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DISSENTERS' WOItSHIP BILL.

The-Earl of LIN:. E2P001., in rising to move the
second reading o` this Bill, observed, its principle
proceeded with reference to an eAplaßafion of the
Toleration Acts ; and with 'respect to the dif-
ferent constructions put upon parts of those laws,
no difference of opinion could arise as to the ex-
pediency Of • the measure now proposed. The
Bill went to afford relief to those individdals who
were more or lesS aggrieved by those Acts which
it went to repeal, at the. same time the jurisdic-
tion of- the Established Church was in no degree
infringed upon. The Noble Earl then proceeded
to explain some of the, leading, provisions of the
Bill, which he argued would fully attain those
proper and desirable objects contemplated by the
measure. Every reasonable degree of toleration
and religious liberty would, he theuzht, tend to
the advantage of the Established ehurhh
which was founded not upon any principle that
excluded the freedom of discussion, as it regarded
itself as grounded upon those Which. repelled the
best and truest interpretation of the. Bible. The
Noble Earl concluded an able and Ituninous'ex-
position of the 'meastire, to which our litalts 'do
not allow us to do justice, by.,moving that the
Bill be now read a second time.

Earl STANHOPE observed that the system of to-.
ieration as ,seemingly contemplated by the Noble
Earl, appeared to him to be abominably intole-
rant. He -did not mean to oppose the Bill's
going to a Committee, though the measure, not
recognizing the principle of
,full liberty of con
science, had his disapprobation_; because he
would now urge some Ttrong objections to several
of the dethils.and previsions of the Bill, in order
that the Noble Earl, who supported, may know
what he proposed to object to i.1.-the Committee.
His Lordship then entered into a critical exami-
nation of curtain elapses, which .he contended
.were inconsistent, absurd, or unintelligible; and
he wished he line'w who framed the Bill, whether
priests or others, as , he would be glad to toast
them in certain . Company. With respect to the
Noble Earl who claimed the credit of the Bill,
it was, no doubt, in his mind, a beneacal mea-

sure. •
Lord HOLLAND agreed with his Noble Friend
as to part of the principle of the Bill, because it .
did'not recognize the right of religious liberty in
every individual. The Bill, however, though• it
did not go all the length he wished, yet it was a
great step towards the object of religious liberty,
in repealing sonfe of those obnoxious Statutes'..
He would in this stage,- therefore, support it ;
and be did,not agree with his Noble Friend in
some of his inferences from his critical disquisi-
tions upon certain points of the
Lord Viscount SIDNIOUTH observed, that froth
the principles he avowedly entertained upon the
subject in.question, it was impossible he could
give an unqualified -assent to 'he Bill. His Lord-
ship then entered into a detailed view of several
of its- provisions, .and took occasion to observe,
that as far as these went to repeal the Conventiale
and the FiVe Mile Act, die entirely coincided ; but
he regretted that the Wholesome provisions of the
-19th. of the King were wholly lost sight of; and
that any•person, let hiS moral or his intellectual
unfitness be ever so great, was still permitted -to
take upon himself that most important of all func-
tions that a man could 'execute-that of the ddty
of religious instruction, -Upon this point he was
'countenanced by the sentiments of Lard Somers,
and other illuStrions persons who had graced the
British Legislature,' and which were sanctioned
by a receat decilion of the Court of King's Beach.
-These \vcre for asserting the principle, as the law
he had 'referred to prescribed, .that individuals
.were not at liberty to assume those sacred func-.
tions'until their qualifications were admitted or
tried-by those who bad oppOhtmities-olobserving
them. He disapproved of allowing exemptions
from civil and military duties to tradesmen and
others; who merely preached once or twice a-
yea:l-to gain such exemptions. Such a.- practice
had been pursued: to a very considerable extent ;
and, unless effectual measures were take? to pre-
;vent it, the practice would -undoubtedly be still
further extended. He particularly objected- to
the assumption of the sacred office of a religious
teacher, by person in no respect-qualified to dis-
&large the function; of an office so important.--7-,
He had thought it right to say thus much on the
present occasion, though it was not- his inten-
tion to oppose the Bill's-going. to a Committee.
Lord HOLLAND, in explanation; said he had
supported the Bill, as far as it went to extend
religious toleration, but in no instance supported
the restrictive measures of the Bill. He did not
approve of the Bill altogether, but he approved •
of it so far as it went to extend religious tolera-
tion. The view he took of the measure was simi-
lar to that which had been taken by Lord Somers
. of the Toleration Act,Snd to the opinion enter-
tained of it by one of the greatest men this nation
lead produced--Mr. Locke, who, he believed, had
quoted the words of Horace; when: speaking of
that Act, "est pedant tenus ire," and so far was
he (Lord Holland) satisfied with the present mea-
sure. The person he .had last named, .he was
disposed to thiuk, approvedof the Toleration Act,
not because it went so far as he could have wished,
but because.he was afraid that attempting more
he should achieve-less, and it was thus feeling
that lie gave his support to the Bill before the
House.
Lord ST.:Ic:HOPE explained.
The LORD CIIANCEL*OR conceived it could rot
be beneficial to the 'people, that tradesmen of
Oils and of all descriptions, should become rili-
g.ious teachers, and assuuiin that character„ be

exempted from civil and military duties which
might otherwise devolve on them.
After a few further observations from Lord

STANHOP,E, Who did not object to the BM going
to a Committee, it was read' a second`time, and
committed fur to-morrow.

FRENCH PRISONERS,

Lord SibatouTHL; in Moving the second reading
of the Prisoners of War Escape all, observed
that aNOble Peer had on a former day moved for
a return of the names of the French prisoners of
war who had escaped by violating Om parole.—
The account w-as now on their Lordships' tahle,
and it presented a citalogne disgraceful to the
indiViduals whose names it contained, disgraceful
to the-Government they served, and disgraceful
to the country to.which they belonged It was
a subject of great gratification to obseeve the
splendid contrast presented by- the condoct of
English prisoners of war. -They,' thoogh priseing
liberty with as much ardent warmth as could live'
-in the heart Of man; prized one thing Stiirill•re
than, liberty—their own personal honour ; and
-proved themselves as superior to the officers of
France in this respect, aeethey had before proved
themselves in every branch of service. While,
however, he awarded this just tribute, of praise to
the Officers of our Army and ~Navy, it was his
painful duty to add, that equal braise could not
be giten to all the subjects of this "realm. Within
the last three-years, no 'fewer than 464 French
Officers had escaped from this country, and
eseaped through the means of English subjects.—
They could not have escaped, had they not been
assisted by English subjects, who, for this great
offence, as the laW stood at present, were only
liable to suffer a penalty of -fine and imprison-
Ment. It was even held to be a bailable offence,
'and there had been instances knoWn of in: •
carrying on the disgraceful ptectice; even while
they Were held to bail for a former offence,—
"This, which_ was almost, if not quite, high
treason, he'thought ought- to be snore -severely
ptrniShed. He was not disposed to make it a ca-
pital offence. The Bill, of which he was about
to move the second reading, went to make •it a
transportable offence, leaving the period of trans-
portation to he determined according to the na-
ture of the case. He concluded by moving the
second reading of the Bill.
The LORD 'CHANCELLOR wished the subjects of
thisscountry to be made acquainted with the peril
to which they exposed themselves by engaging in
this practice. If it was not an act of High Trea-
son. to assist prisoners of war in making their •
escape, he would stake all he had of reputation,
that it came as near'tait as any thing could come, •
not to incur the penalty of High Treason. lle
thought it right that this,great and enormous of-
fence should be more severely punished than it
Could be by the existing laws. And if the present
Measure should not be found to put a stop to the
practiCe, it would be necessary to proceed still
further. He-should vote with the greatest sa-
tisfaction for the Bill at present before the House.
Lord DARtiLEY said the Bill:had his cordial as-
sent. He hoped it would prove effectual, but ex-
pressed surprise that some such measure had not
been adopted before.
Lord MELVILLE observed,- that though the
number of French prisoners who had violated
their-parole had been very considerable, from the.
commencement of the war, yet it was not till
within the last year that the number had become
so very great as to appear to call for any new
Legislative amendment.
The Bill was then read a second time, and
•com-
mitted for to-morrow.
PEACE PRESERVATION BILL. •
Lord SIDNIOUTII, in moving the second reading
of the,Yeace Preservation Bill, wished the report
of the. Secret Committee to be read pro fornut, in
order that it might hereafter distinctly appear on
what they had legislated. His Lordship did not
wishto go at great length into the subject, as it
was proposed to put off the discussion on the Bill
to afeture stage of it for the convenience-of a
Noble Lord Who was absent, but he thought it
necessary generally ,to state what the case was,
and what the nature of the Bill. His Lordship
then proceeded to describe the late disturbancesi.
and to point out their most prominent and alarm-
ing characteristics.. The substance of this state-
ment has beets so often -before the public, that it
is not necessary to repeat it here. He," however,
added to his gerferal description of the disturb-
ances, that within the last fortnight, eight affida-
vits ha id beehs received by• his -Majesty's Govern-
ment of nest- outrages committedda the disturbed
districts, so that the disturbances -might be said
to continue up to t he present moment. If, how:.
ever;this .s.vere not the case—if, instead of new
outrages coming to their knowledge, all had ap-
peared to be perfectly calm', he should stAl have
contended that the present Bill was indispen-
sably necessary for the secilt•i'.y of the loyal ;cad
well disposed. Witt this feeling, he should move..
the second reeding-of the Bill.
-Lord GaosvExua did pot altogether dissent
from the Bill ;- but he could ll'ave wished that
further time had been given, for the revocation
of the Orders in, Cot:tied to operate;as he should
hope that-t e measure' wounthave had the:effect
of making the present Bill unnecessary.
Lord SIDMOUTH replied, that to give further
time would be to give farther time for assassina-
tion and robbei y. Too many outrages had been
committed since use revocatitni of the Orders in
Council to admit of the measure being delayed..
He for one sincerely %vished it could tie passed
that night.
Lord IIOLLAND did not wish. to discuss the
.merits . of the :Bill at present, but at,the same
time he wished it to be Understood that he ob-
jected to it in toto. o .
After souse further conversation between Lords
Sidmouth and trohantl,
Lord STAN-Horn declared he would never vote
for a Bill, which went against the Constitution,
like the present. ' He disapproved of giving the
power to- search by night. How were the itilla-
biilnts of those districts to distinguish the officers-
of the law, when they came at night, from. houi:e.
13rellie,:s :soil us.rih&ers ? It was said, thearconsta-
hie would, be ktw‘vn. That was
_the s yr thing
he was afraid of ;, and he wondered how it coalel
have. escaped Government that it would be, ee
for the rioters, Lesow'ing the person of the eels-
stable, to seize bias •and carry hiss abeee: with

them to strip the district of arms. At such a
time he thoutht they should rather arm than dis-
arm the inhatitants. If, however, it was neces-
saq to search for- arms, 'why, if all was. right,
could not the search be made by day as well as by
nicht "?

The . Bill was then read a second time; and
committed 'for-to-morrow.

Sonic conversation followed between Lords Sid-
nloutli and 'ilolland, respecting the • correspond-
•enee of Lieut.-General Maitland, Lord Holland.,
we understood, wished for its production, and
Lord Sidmoutb stated that be should feel it his
duty, to oppose any motion to that effect.
On the Order of the Day being read for going
into a -Cpnunittee on the Clandestine Marriage
Bill,

,The LORD CHANCELLOR moved as an amend-
-melTt, that 'the House should go into. the Commit-
tee on that day three -Months. -
The amendment was agreed to. The Bill of
course is lost.--rAdjonrned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,.:-...THußsnay.

The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod summoned
• the House -to-the •House of Peers :. on their re-
turn, -the Speaker. intimated that the Royal As.-
sent had ..been giVen by Comthission to several
- Bills, for mhich see our Report of the Proceed-
- ings in- the House of Lords. . . •
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY presented a Petition from
a person „named Daniel Isaac Eaton, a prisoner
in Newgate; complaining of several grievances to.
which he, was subjected in that gaol, and praying
• for such redress as the HOuse, in its wisdom should,
think fit.
- Mr. WILSON begged to know whether the Hon.
Baronet had inquired into the truth of the com-
plaints made by the Petitioner? .
Sir S. ROMILLY said, that he had made no in-
quiry into the case, • neither did he cOnceive that
it *as necessary that he should have inquired in-
- to the truth of the Petitioner's statements before
presenting the Petition. He took that opportu-;
nits- of stathig'it as his, decided opinion, that it
vas necessary that. an inquiry should be made
info the state of the :gaols throughout *-
kingdom..
The Petition was then read, and ordered to lie.
-on t.ie table. -
Ihe Vote of -Credit Bill, the White Herrings
Bill, and. the Agent-General of Volunteers Bill,
were read a third time and passed.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
. CHE-QUER, Addresses were ordered to bepresent-
ed to his- Royal HighDess- the Prince Regent,:
praying him to grant the usual remuneration to
the different Officers of the House, viz. That.,
some dignity of the Church should be conferred
- ou'the Rev. James Weber, Chaplain of the House;
to S. R. Lushington, Esq.. the sulk. of 12001. ;
• to Jeremiah -Dyson, Esq. 25001. ;. to John Henry
Lee, Esq. Second Assisthnt Clerk, 20001. ; to G.
Nichol', •Esq. Clerk of the Journals, 493/. ; and
to. the Committee Clerks such compeusatiou as
- his Royal highness should be pleased to think
proper.
On the motion of Mr. ROSE, the Lords'Amend-
tacnts on the Parish Register Bill were taken in-
to further eonsideration,,and agreed-to.
On the motion of Mr. 'WHITBREAD, an Address
was• ordered to be presentei to the Prince Regent,
praying his Royal Highness to order that a Copy
of th:Commission given by his Royal High-ness
- to, certain pevons-to be employed on the ci-jaSt of
Africa for procuring the enlistment of- Negroes
- into' the Black Re.,-iniefn6 in the West Indies; and
.also a Copy of the Correspondence and "Instruc-
tions given -to the persons so employed, be laid
before the
Lord CASTLEREAGH presenttO Copies of the
Correspondence on the late Overture of Peace
JI-oni France, which were ordered to lie on the •
table,. and-to be pritited..
FINANCE.

Ti'e adjourned debate on the Financial Resolu-
t• s having been resumed,
~Sir T. TURTON entered into an elaborate state-
ment of his opinion of the state of the country,
dividihg his subjeet into three parts : the debt,
the expenditure, and the resources. The funded
debt he alleged to have been
,485,183,0001. in
1804, and at present to he 615,618,0001. being
an increase of 130;334;0001, The increase of the
unfunded debt in the-same period, was 30,250,000 t.
With respect to• the expenditure, he contended,
That however dear the objects, which we had in
view; it Was -impossible long to carry it on at its
Present rate. As to the last division of the
our resources; he maintained that the taxes
had inneh diminished in their produce, and that
the surplus of the Consolidated Find was above'
two millions less in the present year than in 1804.
Upon the whole, the 'revenue was incompetent to
meet the expenditure to the amount of 35,000,0001.
Even should, peace enable ustoreduce our naval
and Military establishment to half their present
extent, -the expenditure Of, the country, inclAd-
ing tin 'interest of the debt, would be 00 Mil-
lions ; the revenue would he 67,000,0001. ; so'
that only 7,000,0001. 'could be taken oil - the 22.
millions of war taxes, which, when imposed,'
were pledged to be aholisl4l,six months aft.r-
the conclusion-of a peace. Under these circum-
tances, the only remedy that occurred to his mind,
was to appoint a Committee in the next .Session
of Parliathent minutely to investigfite the sub-
ject; and in the mean while rigidly to 'economi-Se
our means, and instead, of encouraging that war-
like spirit, whieh was already too prevalent in
this country, to seek for every means of obtaki-
ing a-secure and itonourahle peace. •
Mr. TIERNEY followed. H\ had for the last
ten 'years abstained from submitting to the House
any financial resolutions, because to Make them
out was attended With intich troubles and because
when inside out, they seemed to, be very little at-
tended to. The present" -moment, -howeier, was-
one of such Importance, that he was induced once
4nore to otter to the-I-louse his opinipns upon the
subject. He divided it into ten Resoliitions ; the
hest chewing the progress of our expenditure (since
1802), as connected with Nvar, and yvar alone.—
The second, to evince the progress Of our differeat
rcsOurces to meet that expenditure. The third,

to prove, when our resources had arisen from
money borroved, the effec(of those loans on the
Money market. The fourth, to sheW how much
.We vrerenearer to. or fartherfrom the period \vhen
.the sinking fund would balance the sums actually
raised within the year. The fifth, to State" the
whole unfunded debt and its progress since 1802.
The sixth exhibited the total sum of money raised.
in the last nine years, and the charge incurred„--=
The.seventh, to shoW how the charge so incurred
had been provideil for. And the.last, to proye the
actual amount of the expenditure of the present
year., The Honourable Gentleman entered into a
minute investigation of all the facts connected
with these Resolutions,, into which our space and
the nature of the subject will not allow us td 101.-
low him, and we Inust therefore content ourselves

with a very few of his generfil conclusions. Of the
nine years of our expenditure, as.conneeted With
war, he calculated the average of the three .first
years ,at forty millions, of -the three next years at
forty seven 'millions, and of the three last years at
fifty-two millions. .In the year 180 J, we raised
above twenty millions within the year—we bor-
rowed fourteen millions-,--being an excess of the
sum raised twenty SCA"Cti millions--we had bOrrow-
ed thirty-two . on the _contrary,
an excess of the sum borrowed over that raised of
five millions. The average surplus of the 'Conso-
lidated Fund during the last three years of the last
nine was two millions nine . hundred thousand
pounds ; during the second three years, nine mil,
lions three hundred thousand pounds ; and during
the last three years, one million nine hundred
thousand pounds. Adverting to the effect of bOr-
rowing on the money market, he observed that the
unfunded debt had increased tv ninety-one mil-
lions. In 1804, the sinking fund bore only a pro-
portion of a seventy-seventh part of the unre-
deemed debt. At present it • bore the proportion
of a forty-fourth. He detailed the price of three
per, eents. in the month of every year since 1804,
in which the loan was contracted, and comparing
it,wth the proportion which every year the sink- .
ing fund bore to the whole, unredeemed debt, ex-
hibited the problem, difficult to solve, that the
funds did not rise, notwithstanding that increased
proportion of the
.sinking fund., It was his con-
jecture that this might be ascribed to our raising ,
so much within the.year by which means, al-
though the Commissioners for the ReductiOn of the,
.National Debt gave,a capital annually to the pub-
lic, by the purchases they made with the produce'of
the sinking funsl., yet as great a capiral Was annu-
ally taken away from it. This was a subject on
_which it was easier to write than talk, and he was
almost tempted .to write upon it. He contended,
! that instead of being nearer to the wished-for pe-
riod when the sinking ftind would.actually balance
the sums raised within the year, we were much
further from it ; for the average excess of the mo-
ney borrowed oVer the money in the loiends of the
Commissioners, during the three first years of the
last nine, was nine millions one hundred thousand
pounds? --during the next three years; five millions
two hundred thousand pounds-7-and'during the last
three years (excluding ireland),teri millionS. Ad-
verting to the unfunded debt, he stated, that it
was forty-nine millions in the present year. He
strongly inculcated the principle of keeping the
-consolidated fund in full vigour; and thought that
if we persevereil in our:present system; the ex-
penditurc'must continue-to increase from year to
year. He- did not wish to make any observations
tending to leren the present Ministry in the opi-
nion of the public ; but he could not avoid saying
there could be no hope of accoinplishing any great
saving, except by a very strong Administration'.
The outcry which was raised against Lord St. Vin-
cent, on his reform oLthe Navy Board, was a
proof of the, difficulties which those must be pre-
pared to 'meet, who would act on such a principle.
He could not, at the same time,. go the length of
saying, according to the Honourable Baronet's
Resolution, that peace was the onl'y way by which
we could save. our finances. Peace, he would al- -
low, would, be a great. blessing, but he could not
allow that we had got to the end of our means,.----
The,money to he raised in Enxland amounted to
nearly one hundred and two millions, and this
must go on increasing until something effectual
could be done. What be implored of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer and the Executive Govern-
ment, was, to consider. the melanchOly state of-
public credit : rernedieS he thought mfght he ap-
plied, and he•hoped his Right Honourable Friend .
.(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) Might. be the -
founder of some new system which would enable
them to oon till their exertions should be render-
gd.unnecessary by the attainment of an 'honour-
able peace.
Sir T. TURTON explained. _
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he
did not think the 'manly fortitude of the people of
this country could shrink •from looking their. situ- -
ation in the face, or from bearing those additional
hurt: ens 'Which circumstances Might render ne-
cessary.. The Hon. Baronet" had moved for a Onn-
mittee,
but if a Committee were capable ofeilri-
eating tis from whatever embarrassment we might
feel; it had been tried-already. The Resolutions,'
which he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was
about to propose, would include many:of the facts
set forth by-the I-lon. Baronet, and contain others
which he had omitted ; he'should, therefore, move
flee preVious question upon all resolutions but
the last, which he should meet with a decided ne-
gative. As to the resolutions of the Right lion.
Gentleman (Mr. Tierney), though he all Owed
them the merit of great ingenuity, there were still'
inaccuracies in them which ought, not to r,::!eiVe
the sanction of the House. He should Move the
previous question -on' them also. In estifnatirig
the expences of the several years, the Right Hon.
Gentlematishould have made a distinction between
the years in which there was, and was, not a con-
tinental expenditure. An approach had really been
made towards realizing the plan proposed by Lord
henry Petty in the year 1807, and the amount of
the permanent Revenue was so large as to give
hopes of additional success. With respect to the
decrease of public credit, which _the Ri.;;lit Hon.
Gentleman had imputed to the increase of the pro-
perty tax, it shoud be observed, that. if the pro-
perty tax were repealed, and the deficiency occa-
sioned by that. repeal was Made up by a loan; the

• exchange would be made' uipider the disadvantage
of higher interest. lie had remonstrated three
veas ago against the increase of the unfunded
debt ; the amount of it, however, did not depend
altogether upon the resolutions of the GOvern-
ment, for any- deficiency in the war taxes or in
the Consolidated Fund Must be -imade up by an
issue of Exchequer Bills. Of his late Right lion.
Friend (Mr. Perceval) he remarked, that though
finances did not form the study Of his early life; he
had improved beyond eXpectation init that science;,
he had succeeded in checking the' frauds, and situ-:
playing time management of the Exchequer, and
had always- acted on the principle' of avoiding an
increase in the nominal' capital of the funded debt.
The produce of the war taxes, for the tem years
preceding the • peace of Amiens, he stated at
28,000,0001. and for- the nine years suceceeding,
at 8,000,000/. it was, he observed, a mater of
consolation to the- country to olyierve, that even.
under the disadvantage of- a depression of its ma-
nufactures, and a scarcity"qf grain, - its, revenues
had not decreased; and notwithstanding a consi-
derable depression of its trade, its finances were
not injured. The nations of the Continent were
,too much in the habit'of thinking, that todiminish
our trade was to cut the sinews of our strength.
Tie conceived that the spirit-of the country would
bear even more burthens than were at present im-
posed upon it ; for instance,
,it might bear .a tax
upon capital as distinguished from the. Income Tax,
and for which a portion of the Income Tax might
be committed. Perhaps an easier course would
'be to allow a double half per cent., on that part of
the loan which, exceeded the Sinking Funds Great
exertions had already been made by the country to -
equalize its revenue with its exF enditure in the
times of Mr. Pitt, Mr. Addington, and Lord
Henry Petty, by an increase of the Income Tax;
and if it shotild he his arduous task, at some fu
'titre period, to make another attempt, he would
acktiowledo-e that he'saw the necessity of adopting
some more vigorous measure.
Mr. HusxissoN expressed his satisfaction at the
increase of our revenue, notwithstanding the dis-
advantages under which we had laboured. It
was a striking instance of the solidity and buoy-
-ancy of our resources. He rejoiced also that the
burthens did not interfere with the industry of. the
country, but, it could not be denied that the de-
pressed state of public credit exposed us to great
difficulties, and that sonic effectual measure should
be taken to improve, that credit. He recommend-
,•••
ed the diminution of our establishments as the best
means of reducing the-loan, and noticed the rapid
growth of the Navy, which he thought had ar-
rived at an extent beyond what was necessary to
maintain our maritime superiority. To-the last -
resolution proposed by the Honourable Baronet,
he particularly objected, 'as it went to fetter the
Executive GovernMent in that in which thev
should be scrupulously kept free—the exercise Of
their discretion with respect to the time and erode
of negociatiug a-peace. At the same time he was
undoubtedly desirous that it should
,be distinctly
proved to the,people that the GOverhment had no
indisposition to peace,if one of a safe and honou
able nature .could be procured, as that would in-
duce them more cheerfully to make thoSe sacrifices
which a continuance of the war must necessarily
demand.

Mr. BARING entered into a detailed statement
of the circumstances which had combined to de-
press public credit; and recommended that the
utmost exertions should belnade'to restore it.

Mr. COURTENNY strongly deprecated. any inter-
ference with the Sinking .Fund; by the operation
of Which, if we could but get through the next 'l5
years, we should be enabled to do very well.—
He was by no means disposed to take Such. a gloomy
view of our situation as some other Honourable
Gentlemen:

Mr. WHITBREAD prOfClSed himself the sup-
porter of his Right Hon. Vrierifl (Mr. Tierney's)
resolutions ; but wished that the last resolution
of the lion. BarOnet, with some- slight modifica-
tion, might be attached to them,. lie
.repeated
,strong recommendation to Government
.to
make adireet effort in order to ascertain the puac-
ticahility of obtaining -a, secure and honourable
peace. ‘, lle thearit honourable, With a
,view to
the present circumstances-of the country, for. that
which would not be Honourable under some cir-
cumstances, became so' under
.other. It-was al-
lowed on all,hatids, that the country could not go
on with its present expenditure, and the necessity
therefore of having recourse so some powerful
remedy for the evils under which it labOured, was
apparent. As this was the last time he should
address the Chair during the present- Session, pro-
bably during the preSent Parliament, he would
advert to what he considered to have been a most,
criminal neglect. :This was to provide for the,
event of any thing happening, (Which God for-
bid !) to the ltiegent. In that .melanchly case,
the Legislature \maid -have to repeat all the dis
cussion and inconvenience which preceded the ap-
pointment of the preSent Regency: Considering
also the age of that illUstrious Princess, who,..
he trusted; as she' Was now. the hope; would one
day lie the pride and glory of lief eountry, be con-
fessed that lie th'Ought had been kept too,
much:in-obscurity, and not-allowed to he suffici
ently seen by the public.
Mr. WiLi3ERFoRcy. expressed the gratitude"wliich
he aid the House ought to feel to the 'memory .of
Mr,,Pitt, for the light which that great Statesman_
shed •upon.finaucial subjects, which rendered
-the financial state of the country completely intel-
ligible;.: even to those, w 74.) had hitherto paid but
'little attention to it. ,To Mr. Pitt also we were
indebted for the sinking- fund ; a'source of future
hope and -relief, which he was persuaded no Mi-
nister would ever be presumptuous enough to
touch. He - strenuously advised the niost .rigid'
economy in the national expenditure,. and repro-
bated the ease with which some Hon. Gentlemen
talked of additional sacrifices, as if they would
be productive of pleasure instead of great pain to
the people. Hehad always been the advocate for
peace, if such "a peace could be obtained as it was
desirable to obtain; but he' confessed that he
thought the observations of the lion. Gentleman
opposite (Mr. Whitbread) calculated to produce
Fin impression in the country, that Government
enighthave availed themselves of the late over-

tare to put an end to the war ; a supposition-tl4;
he was sure that Hon. Gentleman Ithiqeif
. allow to be extremely fallacious,
Mr. Hti to contended there.was no groun,-I tbr,
complaint against India. - He 'wished' England
would-follow her example, and reduce her Ci
-portation till it was broaght within her xcvenuo''
•
Mr, BARING' explaineA.
Sir T. Ift.rkros replied.
Mr. ausxissom explained.
The CIIANCELT,OII Of thy' 147,XCHEQUER observed,
with reference to what bad beeh said- of the effect
' of the American war o,
npon -our finances, he b,
no reason to think it would -be so ruinous as had
been.supposed. We had been for some time pal't
with America in- a state little different from-tin', -
in wbich-we should be placed 'by a War., in a stgte
which in. some respects was worse than would i '
suit from a' %Val' of any duration. Th-ou;r,i: he
fered much from those who asserted th:,.t
with AMerica NVOII,I be so ruinous to our finance
he readily ,assumen the converse of the propo'i;
tion, that if a sincere reconciliation took pie .
between this country and America, it would be
most important and benteficial event ; and an 0'0"
likely materially; to contribute to ameliorate ou:i ,
present sination'. 'With respect to what be had sa'.`.
Of a tax upon capital, he had not spoken of it as 1
a -measure- which he had it in contemplation £0
adopt; but as one,which in a case'of extreme neccs-
sity might be-tried in this country, as it had bee°,
in others:' Atax upon capital hadbeen establishe':
in Holland—and he, at the Peace of Amiens, ha'
'procured an' account of 'its produce, from the tiiue
at which the French took Rossession of Hollanot
up to the period at which he procured the paper
he spoke of. Fronithis account it appeared, that
.the produce of the tax,in eight Years, had amou9t;
0 to no less than thirty per cent. on the tot
capital ()lithe Country; yet.; under the heavy pre`"
sure of this tax, the United Provinces remainea
the most wealthy nation in Enrope. This he ID"-
tioned as an example, not to be folloWed, but,t",
sheW that evert the -pressure of, such it tax
not inevitably ruin a country, nor, as some 11,1•11-
appeared to think it must, wholly crush the sPiriL
of its industry. fie concluded by moving the
vious question on the first resolution.
After a few further observations from Mr. Whit"
bread, the Chancellor of' the Exchequer,' and Mr'
Conrtenay, the :previous question was carried oa
-all the resolutions but the last, which itwas
posed to negative. The resolution was, li°'
ever, modified, by Sir T. 1.1. urton, who 'agreed to
omit all the words after -the 'word Peace•'d
The Chancellor of the Exchequer then peopose:
to-move the previous question on the resolution
thus ditered. This WO objected-to by Sir 1-I:fuj-
-ton, and the gallery was cleared for a
The Houstt did not diyide. We understand Ilic
previous question was carried ; and it was ae-i'e a
that the Honse at its rising do adjourn to 1.6.1"
day. • .

Adjourned at One o'Clock, to Tuesday

LAW RErORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY %I.

PRIESTLEY 2j. IIL,GiIRS

Avery itnportant question on the con4tro''ti'll
the Marriage Act, has- come before the
lor, by an Appeal from It e Rolls: Mr. Ilu'.',llcs'
father of the -defendant, married'a-Misi Robert"
an illegitimate child, by license, with the coPi
sent of the mother, the father being dead ;, E!'l`t
the defendant, a young lady about-eighteen ye°'
of age, is the only issue of the.maryiage. "ne
question is, 'whether the consent of the father of
mother of an illegitimate minor, is sufficient V'
legalize a marriage of -the minor under the
riage Act. If the question is decided in the -oL-
fitmative, the defendant will be entit!ed, by ac-
scent, to a fortune of 100,0001.; if in the negi
tive, she will have nothing. The case was s.CII •
by the Master of the Rolls to the- King's BO".
Three of the Judges, Ellenborough, Le Bigl
and Bayley, certified that the marriage was
valid : Mr. Justice Grose, that it -Was valid ; Uci
case of illegitimate minors being cases
that part of the Act that relates-to marriage, by
license. .-

:
The MAsTER of the HALLS concurred in
: f
with the majority-of the Judges of the Court °
King's Bench, and.decided. against. the validity' °f
the marriage. From this decision there is an :I;
peal to the Chancellor, who promised soon to gi'!
his opinion; but expressed his hope that the s übje-
,
would he carried to the House of Lords, 03
question of this importance could not. he too car"
fully examined. The matter rests here at Itesent,l
but it was generally understood that there Ivo°
be an appeal to the LOrds.

13,IRTHS.
On Saturday last, at Doncaster, the Lady of the lion.ol
tain Gardner, of the Royal Navy, Of a Son.
On the.'2.oth inst. at Barham Lodge, Berts, the Lady °`
Thomas Haworth, Esq. of a Son.
Oa Monday last, at Tanby,--in Pembrokeshire', the L'2"3)‘
John Colby, Esq. of a Dinghter. •

• . .
MARRIED. , • • ,f
Oir Saturday last,. at Old Windsor, Alfred Jones, ,r'sq'
Duke-street, St. James's, to Mary, eldest daughter of los4 -
Butt, Esq. of Windsor Castle . •
Yesterday, at St. George'..i, Hanover-square, Jams'
rior,.. Esq. of Knightsbri dge,, to Anne Ellzabe-',ll, oulY
tier of ThOlnaS Higgs, Eq. of the saint, place.
The same day, at Mary-le-bonne Church, Charles ''"'''t
ley, Esq. eldest
.son of Sir William Wolseley, BAIA.
youngest daughter of the late Anthony Wright, .Esq,
r.etta-street, Covent-garden, llaoller..
On the 23d inst. at Wan Stead, E3StiN, James Wllmot
Solreitor9 ‘V to Charlotte, daughter of Major right,'Es
w l•
dfor d. • .
The same day, at St, Mary-le-bonne Church,.Fr,:e..:l;;-,..`,
Eliot, Esq. to Margaret, eldest daughter, an 3
Ros..?, Esq.. -to Maria Isabella, younge;.t -daughter 0;
Dr. Strahan, Prebendary of Rochester.

. . .
..
DIED. . ' 1
On the 21st inst.' at Ball - after a .long illuzis, in the S 3
'year f his ge, Sir
.licibert- nsie, 'Ba 1-.
On Tues aday last,,•suddenAily,l at. his house, 'CliesterlEl3';::!
Vauxhail-road, in. the 9,2 d .year of his' age, pr. J:p;t7ph i)e-
man, late an eminent- Physician at Bakewell, Derbysh.
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