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London, England, 1809-03-21 00:00:00

IMI'ERI,A,L PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

MONDAY,' MARCH 20.

This day the tiouse met at the accustomed hour,
wire 'the [loyal Assent was given by dommissionto
the. Mutiny Bill, the \Sugar Bill, and several Private
Bills. The Conimissioners were the Lord Chancel-
-IN, the Puke of Montrose, and Lord Ayletford.
The Appeal. from the Court of Session in Scot-
, Mod., 'the ProVost, Magistrates, and town Countil
nt Kircudbright v. Affieck, was again dis Cussed, and
juih given 'for the yespondents, with 801. costs.
Several Bills were brouglx Iron) the Commons,
and the House adjourned. .7

1101.1 SE OF COJVINIONS.
. INI6NPAY, MARCH 20.
The I-louse was Summoned to attend in the House
of Peers,' to hear his Maje Sty's Commission read,
by virtue of which the Royal Assent was declared to
tlie-Muliny Aft, Sogar Drawback Aet, the .Scotch
Chita Murder Aft, and a Naturalization
he Marine Mutiny Bill Was pagsed, and ordered to
•C:e Lorcb:. '
Mr. CAL(IR AFT moved for an_ account of all sums'
p.iid ',by the Paymaster of 1113fillt:S to Chelsea 1-ios-
r'ital, and the number of Widows of Mai.ines. pen-
t;ionecl, from the year-1800 to Ist:Q.—Ordered.
The, GolOeu-lane Brewery Bill was brought in by
Mr. -Loom,. Ail', read a fiat time, and was ordered
to h read a second I iine.
Thc.: Jamaica Frce Port Bill, and Newfoundland
Judicature Bill Were passed„ and ordered to the

,rains.
•
Mr. MADnocKs obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to enable the Hope Insurance Company to sue, and
be sued iii thetnaMe ofoftheir Managers. •
Mr,' W. PoLe obtained leave to bring in .a Bill for
the more convenient payments' of Pensions to the
Widows of Officers of the Navy, which was read .a
first time, and was ordered to be read a second time
to-morrow.
Mr. Wit,NaToti. brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supply, which ,was agreed to.
An Account was moved for by Mr. Whitbread,
of the Official Value of all Exports and Imports for
• three years, to the latest period the same can be
made ui, which,. Alter some observations from Mr.
Rose, was agreed to. ' . .
• Lord Ttibtrt.e gave notice, that he would move
on Tuesday se'ennight tin a Copy of Mr. Frere's.
Leiter to Striehn Moore.
DUKE OF YORK.
Lord FoI:A.I.ONT rose, for the ptirpose of post-
poning to a future day, his notice which stood
for this day, for the further consideration of, the evi •
deuce adduced before the Comthitteo of Inquiry ioto
the conduct .of the Duke of York.
The CHANCELLOR Of the ExaliEoLuatt wished to
know what object the Nobte Lord had in view, and
hi reasons for calling on the, House to agree to this
dehy ? • „
L,ord FOLKsTONE replied, Chat Ms. pia was. to
prevent their lasing sight of some of the imptoprie-,
tics developed by the repOrtof the Conenittee. , •
Mr. BATHURST Moved the Order of the Day or
the further considernfion of the evidencit in the In-
Or/ into the condod of the Doke at York.
The C.u.sticia,eiya• of th 3 Exctieettes, before
the Order .was read, wished to state a Let which
;night perhaps influence his Hon. Friend to tir.!•is
the Resolutilo of which he, had given notice.- This,
Ire would. du without any preliminary observations.
yo Saturday morning; immediately after the, deci-
• sien of the Huuse df Comrnons was known,
,and of
11)s own spontaneous motion, his •Royal. Highness
the Commander in Chief had tendered his Resigna-,
tirro to his Majesty,l,who, with whatever. re/a:tame
it might [Rive been,• was graciously pleased. to accept
of the saute. The motites which influenced his
Royal Highness, to clone this-titneyor to eaing, and.
!Or not having thought any former period so proper, •
wore so honoarable and, meriterions,, that he (Mr.
Pet i'evil) could nor help stating them to'the House
in the words of the Letter inwhich iris Resign.ttion
was tendered, lie this Letter his Royal. Highness
:cried, that-"-
" The 'louse of co onions having, after .a most attentive
and laborio,c,, ci.,,:54,..;an0n of the clients of certain al lAatintis
Massed a Resaltition of:this innomice,
ry.f. now approach his Majesty, and ought,tventare err
ro lino Resi4c,ation of the Cilia Corninanct of his
11"istY's, Artily, croild ern Icrogor ere snspecte;t ut ed•
Lie in•in any iipprenension of the result, nor be accused of
sh,tink from the extent of en Inquiry which, painful
as il. ire t heal, he frosted • NI should appear, even to thcr..;
%% ire hal been ilisjnised to COll4Olllll ColKina, to hive met
.1:11 the pinielgit srtd,'.firlitricss which could arise only
tnomal conacfotts innocence,
'! The motive hick influetio:d hint arose from the truest
sow of duty, and the womest• attachment to his MaktSty,
nom which he had never _departed, and which his Majesty
if possible, confirmed, by the affectionate and patanal
puhcitudo Nthich-be had shewn for his son's honour and wet,
upon the present disttessing occasion. To his Majesty,
nt" kin end indulgent Father, as, a most gracious So-
.. verrign, be owaevcry thing;' and the feeling of 'thi4 alnne
t.' ii id have prompted him to forego all consideratioha of per-
' ti»wil interest in theqletermination which he had taken. It
~,tdd not 6e::oirte him to say thit he should net quit with
kitrete regret 'a situation in which his Majesty's confidence
aid partiality had placed hiM, and the ditties or Mitch it had
his.sitsious study and Ills pride, during. fourteen years, '1
in discharge with integrity and .fldelity.-iwheilicr he might
t-e alioo.ed to add with advantAge to littMajesty's service,
-IA hi rjesay was bet able to coot e."
The -Right. Honourable CH ANCRLLOR said he
e (mid make' no comment upon . what he hit& just'
a' 'Ol, hut leave ir•to his Hon. 'Friend to dniermhie.
arty other proceedings on his part. were 'ne
cessarr. •

13ATIMKsrperbevaring, the Order vf the, Day
rood.

BATHunsT. then rose, and declared, that the
il:..;An'ttlnt fret which just been .communicated
woidd not iudirce hits, .to depart from the line ,of
c odd& he had laid down for himself, al hi% ,ruse
a duty preirented him from availing
.even
of this opportunity of getting . free from' the un-
ti`wasant burden imposed upon hint. With truth he
lilt4in 68y, he gave the most ample credit to the
w a ives which influenced his Royal Highness to.tender
hi 3 resignation, tind he was trulysensible.of the. loss
publiGAvoiild sustain froixi the want Of his ser-
vices, No One was more ready than he was to bear
testioinny ;0 the genet* good conduet, excellent re-
lations intrlgkeed into the service, and happy mode
of enforcing obedience to them,,:whicti the country
owt'l to the Duke of York, and lie had every rea:,on
to regret thettircumstances had arisen which caused
his removal. But Gentlemen would recoiled, that