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IMPERI4I, PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14.

ins various Bills before the House were forwarded in
their respesitive stages. Among these were the New Loan,
and the Assessed Taxes Bills, which were reada third time
and passed. And the Grenada Merchants' Loan, and other
important Bills, passed through Committees of the whoie
House, and were ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
A Petition being duly presented, and favourably received
by their Lordships, a Bill was accordingly brought in to dis-
solve the Marriage between Edward Lane, Esq. with Catha-
rine his now, Wife, which was read a first time, and ordered
to be read a second time, at the expiration of the interval re—
quired by the Orders of the House, to take place bet Ween
those stages of Divorce Bills.
Lord REDESDALE called the attention of the
House to the Propositions he had advanced on a
former evening, relative to the return of Lord
CHARLEVIL LE, as being eleeted a Representative
Peer of Ireland in 'the room of the late Lord Ross-
MORE. On the nature of the case, as well.as of the
relevant Provisions of the Aft of Union, and the,
Aft incorporated therewith for the regulation of
these matters, the Noble and,Learned Lord entered
into a detailed view, for the information of their
Lordships, and observed, that doubts had arisen in
the minds of some Peers whether these Provisions
were duly complied with, which principally seemed to
turn on the circumstance, that the Return was signed
by the Deputy Clerk.of the Crown in Ireland, where-
as it was held by some that it was necessary the Re-
turn should be signed by the Clerk 'of the Crown
himself. However, from an attentive perusal, and a
review of the whole Aft, and also with a" reference
to the praflice in this Country where such Docu-
ments were signed by the Deputy Clerk of the
Crown, it appeared to him that the Return in ques-
tion was made in stria conformity to the Regula-
tions of the AEt, and therefOre that the Committee
of Privileges had in this case been unnecessarily re-
ferred to. He would, under that impresiion, move,
that the Order relative to the Committee of Privi-
leges be discharged ; and which Motion, he said,
it was his intention to follow up with another,
namely, that to declare that Lord CHARLEVILLE
is duly returned.
The observations of Lord REDESDALE gave rise
to a long, desultory, and in some points of view,
rather irregular conversation, in which Lords
THURLOW, ALVANLEY, AUCKLAND, REDES-
DALE, Viscounts LIMERICK and CARLETON, the
Earl of RostAN, and Marquis SLIGO, took a part.
Of this, from its particular nature and manner of
proceeding, as well as great part of it being .mat-
ter of reference and explanation, we are precluded
from attempting any thing like a regulbr Report ;
but are confined to adverting to a few prominent
points which fell from some of their Lordships,
ierd THURLOW recapitulated several of the
observations he had made upon the points in tries—
Lion on former occasions ; and though he seemed to
retain many of his doubts, yet appeared to enter-
tain no objeftion to the Return, as made in the in-
stance befbre the House.
l'iscownt LIMERICK contended, that by every
fair construetion of the Afts in question, and in
which indeed it was even literally set forth, that
the signature of the Deputy Clerk of the Crown in
veil- Cases was amply sufficient ; and this point, he
observed, was still more strongly illustrated by the
consideration of the direftions of the A6t, in cases
where a parity of Votes occurred in favour of any
two or more Peers.
Lords THURLO* and ROSLIN seemed of opinion
that the Provisions of the Aft were by no means
sufficiently clear, and that the'su"njeft required far-
ther investigation, in order that a fried and settled
rule might be framed for the regulation of such
Matters in future. ,
Lord ALVANLEY appeared in a great degree to
coincide in what had fallen, from the last mentioned
Peers.

Viscount CARLETON seemed to deprecate any
farther, discussion of the subjett; at least for the
present.—The regulations in. question appeared td
him perfeclly clear and decisive ; as to the particular
case before the House, their Lordships would re-
)llea that there was no complaint, nor represents_
tion made against the return, there was therefore no
necessity for a discussion.- He thought the precise
arid simple question, then before the House was,
whether or not the Return signed by the Deputy
Clerk of the Crown, was, under the provisions of
the Ads in question, an adequate return.
Lord REDESDALE in the course of his expla-
nations urged the point, that the return of the Clerk
of the Crown or hi's Deputy did not constitute the
Eleaion, it was merely a certificate of the proceed..
ing ; and expressed his opinion, that in the present
instance there was no necessity for the question.
Viscount LIMERICK in the course of his expla-

nation took occasion to speak of the Deputy Clerk
' •of the Crown in Ireland, (Mr. BotritcHT Ea) as an
,able and diligent Officer.
The result of this part of the proceedings was,
as we could collet, that Lord REDESDALE'S Mo-
tions, for discharging the Order- relative to the
Committee of Privileges, and. declaring Lord
CHARLEVILLE dully .elected, were put and car-
ritd.

Their Lordships then proceeded, pursuant to die
Order of the Day, to the consideration of the Peti-
tion of BARRY Earl of FARNHAM, &c. praying that
his claims be admitted.
This subject gave rise to a conversation of a
Similar description with the foregoing, and between
the above mentioned Peers.—Much of this, as was
the case, on the evening when the Petitions were ori_
ginally present&l by the Marquis of St, Ito, turned
Upon the point of satisfactory or adequate evidence of
the fads set forth in the Petition—as those of the de-
cease of the Peer aliedged to be dead—and the Peti-
tioner was the eldest son, or otherwise, the next legal
heir to the
_Peerage,. &c. and in this view, one of
the questions considered by their Lordships was,
whether the statement of one or more Ni)ble Peers,
,in their places, should be held sufficient; or, whether
the fads should be proved by evidence of a differ-
ent description, given in the usual way at the Bar,
The major part of their Lordships who delivered their
Opinions .upon this point seemed to think that the
;noe of taking it upon the statement of Noble
Lords in their places, would not only be in general
•st,...:icient, but would be the more satisfat`tory, and a

saving of great trouble, Arc. to the petitioning
Peers. And with respect to the particular cases
before the House, it was urged, particularly by the
Earl of Ros LIN, that ahe decision which their
Lordships might come to, would not, as had been
throst;n out in the course of the conversation,'
operate as a • final decision, but merely as prima
facie evidence that those given by such Peers were
good votes, and did not go .to preclude other persons
who might be concerned, from asserting their rights
in a legal manner.
It was also urged by some of their Lordships in
the course of the evening, that something in the na-
ture of a legislative provision, or explanatory aCt,
wits necessary, -in order to clear up the ,doubts in
question, and ‘to establish a fixed and regular mode
for settling these matters in futtire ; and it was ob-
served, we believe by Lord ALVANLEY, that a
proceeding of the kind was adopted on the occasion
of the Union with Scotland, in which Aft, points
similar to those in discussion; were referred for sub-
sequent legislative provision.
Viscount C ARLETON rose to deprecate any
attempt to alter or new-model the'ACt of Union
with Ireland, on the ground of the serious alarm
which such a measure would create in that part
of the United Kingdoin. Let the Aft of Union
be construed, observed his Ldrdship, as well
as it could, . and Irishmen would be satisfied ;
but an alteration in that great and important
Aft may produce contrary emotions, the more
especially when they considered that if the altera-
tion was made, at so early a period after the passing
of the' A6l, in a matter of mere regulation ; and
they may be inclined to consider themselves as at
a loss to know what to depend on with respect to
other points.-;--With regard to the partictilar point
in discussion, he thought the general praftice here
would apply to the case of Irish Peers, as in this
Country, the Patent of a Peer succeeding to his
title, was not even produced ; and the entry on the
Journals, was merely to the effeEl that -such a Peer
had taken the oaths prescribed, and his seat.
Lord AUCKLAND observed, that. the subjeft in
discussion, was not only one of considerable import-
ance, but of great delicacy, and should not be hastily
decided. He would therefore propose, that the further
discussion of the subjeft be adjourned until some con-
venient period after the- holidays ; indeed this
was necessary, as the subjeft enhanced a variety of
minute details; with respeft to what had been said
relative to the mode in which a Peer should give
his evidence in such cases—he was clearly of opinion
that it should be upon oath, and in this he was
borne out by some of the greatest authoritiesof the
law—by whom it was laid down, tht in cases be-
tween party and parry, a Peer should be upon his
oath—,and seemed to apply to them the general
maxim of ‘f In judicio non creditur nisi juratis."
The Noble Lord particularly referred to COKE and
BLACKSTO:I7E. With reaped to what had been
said of the propriety of an explanatory Aft, or a
Legislative provision to establish a regular mode
for concluding such matters in future, -the Noble
Lord seemed to conceive such a measure necessary,
and in this view he referred to a part of the in-
corporated Aft, which professed to regulate the
Eleftion of the Spiritual Lords, in cases where any
of them should be Temporal Peers, and which, he
said, involved_ a notorious blunder, and the 'en-
deavour to reClify which he could by no means
think could give umbrage to. their fc4qvv-subjefts
in Ireland.

The Marquis of SLIGO expressed his concurrence
in a great part of what had fallen from the Noble Lord,
and seemed to think, that some explanatory Provisions
were, as the Akin question now stood, highly ne-
cessary ; and with regard to the consequences of
which, he seemed to entertain no serious apprehen-
sions. No man could he a firmer friend to the great
measure of Union than himself; and none but those
who were the Enemies of both CountrieS could wish
to break it. Since the completion of the measure,
he had observed nothing but growing good-will re-
ciprocally between both Countries ; they -were in
in one, and would stand'or fall together.
Lord AUCKLAND and the Noble Marquis se-
verally spoke in explanation.
The farther consideration of the Pertitions was
then, as we could collect, postponed agreeably to
Lord AUCKLAND'S suggestion.
The Earl of ROSLIM, after making some obser-
vations as to the necessity of further investigating
the subjed, acquainted their Lordships with his in-
tention of moving (we believe to-morrow) for the
appointment of a Committee for that purpose, and
to consider the best made of proceeding in such
cases, &c. _ _

The Apprentices' Regulation Bill, and one Private
Bill were brought up from the Commons by Mr.
Boom F, and severally read a first time. An
attested copy of the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical
Courts, with respeft to Low 's Divorce, was pre-
sented by the proper Officer, and laid upon the
Table.—After which their Lordships adjourned till
to-morrow,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

YfgRNESDAY, APRIL

LORD ARP E N moved for a new Writ for the
Borough of Northampton, in the room of the Ho-
nourable Spencer Perceval, who has been appoint-
ed to the Office of Attorney General.
Mr. DENT gave notice of his intention after the
Recess, to move for leave to bring in a Bill for pre-
venting the praaice of Bull-baiting.
A Message from the Loids ',via read, informing
the House of their Lordships' assent to the Loan Bill,
the Window and House Tax Bill, the Corn Tiade
Bill,. and a numbeT of Private Bills.
On the Order of the Day being read for the
third reading of the Apprentices Bill 4
Sir ROBERT PEEL made some observations
upon the impropriety of limiting the number of
Apprentices in the. Cotton Manufaaory. He ob-
served, that the most injurious efreas 11A resulted
to the Woollen Trade, from the adoption of similar
measures.

Sir ROBERT BUXTON -said, • that the defi-
ciency in the Woollen Trade did not arise fron•t he
restrikions which allowed Weavers to havi! only
two Apprentices, but from the influence of the
CottOn Manufaaory. He thought the re,tuidion
proper, as it prevented too great -a miMbes 4if

row.

ren being sent to a trade from which they could not
afterwards earn a livelihood, which he ,under-.
stood to be the case frequently in the Cotton Ma--
nufaElureS of Scotland.

The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
The House is to go into a Committee of the
whole House on the Coroner's Bill on Wednesday
the sth of May.
The Bill for regulating the Militia, was read a
second time ; and after a few words from Sit WI [-
LIAM YOUNG, the SECRETARY at WAR, Mr.
HENNIKER MAJOR, and Sir WILLIAM ELFORD,
the Bill was ordered to be committed to.morrow,

The Bill for the better regulation of the Health
and Morals of Apprentices and others, Was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed to-mor-

The Report of the Committee relative to the in-
terference'of Peers in the Elettion of Members of
Parliament, was put off 611 Tuesday se'nnight.
The Import and Export Duty- Bill was read a se-
cond time.

General GASCOY .observed, that the situa-
tion of our commerce at the conclusion of the, late
war, is not such as as to justify an additional Duty
on Imports. He adverted particularly to the ex-
emption of Ireland from the Duty, which he con-
tended to be an unfair partiality.
Mr. VANVITART said, he should take OCCa-
casion, in a future stage-of .the Bill, to enter, more
fully into its several regulations;_ and he trusted,
that upon a fuller discussion, it would appear that
no unfair immunity had been granted to Ireland,
considering the different circumstances of the two
Countries.

Sir APBERT PEEL observed, that this was a
question. of great importance to the Country. He
had been a friend to the Union, and hoped that by
it, the two Countri;s would have been placed on an
equal footing, and be recolkded a clause to this
very effet. The defence of Ireland had put the
Country to a serious expence, and it was therefore
just that. Ireland should bear a part of the burden.
It had been urged as a reason for the exemption,
that the Convoy Duty did not extend to Ireland ;
but this Duty he looked upon as a War Tax, and
hoped that at the -Peace it would have been entirely
done away, and the two Countries then placed on
an equal fobting. He hoped the House would see
the bad effeds of a Duty in the one Country, and an
Exemption which would ad as an encouragement in
another. He looked upon it as a partial measure,
and therefore, declared his entire disapprobation
of it.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
reminded the Hon. Baronet, that the proper place
for considering this proposition was in the Commit..
tee. The subjeft was worthy of the most atten.
rive discussion, and it should obtain that. But it
was not just to demand that Great Britain and Ire-
land should be plaeed on the same footing, without
taking into consideration their respedive circum-
stances. He would defer farther observations on
this subjea till the Bill was committed.
Dr. LAWRENCE said, that our new system of
commerce demanded the most serious investigation,
and it was proper to weigh minutely every thing
conneaed with it. With regard to Ireland, he did
nor see that the Union nececg:iriiy inferred an ecina.
lity of taxation. He himself had urged the danger
of the burdens being equalized as an objeaion to
the Union. It was proper indeed, that no partial
advantage should be allowed to the trade of either
Country, but it was necessary also to consider the
'circumstances 'of each. With regard to the Tax
itself, he thought it very objeaionable in our pre-
sent circumstances. The present Definitive Treaty
had not been attended with the usual effeas of Defi-
nitive Treaties, nor had any commercial specula.
tions been, as usual, formed at its conclusion. The
Hon. Gentleman then went into a detail of several
articles, particularly cotton, on which he thought
the new Duty laid an improper burden.
Lord HAWKESBU Rl' said, that His Majesty's
Ministers were anxious to render the Tax as little
objectionable as possible. With regard to Ireland,
he approved as much as any man of the principle of
putting both Countries on a footing ; but difference
of wealth, and many other circumstances rendered
it impossible to follow up this principle without
doing injustice to Ireland. With regard to the
Honourable Gentleman's- statements concerning • our
commercial affairs, he thought them by no means
well founded ; nor could he allow the propriety of re-
newing our commercial treaties with foreign nations
at present. Much had been said of the advantages
to be derived from commercial treaties : for his own
part, he was inclined to doubt them. They may
indeed be useful to prevent political disputes, and
to enable the Manufaaurer to resort to fixed rules.
But when he looked into our commercial connec-
tions, he foUnd those had been as profitable and
unembarrassed .where no commercial treaties bad
taken place ; and therefore it would he impolitic
to sacrifice any important commercial interest to
attain them. The rivalry which it was supposed
would injure our commercial interests, could net
result from the Peace, as that rivalry did not arise
from the Nations with whom we had been at war,
but those with whom we had been in amity. No
rivalry, except in the silk manufadure, had ever
been experienced from France ; and it was not to
be supposed, that that country, in its resent si •
tuation, could pretend to rival 44. The only manu-
faatire in which we could be undersold' was the
linen manufaaured in the countries of Germany,
which had been friendly to us. The Right Hon.
Gentleman concluded by repeating, with regafd to
Ireland, that if it could be proved that lreland
Would receive no detrimoit, and that Great Britain
would be benefited by equal4ing the duties to both
countries, he was sure the wisdom of the House
would adopt the •measure ; but if otherwise, that
citcumstance must regulate their decision.
114 r. 0' HARA observed, that though the Par-
liaments were united, the Exchequers of the two
'countries were still separate, and therefore the taxes
shonld be so.
The Bill was ordered to be committed on Friday
se'nnight.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
he could not go into the subject of the Consolidated
Fund for the redgaion of the National Debt, with
that minuteness he intended, when he gave the
notice of bringing the subjed forward this day,-.-

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He was in this.situation on account of the calcula-
tions not being ready ; they were indeade. out,
but they were in a state which required
to be
indeed made /D
and some alteration, and therefore not fit
laid before the House at present. He hoped the
House would not objed to the course li Come should
mittee Oil
p
ro
pose, which was, that of going in t:, a revision,
. the subjed, and in which he should open the Reso-
lutions in a general way. He should then propose
that they might be printed, under an understanding
to that effed, because no Order could regularly be.
made .until after the Resolutions were voted, fllot
he could not ask the Committee to vote them,
'before he bad laid before them the calculations on
which' they were founded. By this course the
Members of the HoUse would have the Resolution
and' the Calculations at Once, and would have an
opportunity of considering them together, and. the
whole should be agaiti submitted to a Committee
of the whole House. He should therefore move,
" That the SPEAKER do now leave .the
The SPEAKER then left the Chair, and the House
went into a Committee on the sublet of the Con-
solidated' Fund for the redemption of the Natieno
Debt.
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said, that
as the course of proceeding which he had taken the
liberty of recommending to the Hoose, to
Cow-
him to be likely to meet the approbation of the
mittee, he need do little more than to move the
four Resolutions which he held in his !mod. hut,
however, however, he could not forbear saving a very. le-
words, by way of observation, on the princip.le °,3
desire
which they were founded. He must then
to be understood, that no man in that House, or
this Country, could feel the importance of the the
appeared
i 5
ligation we were under to preserve inviolate
system adopted for the. Redemption of the Natirla
Debt, which was adopted in the year 1786. °,l
wl`,,.
the measures. that were proposed to, and adopte° 6c"
Parliament, there was not one more 'entitled to fe,
admiration of
.the present age, or which wolarillat
ceive more of the gratitude of posterity, than 01
system which was adopted for the ReduCtin° he
the National Debt. The merit of the author of tof
plan, followed up as it had been, by the fionne%c
Parliament, during a period of unparalleled Pre-r,e't
and difficulty, and by which this system 'vase-02a
up without interruption or 'relaxation, were an
,heunwdeerre
atnoyobpsret rttetCritcetlwlehoapteevraerti,on °{
heshot
all praise; and he was therefore justified in bat
mtheaatsuire
the
not only not be supported, but should meet 'ng
unanimous reprobation of the House. The leach
lc
feature of the measure he had to submit, was'ttitc
of a Consolidation of the Public Debt, and °r
ineans to he adopted for the purpose of its reau—A'
rod
There were two objects in view, by the plan he,;ilt
to propose : First, to afford Means for the pre of
Expenditure, and then to accelerate the oper",tl°39
the plan for the ReduCtion of the Debt. -1,f,1 el
impossible to look at the Interest of the C 31""
our 'Debt, without feeling a desire to discharlier he
with as little pressure upon the Public as tnig'''" Ic
consistent with the l erformance of that attrY. it 3/
was-impossible to look at the amount of the eaP.ety
of that debt, without feeling the 'utmost ar''‘ice,
and solicitude, and ail earnest desire to ac
and
lerate- the-period of its extina.ioll. • The a erma
i•Of the Taxes 'annually- to be raised and r`i3i of
nent, was now about 30,000,0001. The Car To
our Debt• was now about 4.88,000,0001- „irei
Committee would recoiled that two n'ea." nor
were adopted for the purpose of reducing The
Debt, the one in 1786, the other in 1792',{,1first was for the purpose of reducing the corfr
the operation of a Fund Of One Manion, at oust
pound interest, to a given time, when the 2.-0 for
of it should be Four Millions. The otherw' of
providing for the discharge of one
per darle,l to
every sum, thec.eafter to be borrowed 3 86)
the capital. By the first, namely, thin of he' had
it was provided that at a given period, 2s of
said, when the amount of the Fund in the "%Ler-
the Commissioners should be 4,000,0001. thiei,`uos3l
est of that 4,000,0001. should be at the "e-niula'
of Parliament, and. the plan of the former acc-reoent
lion should cease. His proposition wa,' fe° I,i-to go
that pause in the operation taking place., uu-reat to
on with that Fund, together with the inte'ver of
compound interest. With respea to
attach to it, with all the advantages and P° sure
of 1792, the Operation of that Fund also for bor.-
charge of one per Cent, of the whole sunlrryon
rowed since that period, he proposed to "'stow-
with the other Fund, for the purpose of the test
take
Lion of the whole Debt. If Gentlemen w°Ll theY
the trouble of referring to the Accounts'Food:o
would see that by the operation of these tw°
(yeller
the probability was, that the whole Debt altos Two
would be paid off in Forty-three years (al of it'
months. That of itself would, upon the 1-'1" with
induce the Committee to receive the Plj3antir this
readiness, and examine it with alacritY• cessitY
was not all, for the plan obviated the ne 000:.
the nil
which would otherwiSe arise of providing 90°,;o0
Taxes immediately, to providc for the 01)'"
leave 3
the one per Cent. Fund of 1792, and aiss,
000
sum little short of t,g00,0001.---Ow "fef shoLd
the interest when the 5 and the 4 per Cenf'to taice
be paid off, a measure, he believed, likelYrovjoing
place at no very remote period. He WaS U. aa star'
to enter into the whole subjed now, but he it tee
ed, 'he believed, enough to induce the CV.ed the
to entertain the plan. However, he recapiteut!:le Debt
sums by which it appeared the extindion o.r
_l_l3ted,asc
would be accomplished in the period he had s_i'len Lb,
would at large, and in detail, appear, "'hie, ati°
calculations came to be laid upon the l'aMonclare
which, he hoped, would be ready early °?he House,
se'nnight, when lie should tnove, that
should resolve itself into a Committee Of th the
House on this matter. He should now tea jie ealf
solutions, which he intended to suo btit•o_; asking
begged permission to present them now,)o°Oftoecti:c
for the sanuion of the Committee to a').who tt',,
that he should reserve for a future petic),'" the
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ether- hat
were fodnded, should be considered togetllecl, t
d foot .00
then read the four Resolutions, an j
Resolutions, and the Calculations upon will
and the
the Chairman do report pfogres9, 1, aoo
nigh e
'ea+
to sit again; which was do
House ordered that on Monday' se'nflig ' the
solve itself into the said Committee.] ..t
• he ger°
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for
impoain,g.a Doty cn Servants. The Amend- t
rnelts "ere, read and agreed to. Upon the question,
" That the 'Bill be ingrossed,"
AIN Alderman CURTIS said, he rose with a
'groat deal of diffidence—(a sentence (which produced
good deal of mirth)--but he thought it his duty
to call the attention of the House to a sUbjed which
appeared to arise out of the consideration of the Bill
"''w before it. There was, in this Country, a '
'lass of Servants, who, in his opinion, were fair
subiefts of taxation. , They were brought here,
and they were kept here, to gratify the taste of
their employers: He thought it became the Le-
gislature to make people of fortune pay to the State
'°otething handso:ne for that gratification of their
tasteln plain words,'what he meanewas, to pro-
iTse a Tax to
.be laid on all Foreign Servants.—
'ere were great numbers of them in this Country,
and, he thought, it would be no injury to the sub-
-4!_,% of this Country, to impose this Tax. A con
lderahie sum might thus be raised for the Revenue,
uand, .therefore, he should take the liberty of moy-
Irig) " That this Bill be recommitted, for the pur-
aro' of moving afterwards, that a Duty be imposed
n 'eForeign Servants."
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
11Phri-rved, that the diffidence of his Honourable
ti;e"d, the worthy Alderman, had, been rather
I/1- n° n'nelt for his diligence ; for he could not now
fur the re-commitment of this Bill, since the
estt:l" was put for its engrossment, unless that
°0„ "as withdtawn, which could nut be done
Nor—t't the leave of every Member of the House.
would it answer the proposed purpose of his
th°n• Friend, if the Bill were re-committed, unless -
pastere,was a Resolution to the effed he mentioned,
iv In the Committee of Ways and Means ; nor
fould that do without another Motion being car_
for instruction to the Committee on the Bill
th".the same effect, or, to receive a Clause on the
41 reading, -a proceeding extremely unusual,
‘;, Which could not be adopted without 'first '
Itltndrawing the present question before the Chair.
belYas not within his experience, and indeed he
,ILeved there was hardly an instance on the Journals
1.1:17 House, of a Tax proposed and agreed to.—
a`-1 no desire to encourage prejudice either for
litre-14'1'st any class of persons, whether natives
tayi','s' accidentally resident, and he could not help
roeas; because he could not help feeling, that this
bappen'e,savoured of harshness. against those who
the s;e4 to have such Servants, ,and also against
14ins-vants themselves. " I happen," said- the
Vorei—er, `,never to have had in my service, .a
is fo:B,ne4,:md probably I never shall ; my partiality
>paret""be that are English ; but others may have
serv•-grlerst and may wish tocontinue them in their
t‘i ice• I do not wish to set a mark upon the
dativ Of another Country, while they faithfully
is e,
char
tp ge the duties that may be allotted to them
ta
%tart l's• I think that under the present circum-
tvo ee'it and at the present time, such a measure.
liatlia 1)e in a high degree improper. - But if my
:' Friend thinks good to persist in it, he should
ta; e it the subjea of a distinEt proposition ; it
Aif,ll6t regularly be united 'to any Bill at present
irte this House."
12L`.1:,",11111 was then ordered to be engrossed, and to
- a third time if then engrossed:
the Order of the Day being read for receiving
4he, ePort of the Committee on the Malt and Beer
The c
that
a, riANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
tone
'ter the lin )1e discussion the subject bad under-
? he should not again enter minutely into it.
- Lao i
tater ugot t required more time to consider the
tons•ests of the Town and Country Brewers. In
lAtteti e:ation of the hardships under which the
that ti "tit supposed to. labour, he should move,
back "Y be allowed 2d. per barrel additional draw_
test sat•ll the first of August next, and they might
t'ekt 1,-„lb'Red on the subject of the Tax being resumed
eons; Year' when their interests would be minutely
red
w •
—ILBERFORCE was happy to hear the
• -.step
Inequalitt,,express his intention of doing away the
Aft .r "r
,A 4 vt- a ter/ words from Mr. BABINGTON, Mr.
"siTTART, Alderman CO MBE., and Mr.
T,l°N, the Report was read.
time e AtnendmentS were read a first and second
and
The, "greed to.
of the Committee on the Bill for the Improvement
tiesd„ Linen Manufadure was put off till Wed-
tor Y next
•n. w
Morro,/ tettilAm gave notice, that he should to-
linue ti trove for leave to bring in a Bill to con.
lions 'e Bill for Regulating Controverted Eiec-
-1%. n Ireland.
ented "TIT, from the' Treasury of Ireland, pre-
xtracia° Account of the Ordinary Revenue, and
Year e,trtidir'"rY Resources of Ireland, &c. for the
Mr. .vvi ng the sth January, i8oz•
Prink' remits';? moved, that the said Account be
r‘ •---Ordered.
Ri..QBSON wished that some Account should
Stttri
winefore the House of the Expenditure of the
ordit,a I.ich had been granted for the Army Extra_
ries of Ireland.
leitht a e
adefor:L;ilitlf}-410/I!se,by
said, the Account would be
which it would appear
tXpe dverY large, part of that sum had not, been,
ed
arld4ntiel_Ct;mmittees of Supply and Ways and Means,
Bill s.e. Committee upon the Income Tax Repgal
A
put off till Wednesday.
d 7 ere P
at 7 o'clock till to-morrow.'

*4' rO,l `,se LONDON G4ZETTE, April 13,

ka„ BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.
lute',l:. Robert.i
IDonaldson, of Liverpool, haberdasher, at
at (311 Ictlia
Ile . p.- , • k tlt Cumberland,
~,,i no* `Pierson late ot Coc ermou ,
oollen m I a
at the George Inn, Cocker-
-1411,.. - auu a urer, at tea,
11. ,
301 r,
BANKRUPTS.
solonio❑ De Mendes, of Wilson-street, Finsbury-square,
..111-er_e,hant, to surrender April 27, and May ~
~,,
~... ,i,
4 2c at twelve,
-•;
•-= utldhall. Attorney, Mr. Walton, Girdlers lial
br,P4slnghall-street.
,
Lriornas Farrow of Durham, grocer and cheesemonger, :Nay
3rile,' anj2S, at' eleven, at the Red-Lion, Durham. tt
Nita' Mr. S'
Lincoln's-Inn, London ; or Messrs.
z,_lllll, Durham.
7 ei 'rhoinpson, of Liverpool, linen-merchant, April
14aY 1, 25, at eleven, at the York Hotel, Liverpool.
le,..ol:nies, Air. Askew Hanley, Liverpool ; Or Mr. K.CAI-
- laner•TOlrlpie-lalley London.

atituel Poole, now Or late of He•Wish-Mills, .
Somersetshire, miller, April 23, 24, at the George Inn,
Ilminster, and May 25, at the Castle Inn, Taunton, at ten.
Attornies, Mr. Warren, Ilminster ; or Mr. Palmer, Bar-1
nard's-lnn, London.
Robert Woolstencroft, of Timperley, Chester,l innkeeper,
April 19, za, and May 25, at three, at the Star Inn, Man-
chester. Attornies, Messrs. Cheshyre and Walker, gait-
cheater.
Larrat Wellings, of the Strand, butcher, April 20, 27, and
May 25, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Matthews,
Castle-street, Holborn.
Williath Taylor, now or late of Eltham, Kent, dealer in corn
April 19, 20, at ten, and May 25, at one, at Guildhall.
Attornies, Messrs. Townshend and Russell, Southwark.
William Hollyoch, of Giles, Camberwell, butcher, April
17, 24, and May 25, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr.
Warrand, Arundel-street, Strand.
John Russell, of Moorfields, broker,, May 8, it, and 25, at
one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Hussey and Eng-
land, Old Broad-street.
Francis Brooke, William Farrar, and Robert Rose, of Basing-
hall-street, warehousemen, April 2,3, 24, and May 25, at
eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Palmer and
Tomlinsons, Warnford-court, Throgmorton-street.
DIVIDENDS.
May 8. William Thorn, of Drury-lane, woollen-draper, at
ten, at Guildhall.
May x 5. Philip Wilson, of Wardour-street, Soho, victualler,
at one, at Guildhall.
May 8. john Hamilton, of Paternoster-row, bookseller,
at ten, at Guildhall.
May to. Thomas Christopher Gardner, late of Brentford,
ironmonger, at eleven, at Guildhall.
May 8. Samuel Bradbury, late of. Basingliall-street, broker,
at ten, at Guildhall.
May 4. John Paul Oirner, of Kingsland-Road, brewer, at
ten, at Guildhall.
May 15. Thomas Smith, of Walworth;grocer, at twelve,
at Guildhall.
May t 5. D'Arcv Boulton, Philip Morgan, Thomas Morgan,
John G4par Vancouver, and Benjamin Stow, of Cutters-
Bridge, Lambeth, merchants, at twelve, at Guildhall.
May 7. James Whitaker, of Doncaster, wine-merchant, at
ten, at the Angel Inn, Doncaster.
May S. John Frost, of Hedon, Yorkshire, tanner, at eleven,
At the White-Hart Tavern, Kingston-upon-Hull.
May 29. Samuel Malcom, late of Old Broad-street, broker,
at ten, at Guildhall.
May 22. Mordecai Levy, of Stamford-street, Blackfriars-
Road, merchant, ateleven, at Guildhall. •
May ir. Adam Gregory, of Tavistock-street, Covent-
Gardon, tailor, at ten, at Guildhall.
May 4. William Wilton, late of Nine-Elms, Surrey, Spanish
leather-dresser, at eleven, at Guildhall.
May 14. famesNutt, late of Leicester, grocer, at ten, at the'
Three Crowns Inn, Leicester.
CERTIFICATES.
May 4. 'Richard Hope Price, of Manchester, grocer.
Robert Joseph Lambe, of London, merchant.
William Dickins, now or late of Dodford, Northampton,

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STOCKS

PRICES THIS DAY, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols
Omnium

77i-
-4i a 5.

T`H E SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEA ?

LONDON, APRIL is, 18oz.

YESTERDAY morning the Express Packet, Capt.
DELL, sailed from Dover for Calais,
.with the
Hon. Mr. Pr ERR EPOINT, the Bearer of the Ratifi-
cation of the Definitive Treaty.
The Ratifications of the other Contraaing Powers
-may be expecletl here before the mitidie of next week.

THrs morning we received four days Paris Pa-
pers, viz. of the 9th, loth, llth, and tzth inst.
They present us with a very pleasing eircum-
stanc..., which indicates the complete restoration of
Religion in France. A grand Te Deum is to be
chanted in the Church of' Noire Dan 4, in Paris,
on Sunday next, -on occasion of the Peace. The
Te Deum is the composition of PAEstELLo—
they say in gratitude for external and religious
Peace. The Legate of the POPE is expeCted to
assist at it—the First Consul will be present in
Consular State.? and a Sermon will be preached by
M. BoISGELIN, the Bishop of Aix, who had re:

signed.
On the Vote upon the Concordat, there were,
in the Tribunate seven black balls. In the Legis-
lative Body there were twenty-one. The propor-
tion of Dissentients in the two Bodies is newly the

same.

On the It th, the Tiers Consol. was at 55. 20.
The chief contents of the French Papers will he
found under the Paris Head.

This being Maunday Thursday, His MAJESTY'S
bounty was as usual, distributed to such Poor as
were thought "worthy, by the Rev. Dr. VINCENT,
Sub-Almoner to His-MAJESTY, at Whitehall Chapel.

Sir EDWARD LAW was sworn in on Monday last,
before the LORD CHANCELLOR, as Chief Justice of
the Court of King's-Bench. He is to be, raised to
the Peerage by the title of Lord KEswicx.
The Hon. SPENCER PERCIVAL was on Tuesday
sworn in as His Majesty's Attorney General. It is
supposed that Mr. MANNERS SUTTON will be the
Solicitor General.

We understand that Dr. BEADON, Bishop of
Gloucester, is to be translated to the See of St.
David's; and that Dr. nuNTINGFORD,/the Warden
of Winchester, will be the new Bishop. The latter
was Tutor to the Mr. ADDINGTONS, and is an ex-
cellent Scholar, and a first-rate Divine.

On. Tuesday the Pitt NcEss of WALES gave a
grand Dinner to several Gentlemen, high political
charad-ers, among whom was Lord iTiruaLow.;.
and yesterday Her Royal Highness gave a Grand
Dinner to a large party of the Officers who so gal-
lantly distinguished themselves in Egypt, it being
her third Egyptian Dinner.
The Earl of FIFE has gone to Scotland.
By Accounts laid- before the House of Commons,
it appears the average number of barrels of strong
beer, brewed for the last fifteen years, has been
nearly five millions barrels per annum.

lii`rif.tr:4 ta NEV.'Sf

PtYMOUTII, APAiI: 13:

TWENTY sail of vessels are taken up at this Port,
for the purpose of transpot ring the French Prisoners
to their native Country : the embarkation com-
menced this morning, and about zOOO are eitpeded
to be on board in the -course of the day, as the
weather is fine. The wind being favourable, they
will sail immediately, and in of them will pro=
bably reach France in the course of to-mor4w..--
There' will remain about good More,• which will
also be embarked as soon. as the, vessels return to
this Port.'

The San Josef, of izz guns, Royal George, of
zoo guns, and Prince, of 98 guns, remain in Caw-
sand nay, waiting a fair wind to come into Har-
bour ; they are very shortly expeaed to be paid off;
their Stores are hourly bringing on shore, prepara-
tory thereto,- and perhaps in this particular, greater
dispatch was never remembered.
Two French Fishing-boats arrived here yester_
day, and anchored in Cawsandßay.

The Malta, of So guns, is to be paid off this
day, and laid up in ordinary.
The North Devon Regiment of Militia marched
hence this.morning for Barnstaple ; the South Dc.
von Regiment is expelled here from thence to-
morrow : they will most probably be disembodied
in the course of the present month.