduration. - Ordered to be read a third .time to,

morn; w.
Th.e Irish Jedge4' Annuity Dill went through t Committee.
Report ordered to be received tu-morrow,
HARVEY Enured the second.reading of the Wild Fowl
• • •
Act.
Mr. PRESTON objected to the Bill, as encroaching on the
liberty uf the sol;.jeet. ,
Mr. HARVEY said the BiLI only enlarged-the protection
gil.-4-.11 by former Acts of Parliament to the Proprietore of De-

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A fter r. fer7-rrords from Mr. WESTERN, the House divided;
-when there }-,eiug ooly twelve, Alembrx-s prts nit, the House
was cot; r.ttd out.,-Atijoutn.c4ir '

PARTS, APRIL 30.—8 y an order of Monsieur,.
signified dila-11'6 the Ministry of War, detach-
merits of all arms from the different corps' War-
ni4e stationed the nearest to Paris, shall march
upon that city, to form part of the procession of
the King, and to increase the eclat which ought
to at temd the entrance of. his Majesty into his
Theke detachments, which will be•hearfed.
by. several Marshals of France and General Of&
cers, will be under-the command of his, Royal
flighness_the Dne 'de Berri. - _
His INlajesty Louis XVIII. set off on' the 25th
,from
Amiens, and
_arrived yesterday at Com-
peigne. Monsieur set off this day-for Compeigne.
General Decaen arrived at Bonrdeaux on the
19th of 'April, in the evening. He sent at the
same moment an Aide-de-Camp to take the ot.deas
of his- Royfir Highness the Duke d'Angouleme,
who was at the Theatre, hut desired that the
•.General should attend him in his box. The Ge-
neral made his apßearance in consequence, and
was received with. much applause by the audience.
They write from Bourges, that from the 11th
to the 19th, there passed through that town, going
towards La Charite, Joseph, Louis, Jerome, their
MOtherL and their Ulric, follomied by waggons
and carriages heavily hlden. . .
The Sieur Monthreuil_or •Maithrenil, om the.
23st of April, rct seven in the morning, stopped,
between Nemours and Sens, the carriages of the
Queen of Westphal:a, and tonic from her 100,000
francs in guild, and her diamonds, valued at hour
or five millicrns. This man, who called himself
the bearer of an order from Louis XVIII. had
with him about 20 persons,- in- the imilortn. of
light hilantry of the Imperial Guard, or of Maine—
bikes, lie had been formerly a chourtn. Seven
years ago he served in Westphalia, atWohtaiiied
in Spain a decoration of the Legion. On his re--
-turn to France, he became a furnishet, and was
engaged in many base jobs, _Orders have been
given to arrest him. -
Elaiz vs, APRIL 28.—His Majesty set 'off from
Boulogne the day before ye.t.erday. At Mob-
.trenil, the Ladies 'ofthe town, dressed in white,
presented flowers to' the Duchess of Angouleme.
The populace' drew his Ttliijesty's coac4 through
the town.

On their arrival at Hampont; the frontier of
the Department of the Somme, the august tra-
vellers were reeeived by Baron Latour Dupin,
Prefect of the Department, by the principal Au-
thorities, and by the Guard of Honour. The
Duchess of Angouleme Mist riblited ‘vbite ribbauds
to each of the Guards of Honour.

.The Mayor'ot Abbeville had the honour to,pre-
sent the keys before a triumphal arch erected near
the gate. ICloremice. ArOung Ladies 'presented
flowers to the King„ and here, as everywhere
else, the populace took out the horses, and drew
the King 'to the church of St. Vilfran. After. Te
firs Majesty was conducted to the Hotel of
the larefectare. Yrhe principal Authorities were
presented to the King, and at supper the most
distinguished persons of the town were•admitted.
The next day at ten o'clak his Majesty set off
fok Amiens.

As soon as he arrived at Amiens, 109 discharges
of cannon were heard, and the populace drew the
King to _the' Cathedral, where he was received by
the Bishop. .After Te Deurn, his Majtity was
conducted to the Hotel de Ville. the; streets
Were hung with w,hitc. Beveral inscriptions were
remarkell on them ; among others, the fi)ilowing:
Ventre saint gris, qua teuu jour.". This was a
favourite Saying of. Henry IV. Marshal Moncey
constantly rules by the side of the King's coach.
His MAjesty received him at Boulogne very gra-
ciously. As soon as he.saw him, he said, ''.Let t.
embrace, Marshal."—The Aiarshal has the honour
to jive with the King eiiery,dily. _ .

Palusi'.., Aram 12:. 3Gth of March
the Pope made his.sol-etnn entry into Bologna._
It is a eireningtance little knowa, that Buchaparte
had hiniself ,ordered. the' restoration :of th,e 38th
military division, composed of Rome and the Tra-
simene, to the rope, on the condition that his
Holiness would abandon, hy an act of cession, the
remainder "of the Ecclesiastical territories ; but
theTopt'. would not put his signature to the ar-'.
Jangethent.. During his stay at Bologna, the
Fati;er hild several confer pees with Lbrtl,
Beittincic, in the lAst oft which 'that,Mi-
.
iiister.offered to.ilinr, iu the n-anie of the Pl'Oce.
Regent Of. 30,000 sequinS for theex-
pences of his- journey': . .

hIILITARY- CONVENTION BETWEEN' THE A,VSTR/ANT
GENERAL COUNT BELLEGATIDF; AND i.uGENE

BEAUHARNOIS.

The. Undersigned, after' haVing exchanged full
powers, have agreed upon the.followmg artiOts :
" From this day forward there shall be-an Ar-
mistieelAetween the French and Italian troops,
commanded by the Prince Viceroy, the Austrian
army, commanded by Marshal Count Bellegarde,
the troops of his .Majesty the King. of Naples, and
those untter the orders of Lord Wm. Bentitick..
[Articles .2d,'o,i; 4th, and sth, stipipate for t.lle. .return of
the French troaps within the ancient lokrAari,4.of France].
" f;. The Italian troops commanded by the Prince Viceroy
shall Continue in . .
" 7. 'the Austrian troops areto he allowed to- pass through
Italy, by the way of Cremona and Breseia; but without ay=
proaching the Capital.
" 8. A•Dcputation from the Kingdoin of Italy shall have
permission to proceed to the Allied Head-quarters; and, in
the event of their reception not being favourable to-a con-
ciliation, hostiliites not recommence until after fifteen
days notification.
"9. The strong places of Osopa, Palma: Nor-a; Venice,
and Legnago, and their dependent fortresses, shall he deli-
vered up to the Austrians on the 20th inst. . .
[Articles 10, 11, 12, 10, 14, 15,16,:and 17; relate tp the ,
disposal of the troops and stores, &c. in the aboVe garrisons.
They are to-march out with all the honours- of war, and pri-
vate nroperty to be respected. The" French-troops to prOceed
to France, the Italians to join their countrymen in Italy.] ,
" Done at the Castle of *chiarino Itizzino; in front. of Man-
tua, 16th, and ratified on the 17th April, 1814."
(signed, &c.)

FROCLAMAT,;ON .OF HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE

PRINCE VICEROY OF ITALY.

""FRENCU SOLDIERS !=---A long series of mis-
fortunes has oppressed our country. France,
seeking a remedy for her evils, has placci herself
once more under her ancient YEgis. The sensa-
tions excited by her sufferings are already effaced in
the hope of . future repose, so necessai y after so
many agitations.

" Oil learning the intelligence of the great
changes, your first regards ought to he turned to-
• .:

VLyvu(4Car
111011trr, WM) 1-4.7A;Cb115. rill 1U !ICI

boson.
‘.‘ French soldiers !---Yon are ahtint to revisit
,your firesides Happy should I have been to be
y u r conductor. Under other cfrotiniqantes', I
'would have yielded to no person .the care of. ush-
ering into repose the nrayc-tan who have pursued
witlt so noble and
.4obstant ethotion the paths of
glory and honour. Bat, in. separating myself
.frOtn you, I have other duties..to fulfil.

" A good, generous, and faithful people lay
claim to the remainder of an existence which has
been already consecrated to them for Deafly ten
years. I do'not pretend to dispole 'of myself in
any Other wry: than by devoting the whole of my
futurelife to their happiness and welfare.

" French .Soldiersl although among this peo-
ple, be assured that I shall neAer forget the con-
fidence which you ,have reposed in we, in the
midst of the dangers Of war, as well as in the
most thorny political circumstances. illy attach-
ment add my gratitude, as well as the esteem and
affection of the Italian people, will follow you
everyWherc. •
" Mautaa, April 17.

(Signed) " EUGENE.".

ADDRESS OF THE FRENCH ARMY TO THE PRINCE

VICEROY.

"Monseignenr—The French firmy before it sets
out to return to the bosom of its country, considers
it a duty to deposit at the feet of your Royal High-
ness the sentiments of gratitude by sthich it is
penetrated for your• august person.,
" The Army of Italy will always boast of its
Commander ; to hayb Served under the orders of
your Royal Highness has become a title' of
honour.

" May your Royal lii2,liness enjoy the felicity
and the glory which you merit for your great and
noble qualities.!—Such is the Wish of the whole
army, which hag known how to apiireciate•thern
on so many occasions, and which will always pee-
serve them in rthnembrance.

(Sigued)

" Lieist.-General Count GRENIER ;
alit! the Generals of Division..
" Mantua, April 17, 1514."