The Sun.
London, England, 1815-04-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

DOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, APRIL a.

A Petition was presented from certain Electors of. Down.
patrick, complaining of gross partiality in the Returning Offi-
cer of that 13oret;:gh at the last Election.--Orderett to lie on
the Table, and to be taken into consideration on Thursday
fortnight:
Mr. H. ADDINGTON presented, pursuant to order, a list
of the Fees taken by the several Officers of the Court of
Chancery, pursuant to the regulations of the Connuission of
1740.-oe-dared to lie on the Table.
The accnunts on the Table relative to the Irish Revenue
were ordered to he printed, on the motion of Mr. W. Fitzee--
rald, who brought in two Bills relative t(Mustoins and Ex-
cise upon Tobacco in Ireland. Read a first time and ordered
to le read a second time to-morrow,
A pe-rbn from the Commissioners of Excise presented en
account of the quantity of NVine lodged in the Docks, for a
gie en period, distinguisbing French wine ; and alsu•qf the
Wine exported from Merchants' Stores, after having paid the
duty.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
A Petition was presented against the Cotton Duty imposed
by the 49th of the Kireg.—Orderedp lie on the Table.
Mr. MARRYAT presented a Petition from the Shipowners
of London against the Ramsgate Harbour Bill—Referred to
the Committee upon the Bill, by which the Petitioners were
ordered to be heard by their Counsel or Agents.
SCOTCH TRIAL BY JURY.'
The CHANCELLOR of thO. EXCHEQUER presented a
Petition front the Faculty of Advocates against the Scotch
Trial by Jurfßill. Ordered to. lie on the table; as Was a si-
milar Petition from the County of Haddington.
Mr: W. DUNDAS moved the postponement of the, com-
mittal of the Scotch Trial. by Jury Bill until the 12th inst.
, Mr. ABERCROMBIE expressed his hope that the progress
' of this desirable zneasufe would not experience any further
delay.
Mr. W. DUNDASAisclainted any wish, on his own part,
to delay the Bill any farther than his motion imported.
The motion was agreed tp. '
Mr. LUSHINGTON prosented an Accomet of the Ordinary
Revenue Bud Extraordinarfltesources. Ordered to lie on the
table.
Thc Poor House Bill was reported, and the Bill ordered to.
be read a third time to-morrow.
LUSHINGTON brought in a Bill to continue the Act
of the 49th of the King, permitting the import of Tobacco
from any place whatever.
- THE PRESENT CRISIS

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in mov-
ing the postponement of the Committee of Supply
until IVeduesday, rook occasion to state, that on
that day he should have to make an important
communication to the. House, upon the subject of
existing circumstances.
'Mr. WHITBREAD said, he should be glad to
know whether any other Minister was expected
in the House in the course of the evening, and
whether the Secretary for Foreign Affairs was
likely to attend_? An expectation very naturally
prevailed that some communication woald be made
to the House respecting .certain extraordinary
events, and the prospects, as far'• as Ministers
could ascertain, likely to arise out of those events.
The Right Honourable Gentleman had had the
second reading of the Assessed Taxes- Bill post-
poned to Monday next, -but he had not told the
House whether he then meant to move its second
reading, or whether he proposed to move a far-
ther postponement, nor had the Right 'Honour-
able Gentleman stated whether, as rumour repre,
sensed, it was his intention to abandon this Bill
altogether, andfo resort again to the Property
Tax. In such circumstances at the present in°,
meta some explanation was obviously necessary ,
but having stated tbus much he mould .abstain
from saying more than merely to express a wish
that Ministers would spontaneously come forward
at this interesting crisis, and make such a corn-
munication as was clue to that -House, to the
country, and to the world.
The CHANCELLOR .0f the EXCHEQUER appre-
Landed that if the House shoal() continue to sit
for a short time, his Noble Priem; the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs might be expected, but lest he
(Lord Castlereagh) should not appear in his place,
before the House adjourned, he thought it pro-
per to state, in- order to prevent any misappre-
hension, that it Was intended' very shortly to titake
a communication to that House, from the. Prince
Regent (acting on the behalf of his Majesty), of
the steps which Ministers were taking, and meant
to take, at the present 'crisis, together with a
statement of the motives which determined theft
conduct. . •

Mr. WHITBREAD expressed a wish to know up
on what day it was intended to -make the pro
wised comm.mication ?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied,
that he had already named a day (Wednesday),
and as far as he was able to judge, it did not ap-
pear proper to make any explanation until the
communication referred to should be laid before
the House.

Mr. 'WHITBREAD disclaimed any wish to hurry
Ministers, or to exact•from them any premature
communication, but be could not forbear to ex-
press his confident hope, that a certain paper,
purporting to emanate from the Congress of
Vienna, was an infamous forgery, as that paper
was so infainou3 in itself, inasmuch as it went to
sanction the principle of assassination. He trusted,
therefore, for the honour and character of this
country, that some of the names annexed to that
paper were never authorized to sign any such
document. While the Noble Secretary for • Fo-
reign Affairs- was at the Congress, he was uncer-
stOod to combine in himself all the powers of the
Executive Government, but it was quite impos-
sible to suppose that such powers were extended
to Lords Wellington, Clancarty, Cathcart, and
Stewart, that they were authorized to put their
names to such an infamous paper, or that they
were invested with a power to declare war againk
any State.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Maintained
'that the paper alluded to did not in any point au-
thorize such an interpretation as the Honourable
Member had thought proper to give it.
Wntrnitean observed, that in a publica-
tion of yesterday,' in which the doctrine of assas-
sination was unblushingly avowed; this paper was
quoted as a direct justification Of that doctrine,
and referring to. the promulgation of the same
doctrine from the same quarter, at -a former pe-
riod, in which the assassination of the person now
possessing thc Government of France, was openly
recommended, the Hon. Gentleman stated, that
a Noble Relatise ofbia (Lord Grey) had in ano-
ther place strongly p►otestecl against that cloctrine,
'being seconded in his reprobation of it by the
Marquis' Wellesley, who *as then a Member
of the Cabinet. it would also be recollected that
,-(Mr. W.) bad, in that House, entered his
protest against this abominable 'doctrine; and
Perceval, who was himself, within twelve

aiiulatbs afte.rwar,:s, tie victiaz .of Otassination