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London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE.

PARIS, FEB. 21.—The Ultras ehaunt " Te
Dem." M. DEbAZES'S resignation has been ac-
cepted, be is created Duke, and named Ambas-
sador to the Court of St. James's. The Duke de
RICHELIEU comes in as President of the Council,
and will no doubt take the Foreign Affairs. M.PAS..
QUIEVR will go either to his old place, Keeper of
the Seals, or to the Interior ; but we think M.
Lame will rtsunie his functions as Minister of
the Interior. It is not the change of this person
or that person. that is to be regarded in this cir-
cumstance, it is the change of measures which
makes it important, M. SEUUIER, as President
of the 'Cour Royale, declared there was a perma-
nent Conspiracy against the Bourbons. Nine.•
tenths of France, composed of persons who do
not affect the title of Royalists, are ready to give
the lie direct to the assertion. The President de-
mands that the old system of things should be
restored, amongst which are the torture, letters

de cachet, and strangulation, on vehement sus-
picion. The President may sigh for these times,

they can never return.
M. DecAzes has shown himself a Constitutional
Minister throughout, but calumniated by all par.
ties ; lie has ceded to the tempest, and retires
with the honest consciousness of having done his
duty. His loss will be severely felt ; be Avas
the power which kept in check both parties,
and prevented their coming to open war; here-
tires ; the Constitution has now no defender, as-
sailed by the Liberals, and the Ultras, fall it
must, unless some powerful genius step in and
save the Nation. We know where such a genius
is to be found,..but in such times intrigue decides
every thing. The main pillar of the State is gone,
an ATLAS only can prevent its falling into ruins,
M. DECAZES'not remaining in the Ministry,' we
approve of his nomination to London ; he pos.
sesses diplomatic talents of the first order ; be who
foiled TALLEYIIAND and ousted Youctra, can be no
ordinary man, and no man can so well explain the
state of France and public opinion to his Majesty
GtORGB IV. 89 the Duke DECAZE9, who has `been
at the head of affairs these foiii years as Minister
of Police and Interior. But be cannot be long
absent ; he must be recalled to his post, for on
hint the Nation's hopes are fixed, as the Defender
of their Liberties against the encroachments of the
Enemies of the Constitution.

GENERAL ELECTION.

THE CITIZENS OF LONDON AND THE ELECTORS
OF WESTMINSTER,

Are entreated to observe, before they give their
votes—that, at a Meeting which was held on the
20th February, 1811, at the Crown and Anchor,
to raise subscriptions for a convicted Libeller,
Mr. Alderman WOOD took in subscriptions, Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT was Chairman, and the pro-
claimed traitor and murderer, ARTHUR THISTLE*
WOOD, was Secretary.

No comment is offered—no inference is made.
Every possessor of a vote will judge for himself
whether he likes this fellowship.

CAMBRIDGE UHivertstTv.—The report that
Lord I'ALSIRRSTOH is to, be called to the. Upper
House is not true ; and his Lordship and his
Colleague-, J. H. SMYTH, Esq. will not meet wiilt
any opposition.
Boas:won or CAMISBIDGB.—GeneraI Manners
retires, anti Charles Methyl' Cheere, Esq. has can.
vassed the freemen for their ♦otes. Mr. Adeane
has likewise been canvassing.
Colonel Trench stands again for the county of
Huntingdon. Lord Frederick Montagu intends
to retire from the reps esentation of that county.
Lord John Russell offers himself as a Candidate.
Mr. Fellows, the present Member, renews his
any ass.

COUNTY OP WORCESTER.---AS the Hon. Wtn.
Henry Lyttleton has signified his intention to re-
tire, Sir Thomas Edward NVinnington, Bart. has
been proposed to succeed him.
Lord Deerhurst, the present active and inde-
pendent Member for the City of Worcester, offers
himself of course again, and is too much respect-
ed to have any doubt of being returned.
COUNTY OF BEDFORD.—The Marquess of Tavi-
stock and Sir John Osborn stand for this county.
Mr. Pytn, who formerly represented it, stands
again. A hard struggle is expected.

COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX —The Meeting of tl e
Magistrates of this County, on Wednesday last,
which we noticed yesterday, was as we said, at-
tended by many of the most resrectable chat ac-
leis. The Committee for dralaing lip an Address
to his MaJusTY, did not consist of fifteen as
stated, but of five of the leading Gentlemen
present.
The Earl of COVENTRY has left town for Wor-
cestershire, in order to assist at the meeting of
the Nobility, &c. &c. for the purpose of offering.
an Address of Condolence on the demise of the
late KIN U, 011(1 of Congratulation on the acces-
sion of his present MAJESTY.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER has noti-
fied to the Gentlemen usually concerned in the
Lottery contracts, that he will be ready to treat
w4th them on next Saturday.

• His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON went to
examine the premises where the murder was per-
petrated, and also the body of the übtortuuuto
Mr, ..MITLIpERI.

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, FgR. 24.

The House met about half-past four o'clock.
Mr. Bradley, from the Mint, presented Accounts
resl►ecting the Silver Coinage, the Prices of
Gold and Silver, &c. which were' ordered to be
printed,
The Annual Indemnity Bill and the Election
Polls (Ireland} Bill, were read rt•econd time, the
contmi►tnent. negatived, and the Bills ordered la be
read a. third time to-morr-►w.
The Expiring Law's B 11, the Local Jurisdic-
tions Rill, and the Mutiny Continuation Bill
passed through Committees and were reported
without amendn►enr.
70,hitilLEGES OF THE fIOTTSE RESPECTING GRANTS
'OF s.uvrr.Y..
_

The ERI.I of LAUDEItnALn rose, in• pm•sooiler of
nosier, observing.t ha! the case he bait to stare, was
so plain, and cleattl,at !bete was no nectpity for
taking up Much or their Lirdships''.ointe. it bad
been the unit°, m practice of P..).1 .inent for. a
great number.of years, that all the Votes of Sn.p-
ply passed by the I-Irmse of Commons, during the
Session, should he included in an Appropriation
Bill, which. came up to the !louse for its astieni
in the usual ""y. ant it wasthe,undonlitril right,
of th, it Lordships. thus, to exercise a lt%-,tishilivc
power with regard to the supplies voted by 'the
oilier House. In the.persent instance that prac,
lice had, without apytnecessity,:hccu departed
from, and be thought it was incunibent upon their
Lordships to assert their undoubted rights, and to
rftfLosome Resolution disapproving of (Itch a pro-
ceeding,—a procceilit hicb, was certainly. eon!
trary to the Consritution; nod which WAS so.
r'e-
ci'ted in 1784. Svben,the Hone of Common, psi-
ed a Resolution, declaring. it ar high crime and
misdemeanor. for any Officer ott the Crown to
apply...4l9nel in any branch of the public ger-
m e without the aathoii:y -of an Act of Par-
Jitiment. But in this case there 'were not Only
the votes of sums of. money .for the public ser-
vice, but fie. Douse. of Commons had actually
voted a`'ourn of money to pay annuities under the
Civil List Act, Which expired on the demise of
hit: Majesly..i and they had .thns assumed a power,
of then; own- authority, to suspend the.operat ion
of the law which declared that these annul it
aboidd not be paid. This particularly applied to
the case .of the annual • sum granted. to the Prin..
cessof Wales, about ,which, according ,to..report,
MI6 had,heen said it) the Commons House of
Parliament, 'Were Ministers aware to what ex-
tent these votes went Was it not the effect of
them to continue to the King the
.income.granteg
to his Majesty as Prince of Wales, as well as the

amount of the Civil List, vo,ilst a portion of she
let edit ray revenues also fell to the Crown ? - Re-
sprctini. the latter there ,was no account, and
Ministers themselves did not seem to be aware of
&tie extent to which the votes went. It was in
vain for the Noble Earl plionsite to ' recur to she
precedents of 17154 and 181)7 in these cases Par-
liament was dissolved ;by the. act of. the Crown
without any previous communication of its inten-
tions, but in the present case there was a previ-
ous communication 'of the intention of the Crown
to dissolve the Parliament, which rendered the
present case perfectly unprecedented, and which
undoubtedly rendered it incumbent upon the
Ministers of the Crown to take care that
no essential forms. were dePatted trotn. If
the House of. Commons could then, in one !
instance, assume the power of voting the public
money vvi!bout the concurrence of their,. Lord-
ships, what Was to prevent themfrom,settiog
aside the privileges of their Lordships' House ?
It surely was incumbent upon the Noble Lords
opposire to take care that no such precedent was
estgblistrtd, for if the Upiversa),Suffrage and An-
nual Parliament men could. unhappily, gain the
ascendancy, there could be no doubt that the first

step of a House of Commons so constituted would
be to set aside the Legislative- Privileges of that
Douse, and here would be a precedent established
ttl assist them. It was not his wish to impede
the public business, or now to embarrass the
course of proceeding which had been acted upon,
bit he thought it indispensable that the Muse
should come to some Resolution expresSive of their,
opinion upon the subject, in order that they might
at least protest against the power thus assumed
by the House of Commons. His Lordship con_
eluded by moving the following Resolutions :

" Resolved—That t appears from the Votes of the Iloaie
of Cumulous now on the Table of this House, that the Com-

mous' House of Parliament have voted the following Resolu

tikllS :-

1. " "That a Sum, not exceeding .2,000,00.91. be granted to
his Majesty to. pay off and discharge Jrish Treasury Bills,
charged upon the Aids or Sapplies of 18W, outstanding and
unprovided for."

2. " That a Sum, not exceeding 50,0001. be granted to his
Majesty, upon account, to enable his Majesty to provide fur
such expences of a civil nature, as do not form a part of the
ordinary charges of the Civil List for the year i if)."
" That there be granted to his Majesty the suns of
00,0001. toward; satisfying such Annuities, Pensions, Of
other Payments, as would have been payable out of the Cou-
solidatcd Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, or out of the Civil List, in case the, demise of his
late Majesty had nut taken place before thY sth day of April,
I 820."

4. " That a Sum, upon account, net exceeding 20,0001.
net, be granted to his Majcsty"towards defraying the charge
ofArrny Services in Ireland for the year ; 1320."
S. " That a Sum, upon account, Hot exceeding 690,0e0i.
be grante4 to hi .Majesty towards defraying the charge of
Army Services at Hume aN.d Abroad,,gxcept in Ireland, fur
the year 1829."

" Resolved—That The Commons'. House of Parliatnent, in-
formed by hisNlajtistesNe‘kage of the intended dissolution
of Parliament, have, in these Resolutions, attempted to ap-
propriate urtaney to he paid•for services-subsequent to the
dissolution, which can only legally be effected by an Act of
appropriatiin the supplies voted; and that they
bare further, in it most unprecedented manner, assumed the
power ofproviding for, ant authorising the pa7ment of cer-
tain Pensions and Annuities, subsequent to the dissuluticti of
Parlianient, which by law are declared to be at an end.
" Resolved—That, under these circumstances, we iCkl-it
Our duty to declare, that though we regard these proceedings

as derogatory to file privileges of this House and of Parlia-
ment, yet we are induced, by a sense of the state in which
public business is now &aced, to &rhear from any immediate
proceedings, and to declare, that. we will concur in indemni-
fying those who may pay money, or otherwise act under these
Resolutions, which we must nevertheless deprecate, as
threatening the subversion of the best and wisest principles
of the Constitution of our C auntry."
The Etrl of LivEttrooz, observed, that it bad
been the invariable practice of Parliament since
the Revolution, for no grant to be made, nor
any sum to be levied upon the. people, without
the /tuition it y of an Act of Parliament ; and this
was so strictly Adhered to, that in the case of a
hen, though the bargain was made between the
First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor. of
be Exchequer and the Contractors, and the first
instalment aettially paid, still it was paid into the
Barth, and. not touebeAl by any one till authorised
to he !tram') out for the public service by an
-Act
of Perliamertt. But with respect to Votes of Sup-
ply, the practice had been different ; it had been
the constant practice for the !louse, of Commons
,to vote various sums for different branches of the
fluidic service, under the authority of which votes
alone the money had been applied. It was true
that all these votes were included in the Appro-
priation- Bill, which at the end of the. Session
came.ty..lo..their .Lordships!..House ; hut. the. fact
ava.r, fha.r. frequently, particelarly:it rhe,Session
~:as long, lkult,the money wanted for the different
h'rkinclies of the public service had been expended
before thc.Approptiation Bill was brought np to
that House. He . could not seemly difference of -
principle, therefore, between the case he, had
just stated, and that of a dissolution happening
in the middle of the usual period of a Session,
after.the.meeting-of the new Parliament,
ao Appropriation Bill, including all
,the sems
voted, might still be passed. As, to the Re-
solution pasied.in 1784, it, in his mind, proved
the. direct contrary-of what was. urged by. the
Noble, Earl, as it
.sbotva-d that the
.practice, of
the Home of Commons had been what be had
lust stated ; and it was well known that the Ob-
ject of passing that Resolution. was .to prevent a.
dissolution which woe suapected lobe intended by.
the Crow n. But thepass.ing..seth a Resolntion,
proved that the practice bad been different to
mbar that Resolution referred to. Walt regard
to the C-vil List Act, it was not
.correctly stated
that it had expired, as:thoogh the-sums named io
it ceased to be payable, the regulations in the Act
Were of the Dal tire of permanent regulations, and
all that had been done was to vottea sum for current
expences for tire quarter ituerveniog between tile
dissolution of the present Parliament-Ondahe call-
ing of a new one. He did not see the necessity
of coming to any Resolution upon the subject ;
but at all events be could not agree,to the Reso-
lutions of the .Noble Lord, which conveyed a
strong censure upon the House of Cotnmons, their
Las-!ships having„ it) their Address to the Throne,
pledged tbeinsehres to concur
,in apy measure. for
expediting the public business. fie was, how-,
ever, ready to meet the views of the Noble Lim/
in some respects by a Resolution 'recognizing -the
rights, of that Rouse, and be therefore .moved, as
an amendment, to leave out the Resolutions after
the statement of the Resolutions of the House"of
Commons, and to insert, that this House, from
the ,rate of the .public business, acquiesce in these
Resolutions although no Act may be passed to
give them effect."
The Marquess of LANSDoWNE slid, the question
Was one of the greatest importence, as -affecting
the constitutional:: rights of that House and
when it was asserted that their Lordships had in
their Address to the Throne agreed -to expedite
the public business as much as possible, he must
tell the Noble Earl that they had not agreed to
abandon, their constitution) rights.,. The cases
where the floose of Commons acted in the usual
manner in their votes, without being informed of
there being any imentionon the-part of the Crown
to dissolve thew, were total 4 different fromthe pre-
sent intsance, where the ,information of the inten•
Pion of the Crown to dissolve the Parliament had
been given,- and where, consequently, every ar-
rangemeut,might,itave been madeto eostne a Fegu-
lar_cout se of proceeding. That it bad been uniform-
ly the case since the Revolution, for the grants
of public money made by the other House to pass
under the, review of -their Lordships,: in order, to
their being incorporated in an Act of the Legis-
lature,- could not be denied; and the Noble Earl
most erroneously described the Resolution of the
House of, Comutons,Aml7B4,wben he said 'bat it
proved the practice of the i-louse to
.be different.
The fact was,- that the Resolution was merely de-
claratory of the law-of the !anti; it appeared-so
upon the face of it, -end was-well known to be so
from! the history, ot, it,. It had been most,troly
observed by his Noble Friend, that for the Houie.
of Commons to Assume the power of voting the
public money without the concurrence of .their
Lordships, was a most injudicious precedent to
set,: for, there could be .sto . doubt 1-11,1t,if those
persons who , aimed ,at our institutions and esta-
blishments could unhappily obtain the ascendency,
the first step of a House of Commons constitut-
ed by them, would, he to take away the Legisla-
tiye privileges. of their Lordships. His. Noble
Friend had also observed upon the anomalous
proceeding to which recourse hod been had with
regard to the Civil List, it appearing
Majesty would not only, pending the dissolution,
have.:bis revenee ,as King of. Enkland, but `also
that which was graoted to, hinu as,Prince of Wales,
and a portion of the hereditary revenues of the
Crown, It
.was
,highly proper that the Noble
Earl should give ;tome explanation upon this point, '
as it did not appear to base been known to what
extent the votewent.

The Earl of Liveapoot. !aitl, the vote on ac-
count of the Civil List was for a spec,fic
20U,000/. and thatjt did not in the least interfere
with the settlement of the Civil List by the new
Parliament. As to the payment of tie annuities
tinder the Civil List Act, it Was nothing mote
than would have been done as a tnAtter coorse
for the current quarter, had Par hilutent continued
sitting.

'!'be Earl of Doxouoitmopp expressf d his an-
rinabation of the conduct of The N...bie EHrl, with"
whom the motion originaledo Hr the fount. time
that he acvicieed is tile aniendialtia, Uy ‘viAlch lie

thought that quite enough was done to protect
the privileges. of the House.

explodes • the splinters caused by the explosion
spread in-alt directions, and one of them has been,
knovro to kill 10 or 12 persons. It was intended,
to explode these horrible instruments at the Earl'
,
of Harrowby's house.
The officers, were in pursuit of Thistlewood tilt
six o'clock yesterday morning. They searcheu'
the house where he resided in Stanhope-street,
Clare-market, and all those of his connexion',
but without effect. At half-past ten o'clock, La'
vender, Bishop, Rittliven, Ellis, and Maidment
left the office, to make another attempt to fin".
him. About 12 o'clock Lavender and Bishop
were seen stepping out of a hackney-coach, will/
Thistlewood in cestodv. He was conveyed intt"-
the front office, when he.tmderwent an examine`.''
tion before Mr. Birnie, and it appeared from ft'
evidence of the officers, that they found him !R
the house, No. 8, White-street, Chiswell.stree4
in bed in a back parlour, and,• it is supposed,
soundly asleep, as their first entrance into
room did not awaken him. On the door being"
opened., Bishop rushed forward and sprungupo",
him in the bed, armed with a pistol. Thistfewoon!
looked up, and exclaimed, " Is it you, Bishop ?o•cel
i
will make no resistance." A short examination
,4"
Rothven.took place, from which it appeared tbil.g
Thistlewood was the man who stabbed Smitherg•
At the conclusion of the examination he was taket)
the Secretary of State's Office; Mr. Birnie also wei'C'
there. The Officers having apprehended all the
sons found in the house where they apprehend&
Thistlewood, Mr. J. E. Conant, the Magistrate',
proceeded with their examination ; they consisted
of.the landlady of the house; Mrs; Hill, a lodger',
and Lewis Casper, a man who did not lode
in it.

Elizabeth- Harris, the landlady, stated, that bet
husband works at Caslon's letter-foundry. Ofi
Wednesday she had a bill in her window to lef-
her lodgings, when in the morning, between lv
and eleven o'clock, Thistlewond came into her
horse and inquired about the lodging : she told
him it was only half a bed with her nephew."'"
Thistlewood egreed for the half bed, for which be
was. to pay two shillings and sixpence a week/
and was ,to take possession of it that night. Slie
at first said that she hod a slight knowledge ,
Thistlewood, but denied it afterwards, It tos
supposed she was concealing him, as, be wag
locked up in the room. This she explained,
saying the door flew open, and she conic.' .not keep
it shut without locking it. Skesaid Thistlewood
arriied at her house -between JO and II o'clock
on Wednesday night ; he observed that be wag'
late; she replied be was lve, and she had almost'
given him up. He then went to bed. Her street'.
door standing open only by a latch, the officer°'
had entered and searched the upper part before:
she knew they were
.there, when they asked tier
to unlock the door where Thistiewood we, ."`
bed, which she instantly did. She did not 1(901'
-Lewis Casper bad been in her hone till she fooilt
him in the coach With her when they Woe
brought away. Lewis stated himself to be 's
watch,finisher, re.iding in Union-street, Bishops'
gate, and accounted for his being in the house bY
saying he was with Mts. Hill the lodger, tell°
washes& for him, and he appointed his little b 4
to call for a key there.
This men was detained till it was aticertairA
if he was the man he represented himself to be•
Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Hill were discharged.

MORE APPREHENSfONS.
A person has been apprehended by Taunton and 114125 k
went, charged with making handles for the pikes whicts %ger°
seized at the stables, and committed for further examitNY
lion; Prunet, the second leader of the conspirators, has aise
been apprehended.
John Syninmult, a footman, of No. 20, Upper Seyte/gli
„.
street, was brought up by Lavender and Bishop, suspecten:
being connected with the assassins, and giving them intile
citation respecting the transactions of the higher orders:
was remanded.

INIMON COUNCIL.

The LORD MAYOR yesterday held a Court' of
Common COuncil at Guildhall, which vvfts
attended.

, The Navigation Committee delivered in 's rtee.,
port of their proceedings, in opposing an spill':
cation to Parliament for an Act for -making
Canal from Maidenhead' to the Grand Jnocri°.
Canal, and thereby diverting the trade from the
River Thames, and consequently destructive t'
the interests of that River, which was agreed tv
and approved.

Mr. REMEMBUANCI3II reported to the Court I►i4
proceedings in respect of obtaining an appoint'
ment.for the Sheriffs to wait upon his Mi4J0,17
to know his Royal will and pleasure when "-
,
Court should attend with their Address of Cell'
dolente and Congratulation.
The LORD MAYOR then suggested the proprirel
of the Members of the Court appearing unifoll
dressed on that occasion, and it was left to 1114
Lordship to give such directions as be. 9h''
see fit.

Mr. SAMUEL NASH was appointed a GoverlWr
'of St. Thomas's Hospital:
The Tithe Committee presented a Report, rt;
commending 200 guineas to be stibseribett-,hylli
Court to the Committee 'of Parishes, in -aid f
their expenees in opposing the ,•London ClerfP
13111, which vrasimanimously agreed. to.
Upon the. motion of M gitt
-AMES.IViLLIAMS)--
order pt9sed, that no officer of the Court shool
be at. liberty to show, lay open, or expuse anY,
the books, papers, or records of the Corporati4))
.to ally person not a Member, without the speci.
leave of the Court'.

MeSsll. IitioGDEN, NASH, and VALE were.OeCt°
et! Coal-meters, and Messrs. GAFI ITT and PLAI":
Corn• meters, in trust for the Corporation, lot' -
period 01 foto. years.
Mr. Alderman TMORP was unanimonsly•elect
Oovertior, 4141(1 James Crook, Esq. Deputy °IP.,
vernui of the Irish Society, and the Assist:lo
Wert appointed for the year ensuing.
The several Committees were also appointe4l f°l
the,.year ensuing.

Mr. Join WEIR NEWSON was unanimously are
pointed Third Assistant to the Hall-keeper, in the
I'oolll Of Mr. GEOHGE POETBR, (ieceased.

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