The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-24 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MAY 12.

Arr. LITTLE presented the Memorial of Thomas
Sheppard and others of the city of Baltimore.
Mr. RHEA moved to postpone the further con-
sideration till the 4th of July. Negatived.

Mr. WRIGHT moved to refer them to a Select,
Committee, for the avowed purpose of making
report in favour of-7-lisuitig Letters. of Marque
and Reprisal !
Mr. LITTLE moved, that they lie on the tahie,.
Carried-38 to 36.

It is reported at WaShington, that Mr, SEA-
IitIIIER has sig-nified thatthe Emperor, having
.come•impatient at the long delay in taking those
decisive measures Against England, which room
had ,been afforded for expecting, bad given h'ini
orders to leave the country, if before the day, as-
signed something explicit and deterfninate should
not take place.
MAY 15.

Mr WiLmAns, after a few
,prefatory observa-
tions, offered the following :—Resolved, that the
Speaker he directed 'to.'address a letter to each
Member of the House now absent, requesting his
attendanCe prior to the first of 'June next. • ,
Mr: GRUNBY, after expressing'his approbation
of the principle of the resolution, moved to amend
it so as to request the attendance of the absentees
" so soori as.. practicable," and thereby not fix a
definite day when the, great question should be
decided, and consequentlY excite , the feelings of
the natiod to a particular time. Motion ne-
gatived.
Mr. NrLsori rose and opposed the adoption of
the resolution. lie was content to go on without
the' assistance of those who had turned their
barks upon its. He was willing to pursue the
track marked out by the proceedings of the House
at. the commencement of • the Session, even with
the small band left.

Mr. WILLIAMS advocated it adoption.
Mr. RHEA. opposed

Mr.' ROBERTS moved to amend the resolution so
.as to request the attendance of the absentees forth,
ivith.4—Carried.

The resolution as luritnacA trai theri
Adj tkurne d

NEW YORK, MAY 18.—It will be seen, by
Wednesday's proctedings of Congress, that all
absent Members of Congress are called back to
their posts.

WAR .---The National Intelligencer of Thursday.
observes,—" We conscientiously believe that we
are on the eve, of a war; and that ft is prudent
for every wise man to prepare for the event.
" All opposition to such measures [the war
measures :of Government] whether ex''teinal, or
internal, must be resolutely met lie that is not
for us, must be considered as against us, and
treated accordingly. Disaffection must be hushed."

The Supplement to the Gazette of last night
contai,ls his Royal Highness, the PRINCE RE-
GENT'S Declaration for revothe Orders k* in
Council from the first day of August next. Mr.
WHITBREAD, MT. BARING!, 201r.PONSONBY, and Mr.
BROUGHAM expressed their entire satisfaction at
the terms in which the Declaration of the PRINCE"
REGENT was conceived. t:rpon this measure we
can only e press our fervent wishes that it may be
productive of all the advantages that have been
predicted.

A report,was yesterday circulated, that a part of
'the Toulon squadrOn, which had put to sea for
the purpose of manceuvring, had been taken.
There were, 'however, so Many particulars con-
nected with the report, which we know to be tut.-
true, that we disbelieve, it altogether,

Mr. BRAGGE•BATHURST tad an audience of his
Royal Highness, when he was pleased to appoint
the Right Hon. Gentleman to the Office of Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and delivered
to him the Serds of Office accordingly. He was
afterwards sworn into the Office.

Earls HARROWEY and LIVERPOOL, and Lord
CASTLEREAGH, had audieLices of the PRINCE.

Mr. Ilum...ca attended as Clerk of the Council,
and Lord PETERSHAM and General STEVENS were
the Lord and' Groom in Waiting.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, his Royal Highness
the PRINCE REGENT held.* Privy Council at Carl-
ton House, which was attended by the Lord Pre-
sident of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the
First Lord of the Treasury, the Master-General
of the Ordnance, the Secretaries of State for the
Foreign and War Departments, and the President
of the Board of Controul.
The Earl of BUCK/NGIIAMSHIRE had an audi-
ence with the PRINCE REGENT, and resigned the
Seals of the Office of Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster.

Monday., Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and
CIL Of WALES, attendee, by the Bishop
of SALISBURY, Lady PAULET, General GAR•H and
colonel TAYLOR, took an airing on horseback in.
Windsor Park, &c. The QUEEN, Princesses So-
PHIA and MARY went to Froginore Gardens.

Bow-STREET.--On Monday- morning, Towns-
end, who was on duty in Soho-square, observed
a man of suspicious appearance, and he stopped
him, and found on him a complete set of instru-
ments for honse-breaking. Yesterday he.under-
went an examination' at this Office, When he was
convicted ,as a rogut, and a vagabond. His name,
is John Reardon, and is a welt7known character.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--The substance of the
depositions, Against - Bowler. for discharging the
contents of a blunderbuss at Mr.. Burrows, is al-
ready before our Readers.—After the examination
of witnesses,
WEATHERALL addresied the Magistrate
(Mr. CONANT), and stated, that a statute of lu-
nacy had been obtained against the prisoner, and
an inqUisition had sat, and after examining :wit-
nesses, the prisoner was declarfed to be a lunatic
since March last: The Learned Counsel added,
plat be was prepared to show to the Magistrate
that the prisoner was insane- previously to the
time he had stated.

Mr. CONANT observed, that the examination of
witnesses by the Inquest was ex parte, and all the
evidence before hint was in direct contradiction to.
what they had deposed, relative to the insanity'
_of the prisoner. The commission, Mr. Conant
observed, could not effect the proceedings before
him. It was his cuty as a Magistrate, With the
evidence before -him, to commit the prisoner for
trial at anothkr Court to which he was amenable.
It:would be an affectation of candOnr in him (the
Magistrate) to hear the evidence given .under the
Commission, when that commission could not
weigh against his duty. The priSOner was fully'
committed to Newgate for trial.
A few days since Mr. Tippel, jun. master of a
poor-house at Hoxton, went on a visit in a one-
horse elaise to a friend's house at Epping Forest,
and while he was hi the act of taking the 'horse
fromthe harness, the animal gave a sudden stayt,
and by some accident the shaft of the chaise en-
tered Mr. Tippers side, through his back. HeWas
immediately attended by a gentleman of the fa-
culty, and remains in a dangerous state, not,ex-
pected to snrvive.
A' duel betwixt two persons unknown, was
fought on Ealing Common on Saturday morning,
one of whom was wounded in the groin, but not
dangerously. His name is understood to be
EATON. ' •

On Friday se'nnight, as five women:, and a man
were crossing the river Dun, at the usual place,
in a cart, at Tinsley, near Sheffield, for the rur-
pose of weeding corn in.a :field belonging to Mr.
France, of TinSley, the horse began to phr.lg'e,
anclgot into a hole called Deadman's Hole, about
seven yards deep, when unfortunately the man
and a, woman - were drowned,, as was also the
hOrse., The woman has left seven or eight young
children to lament her loss.

NAVAL XfIBIVS.

Phan TLiZ LONDON GAZETTE; JUNL 23, 1817.

~'imir►zlty Jane t 3, 1812.

Cony of a Letter from Mr. Richard Emden, Mate' of the Hind
Rei;-enue Cutter, addressed to Admiral Sir Robert Calder
Eait. and transmitted to John Wilson Croker, Esq.
Hind, Revenue'Cutter, Cawsand2ray,
SIR, Julio 19, 1812.
I beg leave to acquaint ybu, for the inforMa-
tion of my Lords 'Commissioners of the Admi-
ratty, that, while cruiziug in his Majesty's revenue
cutter the Hind, about P. M. yesterday, the
Rodman bearing Sti. N. . distance about six or
seven miles, and blowing hard, with a high spa,
running, the weather hazy, I found myself in the
near presence nf a French 'Jigger privateer,' then
having in company an English brig which she had
captured. This cutter became engaged with the
lugger : the latter shewing every dispoSition to
board the former, I gave him• three broadsides,
fell on board him, and his- masts were carried
away, boarded. and took possession of him ; but
soon after the vessels were, separated, - the lugger
was found to be in a sinking state, and it was, with
great difficulty the officers and men of this cutter
were withdrawn froM her,. as were, at the same
time, her Commander, his first Officer, and seven
of 4iis crew, who are now on board the Hind ---
The__ lugger at this time.apt.;eared to have settled
in the water very much, and being by that One
dark night, we soon lost sight of her, and there it
every 'ireason to suppoS.e she sunk..
From the report of her Commander, Jean Ls
Due, this lugger proves to be the Incomparable,
belonging to St. Maloes, one hundred and twenty
tons burthen, armed with fourteen twelve pounder
carronades, having a crew of fifty-three men ; out
from Roscoe four days, had made no capture pre-
vious to the brig- then in her company ; during
the action seven of her crew' were killed and nine
men wounded. The crew, except the nine persons
now in the Hind, and those seen in the brig's boat,
remained in the lugger:
I am happy to inform you, that none of the
crew of the Hind have received any hurt,,whatever,
and that their conduct on this occasion was most
exemplary and brave, against so superior a force, ,
and such extreme bad weather.

On the Hind appearing, the lugger withdrew
her men from the brig, and none of her crew hav-
ing been removed at the same time, the brig-5
both topmasts were carried away. did not wait
to board the brig, but pursued the lugger, and in
passing., I ordered the master of the brig to bear
away for the nearest port ; but I have not since
seen that vessel; and have every reason to think the
Frenchmen perished in her boat, as we saw them
rowing towards the lugger, and they have not
been since heard of. •

The Hind has received no other damage than in
her rigging and sails.
lan, &c.'
RICH. BAWDEN,
Mate in Command of Hind cutter.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE, 22.—Came in the General
Graham, PATTERsoN, from. Martinique ; Hrrnats
sloop of war, and Scylla gun-brig, from a eruize..
The Antelope sloop of war, and Loire frigate,'

passed down Channel this morning,-bound
Newfoundland.

Sailed the Boyue, Tonnant, Colossus, Tire, and;
Cortquesiador, with .all the light transports that
_were here, for Portsmouth, in consequence of a
telegraphic, communicittion.

DEAL, JUNE " 23.---Sailed his Majesty's ship
Tremendous and Poictiers for Portsmouth.
Arrived the Resolution hired armed cutter from

off Flushing.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23.—Came in the follow-
ing transports from Plymouth without convoy}
the names of them Iconic': .not learn, only their
numbers and letters , 295, 19, 140, ;>01,),
273, 146, 233, 14, 17,.413,163 ; letters A. F. G.
and S. I.

Admiral HAMILTON has this day hoisted his flag
on board the Scipion.

We stated yesterday, that the volcano, which
has broken out in the West Indies, is in the

,
Island of St. Vincent's. This account is now coil-
firmed by the follow;ing communication : ,
Extract, of a letter from St. Vincent's, dated
l'st of May, received by the ship John • Campbell, : ;,
arrived in the Clyde, on Saturday morning, front ;
Grenada :---‘ Having been informed that you bad
not .sailed from Grenada by. the April fleet, I has-
ten to give you some account of -a most alarm'
ing circumstance which took place here last ni,,bt'
and this morning. About sun-set, on Thursday
,evening, we observed an immense quantity of fill'
and smoke to proceed froth the volcano, and eon"
tinned till one o'clock this morning, when a in°,t,
tremendous explosion took Owe, and continued .I
till four, throwing up immense quantities of stniles
and ashes all over the Island. On the estates, I't ..
the vicinity 'of the mountains, the ashes are said .41
-to be from two to three feet deep ; that two a
the ,principal rivers have been dried up and 1104 ..:
.6nes formed ; and that many df the estates iii
that quarter have been much injured. One whit,e - :i:,
person and six negroes have been killed:. •il", A'
though Kingston is at' the distance of about I:6'
miles from the volcano.; the inhabitants were so.
alarmed,, that many of them went on board of th'
vessels iii the Bay for protection, anci it was not,
until past eight, o'clock, that one person codhl
distinguish another,' in 'consequence of the atmos7
Oere being darkened by the.quantity of ashes.--
lam much afraid that the extent of tbe damage I
sustained is not yet known. '
Tuesday last an Inquisition was taken at/Down` r
tam Market, on, the body of D. Jarvis, who
11`;
lug been accosted by R. Eagle, in very abusl°,_
language, struck him, and afterwards fell into 5,"
ungovernable a passionthat he dropt down 'IT! ,
expired on proceeding a few yards.—Jurors vel.
diet, " Died by passion.".eicessive ,
i 1

Oig GAZtlih
LE SENT TO TLELOND

itrEsDAy, tilt., 23D ov 1812

IV- the Ciourt at Cariton-I-louse, the 23c1'nfJnne,
181?,
his It( yal II:oblmen the Plizie Itegent

• Cr3Uncil.''
'Whereas his Royal Highness the -Prince Re-
tent was pleased to declare; in the name and on
nehalf of his Majesty, on the 21st day- of April;
1812; " That if at any time hereafter the Berlin
.aild Milan Decrees shall, by some authentic act
ti the French Government, publicly promulgated,
e'ahsoiutely 'and unconditionally repealed, then
and from thencefoli-1 the Order in Council of the
nth of jemarv, 1807, and the Order in Council
!).€ the 26th of April, 1809, shall, Without anyltirther Order, be, and the same are hereby de-
14red from thenceforth to be, wholly and abso-
4tely revoked :"
i,And whereas the Charge des Affaires of the
nited States of America, Resident at this Ceurt,
the 20th day of May last, transmit to Lord
...lscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Prin-
Cipal SecretarieS of State, a Copy of a certain
4jrnment, then for the first time communicated.to
the Court, purporting to be a Decree passed by
(he Government of France; on the 28th clay of
April; 1811, by which the Decrees of Berlin and
fan are declared to be definitively no longer in
ree, in regard to American vessels.
I„.And.whereas, his Royal Highness the Prince
4tegent, 'although he cannot consider the tenor
1)f the said Instrument as satisfying the conditions
-et forth in the said Order-of the 21st of April last,
!Pon which the said Orders were to cease and
take
; is nevertheless dispOsed on his part to
Liake such measures as may tend to re-establish the
t4.tereourse between Neutral and Belligerent Na-
;pis, upon its accustomed principles—His Royal
t,lghness the Prince Regent, in the name and on
by behalf of his: Majesty, is' therefore pleased,
cY and with .the
,advice of his Majesty's Privy
o°lol6l, to order and declare, and it is hereby or-
; reil and declared, that the Order in Council bear-
ufi-date the 7th. day_of Jannary 1807, and the
r"ler in Council bearing date-.the 26th day of
A 011, ISO, he revoked, so far as may regard
enteri6iiii 'Vessels,. and their cargoes being Ame-
lean property,. from the Ist day of August next.
that whereas by certain Acts of the Government
csf the United States of America, all British armed
v
essels are ezcluded from the harbours and waters
'lf the said United States, the armed vessels of
France
being permitted to enter therein.; and the
teeninn erci al in t ..ercourse between Great Britain
,e`.`e said United Statei is inter.ii,:teci,..the coanner-
'ai intercourse between Prance and the said
United States having .been restored; his Roy'al
Ugliness the Prince Regent' is, pleased hereby
Iltrtlier to declare, in the name and on the behalf
of
s gajesty, that if the Government of the said
v United States shall not, as soon as. may be, after
hrs Order shall' have • been duly notified by his
.17aJesty's Minister in America to the. said Go-
.ertnnent, revoke, or cause 'to be revoked, the
aid A.Cts .
this present Order shall in that case,:
rter duenotice signified by his. Majesty's Minister
° =Americato the said Government, be thence-
and of no e itect . •
tic t 4 further ordered and dechtred, that all Arne-,
an vessels, and their caargoes,being American
Pro
ity, that shall have been captured sUbse-
cluently to the 20th day of
.May last, f`ora breach
(Ithe'aforesaitl. Orders in Council alone, and which
!qall apt liave been actually condemned before the
'ate of this Order, and that all Ships and Cargoes
aforesaid;that shall henceforth be captured un-
der the said OrderS, prim- to ,the Ut day of Au-
gust next, Shall not be proceeded against to con-
t.:ll' further Orders, but shall, in the
event of this Order not becotning null and of no
e'fect, in the ca le aforesaiil, be forthwith liberated
and o"estOred, subject to such rrasfonable expenses
lall the part of the captors as shall hay e beerraustly

Provided that ,noth;no:in this Order contained,
:"Pecting 'the Re vocalion of tile akiers 12rein2.
be t to revive oi in
tart the ti.:ters in Coanciroftl;e I,lth of Novem-
per 18!07, or a.nyother !:ere ii mention-.
11.1'i, or to
.cleprive Parties of Pliy legal remedy- to
t!'ich they may be entitled wider the Order in
of the 21st of April 1812.
liis aovai the Prince Regent is here-
tY Pleased further to declare, in the name.and on
e alf of 11 is' Maiesty,stlot nothitig in this pre-
:lnt Order cOntaine'd, slial4 be understood to pre-.
;de his itoyal IligimessAlte Prince Regent,
tini if
after reasonable notice, the Orders' of the 7th of
hailua-ty, 1807, and 26th of April, 1809, or any
part thereof, to their. fuil. effect, or for, taking.
ileh other measures of retaliation against the
bQeniy, as may appear to his Royal Highness to
`Just and necessary. •
4. And'the Right Honourable the:Lords Cominis-
i,°liers of his Alaj,-Ntv'sl:leasury,. his Majesty's
vrincjpalSetretaries of -State, the Lords Commis-
lipers of the Adtniraltv, and the Judge of the
tigh Court of Admiralty, and the Judges of the
4aoi.urts' of Vice-Admiralty,' are ta,take the neces-
Y measures herein as tp.them nray -respectively
pertain

JAMEtS 'BULLER.

tt On Tuesday afternoon, during. a severe thunder
as a man,lis wife, and daughter, were of
t,frk a'brick kiln, near the York road, about
o miles from Boroughbridge, t girl was
B'".4ruck ‘dead by the lightning; tine qe man, from the
1,,1t1e Cause, quite lost the use of both his legs, and
e woman her arms. -

. .
rTC°RW EXCHANGE, RINE 'day the
larket had fewlfresh arrivals of Wheat, b 4 tole-
:hie supplies on hand, mostly granary samples,
:84(I last prices readily obtained ; Rye again dearf:r;
4.!'ley. in short supply ; Malt 'and White Peas
fatpner higher 5 Beans of each 'description also
.‘ll`ll- heep their pricks 5, Oats likewi;se again' in
I,o,;°llBupply,' and in this trade somewhat higher
aresw*ed; flower without variation.
Wheat _
v,
.rine -105 s. V.. 45. 150 s.
Itye ditto _ 1525. 1565.
tario, - . slos., -955.
- - - 645. 70s,
White - - 945. 10.25.
Grey '-;?'ease (boil.) 82s. 85s.
ulna 783.78';

Ti'bk Bean% - -70 q. 765•
Oats - - -509.54 x. 575.
.1).01-410 ditto - ' 58s. Gls
Potatoe ditto g - G 2 ass.
Rape - - 751. 861.
Fine FlOur - -115 s.
Seeouds - -110 s. Mr.:.

tiIIPERTAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE LORDS,

.
The Irish Appeal Cause,Aiisiin IVatr:
'park, was taken into final consideration. The
_Learned judgei'attended on the occasion.

31r, Nolan and Mr. Richards .were heard for
the respective partieS. After which ChiefJukcice
MANSFIELD delivered the ophrion of the Bench
upon the law of the case; which Was in favour
of the Decree Ina& by the Irish Court of Cliran-
cery •

This was agreed to, and confirmed by the
House ; the consideration of the amount of costs
was postponed till to-morrow.

CATHOLIC QUESTION. i

1 The Marquis WELLEsLEY rose to give notice of
his intention to submit, in the course of a very
few days, a proposition to the House on the sub-
ject\ Their Lordships would recollect that, at
the commencement of the Session a proposition
had been made for taking into their immediate
Consideration the state of Ireland. The question
was brought forward with various attendant con-
siderations, which, in his opinion, as well as in
that of their Lordships, were not proper for
cussion then. Subsequently a motion was made
for taking into consideration the state of the laws
affecting his Majesty's CatholicsubjeCts of Ire-
land: This_ motion had not the good fortune to
meet their Lordships concurrence. Upon that
occasion, he had stated his opinions in favour of
the motion, and also the grounds upon which he
rested them. He was of. opinion that Parliament
should proceed to an early consideration of these
laws, with a view to a final and conciliatory ad-
justment' of the claims of his Majesty's Catholic
subjects. He had even - proceeded farther than
that ; for when his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent had honoured him by asking his advice
respecting the principles upon which an Admini-
stration should be founded, he'humbly submitted,
that the principle should be formed so as to rest
upon the basis. of an early consideration of the
state of the laws affecting them,, with a view to
aconciliatory adjustment, of their claims. The
extremely late perio to -which the present Session
had now advanced, afforded no other hope than
that of his being able to bringunder the con-
sideration of their Lordships a resolution, to which
if they agreed, they would communicate to the
United Kingdom, and particularly to that de-
eription of his Majesty's subjects, a determination
at the pearliest period of the next Session of Par-
liament to enter into a consideration of those
laws, with a view, as he had . stated,
.to effect a
final conciliatory adjustment, such as should place
the claims of his Maje'sy's Catholic subjects, up:-
on an adequate provision for the security of the
Protestant Establishments and the general con-
currence of all classes of his Majesty's subjects.
This proposition he should he anxious to bring
before their Lordships ; but he thought that in a
matter of such importance, involving such a vari-
ety of considerations, sonic short interval would
be advisable ; he would therefore propose to-
morrbw se'nnight, as the day on which be should
take the liberty come forward with the Resolu-
tion

Earl GREY took-the opportimity to observe that
the principle upon which he had acted with re-
spect to that important question, were too well
known to admit of doubt. That principle was,
that it was both. just and expedient to extend to
the CatholieS as well as to all other dissenters in
the kingdom every relief that may be consistent
with the security of the Constitution. s He should
therefore give the proposition of his Noble Friend
the most sincere and cordial support ; and he
could .not help congratulating the House and the
country at the renewal of this most important
question, as well as the more happy auspices un-
der which it was to be brought forward. He could
not forget it was now five years since this .t'arlia-
ment viz. on the .22d of June, 1807, when it was
assembled for the first time ; and it was equally
sure he could not forget, that just before an Ad-
ministration had been dismissed, for attempting to
do a little something hi favour of the Catholics in
the ikfutiny

Here the Earl of 'BUCKINGHAMSHIRE rose to
order • observing that on a mere notice given by
a Noble Lord, the introduction of such matter was
perfectly irregular.
-The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed himself of
the same opinion.
The Earl of ROSSLYN observed, that, on a
question for summoning the Lords, which would
.necessarily attend such a notice, every word that
had fallen from his Noble Friend would be per-
fectly in 'order.
Thzt conversation on this subject continued,
and the _LORD CHANCELtOR, the Noble Earl%,
am‘ the Marquis WELLESLEY, repeatedly ex-
plained.
At length the question being put, on a motion
fol summoning the. Lords for Wednesday—

Earl GIIY resumed his observations, and re
,
peated,- it was now Ave years since the present
Parliament first assembled, and recently before
that. an Administration was dismissed, for pro-
posing soinething. in faVour of the Catholics.
The ads that were practised, and the clamour
that was raised against those Ministers could not
be forgotten; against men 'who had ventured to
propose that most inadequate measure ; Made-
quate., 'because his opinion then went to the ex-
of affording a full relief to that description
of theit'fellow-subjects. Now, at the expiration
of five years, was propoied, and by one of the
"very persons who succeeded the Administration
thiu dismissed, the resautions so decidedly and
generally in favour -of the Cathotics, arid carried
by such a majority in the Commons, as they, had
seen by the votes of the other House of Parlia-
ment. This he mentioned as a subject of con-
gratulation, as affording the most encouraging
hopes. With respect to what his Noble Friend
Friend hid said of the'prospeet of his being able
to carry no more than a resolution this Session
(perhaps he referred to the unavoidable necessity
Of the case), he. (Earl O.) trusted, however, that
when the question came before their Lordships,
they would address theinselves to it with a true,
and conciliating spirit, in order to put an end to

All doubts and nniirehensions on the: subject_ and

io effect Hie the great ivork by fully idopting
those measures which true trisdori) and policy
iiiceai ed. He sincerely regretted that the general
questiOn should not, be pressed to- its final ac-
compliShnient even thiS Session- of Parliament,.and
that the final steps should not be taken to remove
WI dis Abilities under which so. large a:portion of
his Majesty's subjects stil laboured. No greater
friend of the Protestant Establishment than him-
self could exist, but he, (lid riot consider- him
practically a true friend to the establishment who
would clog this question, with what was falsely
thought securities. The rear and - test security
would be found in the rentoval of the causes of
all complaint and grievance ; which. ,went, more .
than any thing else to diniinish the safety and se-
curity of those establishments they were desirous
of maintaining.
Earl STANHOPE rose to give notice upon a sub-
ject connected with that of the very question be- .
fore the House---that he. would within these two
days appoint a day for the second reading of time
Bill for affording relief to the DiSscnters; and ;
Which day should be shortly after the discussion
Of the question Of which the Noble Marquis had
given notice.

The Earl of DARNLEY shortly adverted to a
point which, especially under the present circum-
stances of the country, ht! conceived to be of
considerable importance, naniely, the fixing of the-
hour at Which the pui)lic busineti was to com-
mence in the evenings in that House.
The LORE. CHANCELLOR observed, in reference
to the Noble Earl (as we could collect) that
five o'clock was considered as the regular hour,
when the House was almost always ready to enter '
upon it.

Earl GROSVENOR adverted to the notice he had.
some time since thrown out, of his intention to
move for a Committee on the State of the Nation ;
and observed, that as his Majesty's Govlrnment
seemed to have conceded those great points to
which such a discussion should principally have
referred, he did not feel the necessity for troubling
their Lordships as he had intended..

The Duke of NORFOLK expressed his' regret
that the important subject- respecting which the
Noble Marquis had given notice, could not be
brought under full consideration this Session.
lie was happy, however, it had fallen into hands
so well qualified to do justice to its merits. It
wzs proper that the fullest assurance should ,be
held out of the speediest practicable consideration
•of the Catholic Claims ; and adverted to the pro-
priety of introducing into the oaths of allegiance
some further expressions tending to the security
of the Protestant Establishments.

i'he question was then put, and their Lordships
were ordered to• be. summoned for to-morrow
se'nnight.
CURATES BILL.

On this interesting measure a discussion of con-
siderable length fook place.
Their Lordships, pursuant to the Order of the
Day, resolved into a Committee of the Bill, Lord
WALSINGHAM in the Chair.

Lord GROSVENOR strongly objected to their
Lordships proceeding with a measure embracing
such a variety of iniportaut details at such a late
period of the Session, and subsequently moved
that the Chairman should leave the chair.-

The Bishop of EXEtER urged the propriety of
postponing the measure until the next Session.
The Duke of NORFOLK concurred in this opi-
nion, and adverted to some difficulties which pre-
vailed on the subject.
The Archbishop of CAYTERBURY explained with
respect to some points adverted to by the Noble
Duke.
, The Archbishop of YORK qualified his assent to
the principle of the Bill, with some considerations ;
he was in favour of the postponement to another
Session.

A di3cussion, chieifly on points of detail, ensued,
in which Lord Redesdale, the Bishops of Londor,,
and Meath, and Earl Darnley participated. •
'The Earl of HARROWBY, with great eloquence
and ability, defended the principle of the Bill; and
contended for the necessity of adopting some mea-
sure of the kind.

The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion the Bill
should be proceeded with in the Commm►itee, and
the Noble Earl's amendments considered. With
respect to some of the details, he entertained con-
siderable doubts.

After a few words from the Bishop of ,Kildare
and Earl Grosvenor, their Lordships divided on
the motion of the latter.
For the Chairman leaving the Chair
Against it lB
• Majority ' --10

A variety of Amendments was chiefly proposed
•by the Earl of HARaowsv, -and after much dis-
cussion agreed to•by the Committee.
It was afterwards agreed by their Lordships,
that the Bill should be recommitted on Timrs-
'day.- •
ti .
The House then resumed,. and after a few Bills
were forwarded, an adjournment till to-morrow
,took place.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TLTVD.AY.

New Writs were ordered for Bristol, in the
room of the Right Honourable B. BATHURST, who
had accepted the office of Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster; and for. Colchester, in the room of
R. H. DAVIES, Esq. who had accepted title office
of Steward of the Hundred of East Hendred.
-Mr. W. POLE obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to renew. the Act for preserving the peace of the
various Counties in Ireland.

Mr. PotE brought in a Bill to consblidate
the Irish Stamp Duties, a Bill for the better re-
gulation
of the Irish Butter Trade, a Bill to con-
tinue the Commissioners of Inquiry in Ireland,
and a Bill to raise the sum of .500,0001. by Treasury
Bills in Ireland ; and Mr. Wharton brought in a
Bill to discontinue the Bounty on the exporta-
tion of printed linens, a Bill to increase the
Excise duties on Glass, a Bill to grant certain
additional duties on the Assessed Taxes, and a
Bill for adding to the Rates of Postage. These
Bills were severally read a first time; and or-
dered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The Irish Bakers' Bill went through a Com-
inittee, the Report of which was received, and the
Bill ordelbed to be printed. •
In a Cornm;tr.... +bas rbviblirt Uorhritt, Am.

A Resolution for changing the existing duties on
tonnage was-proposed by Mr. %V Pole, and a:ter
a .few observations from General Tailto.), General
Gaseoigne, and Sir James Graham, agreel
.Phe Report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.

On the motion of Mr. -PALMER, the Committee
Palmer'soil per centage was postponed till
Friday.
Mr. W. BOOTLE presented a Petition from Mr.
Higgins,-the Jailor of Lancaster Castle, rebutting
the accusations preferred against himin a petition,
recently presented to the House, from a prisoner,
confined for debt in the said Castle.

. .
Mr. BROUGHAM, otter having it aired veryex-
tensively into the subject, h&c -testimony to the
hi h .eharactei; which Mr. Higgins enjoyed, for
humanity,._ and expressed his wish that all the
other Jailors•• would follow Mr. Higgins's. ex-
ample.. •
.On the motion that the Petition do lie on the