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London, England, 1808-06-21 00:00:00

LUNATICS.

Mr. WYNNE stated, the good effects that might result from
a prison in the neighbourhood of London for the reception of
Criminal Lunatics solely, and moved that an humble address be
presented to his Maje_ty to erect a rparate Prison for Criminal
Lnnatics.
Seconded by Mr. ROSE, and agreed to.
MR. PALMER'S REM U N ERA TION.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that
he would on Thursday next move, That Nlr. Palmer's Remuno.
ration should not bt incorporated with the Appropriation Act,
btit should form a separate Eill. r
Lord H. PETTY wished to know when the Appropriation
Act itself would he brought in.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered, on
Thursday.

Jr.
plaint, that the Bill was intended to extend to behind.
This was contrary to the understanding which pro
vailcd when it was referred to a Committee. fra-ss
with him a very great objection to the Bill that it
gave a discretionary power to the Bishop. The in-
stances were so few m which the principle of the Bill
co,ild be made to apply, that they Were not worth
interferetida.
The House divided on the quesdtm- ghit the
he now read a third time.—,Ayes 73;k4atoes
jority 53.
While strangers were excluded, Lord DORCHES-
TER tendered.a•Clause, by way of rider, upon which,
another division took place—Noes 61—Ayes 1—
Majority against the Clause SC
The Bill was then passed, and ordered to the Lords.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and the House adjourned at half-past twelve.

suspent. -.....er the 1,,
ACCOUNT OF EXPORTS. I certainly could not have been expected to adopt it,
aer. 'TIERNEY moved, That the Account of the Exports and i without taking tame to give it their n.ast serious con-
Imports from the Port of Lcndcn, from the five montbs preced- t si „•
deraoon. A considerable deal had also been done
ing the Ist of May 1807, to the Ist of May 1508, be laid before ;
tie house.—Agreed to. 1 in Ireland for the protection of the principal harbours,
Mr. '1 lERNEY then moved for the ,ante Accounts from the particularly Cork harbour and Bantry Bay. His
Ports of Greenock, Liverpool, Hull, and BristoL—Agreed to. I Lordship concluded wiih some observations on the
LOCAL MILITIA. advantages which he thought the country would de-
The LORD ADVOCATE for SCOTLAND rwe from the Local Militia Bill.
moved the third reading cf the Scotch Local Militia Mr. WINDHAM considered, that the danger
Bill. which this country was exposed to was greater than
Mr: YORKE denied that the British discipline all the plans of the Noble Lord, even with the addi-
was at all so severe as ;he French, unless it could be tion of the prpposed system of fortification, would be
said that the punishment of death was lesi severe than able to meet. The question which-remained between
that of the lash. The regular army was brought to him_and the Noble Lord, was, whether one or two
a pitch of perfection that was never thought of be- hundred thousand men, enrolled under the Training
fore, both as to discipline and numbers ; but he was Act, and liable to be called upbn in case of actual in-
of opinion that a regular army could never suffice for vasion, to recruit the army, was, or was not, a more
the defence of the 'realm in such circumstances as the' effectual means for the defence of the country than
present. Something therefore of the nature of a con- the establishment of this Local Militia ?He was sorry
scription lie held to be absolutely necessary. There to find that Ministers had not yet made- up their
was no way to meet the wolf when he came, hut by minds upon the subject of fortifieltions for the inter-
an armed population. But as Bonaparte's moral nal defence of the country ; but as to these works
character was mischievous both to his own as well as which were projected by Lord Chatham, the Nebie
to other countries, as many of his qualities were, it Lord did justice to the late Administration, in saying
~was impossible to deny that he was a great warrior,/ that they were bound is duty not to adopt such a sys- 1
of the same rank with Caesar and Alexander. He tern without. the fullest consideration, Therek was-
would have the whole of, Europe, it was probable, scarce any subject on which there was a greater con-
under his command. There was a French party in trariety of opinion ; and .he opinion of die General '
Ireland ; and however much we might depend upon Officers who were to command in the field, was of at
our navy, it was impossible that it could be a corn- °least as much consequence as that tit the engineers
plete security against the landing of an enemy, es e. who were to execute the works. He complained of
cially with the facilities of building ships which 80. the Noble Lord, however, for weakening the military
naparte would have by the possession of all the Con- system that was handed down to him by the Ice ad-
tinental ports. The French, he said, had adopted the ministration. He had found the system of recrait'ilg
Roman principle, of making the best use of the forces so productive andexuberant, that he doubtleis thought
of the conquered country. Not only the French but it his duty to apply the pruning knife, and he under-
the whole of Europe, therefore, would be-upon our stood the recruiting service had suffered considerably . =--
backs. Besides, it they were successfully resisted, it by the measures of the Noble Lord. I Madrid Gazettes to the 20th tilt. Inclesive have
would be nothing to them, except merely a missing of Mr HERBERT recommended to the cons dere- . •
arrived, also private letters to the same date. The
their object. We played for our last stake, and if we lion of the Noble Lord the propriety of an interchange •,
lost, every thing was gone. He adverted to the ne- of the militias of the two countries. Such a measure formal acts by which the Royal Family of Spain de.
cessity of providing means of supplies to our navy in , would come with peculiar propriety from that Noble livered over the kingdom toaNweonnoN, are published
a case of invasion, and for this purpose it was requi. I Lord, to whom Ireland had already contracted such in these papers. The Renunciation by the Fluxes of
site that Portsmouth and the principal ports should' a debt of gratitude, by his effecting the grand object Animus, their Royal Highnesses the Infantas Dat
of a union. Whatever might be tne ultiniate deter-
be in a praper state of defence. The coast of Kent I
urination of Government on the grand sqbject of in, Comas and Dos ANTONIO, was published in the
was now in a much better state of defence than be- I
fore ;but all the Northeast coast ought to be secured
ternal defence, by fortification, it would be well worth .STAR of the 2d instant. That sty the Is ing we hate
I
as well as the South-west. He observed, that we ought
edsecuring 1 the attention of the Noble Lord to consider on the given in a preceding column.
most effectual means of the country in the The private letters 'Stitt .., th t the provinces of An-
particularly to secure the communication with r
land, a point that, in case of invasion, must be of the time of danger. Much had been done, and y t much dalnsia and Biscay, have recognised the authority of
greatest importance. Another important object was I remained, particularly in Ireland. He had, however, •. - HuesT. indeed the Captain General of Andalusia,'
to secure the capital. The short distance of London 1 little doubt, that under the superintendanee of the
the Marquis de &mama, who was generally supposed
from the coast on the East and South rendered it pe.. i Noble Lord nothing would be left unattempted which
culiarly exposed to the enemy in case they landed. I could prove serviceable to the public security, or ho- to entertain quite a different disposition, is represented
nourable to the exertions of himself and his col-
It would be of the worst consequence s to the country ,
tp have given a ;nest gracious reception, and prompt
if they should be taken, and therefore it was a great .leagues.—The Bill was read a third time, and passed. circulation to the edicts of MURAT !—So much for
object to take care of it. But even if London should I CURATES BILL.
be taken, measures ought to be adopted to secure the I The Order of the Day for the third reading of the the anticipated patriotism of.the enobled Spaniardi.
heart of the country ; the places about Worcester, i Curates Bill being read, and the Chancellor of the ' In the mean time our Government has not been
Gloucester. Shrewsbury, and in the line of the Severn. 1 Exchequer having moved, that the Bill be now read inactive in hastening the aids intended to co-operate
;This would then be the only salvation of the country. I a third time, with the Spanish Patriots. Four transports sailed on
He descanted upon the importance of fortresses in the Mr. BARHAM opposed the Bill, as granting too Saturday last from Plymouth, under convoy cf the
interior of the country, from the misfortunes of the great a discretionary power to the Bishops.
Continental nations, owing to the neglect'a this ch.- Mr. HAWKINS BROWNE defended the Bill, SWALLOW sloop, having on board 30,000 pikes, 5000
eiunstance. Austria, Prussia, Russia, &c. after the because there was little probability that this power stand cf arms, together with 250 artillerymen. The
loss of some battles, lost every thing, owing to the
I 'would be abused, and it was necessary that such a AIME frigate has also sailed from the same Placer
complete exposure of the frontiers. We had an op- I power should be vested in the Diocesan. for St. Sebastian, with farther supplies Gunpowder
portunity of securing ourselves in this respect, which I Lord MILTON approved of the Bill, the object and
of which was to increase the respectability of the de-
they had not. Ought we to neglect this, and to leave
rical order, and to secure the residence of the clergy. stores are also shipping at Dover, and a company
every thing to the chance of the first one or twoof artillery is said to have been directed. to March
Wats ? The expence was not to be considered, cons- i But he objected to the Bill as in some instances giving from thence to Portsmouth wall all possible speed.--
pared with the magnitude of the object. Fortresses too large, and in others too small a salary to the
might be said to be unfavourable to liberty : but we • Curates. ' A detachment likewise of the 20th Dragoons, con-
sisting of about 350 men, is to be embarked at Ports.
lived in peculiar times, which required extraordinary i Mr. TIERNEY contended, that the great mass of
stipendiary Curates would rant be much benefited by
measures ; and he thought that such fortresses
_would :mouth as soon as the ships are ready to receive them.
not be unfavourable -to liberty—they would merely ; the Bill. At the same time he was perinaded that the Our readers will also be gratified by hearingthat the
serve as rallying points to our OWla forces. -He 'ho- ' situation of this class of men had been represented as . Expedition Sting Out at Cork is now on the point d

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His Majesty's ship BELLE Potrpa, with the fleet for
the Mediterranean, sailed from Portland Roads yes.
terday.

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