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strongly disclaimed (if, indeed; a diselaiiner were
-necessary) any concurrence in such doctrine on
the part of his -Majesty's Government. Never-
theless, this paper had the tendency and the effect
of unsheathing the dagger of the assassin. Of
this effect, indeed, there could be 'no doubt, as
had been argued by the.writer alluded to, who had
even had the hardihood to name the persons who
were fit to-do the work, calling into the aid of his
recommendation this reported declaration from
Congress, which, if words.were to he interpreted
according- to their natural import, did nunnestion-.
ably hold 'out a defence for assassination. Were
Ministers then prepared to abide by and justify
such an extraordinary document ?
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER Said, that
Ministers had in no degree departed, or were wil-
ling to depart, from the principles of Mr. Perceval,
or the sentiments of Lord Wellesley, 9,11 the occa-
sion alluded to by the Hon. Member; but. the-
names annexed to this paper, if it were authentic,
afforded ample pledge that nothing inconsistent
with what was loyal, honourable, and proper,
could have been intended by it.--(Loud cries of
Hear, hear !)

Mr. WHITBREAD asked then, whether the Right
Hon. Gentleman meant to express a doubt of-the
authenticity of this paper—for there seemed some-
thing consolatory in his parenthesis, " if it were
authentic." Here the Hon.- Gentleman adverted
to some Muttering on the Ministerial Benches,
'observing, that the Right Hon. Gentleman could,
speak. for himself, without being influenced by the
half-articulate, sounds of those who meant, no
doubt, to spew a gieitt deal of wisdom in their
private hints, although, when they addressed the
House, they never happened to manifest any wis-
dom whatever. The Min. Member concluded
with repeating .his question, whether the paper
alluded to was deemed authentic by Ministers ?
The"CuANcELLoa of the EXCHEQUER- answered,
that he world not be understood to say that that
paper was disavowed by his Majesty's Govern-.
ment.

The motion for postponing the Committee of
Supply was agreed to.
Upon the motion for postponing the Committee
of Ways and igeans to Wednesday—
Mr. WatTeat.tAn obser'ved, that the Right Hon.
Gentleman appeared, in the course of what he
said, to cast some doubt upon the authenticity of
this infamous paper. The Right Hon. Gentle-
man had urged that the names annexed to this pa-
per, afforded a pledge that nothing inconsistent
with what was loyal, honourable, and proper,
could have been intended—that was not enough;
did the Right Hon. Gentleman mean to contend,
that the paper itself, contained nothing incon,
siteitt with loyalty, honour, and propriety ;
cause, if so, he was at issue with him on that
point. He wished to know whether the paper al-
luded to, was meant to form a part of the pro-
mised communication, and also whether the per-
sons whose names were attached to this paper,
had any authority to sign such a document ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed
his opinion, that this paper contained nothing to
sanction the doctrine of assassination, and this
was all he thought proper to say upon the subject
at present.

WHITBREAD. again asked, whether it was
intended to lay this paper before the House, with
the proMised connnunication, and also the autho-
rity upon which it was signed by our Minister ?
No answer was' made.—Adjourned till to-
Morrow.

A few days ago 15,000 barrels of powder were
embarked from Upnor Castle, for the service of
our troops and the fortresses in Beitgium, which
are to be immediately stored and provisioned for
six months.
On Friday the 24th March, workmen began to
carry on the construction of the Fountain of the
Elephant, and the other great works projected by
the 11;s1pEtwit, and stopped during his absence.
- DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.—A poor woman
named .Fisher, residing at Colmar, near Alton,
and who had formerly been confined in St. Luke's
w
Hospital for insanity, from whence she as dis-
charged as cured, on Wednesday last sent a little
boy, her son, for her husband's bill-hook, saying
she wanted to chop some wood, and desired him
to get it unknown to. his father, which he did,
and, dreadful to relate, she therewith severed the
head of her daughtei-, a little girl about three years.
of age, tom her shoulders ; the Goy alarmed his
father, who was working near the house, but be-
fore any one could get to her, she had cut off her
own left arm with the hook, besides mangling her
arm, and cutting •it in several places. Front the
loss of blood she sustained, there is but small
lave of the poor woman's recovery.---(//ampshire
Courier, April 1.)
A l
GHOST.—On Saturday" last, a Gentleman's
servant was" summoned before the Police Court,
on a charge of having propagated a report that a
house in Jamaica-street was haunted by a Ghost,
and thereby preventing the house from, being let,
to the damage of the proprietor, &c. Upon being
called to plead to this heinous offence, the defen-
derpoSitively averred that he had seen the Ghost
upon two several occasions ; that he had, con-
versed with it that it was of a topper colour,
dressed in a reel night-cap ; but what the nature
of the Conversation was, the defender refused to
reveal, having been enjoined to secrecy. The
Sitting Magistrate ordained the defender to find
security to keep the peace for a year, under the pe-
nalty of 51. Before leaving the bar, ale defender
begged leave to ask the Magistrate, if he was at
liberty to converse with the Ghost in future, as
he had promised to see him again, and to partake
of his hospitality ?—(Edinb.. Courant, March 30.)
Saturday morning the bodies of Elizabeth Pres.,.
ton and John Sanderson were found-lodged under
a pollard, near the Bucks, belonging to Caver-
sham Mill ; the girl (only 16) was servant to Mrs.
Stevens, of Lower Caversham, l3erks, and having
been reprimanded by her mistress for misbehavi-
our, left the house between six and seven o'clock
in the evening of the 23d of Febtuary last, taking
her mistress's grandson, about ten years old, with
her, and having proceeded.across the lock to a
meadow leading to Caversham, she tied the boy
to herself with a pocket handkerchief,, and taking
him up; jumped into the river the poor bdy evi-
dently made resistance, as bis fiat fell off, and
was found oil the spot.