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MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1810.

Yesterday some more Dutch Paters arrived, but
they contain no news. A Paper has been circulated
on the Continent, pm-; orting to be the confession
of the gallant HOFFER, immediately before his ex-
ecution. It is hardly necessary to say that it is a
forgery : it bears upon the face of it such unequi-

vocal marks of French fabrication, that it can hardly

impose even upon the most credulous. These
Papers contain a list of 136 American vessels
,equcstrated in the ports of France, Spain, Holland,
and Naples, in the cow se of twelve months. This
list is calculated to produce a strong effe& even upon
the most violent of the French party in America,
they may deprecate a war with their idol BVONA•
PUtTE, but they cannot now boast of his stri& re-
gard to the rights of neutrals.

The Opposition PapQrs are pursuing precisely the
is ,ine course, in the case of SrT FRANCIS BURDETT,
that they do upon most other occasions. They first
c fo investigation, and then, withotit waiting for
inqui:y, they proceed to pronounce judgment.
They rejoice that a great regal and constitutional
vestion is about to be solemnly discussed and decid-
zind at the same moment pronounce, without
hesitation, a d'cisive judgment upon the question•
We certainly do not mean to enter into a discussion
upon this subject at present ; but we cannot help
;:ott icing a fallacy, which either from accident or de_
si;n, pervades the argument of all those who deny the
iiiov.'er of the House of Commons to imprison. They
ty, that no man can be imprisoned except by due
cotii-$?. of law ; -that a Commitment by the House of
Coternons is not a Commitment in due course of law„
and iiietefote that such a Commitment is illegal.
i 3 certainly a very compendious mole of set-
shng the quilition. If the premises in the above
roposil ion were hue, the conclnsion, would inevi-
tahly follow ; but it is not quite fair, in argspneat,
to assume the principal point in dispute as granted.
.43tit !be fallacy which we wished to notice is
`this, viz. that of considering the Law of the Land
a:.d he Low of 12;trliament as opposed to each other,
lA, hi mt.'s. the Lex et CunporuleParligmeniihas always
been considered as a part of the Law of the Land.
,E-; As every Court of Justice'. saj s PLAwTrzrae,
g' hatli laws and customs for its own direction, spnre
the PRII and Canon, others their own peculiar Luis
wad diatoms, so the High Court of Parliament
bath also its own peculiar law, palled. the Lex
st Corisuelude parliamenti, a later wl4O Sir Ep-

WARD CURE observes, is al d.tnnibus querrpida
.a lnultis ignoraia araucs coviata.” But notwith-
stand.ng this description whic'i COKE has given of
the privileges of Parliament, he has not hinted that
they are contrary to law. But then it is argued,
that these Privileges may be abused, and the liberty
of the subject may be endangered. Undoubtedly
every discretionary power may be abused; pri-
vilege as. well as prerogative may be abused; but
it would be too much to argue that all the
prerogatives of the Crown, and the• privileges of
the two Houses of Parliament should be taken
away, merely -because they may be abused.
It should always be recollected, that the Privi-
leges of Parliament were establiihed to prevent
Parliament from being oppressed by the power of
the Crown, and yet the preteided advocates for the
rights of the People are those who are most anxious
to destroy those Privileges, and thereby to place the
popular branch of the Constitution at the mercy
of the Crown. The Privileges of Parliament; it.
is true, have been and are undefined, and it
is necessary, from their very nature, that they
should ; for if they were once defined, they would
cease to be operative,. tor the purpose for which
they, were established. `.` If," says BLACKSTONE,
" all the privileges of Parliament were once to be
set down and ascertained, and no privilege to be al-
lowed but what was so defined and determined, it '
were eary for the Executive Power to devise some
new case,but net within the line of privilege;
and under pretence thereof, thereof, to harass
every refractory Member, and violate the free-
dom of Parliament. The dignity and independ-
ence of the two Houses are therefore in a great
measure preserved, by keeping their privilege in-
definite."

This morning Sir DAVID D UN DAS, the Commander
in Chief, reviewed in Hyde Park, all the Corps
of. Cavalry now doing duty in L9ndon and its,
environs. The line was formed from the garden
wall at Kensington, and extended to the bar at
Hyde Park Corner. The artillery flanked the right
and left. After tile General Offices had passed
the line in front and rear, Sir Davin took his
station near to the Life Guard Barracks, and the
several regiments passed by in squaurons in open or-
der, the different bands playing military tunes. The.
space of gtound was insufficient for any manceuvre..
Most of the Royal Dukes, the Persian Ambassador,
and riarly thO,whole, of the Generals in town were
present. ladies were very numerous, but prin-
cipally remained in their carriages. The whole con-
cluded at abocut eleven o'clock.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses
AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompanied by Earls
CHESTMIFIELD and AYLESFORD, Lady THYNNE,
Generals GWYNNE and FITZROY, rode to St.
tieolge's Gbapel, Wstalaw, and &ward a bermon
Frenched by the Rev. Mr. Lois° ; afterwards re-
turned to the Palace.

• His MAJESTY, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA,
took an airing in Windsor Great Park; accompanied
by Earl CHESTERFIELD, Generals •GWYNNE and
FrriaoY, Colonel. TAYLOR, and Lady THYNNE.
Saturday mottling arrived at Windsor, on a visit
to their MAJESTIES, Earls" CHESTERFIELD and
AYLEsFORD.

Doors Sir HENRY HALFORD, BAILEY, and
DUNDAS, visited Princess AMELIA, and held a con-
sultation with Dr. POPE,. on Friday, on the state of
her Royal Highness's disorder.
Saturday. the House of Lords met, for the pur-
pose of forwarding the Bills on the table; among
others was the Local Militia and the Militia Corn-
pletion Bills.
It is reported that Mr. CURRAN is to undertake
to plead Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S cause in the Court
of King's Bench. Mr. CURRAN, we believe, was
never called to the English Bar, and therefore we
doubt whether he be entitled to plead in our Courts.
Mr. CURRAN also fills one of the first judicial situa-
tions in Ireland ; it is not therefore probable that in
this instance he will resume the- character of an
Advocate, more especially as there are so many
Gentlemen at the English Bar quite as competent
to condu& the cause as Mr. CutiRAN.

Circular letters have beeen issued to the members
of the different. volunteer corps in and about the me-
tropolis, requiring their attendance under arms at
their different stations on the day of the Westmin-
ster Meeting.

• Alderman Sir C. PRICE has refused the request
of the inhabitants of Farringdon Without, to call a
Ward Meeting,' to consider the recent conduct of
the.House-ot Commons, alleging that aequiesence
would be highly improper.
A subscription has been opened at Cambridge, on
purpose to present a service of plate to Mr. YORKE,
for the discharge of his duty in 'Parliament as their
Representative. No sum above 50 guineas nor un-
der to guineas have been subscribe 4.
The King of PRUSSIA, by a Decree of the 26th
nit. has opened the ports of Stettin and Konigsburg
to ships laden w di colonial produce.
. Gentleman writes from Cadiz, dated the 2ed
ult. that a plot had that morning been discovered for
delivering up the ships in the bay to the enemy.
Twenty five of the principal ringleaders have been
arrested ; and among them art Officer, who was a
few. nights before making signals to the enemy, at
the instant a sortie was leaving the town.
TAILORS,—On Saturday last we understand about
twenty thousand pt this fraternity struck for an in-
crease of wages.
The Gazette of Saturday night contains the' ap-
pointment of FlE'r/:iY WEST BETTY (the Young
R.iscius) to be (.;.arnet in the Shropshire Regiment
of Yeermnry Cavalry.
Sir DAVID DUNDAS, the Commander-in-Chief,
remained at his office, in the Horse Guards all the
nights of the late disturbances. On Friday Sir
I.)AV tr) held a public day at his office, and gave
aediences to seyerdl military Officers,