The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-19 00:00:00

ALIEN BILL.-MR. BURR.

Previous to their Lordships' proceeding fegtt,
larl* to the Order of the Day, respecting the
third leading ot this Bill,
Eall Gary rose, and referring to what Itti,t
passed on a former discussion respecting the quash
tiOn, and how fur natives of America wereAli4ao
or no:, observed, that. there existed reasOrtinK
think Oar consinerani:.: doubts and difficulties pre.,
vai!vit upon the point.
Viscount SIDNIhUtki ithserved, that whatever
Bright have been the statement made to the Nubia
Earl respecting the case of Mr. Burr, be bad since
made an inquiry, and fotind that that centletuan
was not sent out of this 'country.
Lad Gne acknowledged that he may be trAsm:
informed on that particular point ; but he wished,
to knew, if any and what ploceedings .had taken
place with respect to that Gentleman, and what
!The 'consequences were?
Viscount StpstonTkt state I, that. when Ilktr.
Burr first came to this court yit ‘..-as under ono.,
.thee name, amtl which he afterwaids thought pro•
. per to change. lie afterwards proceeded to
ziwedeu, anti in about three years,aiter he return:ell
to this cotintry,• when 'he conformed, to. all the
Alien regulations, and at lost he required and ob.
tamed passports to leave the country, but Mr.
Burr never was sent out O. it.

Lord EI6LLAND said a few words, the purport
of which we could not distinctly hear, on which
recount SIDMOUT,II obser%ed, that the Gentle.
man in question had certainly been. at the illiett
Office, but no difficulty whatever obtained as, to
his case ; when he had applied tor passports,
received them.
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EHri GeBY expressed his opinion, that the case,
from what he heard of the eircninstancesrwas an
extraordinary one, when compared with the two
assertious, firlt, That no American bad been sent
out of the country; secondly, That no doubts or
diflictalties existed as to the point, how far Aide-
ricans were Aliens or not.

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'Viscount StriMoUTH answered, the only extra-
ordinary part of the case was the assertion upon
the authority of an individual, that a particular
person had been, under the orders of the Secre.
tary of State, sent oat of this,country, lie could
only meet that by a contrary. assertion, namely,
that Mr. Burr was not sent out under such an or-
der.: There was no difficulty foiled in his case.;
but a person living in the country under.stich
comstances, .and having twice changed his name,
it W4s thought proper be should he'brought to
the Alien Office, which took place under the or-
der of a_Noble Friend of his ; there was a short
coherence on the occasion, principally with the
Unties-Secretary of State ; but he repeated, no
difficulty whatever was found itt. the case. tle
eventually, after his return from Sweden, asked
for, and obtained a passport, ,but he was never
sent out of the country' by the Secretary of State.
Earl GEM stated, be had no ohjettion, if re.
quired, to tell the person's name who had in-
funned him. He did not think the Noble Viscount's
statement so satisfactory as he could wish ; that
doubts had arisen upon the case was evident,
from what he had stated of the proetsedings, and
in such a case he thought the best proof should
be brought forward ; namely, the proceedings
which had actually taken place at the Office,
and 'which alone could satisfy -his mind upon the
subject:
Lord Ilot..Lat+o wished ,to be informed whether
or not Mr: Burt had applied ut the Secietary of
State's Office respecting an Act of Naturalization,
and whether the answer to the.applicatiotv_w•of
riot, that because he was born within the King's
allegiance-,he could not prove the first necessary.
allegation ? :This would go a great way to prove
the first necessary allegation ? This would go.a
great way to prove that a doubt had existed as to
the ante Mali.
Viscount SIDMonTiI never heard that Mr. Burr
had so applied tor a Naturalization Bill.
Some farther conversation, chiefly of an expla-,
natory nattire, took place between the Not,te
Lord and the Noble SeCretary. of State, hut which'
led so no proceeding •
The Order being read for summoning their

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