The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-03 00:00:00

ALIEN`
.

Mr. Secretary PEED. moved that the Order of the Day be
read for the second reading of the Alien Bill. •
• -Mr. HUME said, that as he considered it his duty, to oppose
this odious Bill in every.stage, •he should do so on the present.
occasion. It was the intention of himself and mealy Gentlemen
to prosecute that intention at an earlier period, but they had
abstained, in consequence of the intimation of- the: Right Hon.:
Secretary for Foreign Afraire,, that he intended :dating his
reasons for thinking. that such a Bill was. necessary. .The.
Right Honourable Secretary's Colleague on 16a right told
:them that, in asking.: for thisAiilli he ,was doing, no 'more'
than asking for what, had been granted for many years:.-;
His Right Honourable Colleague on his left told the Howie
that the King of -England • never had such a power, 'and that
till. 1792 no:such power had ever been thought of since the Re-
volution. Under these contending opinions. in the Cahinet, be-
thought they were entitled to have whatever information the
Right lion. Secretary fax Foreign Affairs 'had it in his power
•to give'tbent ~Why were we to-forfeit our good name,which
it wax admitted we had held for so long a period ? e knew
of no motive for such conduct, if such would he the -ef ect. of.,
this Bill, and be did not doubt it would, excepting- there were
some secret understanding_ between the Cabinet of this country
and the Holy Alliance. Ho thought the House had a right to
a particular explanation of the grounds on which it was'desired
that this Bill.should pass to send foreigners out. of‘the country.
Heretofore:they. had. been encouraged by our laws to reside
here, anti proof of this was afforded by the statute, providing
that a stranger might be tried by a Jury
partly composed of
foreigners. • :He believed that foreigners, • through many. ages,
were received here, and if they conformed to the laws, alloWed
to reside unmolested. There were privileges which a native
Englishman might claim, which were denied to a foreigner, but
he-was allowed to reside here, if be conducted himself peace-
ably and with due regard to the laws. That this wits intended
by the farmers of our Constitution seemed -to him clear, from
the law to which •he had alluded, providing that a foreigner
should . be tried by a Jury eonsistiog of half foreigners and
half Engiiehnien. lie would not now contend that in 1791,
and at former periods, when there were Pretenders to the
Crown, and rebellions in. the North arid -in the, South,
that the powers given by such a law might not.be.neeess r y
but he maintained there were .nu grounds in the presentcir-
cumstances 'of the country for continuing so odious a system.
—When it was seen that the confederate Sovereigns, of the
Continent were using all. the means in their .power to oppose
the, progress of liberal principles. ' England, which was pos-
sesied of a' free Constitution, was bound to separate herself
from,. their policy, and to stand forward at ,the dead. of the
friends of the representative system, in opposition to the sup-
pos
porters of despotism. This Bill ought not to pass, and, in his
judgment; the Foreign, Enlistment Bill might be properly re-
pealed. Instead of agreeing to the present motion,.he.thought •
the House would Ao well to adopt a very different propositien.
He therefore moved as an- Annendment, That all the original
motion:should- be omitted. after That," for the •ptirpose, of
adding these words—" appears- tothis House that, from -the
period of the Revolution •in 1688 to the-yearl793, a period in
which the tranquillity of the country was endangered and
turbed by pretenders. to 'the. Throne, itavas not considered ne-
cessary by Parliament to invest .the Government- with those
arbitrary powers which this Bill confers : That it appears to
•this House such powers and contrary to the-free' spirit.of. the
British Constitution, -in, opposition to-the best interests-of the
civilized world, ane in accordance only with. unprincipled de-
claration and tyrannical acts of the Continental Despots: That
this "House therefore deenis it inexpedient to continue powers
it regards as .mischievous, if not used, and cruel -and
unconstitutional whenever they may be exercised."
Mr. N. CALVERT disapproved of the but was sorry
to say the amendment was so recordedthat he could not support
it.
,He should, think (speaking for himself) that he -acted a
cowardly part if he consented thus to attack the conduct of the
Sovereigns of other countries ; and the adoption Of such lan-
guage by the House would, in his opinion, lead to•-great na-
tional mischief.

The SPEAKER read, the.amendinent.—(On coming to the
words which Mr. Hume • had read, "' Continental Despots,"
he. read them "- Constitutional :Despots." (This occasioned
much laughter.)—The Right Han. Crentleman read the amend-
ment again, and repeated the words, which were actually so
•written in the paper handed to him, .amidst bursts of laughter.
Mr. HUME had no objection to. the word standing ; but it
was, known that the word Constitutional was not the expres-
sion intended to be used. The lion. Gentleman then handed
up a second paper, .which contained the word " Gontinetal"
where " Constiutional" had appeared.
. The Amendment was negatived without a division.
On the Original -.Motion 'for going to the Order of the'Day,
•the House divided, when the numbers were—

For the Motion - 120
Against it - - - 67
Majority - —53

When strangers were re-adrnitted,

• _ _
Sir*. WILSON was addressing the House in opposition
to the Bill. He defended the language of the Amendment,
and :was of opinion that there were tyrants in Europe--they
ought to be designated. The Honourable Gentleman who
objected to their .being thus spoken of, forgot that they had
their guards and executioners to protect them, and had no right
to complain of being so remarked upon, when the strictures
thus offered were intended but for the protection of those Who
were in danger of falling their victims; many;of whom were
sheltered from oppression by such means. The character of
the English ;Government had been higher than any other, and
this, in his opinion, was the most valuable distinction we could
possess. This Bill, it appeared to him, with the new modifi-
cations, was more liable to complaint than ever. lie was
asked, if he were not content that 9;000 persons (the number of
foreigners as he understood, now to be exempted from the opera-
tion of it) should be so relieved ? Ile wished foreigners should be
exempted from the hardships of such a measure altogether; butif
this were not conceded, would rather that 9,000 more were brought
within its operatico3, than thatil,ooo should be exempted from it;
because h e knew that taking the latter course would abate the oppo-
sition to the 11111 whichheoonsidered soobjeCtionablein principle,
that he could be satisfied with nothing short of its total aban-,
donment. Ile contended it was useless; that it had been
abused ; and that it was necessary to give it up, to prove the'
separation of this country from the Holy Alliance to be coin-
plate. He concluded by moving as an amendment to the se-
cond reading of the Bill now, which had been moved, that it
should be read a second time on that day six montliii.
Mr. N. CALVERT explained the words which he had used
in oppohiut the amendment as merely descriptive of the rule
by which is own conduct would he guided.
Mr. Serjeant °NSW*. defended the Bill, and maintained '
during the struggle for extreme principles, which now agitatett
the world, such a measure was necessary.
Mr. Secretary CANNING rose rather in ftil:ilinent of a
pledge which he had been induced to give on a former evening I

to.ahe, Han.. Member fir Aberdeen,. than in'admission" that the',
state of the question was such as to render any elaborate argue
ment necessary for its support, and still less from a feeling theta
his own vote on. this occasion required any justification. The
Heim Gentleman had called -on, him ina Manner half eompli-
.menta.ry—half inculpatory, to give some particular reason,
-some specific-ground for toneurring in the introduction of this
Bill,, which he had-. been pleased to say, was contrary to his
(Air. Secretary Canning's) general policy. If there were any
apparent contradiction (he denied that there was) between the
' course which he now took anti the opinions which he had till-
now professed 'and-Maintained; hentotild enable the Hon. Gene"
Leman to reconcile them. by infbrming him in one*ord what
• his object was by furnishing him.Wlth the " .Shibboleth" of his'
policy inthe word England. He wished to 'seate here in the
outset that in every instance his conduct Was regulated by air
.anxiety to promote the. interests of. ehis country; and he re-':
jetted and abjured the idea that he regarded the interests of
any other State, the wishes of any other (loverntnent, oethe
feelings of any other.. people,-
wishes, and-feelings, -but so far as those interests,
were in accord with his view of the true
'policy of this country, anti were tot 'opposed to the just 'claims
anthexpectations of 'the people •
aptf England.—(Hear, hear !)t—
Of all the question's discueeed i hat House, the question now
before them was that into which the vice of debate in the- pee-
sent day—the vigour of inflammation had been most carried. If,ea priori; ivitkotatnreforence to"time .and' circumstances, the
monstrous proposition had been started that all the frien4s
liberty were called
to armee becalm a Soieereign State • rook
upon itself to decide what strangers-should be admitted into its
:
territory, ,and on what- footing they shOuld be placed whOn
there, it would have-been considered too extravagant to metit
'serious attention, yet all the inflammation excited had been
tions with which it had no concern. He was afraid he should
this • simple proposition 'with • nsitim p-
, produced from: _coupling
Iteitclh°te:det against the
1 forfeit•algirtion of the Gentleman's' applatise, when be
.at;lo)iicelcaistsOesthoef,t,arriiiuemipeinets,
Itaitedd thoseon sli itcri
cdwaeescrileoanrde,ir
details of his Bill, thathe was miiCh
' more anxious to maintain the-principle of the measure, than
to defend its details, He-would-contend. that if nhe principle
of the Bill were good at all, it was applicable to Aliens at
all times, and under 'all ciectonstances. • On this asSuniption
he would takeliie stand, and insist that the right must, and
the power • Ought always to be.' possessed by all SoVefeign
States, to, adopt such . regulations with -respect to Aliens as
it pleased.' When lui advanced this, he did' not mean to say
that this Biltwas one which ought to be at all, times in force.
He did not mean to say that its provisions were at all times
applicable, to the idtuation cif-Aliens in this country.' If at any
time that power, which he contended must reside with the Crown
(he did'not name' the Crown invidiously, • as • posseSsing it in
opposition • to the will of Parliament) were found wanting,_
if this' power' were. discovered unexpectedly (as it had been dig..
covered-unexpectedly); to he no longer possessed, 7that was in
his mind -a state of things 'which ought not to exist, and thus
'•feeling, • when the -pra,seet temporary measure excited; • ast he
trusted it would without another remewalT(llear, hear!), as he
trusted it would, without another renewal..-(Loud elieers)-elie
hoped the Government then beingof whoilosover it might' be com-
posedearould-feel it their duty not to kulfer the 'principle otit to
be annihileted—(hear, hear!)--if they no logger feel it neces-
sary to call for the Powers which the Bill now confirmed. He hoped
he should.not be taunted (lie did not mean unkindly) by the Hon.
Gentleman for throwing out a lure for popularity, in avowing
that he -was more enxinue for the :principle than' for: the de-
tails
of the measure. Ile was • most desirous that the de-
tails should not 'be involved with the principle' for which lie
contended,• and that the expiration of this measure should be'
regarded as an abandonment of the claim in the power which
he insisted the Crown oteglit - to possess. When he spoke of. the
Crown having any power over Aliens, lie begged to explain,
that what he meant -was, that this power should be lodged with
the Supreme Authority ; and where could is he more properly
lodged than with the Crown, in a country like this,-subject to
be regulated and shaped by Parliament ! Gentlemen on both
sides of. the' Illuse had gone back • to remote periods of our
history, to spew how powers, like those given' by this Bill, had
been exercised. It r.,sulied tiom these inquiries, and sometimes
they had been 'exercised almost arbitrarily, and. sometimes with
the consent of Parliament. But the consent of Parliament Wail
surely very different now 'from What it was foinierly. Was
the consent of Parliament now to be compared with what it
was in the time of Henry the Eighth ? What wits the consent
of a Parliament which could vote that' the Proclamation of the
•
King ought to have the force of the law ? Measures brought
before such a Parliament 'were only debated in a larger council
where the influence of the King was as great as his own
Privy Cuuticil. ' That';the Crown 'possessed'; the 'Bower of
right of disposing of Aliens he did not mean to say. It was
• itnmaterial to hint whether the power' in question were' in-
herent in the Crown, or whether it was given by Perlianient—
; whether it was 'granted - eenssallV,' or whether it was-only cone
filedsac wastothe°Yeia t up
Sovereign antler
estreentie jalcircumstances. What he
meant power in the State, where
e might be lodged, Must possess the right if • if shottld
chooseerh a lt t to
exercise it, of dealing with Aliens more summarily
titrni w
claimedi
t e f
C The I'l6ton-rabic Gentleman- had
argued this question ag alone of all. the. countries in the
le ; and 'had been 'asked, why 'should
we be an exception in this respect from other nations ? Such',
however, was not the fact.
The question in fact to
a,r
be turned the other Tray, and it should be demanded why
ahould this country alone be without it ? Not a' singleeouns
try, could l>e• named
.41 ancient- history or in modern tithes Winch had • not el:timed- the right of eXeteieinee such a' disc
cretion- with 'respect to Aliens.: Ile would defy the' Gentles
men opposite to name one front the most
to the most' wide spreading • deSPotic, Monarchs:,
detnocracy which had not claimed
it, but in oriel: te be
it. If then eve,ey other
should- the
_Government nf ,
State had law 'of this kind, why
--.'srangoint, • alone have it denied. to
ofto abusingt ent ?WilY "I(1"° they .pos,sess it, not -fo'S the purnhVl
. armed a ere which g might render it desirable the t it einiuld heainst dang'bionglit into action.
•
Os argument urged against the Bill was, that the itrrOgation
of the power exercised natter its against
the alien
was against
the general principles Of freedom, Why was it so ? All Go-
-vernments•had claimed it, but inveriably and peculiarly had' it
been asserted and. severely exercised hr the freest States. • If'
they looked back to the ancient republics they would find
proofs of this. Was such reference objected to ? Were 'the
classics 'then, lost to • OS ? loOk' tin:Sparta! The'stranger there
was little more esteemed than'the - lie might dwell in
the city, but he could not delta 'the 'rights and privileges en-
joyed by those among whom he resided. So in the 'polished
rival of Sparta, Athens, the atranger was received,' but he was
subject to imposts'und which he shered not in
common-•vith. the citizens. A tax'was imposed on him, and
omitting to pay 'the 'Alien Tax, was punished by imprisonmen
Again in Route. There the steanger' was permitted to live in
the- citye but it-was neceesary that 'hie should find a patron.—
He could hold no property like a'native ; he could receive no
bequest ; and aliens were sent out of the city, not one by one,
but by droves, and such goods •as they we allowed to pdssess
• were confiscated. 'lleswas -not ' reasoning- in favour Of thin
dealing' by strangers, but 'merely contending that the ancient
republics had dented the right of-acting by then'-as the cir-
cumstances of their own policy ought require. The argunient
was wrong in point - of fact, Lwhieh :•repeesentedeueli rights as
he contended for, to have diatinguished 'the 'countries which
were not free from others whose system was of a more popular
character. The use made of them was not affected by such
peculiarities, •so much 'as:by the circumstances of the commu-
nities, being new or wad. Afbat was the situation of RoMe
when the Horatii fought with die ( 'uratii vshetherkOme should
become Alba, or Alba beeetne -.Rome ? Then the cottillay
being but thinly peopletl;:Ae Romans' esired to increase their
numbers, and adserhitiOn'a(Ens-the- object of their policy. Their
conduct then, though'iliftni, was UM. 'inconsistent with that
Which -they subsequently' put sued. There was no inconsistency
in the case, but the one was ihe,policy of a new, the other that ot•
an old. community. 'Because the Romans bad Once had'recourse
to so extraordinary an expedient to add to their strength, it no
more followed: that this should be for ever their policy than it
did, that the other strong step taken also With tyriew to the same
object 'the Rape of the Sabines, was to form a second lustrum,
and to be'periodically attempted diet their population might not
diminish. The.policy of all countries had been the ssunewhile
young, they wereinipatient to augment th eir numbers—when old,.
they werejealous of too easily granting the rights of citizenship.
Were proof wanting that such was-the difference between the
policy acted upon by nosy-and
old comenunitiesethey had.onln to
-look to 'the conduct of the two British nations on the sides o
the Atlantic, ,now so happily joined -in amity, and occupyf
ing perhaps • the first place in the eyes of mankind. be-
them look at the different wystettat acted upon in Englanilt
and the United Stites. Whatever liberty might exist in
America, and he hawed all hninage th it, he thought it
would not be contended that as perfect freedom might not be
enjoyed here,' where in his judgment monarchy fostered liberty
with a powerful hand, under which it failed obt,to thrive, in-
Aced of seeking to crush or to oppress it. But could a greater
difference exist than that which distinguished the policy of the
two countricis with respect to strangers. 'ln 'the United States
all were admitted to the rights of citizenship, and these were
regarded as snpereeding the allegiance owed to the States from
which the strangers =Me. In England all that jealousy of
foreigners of which he had -spoken was found. Did this eiroie
that freedom in the United States was at war with despotism
in England ? NO ; it *as a proof' of the difference between
the policy of new and old States. When it Was said, why
should England.be distinguished by a law like this ? he Would
ask, in. what part of the world could an Englishman travel, and
find hiiiitelf in poatettaion of the lighti or the fo'reignei ? It
had properly been remarked by a I,Chilfed derittetnan neat him,
that a passport was necessary, and that one word told what it
was important to know. You might go a certain distance, but
then yon felt that the thain was at your leg, and traveller

!!Was. riot Auffered to &lA/After till h airiniiinissiOn bad been
-obtained.:, He • did not say that because this wis.so, it was the
--business-of-England to imitate the conduct he described, but at
all events there was an end of the argument as to our being the
only nation in which a foreigner was :übjected to restrictions
which attached not to the native inlialaants. Was it thus only
in despotic countries that that against which he had spoken
took place ? NO, it was' not merely Turkey, in Russia, in
Austria, or'
in France, but •in free Republics, the police were
quite as - much on the alert. Did his Hen. Friend opposite
•remember trotting over the Bridge at Geneva ? If he did,
he should like to know what satisfaction it was to the "young
traveller; who passed hie night in confinement, for shaking the
state•to its foundation by trotting over that Bridge, to reflect
that he 'as not imprisoned bya malignant-and turbaned Turk,
nor by a sovereign despot, but by the people Of a free re-
public in which the liberal Prineiples of Sistnondi end of an
Hon.- Baronet opposite prevailed.-(A • laugh.) -Every country
which received strangers with hospitality, deemed it necessary
to guard against being made a handle of for pUrposea connected
with political intrigue. In the ordinary state of the world,
some distinct provision. was 'fitting to be made with respect to.
Aliens. Perhaps a' sirnple, registration might be suffcient.
Perhaps the enactments of this Bill altered and softened down
might be preferred; but this he maintained, that some measure
on this subject ought to be in existence, not only for the pre-
sent but for ever. He now came, to look it the circumstances
which rendered the Bill before the House necessary at the pre-
sent time. lie admitted'that no internal danger—danger to our
institutions he meant-=waS to be feared from any foreigners
who might reside here. He, indeed believed that at the worst
of times there was that in the English Constitution-_the Con-
stitutibn the'Etiglish mind which. threw off the idea or call-.
ing in foreign aid to effect any Change which might be desired.
The people were in a manner so inoctilated that there was
little danger of their ' receiving' that infection, which under
other circumstances 'it might be apprehended the, yresence of
foreigners would communicate. Ile believed that it would be
beneficial to exempt foreigners who had lived there long enough
l(rmke.6d.h,
for Englishmen 'io he acquainted With their character. It was
in this conviction that hiS Rightlion. Friend had" introduced
hadthatmodification. been recnattai
raap,pvecatereadtin the Present Bill. Rut, as
present dangers to lie appre-
hended from thestrnggles of extreme principles for mastery in
different parts of the world. This country, necessarily lau-
dably, and might she ever continue ttitib'so, stoodas a beacon
which offered an asylum to the oppreasett from all quarters.—
But while they offered an asylum, tluitigh he would not say_
they should inscribe over the entrance the sentiment found in
Dante :

e‘• Who enters herd Must hope lay down ;" •
But they had a right to say, " Here you must bring no party
feuds.• You come to this country for repose,. and that shall be
afibrded to you, bitt you arc not to 'make it the workshop of
faction and conspiracy." Those who sought an asylum from
oppression had no right to quarrel with such conditions being
attached to the granting of it. He did not followthis course
froth a fear that this, that, or the other country Might be dis-
turbed. He hoped'.they would not be 4isturbed, for he consi-
dered the interests of all to be so nicely bound up together that
one could not become the scene of disorder without endanger.
ing the'peac'e of' the whole;-but it Was'lltitish principles and
British interests that be was anxious to maintain. He differed
lOtocasl6 froth- those'who were of opinion that England en-
'gaged lay her free 'constitution to favour liberty was bound
to raise her banner in the cause of those who were dis-
posed to march to overthrow all the eitahlisliedllovernments of,
'the world.' His Hon. Friend had sone near-to contend for this
principle, and' by'lhe 'Hon: Gentleinan opposite it'had been
adopted in Mo. He would however remind them, that after the
declarations of the 'Sovereign, and the-pledge given by the re-
corded opinion of Parliament, which had been " echoed by
the people 'even till the echo applauded again,"—he would,
remind them, that after being thus 'pledged 'to neutrality,.
they must necessarily differ from those Gentlemen, whose
efforts were directed to the overthrow of that neutrality. He ,
believed they would willingly---.doubtless for very laudable
purposes,- and in the hope of achieving •some magnificent
triumph, be disposed to disregard the declaration
.of the SoVe_
reign, the pledge given by Parliament, and the, feelings of
the people, and therefore it .was not to be supposed that
they could be other than hostile to the steady and settled policy
of his'Majesty's Government. • But before they attempted to
alter that policy, they ought to.applyto Parliament to reverse
the decision which it'llad conic to, anti Prevail on the two
Ilouses not to favour a system which aimed at composing
anger', .keeping down resentment, and softening animosities,
and to declare for a' course of exasperation. Before they were
called upon to march with the discontented of all countries to
attack 'the thrones of the Continent, let them propose-this to
Parliament, and as the Honourable Gentleman opposite,, who
was" well In his generation," had reebniniended,- the Foreign
Enlistment Bill must be -repealed,*and a new era iii legislation
would commence. But they must give hint leave to say,
that When Parliament had been- prevailed. Upon to do this
the new advisers of the Sovereign might find themselves disap-
Painted in the result, and after all be obliged to come to the
Legislature. for something very like a new Alien. Bill. If the
'Crown Were stripped of' the pOwers given by the Alien Bill and
the Foreign Enlistment Act, they might hope to see nothing
here but armaments preparing to attack the Despots of Europe.
'Now though the advocates for freedom talked big, it did not
always happen that their achievements were as magnificent as
their language. He would then beg put a case to hiS Hon.
Friend (Sir J. Mackintosh), who had lately -given notice of a
Motion on 'the subject of South 'Arrierica which be had with
drawn, having understood the Government to have declared)
that if any armament procesded from the ports of Spain, while
the Ftench,had any preponderating army, then it would be re-
garded as a French armament.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH said he bad understOod'this Vie*
would be taken if any considerable armament left the ports of
Spain under'the circumstances stated.
Mr. Secretary CANNING resumed. If any considerable
armament left the ports"of Spain his Hon. Friend understood
it would be regarded as French. Now as he considered we had
a right to act thus, he would admit a like responsibility on the
part of England, and agtee that France" would have a right to
consider a Spanish armament proceeding from our ports as
'English. titre were Only Sectiied'against the possibility of such
an event by the Foreign Enlistment Bill, which gave us power
over our own subjects, and the Alien Bill which enabled, us to
controul foreigners coming to this country; Stripped of these,
what was thereto prevent foreigners from fitting out armaments
at Portsmouth 'or Plymouth to conquer .South America for
Ferdinand or for some other party ? This country would thus
be placed in the situation' which if France Were placed in, the
Hon. Gentleman would go to war with her. He defied his Hon.
Friend •to-guard against the possibility of this, but by some-
thing like that for which the Government now contended. • It
:was their object to promote the interests of this country, by
remaining at peace, by observing a strict neutrality, and by
guarding during the present agitations against being placed in.
-a situation which might expose them to be bullied, cheated, or
in any way brought into a contest not necessarily, affecting
• England. They wished to husband the resources of the coun-
try, to act with good sense, and with honour to all, that they
might not be brought into a situation which would render Eng-
land the laughing stock instead of the dread of Europe.. So long
as the world remained in its present state, no measures but
,suelOtts those which he had 'named could preserve thetri from this
danger. Though he might not go so far as his Hon. Friend
pf
role d
rhedoPoillits of Spain, yet he, felt that if we
the event of a few . armed ships
"Wet& to afford either party the facilities of our shores, the ac-
e
commodations of our harbours, and the aid of our great capi-
swteoaullidn g b outd is
capi-
tal, 'we should expose ourselves to the charge of hiving de-
'parted • from that policy which it had been announced to
the world England was fixed to maintain. Let it not be
thought that armaments would only be fitted out by the
friends of liberty. There was no country which did not
draw the sinews of war from the Exchequer of our Exchange.
Ile did not mean to comment on the propriety or impropriety
tif doing so, but 'we advanced indiscriminately money to all
parties. As Captains of the same nation had formerly led
hostile hosts to battle, so now those who were Captains' Cap-
tains furnished the financial means of war to all. Let then the
act complained of be abandoned, and Ferdinand, if he should
-regain strength, would be free to come here and fit out an ar-
mament to crush the liberties of South America. He defied his
Hon. Friend to be secure against this, 'if the Alien Bill 'were
given up, and the Enlistment Act repealed. lie wished topre-
Serve a strict neutrality in act and deed, and rejected all those
little flirtations which were likely to lead to its violation. It
Was not his wish to see England leading those armies which
contended for extreme freedom against those who were called
the Despots of the Continent. But those who declared this
Measure to he dictated by, or adopted to please any Govern-
-meta, or any set of Governments, were deceived ; and he now,
in the hearing of the House, in the hearing of his country,
and what was more to the purpose, in the hearing of those
who had thrown out the iinputation, rejected it as unfound-
ed, as most false, (he did not inenn to use the word'offen-
aiyaly) as wholly .unmerited ; and the imputation was one
which he so shrunk from, that dearly as lie valued those
ties which now bound this country to all the nations of
Europe in amity, there was not one connection which be
would not sacrifice rather than. submit to deserve it.—The
object was to preserve neutrality, and the ,Goiernment
would lose .that character if they suffered a violation of rules
which might bring doubt on their intentions. The ooestion,
theo, ,and, the only question was, whether the provisions of
they trench-
' the Bill were prudent and necessary, or whetter ,
tit More on individual liberty than was Justifiable. The Right
Honourable .Secretary took the liberty of stating, that the
piiriicise ior 'the Bill was die purpose o}
the House, because
What (lid' th -
it was, founded ou their recordDOl
? Vetniiient not to punish and imprison, Vitt
It enabled 0

to tentoVe froni the country t etoreigner whom they had-teas
son to suspect of violating the asylum afforded him. There
was another strong circumstance. There was an appeal to the
Privy Council. He did not mean to describe that appeal to be
like the common progress of the law, but it was notorious that
open conduct on the • part. of Gosiernment was a protection
against wrong. Who did not know in this free country that
fairness of conduct with respect to' Government was insured
nine times out of ten by open dealings By the power which the
Bill vested in the hands of Ministers, the House would enable
them to remove foreigners, and they also enabled them to • let
such persons remain in the country where there was no den,
• ger. With respect to the observations made by an Hon: Gen,
tlernan, namely, that no danger could be apprehended frorie
emigrants, a case had recently occurred which proved how much
that Hon. Member Might be deceived. Not long since he*as
so 'fortunate as to receive infohnition, from authority they could t.
not doubt, of a plotin agitatiOn among emigrants in this country.
A plot well got up', and not deficient in means for its accomplish,
ment. The infOrmationeeceived he' communicated to his Right
lion. Friend the Secretary for the Home Depaitment. That Rt.
lion. Friend followed it up,.and arrived at the sameconclusion he
had fanned. What did we do? (said Mr. Secretary Canning) ?
Did we enforce the Alien Act ? Did we•serid the person home to
be exposed to punishment? No ; mY Rt. Hon. Friend and I de-
sired to see the individual alluded to. We told him of our discovery;
and named his associates. The plot was not denied: I told bin.
I would let Fiji Governnient know of this plot, • but conceal the
names
ietsigohf
tinHdiovnid.uFarlics.n:n my conscience -I sincerely believe we
prevented the explosion which had been arranged, and was ready
for execution." Would this be called tin abuse of the Bill?—:
and himself wereheeitating about the
'renewal of the Alien Bill when the circumstance which he had
stated occurred, and they were satisfied,. when the facts were
knownethat the could, not do their.duty to the. public if they
did not pass it... He asked the House eehether, in the proceed,
ings ',Oder the Alien Act, mein the manner in which.the power
given to the Government had been, applied, they couldesee any
thing to warrant those constitutional jealousiesee-be begged par-
don, COnii nentoljealousies„(a laugh)-,fel t- by lion. Ai embers ?
A Noble Lord who seldoin.said any thing but good sense, had
suggested that all the objects of the Bill might be derived from an
Act .of Parliament, for the purpose of trial and punishment. : The
Noble Lord had better ery.his hand at making such a Bill—The
Noble Lord had one at. that time before the House for regu-
lating CountryeCourts, and the Noble Lord might try one for
punishing- foreigners for treason against their own States: In
case such a Bill was attempted to be introduced, the difficul,
ties would be most formidable. It must be a sort of privi,
lewd .measure, a thing connected with the consent of other
States, and not a general Act of ,Parlitunent.' The Noble Lord
would find the County Courts Bill sink into. insignificance
-compared to the projected, measure. The power in the Alien
Bill had been given to Ministers because the. object was not
to let the crime ripen, .but to meet it and stop it before execue
tion began. - lie admitted the . principle in this country, that
every man , wai.. considered. innocent till found, guilty, but
when they were ealking of: the political .state of the world,. it
was absurd to suppose a Trial by Jury would answer the pur-
pose of preserving the peace and good understanding which
England was desirous to observe with respect to foreign coun-
tries. If tile safety of any part of Europe was endangered by
the flame of rebellion lighted in England, would it extinguish
the flame to say we have got one or more of the rebels, anti he
would be tried by a jury of foreigners ? That was not the course
to be pursued. rite object was to free this country from those
who would bring danger upon it, and for that. purpose the
Bill was in every respect a proper Measure. The Right
Honourable Secretary saw nothing to prevent the Bill having
the desired effect. It was supposed the Bill would be abused;
because it gave a strong exerctse of power, but much exaggera-
tion had been resorted to. on that. subject. Some .Gentlemen
supposed every foreigner . bad an angelic face, And that every
one who came to Eng,land wits a hero. Nothing caine to our
shores at the present day that was not a patriot of the. first, wa-
s ter. They had surely forgotten the ancient dislike of foreigners.
Dr. Johnson gave a description of foreigners less flattering,
when he wrote—
London,
e!-tielai'rcie:kstnctlittii:mricootfri considerels
iantre.i:esydt:yaea rpnyvedilio,tlerhailseietne:rf:-lilitgol:ereon:reinr
fl:l:thrneaoiegntin'il;
impostors country,
nomine, persecuted person, They bad' Giarletans Li.,
every where, genii omnia arpti.before the lion. Member eon-
sidercd every foreigner a hero, perhaps it would be judicious to
inquire who and what they . were._ So- long as danger Ives
likely to continue from machinations of foreigners in this coun-
try, it would be prudent to keep the Alien bill operative.
When it shall cease, they might return to mitigated measures, but Whatever might be the opinion of others, he should be an
advocate for the Bill in the preeent disturbed state of the world.
'Mr. TIERNEY replied to the Right lion. Gentleman in a
speech, through which we lament that our limits will not enable
us to follow him. *He said, if ever there .was a speech which
looked one way while it.rowed another, it was that.of the Right
lion. bentleman. • The Right Hon. Gentleman's text was the
safety, the peace ofEngland, so much was the same text his own,
that if any man could convince him that the Bill was necessary
to the peace or thasafety of the country, he would heartily vote
for the measure. IButllie was perfectly convinced that the inte-
rests of Great 'Britain slid not call for the Bill, and the Right
Hoe. Secretary had admitted that he himself had doubts of the
necessity far it even wititio the last fortnight. The Right.
IliOnourableSecretary had wasted a great deal ,of classical re-
search in ascertaining at. what period a nation was in a fit, state
for rape.—(Leud laughter, and hear !)—ltut from the Revolue
atttilmilieeennonniilgowesiitvaynseu:stoidabainia te date,. a period :during es; ;tich.the country had
existed in great prosperity, no inch law as that now before the
House had been deemed necessary—a measure which went only
to enable Government to worry any poor devil of a foreigner who
, should come into the country.--(A laUgh.)—These men sought
an asylum here .on account of' political differences between
owtulhisee.inr.
itlridiuelyietrscwa;n• s oeinl
new
w here pt
oabrhtyyi styled the other
tyrants; those called these rebels. If they came in great name •
ben some alarm might lie entertained sit their . arrita/
rts tioblleetasrna,ll.thfa'tarl
be-
cause of
men were oppressed at home they ought to be viewed With
suspicion in England. The Right Hon. Gentleman spoke of .
the danger which this country ran of being committed by
machinations of those emigrants, but it felt no fear of being
equally compromised by the machinations of those Despots who
plotted against the liberties of mankind. The Right . Hon.
Gentleman had referred to a plot. He was convinced that the •
knowledge of it had not been obtainedby'eny system of espio-
nage established by his .Majesty's Government —, (Hear,
hear !)—for could not suspect them of such unworthy •
conduct; butstill the plot was communicated to Ministers—and'
what had they done ? They told the individual whom they
called before them they would inform his Government of
it. Was it necessary that they should have an Alien Act to
enable them to make such a communication ? If it never existed
they could have done so with the same facility. The argnme.nt
in favour of the Bill founded on that circumstance, therefore,
tell to the ground. The kindest act which the House could de.
to Ministers, or to their reputation, was, to refuse to pass dee
Bill. It was for the Right Honourable' Gentleman to, prove
that any danger existed for which the hill would be a re-
medy : but he (Mr. Tierney) was, satisfied that there was dan-
ger to be-apprehended from the restless ambition of the Con-
tinental Despots.. He was satisfied that the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman would not yield 'to the dietation.of those Sovereigns; but
he believed there was a general engagement to which we were a
party, to preveat any future attempt at revolution. It was fter
that principle mat Napoleon was put down ; the Bourbons re-in-
stated, and that we had expended millions of. our wealth ;
he was satisfied that this Bill formed.our portion of the measures
agreed to be taken. The Right lion. Gentleman had work
enough of other kinds on his hands, let him not, therefore, for
God's sake, become the political agent of Foreign Govern-
ments—( Hear !)—He (Mr. Tierney) disclaimed any intention
to apply that language offensively to the Right Hon. Gentle-
man;
but he implored of him to, leave off hunting of posr'
foreigners. While Europe was. distnected from one end to the •
other by plots and conflicts arising out of broken promises: 411
he shotild ails Of Government was, to pursue strict neutrality..
His objection to the Bill was, that it was in fact a breachsof
neutrality, being directed against one party only. England had
nothing to apprehend, and he joined the Right Hon. Gentle-
man sincerely 'reasserting, that she Was sever before in a state
of greater proiperity.—(Cheers.)
iainc nation
ftriao
Mr. Secretary CA NNI NG rose to explain. He assured the
f.lus own
Mr. TIERNEY—Did the information come to the Right
the
rtheiegpnlostlitnoiswtehrie. he alluded
an
Hon. Gentleman on his hoy:nopdueirrdstonhnaotto come to
DiliodniliGeelnttilgehmtalnlofnro.Zentlernan set any person to look after
those foreigners.? ~•
Mr. Secretary CA NNlNG—Certainty not.—(Loud cheering.):
Mr. Secretary.PEEL, after the speech of his Right Hon..
Friend, Which contained his sentiments, would have Remained
silent, had he not been called on to answer the observations,
of the Right. Hon. Gentleman. It was satisfaction to find it
admitted that this country was triumphant and happy. He re
joined in that unqualified admission made by the Right Hop..
Gentleman. The Bill had been censured as well as the motives
of those who introduced it. ' The, Right Hon.' Gentleman said.
there was an understanding with Foreign Powers to destroy '-
every vestige of freedmen He positively denied the existence,' e
of any such understanding expressed or implied. This coun-
try was to be the asylum of foreigners, and in no one instance
on account of political opinions, need any individual be denied
an asylum. He Would not, howevei,•as his Right lionoutatde
imrnetsaapnnecycetii:n_og_
Friend, said, make. England, .the workehop of. factions Istr
would he Sgite auppOrt to any, briej-ittrty -more ehan anether..itn
Right Hon. Gentlemen said the Alien Act was not
1793, but the Habeas Corpus Act was suspended. Sending,

~,

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

ITOUSE OF COMMONS.
Treneris, 20 die Aprilis, 1824.

Monday, April 5.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.
1. RUM Duties Acts—Committee thereupon.
2. Beer Duties Acta—Committee thereupon.
3. Labourerers' Employment Bill—Second Reading.
4. County Courts Bill—Committee.
5. Crown Debts (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading.

lVidrraday, April 7.
NOTICE OF MOTION.

ORDERS OP' THE DAY.
I. nu Laws Repeal Bill—Committee.
2. Qualification of Jurors Bill—Committee.

• rs ottt of the conn:ty at...that time w•as not considered a mea-
-sore a severity. Air.ll, oultram said it was oily an endeavour to
6rt,44iti at fish. The !Ugric lion. Gent. had cautioned him not to be-
eowe a police agent for thre4.7,11 powers. " I ri,!rer have (said the
.P.:4;Jit lion. Seertary) become the agent of Foreign PZ)Vitri.—
) i;C:Ver will become such agent. I ask for this Bill solely be-
- e..e I ftink the interest of my own country requires it." If
Lr:glatid was happy and contented at home, why should fo-
feners disturb it ? Within the last two months it had been
proved to his satisfaction, that if the Alien Act had not been in
,:ati,tence they must have resorted to a measure of more seve-
✓ity. The Act, so far from being an injury to tiro Alien, was
an advantage. Tice interest of the country required the conti-
Noltion of the Act.

Lord Al/I'llOR PE had heard the speech of the Right Hon.
:-.4t:retary with great satisfaction, and partictihnly that part
wl. +;h told the douse the Bill was not to be longer than two
yeLrs in its thiration. The Right Hon. Gentleman had alluded
to tomething he said on a former debate. The Noble Lord had
Atit recommended an Act for the punishment of Aliens guilty
4 f treason against their own States, but he suggested that the
maehinatims of foreigners might be met by some specific law.
The question being loudly called for the Hone divided—
For the Second Reading - - 174
Fur the Amendment
Majority
The pill was then read the second time.

- -80

Ti*e other Orders were Postponed, and the House adjourned
Oxt: O'CLOCK.

LIST OF THE MINORITY
Who voted against the reading of the Order of the Day for
the Second Reading of the Alien Bill.
Althorp, Visct. Huskisson,Hon.H. Pryse, P.
Abercromby,Hn.J. James, W. Rice, T. S.
Allen, J. H. Jervoit?, (;. B. Robarts, A. W.
liaillie, Colonel Johnstone, W. A. Robarts, Colonel
Barrett, S. M. Jones, John Robinson, Sir 0.
_Benyon, B. Kennedy, T. F. Russell, Lord W.
Bernal, R. Lambton, J. G. Scott, James
Birch, J. Leycester, Ralph Sefton, Earl of
Ilyng, George Leader, W. Smith, Wm.
Calvert, C. Moberly, W. L. Smith, Robt.
, Calvert, N. Macdonald, J. Stanley, fl on. E. C.
Cavendish, C. .Marjoribanks, S. Sykes, 1).
Clifton, Viscount Martin, J. Tierney, Rt. Hn.G.
Colburne, N. W. Milton, Viscount Townsuend, Ld. C.
Creevey, T. Monck, J. B. Warre, .1. A.
Crompton, S. Moore, Peter Whitbread, W. H.
Davies, Colonel Newport, Rt. Hon. Wilkins, W.
Dundas, Hon. T. Sir J. Wilson, Sir R.
Farrand, Robert Nugent, Lord Wood, Alderman
Fergusson, Sir R.C. Ord, Wm. Wrottesley, Sir J.
slaskell, Benj. Osborne, Lord F.
Haldimand, W. Palmer, C.
,Hamilton, Lord A. Palmer, C. F.
Honeywood, W. P. Pares, 'rhos.

Holthoulue., J. C.
Ilume, Joseph

-IROADS—AIston and Bnrtry ford, Whitchurch, Kingsbridge,
and Rugeley and Alrewas—Bills read a third time, and
passed. Glasgow and Parkhead, Glasgow' Street, and Rad-
nor and Hereford—Bills read a second titng, and committed.
Whiteparish and Southampton—Petition for additional pro-
vision reported, Report to lie on the table. Colne—Bill re-
ported, to be ingrossed. Patrington—Petition of Arthur
11Iaister, Esq. against, referred to the Committee on the Bill.
Commercial—Petition of Commissioners of Paving, against,
referred to the Committee on the Bill. Camden Town—Pe-
tition for additional provision, referred to a Committee.
ESTATES—Macclesfield School, & Stone's
MARKET—Maidstone Billsread a 2d time
INC os ft E—Bincombe (Dorset) and committed.
ImPnovEMENT—lslington
LANCASTER JUDGES LODGINGS }Bills read a third
P ottit PER CENTS. (Ireland) time, and passed.
Docx—St. Katherine's—Seven Petitions, against, to lie on
the table.—Bill read a second time, and committed.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE—St-Katherine's—Petitions from Com-
missioners of Paving, and Corporation of London, against,
to lie on the table.
-COMPANIEs —Royal Irish Mining, and Patriotic Assurance
(Ireland)—Petitions for Bills referred to Committees.
A r.tEtis BHA—Petition of Corporation of London, against,
to lie on the table.
FLEET MARKET BESlON7AL—Petition of Messrs. Pontifex,

•
against, to lie on the table.
FISHE I? s (Scotland)—Petition from Glasgow, for the regu-
lation of the _Laws applicable to the Salmon Fisheries, re-
ferred to the Select Committee on Salmon Fisheries.

'CROWN DEETS RECO7ERY (Ireland)—Bill " to amend an
Act of the 41st year of the reign of his late Majesty King
George the Tnird, for the more speedy and effectual Reco-
very of Debts due to the Crown," read a first time, to be
read a second time on Tuesday, and to be printed.
" for fixing the Rates of subsistence to
he paid to Innkeepers and others, on quartering Soldiers,"
read a first time ; to be read a second time on Monday.

VOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY,
which now stand in the ORDER-BOOK for the Ensuing
Week.

1. Bankrupt Laws Amendment!Bill—Further consideration of
Report.
2. County Gaols Bill —Further consideration of Report.
3. Clergy Residence (Ireland) Bill—Further consideration of
Report.
4. Tithe Composition (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading.
ii. Exchequer Court Fees Investment Bill—Second Reading.
6. County Treasurers (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading.
7. Records (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading.
O. Uame Laws Amendment Bill—Committee.
Y. Cattle 111-treatment Bill—Third Reading.
19. Wool Importation and Exportation Bill—Second Reading.
11. Supply—Committee.
VG. Aliens Bill—Committee.
13. Juries (scotland) Bill—Further consideration of Report.
11. Barrack Department Property Bill—Report.
1.5. Ways and Means—Committee.
16. Judges in Wales Bill—Committee.
17. Insolvent Delhors Bill—Report.
16. Constables Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill—Report.
19. -Customs (Coals and Linens) Bill—Second Reading.
24. innkeepers Bill—Second Reading.
!I. Building of Churches Acts—Committee thereupon.

NOTICES OF 310TIONS.
1. fur. Chancellor of the Exchequer—To move Grant towards
buildings New Churches. (In Committee on Church
Building Acts.)
Y. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer—To move Vote for Wind.
tor Castle. (In Committee of Supply.)
Tuesday, April 6.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.

Mr. George Lamb—Bill for allowing persons prosecuted for
Felony to defend by Counsel.
2. Mr. Maberley—Land Tax Redemption Acts.
3. Kir. Kennedy—Bill to regulate the relief granted to the
Poor in Scotland.
4. Mr. Peter Moore—Bill to repeal Combination Laws.
4. Mr. William Smith—Bill to extend the powers of the High-
land Road Repair Act of last Session.

Mr. Cressett Pelham—Resolutions, showing the utility of
- Parliament being occasionally holden in other Capitals of
of the United Kingdom.

ORDERS OE' 'rim DAY.
1. Land Revenue Sale of Stock Bill—Second Reading.
2. Proctors Costs (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
Thursday, April 8.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
1. Mr. Ilume_Select Committee on the practice of impressing
!Seamen.
2. Mr. Goulburn—Bill for Draining and improving Bogs in
Ireland.
3. Mr. Curteis_To move that the Minutes of Evidence taken
before the Committee on the Manchester Gas Light Bill
be laid before the House.
4. Mr. Spring Rice—Bill to regulate Courts of Petty Sessions
in Ireland.

Friday, April 9.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Marriage Act Amendment Bill—Second Reading.
ntIVATE BILLS—SECOND READAjtOS for MONDAY.
it. United General Gas Light Compahy.=-Milc-end Old
Tarn 'Rates.

We have received the Paris Papers of Wed-
nesday, and the Etoile dated Thursday.--They
contain intelligence from Greece to the 3d of
March, according to which Lord Brao2N had
repaired to Tripolitza and successfully mediated
between the Peloponesian Chiefs, so as to restore
the harmony which personal ambitions had in-
terrupted, and to make the Legislature and the
Executive Government combine their efforts to
insure the ultimate triumph of their country.—
Acrocorintli (the citadel of Corinth) had been
amply provisioned, and a manufactory of gun-
powder had been established at Trip°litza, the
mills of which were built on the banks of the
Eurotas. But what is still more promising for
the future welfare of Greece, is the foundation
of six schools on the Bell and Lancasterian
plan at Tripolitza, Mistra, Caritene, Gastonni,
Calamata, and Phanari, where large numbers of I
the people received instruction and profited so ra-
pidly as t• cause a triumphant anticipation that

in a short period there would remain no Anal-

phavitos, or unlettered man, throughout the Cher-
sonesus of Pelops. In the vicinity of Misso-
lunghi, Colonel Stanhope had established a Mi-
litary College and Hospital, and Prince Mavro-
cordato a Lancasterian School ; and the siege of
the Castle of the Little Dardanelles and of Le-
panto was carried on under the direction of
English, Prussian, and French Engineers, who
with a few Americans and Italians were the only
foreigners yet engaged under the banner of the
Cross.

The news from Epirus is equally favourable.
Arta has fallen into the hands of the Greeks,
and the insurrection of the Pacha of Scodra
against the Ottoman authority is confirmed. Of
the same gratifying nature is the intelligence
from Hydra, by which we learn that the declara-
tion of independence by the Pacha of Egypt had
been followed by the withdrawal of his troops
from the strong fortresses of Crete, thereby
leaving the whole island in the possession of
the Greeks. It is evident that the Divan

have not, since the war of Greek independence,
Leen placed in a situation of greater difficulty ;
and when we consider the increased resources at
the disposal of the Greek Senate, and the int-

proved discipline and experience •f its forces,
both by sea and land, we cannot avoid en-
couraging the hope that the establishment of
Greek Independence is close at hand.
The Etoile states that the house of GUEB.
HARD has made arrangements with twenty-three
other houses at Paris, which have taken amongst
them the Spanish Loan. In consequence, the
Loan is said to have risen at once from 60 to 70.
The Members nominated as Vice-Presidents
of the Chamber of Deputies are—Messrs. De
Martignac, De Vaublanc, De Renville, and De
Labourdonnaye ; the 'Secretaries are—Messrs.
Syrieys de Marinha►c, De Berbis, De Blangy, and
De Coupigny. The President is M. ftavez.

Pants, 111Aucli 31.—Five per Cents. 102 f. 80c.—Loan of
1823, Kt.—Bank Stock, 1990 E—Neapolitan Five per Cents.
in ducats, 9lii, in francs, 102.—Rentes d'Esp. 21.—Royal
Spanish Loan of 1823, 65.—Exchange on London, one month,
25f. 40c.; three ditto, 25f. 25c.;—( fours duthentique,
Masels3l.)

()ITT, Twelve o'clock.—Consols opened at
95 to 95i for the Account, at which price they
remain steady, with little doing.—lt is said that
one Express has arrived from Paris, bringing the

Rentes at 1021. 10c.—Spanish is also said to have

come lower.

FOREIGN MARKET.—The chief business doing
this morning is in Colombian and Spanish
Bonds.—ln all other k °reign Securities there is

little doing.
Half-past Twelve o'Clock.—Consols have im-
proved : they are 954 i, which is a proof that the
French Rentes have not come lower. Indeed, it
is by no means certain that any Express from
Paris has arrived.

In the House of Commons last night the se-
cond reading of the Allen Act Renewal Bill was,
after an eloquent Speech from Mr. CANNING,
carried by a majority of 172 to 92. In the course
of his luminous observations on the policy of re-
newing the Act in the present instance, the Right
Honourable Secretary expressed a hope that this
was the last time in which it would be necessary to
that on the expiry of the two years during which
apply to Parliament to sanction the measure, and
its provisions are to continue in force, Ministers
would be able to propose some permanent and
less objectionable system for the treatment of
Aliens resident in this country. From the allu-
sion again made by Mr. CANNING to the contin-
gency of an armament sailing from Spanish ports
for South America, whilst Spain is in the
occupation of a French force, it may now be re-
garded as certain that Ministers would not con-
sider sad' an armament, (if it is of magnitude,)
as Spanish, but that they would rather regard it as
a foreign force and as furnishing, therefore, one
of the grounds •on which Great Britain might
deem it expedient to take a . decided part
in favour of the South American States in
their struggle with the Mother Country. The
distinction which Mr. CANNING made as to

our permitting a few straggling ships to de-
part from the ports of Spain, without de-
viating from our neutrality, cannot be object-
ed to, inasmuch as Spain, even in her pre-
sent state, may be presumed not to be altogether
incapable of some slight effort, and as this coun-
try is pledged not to oppose any obstacle to her
unassisted endeavours to recover her lost sove-
reignty over her Colonies.
In the House of Lords there was an interesting
discussion on the Irish Tithes Composition Act,
and on the Unitarian Relief Bill. The second
Reading of the latter was carried by a majority
of only two ; andas Lord LivEapooc clogged his
vote in its favour by a declaration that he would

withhold his further support from it, unless it is
modified in the Committee, it may be taken for
granted that the Bill will not pass in its present

shape.

The subjoined Petition was last night present-
ed to the House of Commons by Mr. Mien Aim
AN TAyLoa, on behalf of that class of Ship
Owners who are interested in the Coal Trade to
the Port of London, and who very properly re-
quest, ifthe olitritciple of protecting them in
their employment, as a nursery for seamen, be
abandoned, that they shall be at least placed
on a footing of equality, as respects imposts,
with the importers of Coal into London by land
or canal conveyances. We really do not see on
what grounds this most fair and reasonable de-
mand can b• rejected.

To the Honoura.ble tile CO 31;10)(S of the UNITED KiNGDOM of
GIjEAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, in Parliarnent assembled.
The humble Petition of the undersigned Snip OWNERS
and others concerned hi the COAL TRADIC to the PORT
of LoNno.

StrEWF.7rn—That your Petitioners are under the necessity
of appealing to your honourable House on the Coasting Trade,
as regards the supplying London with Sea-borne Coals, as your
Petitioners have reason to believe that there is a proposition
before your Honourable House to impose a higher Duty on all
Coal sea-borne to London, than on Coal brought by other
conveyances.
That your Petitioners are fully aware that it is not their
province to meddle in any way with the price of Coal at the pit
mouth, whether in the counties of Somerset, Stafford, Glou-
cester, Durham, Northumberland, or elsewhere; but they sub-
mit to your Honourable House the claim which the Shipping
have to, be admitted to supply London and other ports with
Sea-borne Coal, at the same rate of Duty as Coal brought in
any other way.
That your Petitioners are induced to claim this privilege as
a right extended to other subjects of the realm, but indepen-
dent of such a claim, the Legislature and Executive Govern-
ment have from time immemorial protected the seamen in such
employment, to serve as a source of defence whenever the
emergencies of the State require them.
That your Petitioners submit with the greatest deference the
subject of their Petition to your Honourable House, and pray
such means of relief" as to your Honourable House may seem
meet.

And your Petitioners (as in duty bound) will ever pray.
London, March 31, 1824.

A Mail from Hamburgh arrived yesterday, by
which we find that the warehousing system of this country, with
regard to foreign goods, hae been productive of much benefit
to the woollen manufactures of Prussia.

Lord GIFFORD (the Chief Justice of the Com-
mon Pleas Court) was not sworn in by the Loan
CHANCELLOR this morning, as the Master of the
Rolls, in the room of the late Sir THOMAS PLU-
31ER ; the appointment, however, is certainly to
take place in the early part of the ensuing week.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the Duke
of You.K yesterday.—The Princess AUGUSTA re-
ceived visits yesterday from the Duchess of
GLOUCESTER and the Princess SOPHIA.
Letters from Berlin say that the manufacturers
at Aix-la-Chapelle have made great alterations
in the fabrics prepared in that town. Their
chief business now is the manufacture of light
cloths for the Levant, especially those known by
the name of Circassians ; and in this department
there is uncommon activity at the present moment. j

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
Baron and Baroness Langsdorff, from the Continent ; the
Earl and Countess of Pembroke and Family, at their house in
Privy-gardens, from the scat, Wilton House, Wilts ; Lord and
Lady Waldegrave, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
from their seat, Twickenham ; Countess de Grey, at her house
in St. James's-square, from her seat, Pulteney-heath ; the
Ladies Fitzpatrick, at their house in Grosvenor-place, from
their seat, Farming Woods, Northamptonshire ; Col. and Mrs.
Smith, at the London Hotel, Albemarle-street i • Winkfield
Shaw, Esq. at the British Hotel, Jermyn_street, from Paris;
Col. Derevoir, at the St. Petersburgh Hotel, from Russia ;
Capt. Jeffery, R.N., at ditto, from Portsmouth; Sir R. Steele,
at Long's Hotel, Bond-street, from Dorsetshire ; the Rey. J.
Allnutt and family, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street.
DEPARTURES.—Lady Caroline Lamb, for her seat, Brocket
Hall; Mr. and Mrs. Weatherall Smith, for their residence,
Charlton, Kent, for the Continent; Mrs. Price, from Black-
heath, for ditto ; the Right Hon. Lord Plymouth, from Nerot's
Hotel; Mr. and Mrs. Douglass, from ditto ; Mrs. Hamilton
and Ladies, from ditto.

FA SHIONA BLE PARTIES.
Sir Chas. Plower gives this day a most sumptuous dinner to
his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and several of the
Ministers. In point of splendour it will surpass an Eastern
banquet, as the preparations for several days past have been of
the most magnificent and extensive description.
The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury entertained an ele-
gant circle of fashionables yesterday evening, at her house in
.Arlington-street.
The Earl and Countess of Roseberry entertained a distin-
guished party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Piccadilly.
Mrs. Legh, of Brook-street, gave a Grand Concert, on Thurs-
day evening, which was attended by a host of Fashionables.

ORATORIO AT CovENT-GARDEN.—The ora-
torial performances at Covent-Garden, last night,
were as excellent as diversified. The whole of the
Selection was good, and the new Piece, by Dr.
Busay, entitled 7'he Returnfronz Waterloo, was
well received. The concluding choruses were in
HANDEL'S style, and, throughout, reminded us of
the manner of that sublime Composer.
MR. Til ELWA LL.—A 3 the critical Lectures
upon our chief Dramatic Writers, at the Hay-
market Theatre, may really be considered as one
of the intellectual features of the passing time,
we are glad to find that they are progressively
better attended. We are obliged to abridge our
notice of last night, on account of the pressure of
important temporary matter. The subjects were
—The Works of SUA KSPEA RE, MILTON, and
later Writers—Conrus, Macbeth, and Othello
---SHAKSP EA lit E9S Witches—the poetical merit
of GoLusmiTH—Pizarro—eulogiums on K EM-•
BLE and Mrs. StunoNs—remarks on the er-

rors of KEAN—Lord BYRON'S Works, &c.—
The intermediate observations were judicious
and liberal. The Lecturer's extemporaneous
powers aro really extraordinary, and his manner
very impressive. lie was much applauded during
a longer Lecture than we have heretofore at-
tended.

A DELPHI THEAT Lye, the Stage
Manager of this Theatre is not only a good actor,
but by all reports a very worthy man. We are,
therefore much gratified in finding that his ap-
proaching benefit is to be supported by the mu-
sical talents of Messrs. ItnonEs, and many other
respectable performers, who are laudably zealous
to support his interest.
Letters were received yesterday from Pernam-
buco, dated the 23d of January, hut their con-
tents are of little importance. Some anxiety is
manifested by the merchants at the continued re-
sidence there of the Portuguese, who had had no.
Lice to leave the country, and for whose convey-
ance to Europe the means had been provided by I
the Administrative Junta, lest by their intrigues
some movement might be set on foot in favour of
Portugal ; but the danger, from the smallness of
their number, appears to be one of a very slight
nature.

Letters by the last Mail from St. Petersburgh,
state, that the weather continues to be marked

by mildness, although there has been a good deal
of snow. In the Western Provinces of Russia,
however, there has been very little snow.
The Marquis Wzr.LEsr.Er, after visiting Lime-
rick, proceeds to Cork, in which latter city he
is expected on the 10th of next month.
The Earl of THANET, who has been daily ex-
pected in town from Paris, we are concerned to
hear is much indisposed.
To chew the friendly intercourse which sub-
sists at the present moment between the Govern-
ment of Brazil and the British Naval force on

hat station a private letter from Rio Janeiro

mentions that the comedy of She Stoops to Con-
quer was performed by the Officers of the British
squadron at the Opera House, in the presence of
the Emperor and Empress, and a crowded au-
dience, who expressed much gratification with the
representation.

The recent fall of snow was very great in
many places in the country ; in many parts of
Leicestershire it was fourteen inches in depth,
and, so near London as Hitchin, it was ancle
deep.

OPPRESSION OF LABOURERS IN THE COAT.
'TRADE.—For several days past the Loan MA-roa
has been occupied by the complaints of a nume-
rous body of men called coal-whippers, who are
employed in unloading the colliers in the River.
ITS.

There are several thousands of these men, and it
is a general complaint amongst them that they
cannot obtain work unless they spend a large
portion of their wages in the houses of publicans
who act in concert with the coal undertakers that

have the controul of the whippers. A coal un-
dertaker of the name of Swain was yesterday
charged with this offence, and suspended from
his office.

For the LAST OF THE LOTTERY, there are
only 6,000 Tickets for Sale, with THREE of
20,0001., to gain which, the Risk of a Whole
Ticket is only 51. 19s. and a Sixteenth 9s. only.
On TUESDAY NEXT, the First-drawn Prize will
have an Additional 1'20,000, when TWO MORE
20, 0 0 0 and 13 other floating Capitals may ALL
BE DRAWN, after which those who do not obtain

them may, on or before 15th April, have nearly
ALL their MONEY RETURNED at all the Offices,
and of J. and J. SI vr.w RIGHT, Contractors, 37,
Cornhillt 11, Holborn, 38, Haymarket, and their
Agents.

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