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London, England, 1808-05-12 00:00:00

SUPPL:FS.

The House resolved itself into a Comntittee of Supply; and
Lis Alajesty's Message referred to the Committee r.stereloy,
being read,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHF.QI 7ER rose, and, after
some preliminary obwrvations, said it would be recollected by
the House, that the illustrious Puke of Erotism ick fell in a cause
closely allied to the interests of this country, as well as that of the
independence of Europ. He should, however, urge this consi-
deration less to House, than that her Royal Highness was
CI arty related to our gracious Monarch ; and that rot only de-
privcd of her illustrious Consort, but driven from his terriiiries
by the calamitous di.,astcrs of war, and destitute of any provilon
for her support, she was obliged to seek an asylum in bar br
dominions—and in fact, to throw herself into his vrnt.i and ,
into those of her native country, for protection. Of the elieurail-
ness with which the Committee would he reosly to comply with the
tezommendation of his Majesty in her behalf, he had the fullest
conviction ; and the enly point on which he felt ary difficulty,
was the amount to propose. His Majesty, he was confident,
never intended by the recommendation, any thing immoderate;
hat he was sore Parliament, on such an occasion, would not be
disposed to a penurious limitation of its own irenem-ity, for the
sz.ke of swing a few hundreds. It appeared to his ;Val.:sty's Mi-
nisters, that the nation should not, for its own hooonr, on this
occasion, exercise any thing like a niggardly parsimony, and that
sum of 10,0001. per annum, compared with the rank and cir-
cumstances of the illustrious object of national liberality at this
moment, would be by no means unreasonable. For tl.i, sum,
therefore, he should take the liberty of moving, in full rt fiance
on the ready acquiescence of the Committee ; and, as a tempo
nary provision had been made for her Royal Highness hitherto,
out of hit Majesty's civil list, it would be also requisite to make
provision for the reimbursement of the sum advanced on that
account.

Mr. WHITBREAD rose, not to make the slightest objection
to the motion of the Honourable Gentleman—he most readily
concurred in the provision prep,:sed for the Illustrious Personage.
His motive for rising was, that as the Right Honourable (.t.n-
tit wan had taken an ("poi tunity of stating, that the late Duke of
ninswick fell in a cause slowly allied with the interests of this
eountry and the indepekdi flee of Europe, he could not suffer such
an aNsertion to pass witticuedrclaring what was the fact, namely
that so far from the rause of Prussia, in which he fall, or the war
ith that country was ingrgrd, being allied to the interests
of this country, Prussia Was in open war with us; and so Ex
tr ni being allied to the independence of Europe, he considered
the revival of that Confederacy, in which the King of Prussia was
mil,4gsd, as the most fatal source of all the calamities, and Cr, Mud
sotijugAion which E4rope l.t.d since sustained. • •
Lord NIORPETH admitted that no gond understanding sub
sisted between Prussia and thiSectxtry at ;he time of the Duke
of Brunswick's death. Cerra srertions had, nowever. been
made upc a all occasions by the litle of Branswick to; the in-
ttrtzts of Croat Eritaio and whoever had been in 'Brunswick
&mid conßrin how much the Puke had the oat* of Eogkand-at
-u-rt.

General TARI.EI ON weseed;.-16 eneontitens upon the che-.,
_fur and military explcits of the hue Enke of Brnesvrick, and
• tt at be bad rendered ineportzut services to toe aunt. of tbie
et ruy, perticularty in tie sevro years and in Huilkod,mhers,
1 y the rapidity of f.is movrmerte, /se sere!e a itritisb army. fie:
t.bilkeed the hostility is; tt.e King of nose.» Iguies; titit cotmtsy
involuntary. •

•. • • ' •
Afters few Wit& ?roes the CHANCELLORof the EXCH.&
clUdift, the sod passed In the affirmative.
Mr. HI/SRISSON MCP proceeded to move a variety' of sews
under various heads of supply, and fast ail the sums 'teethe Civil
Establishments of our Foreign Colonies and Plantations, amongst
which were,.
Fo: that of New South Wales ......... ZIieSSS
For Sidra Leone • • 10,9T0
For New South Wales, to answer hills ,. 14,490,
Also, for the purchase of buildings for the new/ 23,001 t
ts itairovemen near Pabce-yard ...... ••••••
Military Roads in Scotland
Roads and Bridges hi the Scotch Highlands
Lbw-chary& for the year .....
I .evant Company
To tnalde I...s,Majezty to make good a sum bor./
4,024,X0
rowed on, gxelarguer.Bills last year
The Chairm.an was ordered to report to-morrow.
Sir C. PULE gave notice of a motion on Monday for leave to
bring in a litlt-the better to regulate the distribution of Prize-
Money and the.Drolts of Admiralty.
Mr. FOSTER. moved for an Account of the Monthly Balances
belonging to Cr.venavnent in the hands of the Company of the
Baatic of Ireland for the last year.--Ordered.
He abo moved for an Actount of the Monthly Balances in she
Irish Eachequer during the same period.—Ordered.

ASSESSED TAXES.
Mr. PERCEVAL rose to move fur leave to bring in a Bill for
Regulating the Collecting of the Assessed and Property Taxes.—
The objects of the Eill were, to provide for an uniform execution
pf the law in difil:rent districts; to prevent vexatious surcharges
on the part of the officers; and to procure the more speedy col-
lection of the revenue. With a view to this last great object, it
was proposed, that the collecting should begin after the appeals
nu the original assessments were beard and determined, and the
period for bringing these appeals was to remain as before. And
with respect to the appeals on stirchamee, a longer period Wall to
be given which might easily be done, an the revenue would be-
gin to be collected sooner than before, when none took piaci! till
all sorts of appeals were -disposed of. The punishment of an offi-
cer for vexatious surcharges was a point with regard to Which
gr,at caution was necessary, as it v. as to the activity of these offi-
cer, that we were to trust for the prevention of evasions. The
complaints against them were of en tint...untied. When the Com-
rniesioner on the oath of the party elisinisuci the surcharge, the
officer was by law entitled to an action, and it had often happen-
ed, that upon commencing the action, the charge had been im-
mediately acceded. What he meant to propose was, that the per-
son aggrieved should, on bringing an action and proving a vexa-
tious surcharge, recover a penalty of 1:14:0, or three times the
amount of the assessment, at his option ; that be should besides
have double costs, awl that the officer convicted should be ips
facto discharged. No grievance had peen so sericusly felt as the
different methods in which the Act had beta ext. uted in the dif-
ferent districts. To remedy this, it Was intended to appoint
Chi Commissioner in I ondon, with power to assemble the other
Commissioners, to res,iew their proecediegs, and to corm-simnel
with the Tax Office. The number of the London CotlltriS.
sioners were to be increased, and there were prevision for re-
moving doubts on different poiets. He concluded by moving for
leave, &c.
Mr. WARDELL said, that that would certainly co a great
way to answer the purpose, although it was net complete.
Mr. SPENCER STANHOPE observed, that the great defect
of this Bill was, that It did not provide an easy remedy foe small
surcharges on small property ; for the principal impression on the
publicmind was made by small but vexatious aarges, fur which
it was not worth while to bring actions.
Mr. W. SMITH observed, that the great object ought to be, to
relieve the public ; and for this purpose a smaller punishntent and
a more prompt execution would be preferable. In ninety-nine cases'
out of or.e hundred, he was persuaded that this action wuuld be a
mere bruteattfulnurt, and no prosecutions would rake place except
in rat ttsrchazges.
PERCEVAL replied that the d ,üble costs would induce
an attorney to bring an action fur my poor than who made out
a clear caes.4e-lisonte granted.

• *LSTNIINSTF.II ELECTION.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT rose, and said,: that
he had waited till the House was tolerably well
tilled, in order to call. their attention to the situation
in v: kick he then stood, with respect to some circum-
stances in which he conceived the privileges of die
House were concerned. The subject. Which-he wished;
to .bring under the review of the House, was.a
sion lately given in the Courts below, in an action.
brought against him by the High Bailiff of Westmin:
ster. At the last election he had been nominated a
• Candidate fpr Westminster by some of the . electors,
without his knowledge ; and he had only heard of it.
when the election had-been alinost concluded.„..No
law or custom had been shown to prove that, in sash
a case, the Candidate was liable for the espencei of
the hustings, and yet the Judge had directed the
Jury to find a verdict against him, on no better
ground than that he had taken I.is seat in that House.
How was the taking his seat in that House to make
him liable ? He conceived that was not a voluntary
act ; but that it had' been Bore in obedience to the
writ by which a person was compelled to taite•his seat,
or subject himself to pains and -penalties.- The infe-
rence, therefore, that -he was liable op this account,.
he apprehended, was not warranted. But the Judge
kad said, he who had the benefit of the seat ought to
pay. What could he mean by the benefit of a seat-
in that House ? It certainly was no bzneSt to a per-
son, but a heavy duty on him, who did that duty con
scientiously. The constitution had certainly been in
many instances lost sight cf, but he was surprized
that a Jute should lay it down as 'a law that a Per-
son should be subjected to penalties for fulfilling a
duty which he was compelled by law to perform. -Ho
was not indeed, so much astonished at his describing
a seat in that House as a benefit, since he himself had
found it so by its serving him for a stepping-stone.—
There appeared a sort of inaptitude ia Judges on
these occasions ; for in Lord Raymond's Reports, it
was said that the Judges did not understand the laws
of Parliament. Yet this was so plain a case, that he
was surprised how there could be any mistake on the
subject. He did not, however, mean to find fault
with this decision. It was nothing to him----but it
was very important to the electors of Westminster,
and material in respect of the privileges of that House.
He stated the case, merely in order to have the ad-
vice and direction of the House, whether lie ought to
comply with the demand that was to be made on him.
He desired this, that he might, if possible, prevent their
constitutional privileges being violated in his person.
Mr. PE RCEVAL requested the pardon of the
House, if he so far transgressed form, as to state the
impression on his mind with respect to this matter:—
In his opinion, the Honourable Baronet had made
out no case in ulna the House could at all interfere.
If he was right in his law, and the Judge was wrong,
he had been ill advised iw not having adopted the
means of having the sentence reviewed in a legal
Manner. The• Jury had been led to give their ver-
dict in conseluence of the opinion of the Judge, that
the person who acted for the committee for carrying
on the Honourable Baronet's election, was to be co»si-
dered as the Honourable Baronet's Agent. Whether
that opinion, as
-to the Agency, was right or wrong,
the sentence could not be reviewed • in that House.—
The regglar mode, would have heea to move for a
pest, trial, of by tendering a bill of exceptions, to have
the cansc Carried through all the Courts of Appeal,
ff ht-ilid*.not take that course,and had alre:..dy moved
fin-"a new triil and falled",-there was no reme(t7. This
House could not interfere in the business either one

way er another. The only remedy was in the rego-tj
las' legal course, and if the Honourable Baronet h '
neglected to avail himself of that,it was his own fault.-
CURWEN paid some distinguished compli-
slant to the judgment and honour of the Learned
Judge, and ventured to say, that, upon investigation
of this business, both would become conspicuous.
The SPEAKER said the business had undoubtedly
been submitted to the House, by the Hon. Baronet,
with the most perfect regularity. The Hon. Ba-
ronet had done his duty in offering the question to
the consideration of the House. It was a matter of
grave inquiry,. as going to affect the privileges of the
House,. and the conduct of a Judge of high rank and.
authority. If he had received any previous infirmly
tion of the Honourable Baronet's intention to submit
such a motion, he should have made it his business to.
inform himself thoroughly as to the most advisable
mode of proceeding. Not having any idea of the
matter, however, till it had been mentioned in the
House, he could only state his impression from what
had since occurred to him. His idea on the whole
was, that it would be most advisable *far the Hon.
Baronet to wait till he should see what practical con-
sequences were likely to result from the proceeding
to which he had alluded, and if he fcund it to be such
as in his judgment gave him cause to complain, as of
a breach of privilege, he could not be too soon in
bringing it again -before the House, and asking its
interference.

Sir F BURDETT expressed his regret if he had
been guihy of any thing irregular, in not informing
the Speaker of his intention to bring the matter for-
ward. preytous to his moving it.
Here the matter dropt.
DOCTOR rwrGt..l: AV.

Mr. BARHAM, in rising to make the motion, of
which-he had giver. notice, on the appointment of Dr.
Patrick -Dnigenan to be one of his Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council for Ireland, disclaimed
being actuated in the slightest degree by personal or
party motives. He was aware how humble an indi-
vidual he was, but the matter on which he had to
move the House, was of such magnitude as to make
good the deficiency in point of importance under
which the Advocate laboured. He addressed the
House in the full conviction that if the motion he had
to offer should be received in the manner he wished
and hoped, it would have great effect in allaying the
irritation produced by a recent vote. of that licuse,
(the curtailment of the allowance to Maynooth
,Col-
lege). The thing itself to which he had to-call the
attention of the House war of little magnitude ; but
its influence on the feelings .of the Catholics; was
great, and greater in proportion as it was found that
they were irritated with so little hesitation for a pur-
pose of such trifling moment. If the Right Hon..,
Gentleman opposite (the Chancellor of the Excite,.
quer) wished not to he considered as regarding the-
Catholics of Ireland as his enemies, o<r to be regar-
ded as an enemy by them, he would pause before he
would carry into effect an appointment so offensive
to them. If, by bringing forward this motion, he
could produce that effect, he was satisfied hishouli•
do a great public service. But even if he' shbuld Suit:
be able to carry theinotion, he was convinceclahe
cussion must be beneficial. For he was not-one of:
those who deprecated the ifrscussion of the Irish Ca-
tholic Question. It was material that the R 01113.11
Catholics, even though they obtained not the rights to
whieh,they were e,nd, should know thcyhad friends
in that House on whom they could rely, For if at any
time they should have reason to think that they were
objects of no regard or consideration, their groans
would be deep though not loud, and it would be soon
evinced by some dreadful convulsion, that nothing
was so dangerous as the salts* a disconteneed
people.—rifiar! hear !)-,The chin establishmeet
Ortreland was a perfect anomaly forced on thb
ple. The established and beneked CleTgyinft often
.t6titaltt, duties to perform ; and the Catholic people
,`,worts often without Clergymen to administer the rites
oj' religion to them. Thus there 'were posors with-
out flocks, and flocks without pastors. This situation
of a country presented to an enlightened Legislature
ground's of peculiar tare and attention, Ist a power-
ful and artful enemy should find the means of con-
verting to his own interests the discontents to which,
without that care, the situation was naturally liable.
What ought to be done to remedy this state of af-
fairs, it was not easy to say, at least it was not easy
to getall twit to. agree on the remedy: but what
ought norm be done was matter of clear and univer-
sal assent.- The feelings and passions of the mass of
the people thus subject to an establishment of a dif-
ferent communion, ought not to be irritated by petty
provocations. It must be universally allowed, that
neither Government nor Parliament ought to sanction
the-larguage of those who. described so great a body
of the subjects as enemies to the State. . He thought
highly in many respects of the character and abilities
of the present Ministers ; but this high character
tended only to give a more perniciousintluence to the
unhappy prejudices which they entertained on one.
most material point. He . was satisfied, that if the
powerul and artful enemy of this country were to chase
the Administration most favourable to his designs
against us, it would be an Administration which, with
good character and dispositions, was yet stained with
prejudices which must make them be regarded as ene-
mies by the bulk of the people. As nothing could be
more beneficial than thintitience of pure seligion, so
nothing•conld be more pernicious, than the effects el
that religion that caught hold of the passions. The one
exalted man above his nature, .the other degraded
him beneath the level of the brutes: Hie would not
search into dictionaries for' explanations of the word
."
TOLERATION." He would boldly appeal to the as-
sembly he was addressing, . and ask if there could he
toleration in this age, without exemptions and restric-
tions. This was what every man who dischawed
his duty to the state was entitled to. He wouldre-
. cal to the recollection of the House the .saltititry, e f-
fe c t s produced by the abolition . of religious distinc-
tions in Silesia by Frederick the Great,. when Oat
proviuce came under his dominion in a state $6 440:
plorable distraction, from that cause... In: 4 *de-
time such was the concord, that the Prafiestants. used
the same church in the afternoon ithich.-the Catholics
used in the morning, and vice sumo. He did not say
this was practicable or desirable in Ireland. But he
would say, that the rnajurity supporting an establish-
ment of a different rekgion, ought to be protected in
the 'full and fair ez rcise of their own The precepts,
of the benign Anti or of the Christian religion. direc,
cd to love each oth. r, and to view oar Mutual • erfors

Lpeith_iod, If the correction of errant was te
, the means of the correction should be
itiaele..- A too earnest zeal, particularly if sezz.ndcd
by political rigours on one side, and political beacfvs
on de zither, could only make proselytes of a
knaves. .!The advantages of the system of relaxat: .a.
adoptedin the present reign, was extensively fel: ":1
At substitution of enlightened Catholics for fuetr.:,
bigois. The Catholics of this day had no hostility
the State, as in the. times when the restrictions v ere
established, and. in Subseqteept times when the restric.
.tions served to keep that hostility alive. He depre.
cared the too close union of power with the estabkl..
ed religion, and feared th'e - religion, as well ac c,
State and the Country, would suffer .from such an
union. He could not think ill of a religion that had
produced 'some of the best men that ever breathe J,
.and some of the.ablest4erenders of the Christian re.
Fenelon and a Pascal ; and he could not help
condemning in, a Chancellor of an Irish University, at
the present day, the study of the narrow polemics of the
dark ages. He did not mean to hurt the feelings of
the Learned Doctor. He-gave. him credit for Kee.
rity in the language he uttered on a recent-mat:km;
and he was not without some-hopes, to which report
gave strength, that the Learned Doctor, feebl.; Low
obnoxious thatlanguage Was, and how offensive i:is
appointment to be a Privy Councillor would:en :Cif::
it, wi,uld himself disclaim it, and withdraw from that
appointment. If the Learned Doctor should act in
that manner, such conduct would m:.ke liinunwee
truly right honourable in his eyes, than any
of birth or title, hOwever great: He moved,
That rher4 be bud before the liouaiCopi-s of tl.e Corr'spon.
&nee between the lord Lieutenant of Inland and the'Sreretaty
of State, relative to the propriety of appoiming Pa. rick Thilizena,,,
I.L.D. tobe out of his Zvlaje cy's M at Hot t or.:ble Privy Coen:
for Ireland.
The question being put,.the SPEA KER was alout
to declate Ike aente of the House to be against the
motion, when,

Mr. W. IVYNNE rose. He had expected to hear
some reason offered for an appointment likely to be
attended with so much mischief. The necessity of
the presence cf the Learned Doctor for the dispatch
of ecclesiastical business in the Privy Council, which
was alledged Itie other night, was a mere empty ex.
cuse, for the Privy Connell of Ireland exercised no
ecclesiastical jurisdiction Whatsoever. lie looked
upon this appointment as precisely similar netive
and effect to the appointment of Mr, Giffard. When
the Catholics. were not encouraged to hope ler all the
rights to which he and many others thought them en-
titled, at least care. ought to be taken to avoid u hat
would hive the -appearance of -studiously irritating
'and insult,ine Them. "
Sir
.ARTHUR W,ELLESLEY declared, that
the. Ifoitintrelik and Learned Gentleman so frequent.
to on this occasion, had not himself made
any application .whatsoever for the appointment
which it had been thought fit to extend to him; The
appointment had_been recommended on the ground
that ere Honourable and Learned Gentleman filled
the officeofffudge of the Prerogative Court,. the hol-
ders :Of which, . with the exception of tile Learned
fleecier's immediate. predecessor, had sat in the Privy
There :was. a great deal of ecclesiastical
business relating to the union and disunlen of bent&
roes before the Privy Council. Glebe houses had be.
come mattered: more extensive care, in consequence of
an . act brought by his predecessor (Sir J. Newport)
last year. The presence of.the Judge of the Piero.
gative Court was essential to the diepatch of. this by.
shims.' The Appoihtmerkt beinenecessary, there was
nothieg in the _character of the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman, to sender it improper.;. The
Honourable Gentleman may have allowed his zeal
for the established Church to.cazry himinTo language
too warm, and perhapss indiscreet,, but that was re,
reason wily he should-tot be called to the service of
GosternMent,,whete he was pecqiarly fitted to cio ser.
vice. 'llie...Honeurable Gentleman was rot likely,to be
a geeetal adviser of ,thee I,ord Lieenenant of Ireland,
or to he celled upon fier his ;deice. He was to be a
Privy
_tOunclllor.. for ecclesiastical aS'airs, (a largh).
Excessive zeal Wns aften the cause of indiscreet lan-
guar on both Sides of the House, and every example
that was cited ought to serve as a warning on bed:
sides. His own opinion was, that without distinction
of religion, every, man ought to, be called upon to do
service to the State, where he Was particularly quali-
fied to do that -service, and on that ground the Ho-
nourable and' LearnedaGentleman ought to he ap-
pointed of the Privy 'Cbar!...cil.—(Lcvsl cries cf hear !
hear ! frets:, the Ocisolitica.)
Sir gEW/lORT denied that there was any ec-
clesiastical business trarsacted by the Privy Council
in Ireland that may not be sufficiently directed by
,the
?relates belengirg to that Council, and always atten-
ded. There were four Archbishops and two Bishops
of the Privy Council in Ireland. There were only
two Archbishops and one Bishop in the Privy Ceencil
here. He (bought the appointment under the consi-
deration or the House was calculated to produce a
' very bad effect, when coupled with the curtailment of
the grant fOr Maynoothe and other evidences of a dis.
position hostile to the Catholics in the present Admi-
.nistratiOn. If his Majesty's Ministers had any regard
fur-their.....own. character or the safety of, the country,
they would not persist in the appointment in questior.
Mr.. BERESFORD maintaieed, that whoever
charged the Roman Catholics with being bad sub-
jects. libelled and belied them ; but to call in question
any appointment, for language made me of in Par-
liament, however indiscreet, was at once to interfere
with the prerogative of the Crown, and the first pri-
vilege of Parliament, freedom of speech ( Hear! hear!)
With respect to. Mr, Giffard, he allowed the Govern-
ment-had alight to deprive. him Of the office he held
under it, at its pleasure ;,but what he thought highly
ettlpelek, was to attempt to influence his conduct inthe
,celryiation of Dublin. by lielding_oteahreate of de-
prsving bias oftiler:ogre,
Mr. Tlmusizy read passages from the opening
spekbes_silbilast and present Session of Parliament,
jp.aithistleitie-Majeety expressed a hope that dissensions
sypttlef ertieguished, and that all his subjects would
:be tieited in wale us 0-operation against the common
eneenie .k-fe asked' Whether this appointment tend el
tra.rialize the hope expressed by his Majesty on these
oceatione,'and 'whether ministers them, elves did net
take then; ist effectual steps to defeat the:wishes they
pue inteelltieldajestv's mouth. He did not imagine
that eho:Heonourab4 and Learned Gentleman would
hi in the Privy council for ecclesiastical affair alone.
On the contrary to was s.ttisfied he would hold the
spent lanpage zr peiss..the same mischievous semi-

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row there that he . did here, particularly as there
scoeld be a greater chance of its being adopted. He
animad.verted on the failure of the Noble Secretary of
State (Lord Castlereagh) in his engagements to the
Catholics of Ireland, and taunted him and the other
Secretary on their silence on this occasion. He ap-
pealed to the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite,
whether, if Mr. Pitt had lived, any body would have
dared to recommend this measure to the Crown ?
Though he had very generally been in opposition to
Me Pitt, and though l'elr. Pitt had evaded his pledge
to the Catholics, he was satisfied he would never have
allowed them to be made the subjects of wanton irri-
tation and insult. The House should look into this
matter ; for it was only to that House that the Ca-
tholics had now to look.
Sir ROBERT WILLIAMS was of opinion with
his constituents, that it would not be proper to grant
to the Catholics the whole of the emancipation they
required. He was, however, open to talson, and
would candidly hear every argument that could be
advanced upon that reat question, and act accord,
lag to th imresion made uon hi. Neither he,
tor thosee who sent him, could m think it warrantable. to
countenance or promote a spirit of general insult to
the whole Catholic Body.
Mr. MONTAGUE thought it an unpardonable
iasult to Ireland, and every one connected with Ire-
led, to the House of Commons, and to the Empire
glair, that his Majesty's Ministers would not con-
descend to offer any explanation on this important
cute:ion, but sat silent relying on their mcojoa sidrity.
' lord HENRY PETTY spoke it nerable
length oa the same grounds as Mr. Ties ney. He did
pot approre of the excessive care of the church ip
which the most distinguished members of the church
did not participate. He was satisfied that the Primate
of Ireland did not recommend the appointment now
under consideration, and that if that distinguished
Prelate had been consulted, he would have dissuaded
it. He cited the recall of Admiral Berkeley as an
instance of concession to offended feeling. Admiral
Berkeley had been no more than indiscreet, indiscreet
with the excuse of considerable provocation. Were
the feelings of the Americans to have a respect paid
m them, which was to be denied to a large majority
of the people of Ireland. Speaking of the characters
of ;he mdividuals, he was suve nobody would think
that a respect o-ae due to Dr. Duigenan which was
not hewn to Admiral Berkeley. He thought the ap-
pointment in question highly dangerous us its tendency,
;;;;d thought the House ought to interfere to prevent it.
Mr. CURWEN thought it a disgraceful exhibition
of the proceedings of that House, that Ministers
shoeld sit still, not daring to defend by reason what
they meant to persist in voting. He hoped that either
his l',lalesty's Ministers would have the sense to aban-
don this appointment, or that the Hon. Gentleman
would have the sense to decline it. Though he had
lata generally in opposition to Mt. Pitt, he ass sure
the enlightened mind of that great man would never
jive given its assent to such an appointment.
Mr. W. SMITH declared, that although they said
nothing, in the House, many of the supporters of Mi-
eisters rad, in private converthesation, expressedf
their
decided disapprobation of appointment o The
Deigtnan. If the Noble Lord and the Right Hon.
Gentleman opposite, supposed they could make the
country believe that they were silent for any other
mason bet *ease they could not defend the mea-
soe, they were very quirt: mistaken.
Kr. WINDHAM observed, that the situation of
the appareetly spell-bound Gentlemen opposite, after'
feelings of indignation excited those ut ridicule.—
Would no sense of their public duty, or considera-1
him for their own character, move them ? Surely
they ought at least to give to those whom they'
expected to vote with them, some reasons for that
upectatioe. But what would the country say to this
mode of proceeding ? Weutcl they not combine it
with the tenure by which the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman opposite held his office and was content to
hold it ? Would they not combine it with the ap-
poiatrnent of Mr. Gitfard ? Would they not com-
bine it with the circumstances attending the discus-
sion of the Maynooth Grant, and the doe/tine that
bad then been promulgated ? By their present men,.
are, by the preferment of a man whose whole fame
was built on his known hostility to. the Catholics, his i
Majesty's Ministers had, as it were, hoisted the red
bag, and declared that henceforward they would
chew no quarter to tie he large end respectable body of
subjects of the Empire. . I
MIL BERESFORD explained.
-Ma WHITBREAD acked, did the Noble Lord
and the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, sit still in
dumb despair ? Were their opinions on this subject in
wison ? Was there an enchantment upon them ? They
wore a living appearance—their countenances spoke ;
and if he well read the countenance of the Right Ho-
mumble Gentleman in pal ocular, who had once at-
tempted to read his countenance (Mr. Canning), it
spoke an impatience of deuce, and a disapprobation
of the measure of his Right Hon. and Learned coad-
juter. her was this surprising, when the che:acter of
the obnoxious individual, who was the subject of dis-
cussion, via; considered ; when his language in that
House respecting the Catholics was remembered, and
when the publication to which his name had been pre-
fixed was adverted to, in which he described the Ca-
thllics as from conscience traitors to their ceuntry, as
ewingebedienee to a foreign Power, and as ready to bow
deem their country to the tubjagation of that Power.
Mr. I.(tCfc HA RT, although a friend to tolera-
ien, disapproved of that stet of teleratiop which de-1
;4g:iced into a total apathy and indaerence with re
spect to our own religion. He reprobated the endea.l
vows that had been made to degrade the character 0.1
a Gentleman, wi.o, although he had certainly elf
pressed strong opinions, might opt be prepared to
.en.
torte them wen a rigour which was ascribed to ham_
After a short closing speech from Mr. BARHAM. i
the Hence divided—For the moticnt I 07—Against it,
1; t. Majority 67.
The further consideration of the Report of the leo-
cal Militia Bill was postponed until to-morrow.
After a short conversation, in which Sir A. Wea-
1-BUY, Mr. PONMDNBY, Mr. SHAW, the SPEAKER, Fir
J. Newroite, and Mr. J. LATOTICUM participated; tile
Committee on the Dublin Police bin was postponed
to Wednesday next.
On tine suggestion of Mr. TIEft.NEY, ' the Order
of the Day for taking into further consideration the
Petitions respecting the Orders in. Council, which
,:tood for to-morrow, was discharged, and a Mew
.rider made for Wednesday race:.—Atlaenneek

TIIE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MAY 12.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, for money, 67N—for acc. 673—Reduced 6.4 67.
Exchequer Bills, 7s. Bs. prem.—lndia Bondi 4s. pren.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Cent. Red. 67iti India B.ods 3s. 4s. prem.
3 per Cent. Cons. 68 68 Imp. spr Cent. %it
4 per Cent. 8411 i I,pp. Aim....
5 per Cent. Navy, NISH Excheq. Bills, 6s. 9s. roc.
Long Ann. 181 I S-Vtlis English Tickets 2.01. 19s.
India Stock Cons. for acc. 6841

His Majesty's ship CROCODILE, arrived at Ports-
mouth from the Cape of Good Hope, sailed, from
thence about the sth March ; his Majesty's ship
PROCRIS arrived there on the '2oth February, from
Portsmouth, and sailed again on the 24th for the
fast Indies. The Abundance store-ship and Sally
transport arrived at the Cape on the 18th February
from Portsmouth. The Danish East Indiamen Ma-
rian, Captain ROFERD ; and the Harragoord,
from Bengal, have been captured, and seat into the
Cane ; the former by his Majesty's sloop colon:n(4NT,
the latter by his Majesty's sloop Orput..

By the CIIELELY gaa-brig, which arrived at Ply-
mouth on Monday from the squadron off Lisbon, we
have received the melancholx intelligence of.the death
of Captain CONWAY SHIPLEY, of his Majesty's ship
NYMPHS, of 38 guns, who lost his life in attempting
to capture oue of the enemy's corvettes: the circum-
stances, as far as we have been able to collect them,
are as follow : —On reconnoitring the harbour of
Lisbon, it was discovered that a very large corvette
had taken refuge under the forts on the shore, and
was lying at anchor very near Beleni battery : an at-
tempt to cut her out was projected, and eight boats
were manned by volunteers from the NYMPHE, and the
Btossost, of 18 guns ; they were headed iu this gal-
lant enterprize by Captain SHIPLEY, who was in a
fast row;ng boat, and consequently took the lead,
and was the first to get alongside the enemy ; but, hi
attempting to board her, he was unfortunately shot,
and fel; immediately into the sea, and was never seen
afterwards ; one of the boat's crew was killed at the
same time, and a Midshipman and two ethers were
wounded. The other boats pot being able to get
alongside the enemy, owing as we understand to a
strong current of tide that then set out of the har-
bour, and the unfortunate circumstance happening,
the attempt to carry the corvette was abandoned.--
Captain SHIPLEY'S death is very much lamented by
all that knew him, and the country has lost a very
meritprious officer. lie had his commission with
him, and a considerable sum pf money, which he
took lest he might fall into the kends of the enemy—
this unfortunate business happened on the 16th
It does not appear that the batteries annoyed the
boats match, but they were exposed to the fire of up.
wards of 7000 troops on the shore.

The CIIEERLY leftthe squadron fourteen days since
in good health and spirits, and plentifully supplied
with all kinds of necessaries. The blockade is so
strict, that no vessel can pass in or out of Lisbon un-
molested.

The “At:GIITY gun brig arrived at rlymcuttls on
Monday from the West Indies, with dispatelles from
Admiral COCIIRANE, dated 30t4 March : she brings
an account, picked up from an American at spa, that
the 4ochefort Squadron, consisting of eight sail of
the line, arrived in the Citesapeake the latter end of
March. This, we doubt not, will prove to be the
Mullet o• .vs revived.

The various accounts already received seem to put
it beyond a question that the squadron alluded to is
in the Mediterranean. The RENOMMEE frigate, the
arrival of which at Portsmouth we announced yester-
day, befnce her departure from Gibraltar on the 28th
ult. learnt from the SPARTAN frigate which had ar-
rived there from Sicily, that on her voyage she fell
in with an enemy's squadron often sail of the line,
and some frigates, off Sardinia, on the Bth of April,
steering for Toulon ; which was doubtless that of Ad-
miral GA' rstEAustE on its return from the Adriatic ;
as previous accounts had informed us of the arrival of
that officer with his fleet, consisting of the combined
Rochefort and Toulon squadrons, at that port on the
110th ult.

SPAIN.

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We are at length enabled to commnnicate to our
Readc:s some authentic intelligence respecting Box A,
eAara's intentions towards the new King Of SPAIN. A
meeting took place between them, not at payonne,
as was supposed, ,but on the frontiers of Spain, near
Vittoria. At this interview, BONAPARTE received
FERDWAND with the greatest distinction, acknow-
ledged him KING of SPAIN and the Isom, and
has conAded to him the administr4tion of Portugal
until the conclusion of a general peace. Spain is to
join in the Conikderation of the Rhine, and to furnish
a contingent of 50,000 men. The late King and
Queen are to be sent into France, under a very strong
escort. With respect to the Panvevofthe Pteca,nothing
is, we understand, yet determined respecting his fake.
The revolution appears to have been entirely the ef-
fect of French intrigue, and by the arrangemellts which
have taken place, BCINAPARTH has become virtually
King of Spain, But though thF pp, Government i
entirely devoted to France, the tleople of Spain seem
very unwilling to sacrifice their independence.

veral etemnotions have taken place, and it hal.. been
thought necessary to augment the French troops in
Madrid, to upwards of 50,000 men. •
With respect to Portugal, although the nominal
administration of it is given to the new King of Spain,
is obvious that General .It7Nor will in reality be the
Governor of that unfortunate Country. The marriage
between the new King of Spain, and one of the Bo-
NAPARTE Family (we believe Mademoiselle La PA-
GERIE) will shortly take place.

Letters received by the MALmsAn, from the Cape
of Good Hope, state, that the SArlmutE sloop of war,
Captain DAMES, having Sir HARFOAD JoNrs on board,
and suite, sailect from thence on the 48th January, on
an embAssy to Persia.

The EURYDICg kts brought dispatches from Mr.
ERSKINE, but their contents have not transpired.
By the HASTY, accounts have been received that
three French brigs of war, with troops, had got into
Martinique.
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We have received a further confirmation of the ri,
gorous or hostile treatment now experienced by the
Americans in the ports of thi enemy. Two vessels
arrived yesterday from different, ports in France, one.
of which sailed on the 30th ult. and the other effected
her escape on the 4th inst. The accounts they bring
are amply. corroborative of those given in the STAR
of Tuesday, relative to the decree issued by BONA-
PARTE at Bayonne, which is now acted upon to the
full extent of its rigour, and a strict embargo has been
laid on all American vessels and property, as well in
all the ports of France as in those of Holland.

Yesterday, at two o'clock, his MAJESTY held a pri-
vate levee, at the Queen's House. The following
,Noblernen and Gentlemen had the honour of being
I presented to his MAJESTY
Viscount FALmou Ty, upon caring to his title, I,y the Duke
of BEILLIfOKT.

Mr. MitostAY, upon his return from abroad, by Sir lIFNRY
MILOMAY.
The Res. O. H. Or. Asse, the Seeretarf to ace Corporvi:m
of the Sons of the Clergy, upon his presenting to his VIAJ::-.,ry
Archdeacon Cox's Sermon.
Lord LOWTHER, in- the Earl of LoNsnAt.r.
Captain PETER RAIXIFR, upon his return from India, and in
•
rom,equence of the action he fought in Batalia Roadi, on tin., I .`...t4
of October, I BOG.
Mr. Justice BAILEY, by the Loan CHANCELLOR, upon his
being appouftcd one of the Judges of tl. Court of King', Ilenr1:,
upon which occasion Isis 71/413) ES et was pleased to roofer the ts.,
nour of Knighthood upon him ; he, of course, is now Sir Juni:
BAILRY.
The Marquis of HJx T LT, upon his being appointed Lord L'eu-
tenant of the County of Aberdeen.
The Marquis of Tw Etes Lc, by the Dyke of Goavos:,—upon
coming to his title, bring of age, and being appointed a Lieute-
nant in the First Regiment of t;unch.
lieutenant Colonel SiETESsuN BA it Ns, of the Roy.Js, upon
his appointment.
following were prebeAteti typn their prim°.
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