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London, England, 1809-03-18 00:00:00

IMPER IAL PARLIAMENT.

HOGSE, OF PEE.M,

!FRIDAY, MAUCH 7.

In an Appeal fratn the Court. of Session in Scot-
land, The Provost, 'Magistrates, and Town Coon-
eit of Icrr_Fidbridt v, Attleck,"- the Lord Advocate-
ot sc)Lialid „lid Sir Smiucl Romilly were heard foy
the Aprql,ints.--Further hearing on Monday.
.11,3r1 o Eglintown took the oaths and his,
int, 86 'Lord Ardrossan.

Le ,Mutiny tu, all.' Sir Oeoige Brograve's Di
vorce Bill N 1 Or! 1-Cad a third time, and passed.
The BermudSatid Lower Canada—rradel3ill, ,the
Cape "tit Good:Holie anti soveral pri<<atc Bills,
w -re • brOught ,up from the Commons by Mr.
Wharton, Mr.. Hurst, Mr. Clunks Wynne, Mr.
Sumner, aid other Members, and read a first time.—
Adjourned Ltd' Monday. ,

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, 51A11C11 17.
A message from the Lords informed the House,
that they teed •agreed to the Mutiny 131 U, without,
any amendment, :cud had passed Sir Gjorge Bro.
grave's Divorce Bill.
l'he 'Mamie Mutin v Bill was ,re•-commited, Mr.
_WiteitioN its the Chair, and received a _clause
proptAsed by Sir C. Pots, of which he gave notice!
leteeikley. The Bid was reported, and ordered to be
read a_ third time on Monday.
Tie! House resolved itself ipto a Committee of
Stip*, Mr. Wneeetea in the Chair, and voted l
te 0,0001. for the payment of Exchequer Bills.
Report was ordered ei be received on Moriday. -
The Cetmeittee of Ways and Means was ordered
to sit on Monday.
The Bib for
,granting et Duty on Re-distilled
similar to that on New Wash, was read a
ir.t tines, and ordered to be yead, a second; time,
Monday. .
Ordered that the House, at its rising, onethe ma-
tion of the CiIA,NciLLOR of the .EXesszeuee, do
adjourn to Monday next.
Me Peet:Tie. *nosed foe an account: of .Bank
Tokens -issued hi leelend, describing the quantity
of Ten-peittiy and Bight penny, and,also the gnaw
titY of Copper Coin issued by Government which
was agreed to.
.A desUltory conversation took place respecting
wale papers on the subject of the Spanish Campaign,
which were promised to be speedily produced.
Lord Milton, Mr, Laterenee Depilate and Mr.
Robot Dundas, obtained leave of absence, in conse-
quence of the death of a near relation.
Dime OF YOttK.
On the motion of -Lord Foeeseoatx, the adjourn-
ed debate en the. Condeet of the Duke of York
was resumed.
Tile SrIiAKER having stated the
,celea,tion,
The CAII‘NCEI4.OII, of the .EXCIIISQUee
wish, if I'llol ti PP:Weeding were conSonate
to the feeliogs of. the House, to withdraw rtii Re-
Mr. Tunteev, however tioavilling to harass the.
T'luuse by any delay, reqteeted that the Honourable
Gentleman would explien theetnotiveeby which he
was induced to make such a proposition.
TheCrthNcclt4sttof the Eiteiteratlett replied, that
as the last vote of the House was decisive, upetethe
objets of that Resolution, he could not perceive why
it should net be withdrawn.
Mr. TiCaNg.Y could noeellow that the House had
come to any absolute decision On the subject. He,
was of opinion that the charge of corruption had' not
been brought home to the Duke of York, and he
was .L 1,1.410,15 that the proposition on that subjeet.
should be put to the sense of the House. The eha•
ruler of his Boyel Highness
,was public property.
The public had an interest in being satisfied that the
characta of au itenviduel so near the throne Was not
tainted with correption. elf the reverse were on the
:Records of Parliament, a Bill of Exclusion ought to.
be passed. But -while he acquitted his Royal High,
.nesa of ceirtiption, there were other circumstances
reinainiog which. would render the derision, aye or
no, on the eenerisl and- comprehensive accusation to
which his Royal Highness had been subjected, pain-
ful in the extreme. His Royal Flightless was' a Mae
of such a description, that every one'who knew him
must be: anxious that what was done that might be
injurious 16 his feelings, should be .done as mildly
as pcssible ;
~but there was another duty which the
florise had to perform, viz, to take care that no
be) public offee.should be filled by a person to
WilOrli suspicion could altach, fly the course which
the Welit Hon. Gentleman .pioposed, the House
reieht tied' itself in this e.-!straceelinary situation, that
it e *add be the only place iii which no opinion on
the Duke of York's conduit had been ,expressed.
He was ns liftltt the slave Gt public opinion as any
inane
.bnieteseloiel-ee4reeesjor the :public, to lats
ashamed to look it in the face, unleas some decision
he Addresa prepeied by the Right
Hon. Gentlemen was. distinctly an Address to his
Majes7 to CcultirlUe the Dtikeeif York in his,oftice.
He trusted that the Hettse would not agree too
fiastily to bqctil a. He contended that
she Duke of York liaclheen decoyed into sending the
letter' whichr Ile had sent to the' Srakor, %Weft it
was liitilOtit *4l'. 111 V prodoetioi) of
the Calsieet, end the latter. pate of which was highly
caw:tit-able. Alter the acktvewledgment in that let-
-ler, it seemed to bite iinpii4lble that his Royal High-
ness coilid continue office. • ''4'ha tenor of the let-
ter was unworthy of his. Aoyal
rind [wellness; it weneeut tea iiieitilaiii hialuseour,
but to preseri c his wt./Ailments ; arid he was Satis-
fied that it wits not the 'Voluntary etlteion of his
Royal Highness's ovi,q! it,r pate 'of it
was most unconstitutional, as it denied the right of
the HouSe to enter lingo any exinuinittiim at their
end 'to come to any coosequent tee unitioe which
inielit to them seem expedient, ,wither t proceeding
to au impeachment. Aim impeachneeit was Ire-
que.titly inconvueient. -There 'were, many .partS in
our history in which it stet :d diredtly calculated to
acquit the indi6dhal 'accused, Besilles, the 'Hetuse
were riot fettered `0) any rules they otiOtt slOp as
short, or go as far as 'they chose. Their only
guide- was their own sound discretion, and the in-
terests of tile people. Repeating that he distinetly
acquitted the Duke
.of York Of corruption, he pb-
served, that there were Other questionable points,
and deprecated the: decibioll to which it appeared to