Star.
London, England, 1802-04-16 00:00:00

CONTROVERTED RLECTIONS IN IRELAND.

Mr. WICKMAN raid, he rofe to MOVC for leave
to bring in a Bill to continue an Mt of lait Sam

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relative to the mode of trying Controverted Efer
lions in Ireland. It would be recolleft‘d by ;;;;
Houle, that by the At of Union, thole elediont
were to be tried in the fame manner as in Eng-
land. Conliderable. objedions wer. made againit
this at the time, as the great dill:ince rendered it
a matter of extreme inconvenience to the parties.
whillt the expence was, in confequence, very con
fiderable. Thefe objedions were forefeen at di.
time of the Union, and admitted ; but they werr
anfwered in the only way in which they could he
anfwered, that they were forne of thole d4cultiei
which mull necellarily attend every great political
meafure. Thefe objections were hated hall Sefton,
when a Bill was brought in to remedy them. That
Bill was only to continue for a year, which v.oi
now nearly expired, and was intended as an cape.
riment ; but as no proceedings had been had tin-
der it, if it was not now continued, no exper!rnr;:•
could potlibly be made upon the fubjed. Accor-
ding to the provifions of that 13;11, the Committe.•
appointed to try the eledion were, at the requeit
of either of the parties, to appoint a Committee
lin Ireland, to examine evidence relative to the fob-
jcd, and to report to the Committee appointed
here to try the eledion. There were alio fever.l
other regulations contained in the Bill, v: hick he
fhould not trouble the Houfe by repeating. l-h;
object now was, to continue that Bill ; but at the
fame time, he had no decided prediledion for that
particular plan, the only object of Government
being to promote the' convenience of the Gentle-
men of Ireland, and to cave them expencc, as far
as the fame could be done conliftently with fub-
kantial and the principles of the Conftitn.
tion. He was particularly delirons that this fhould
not be confidered as a party queftion, and that the
meafure fhould meet with a full and fair invelli.
gation, for which time would be given. He con-
cluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bil', to
continue for a time to be limited, fo much of the
Ad of lait Seflion, as related to the trial of Con-
troverted Eletions in Ireland.—Leave given.
Mr. WICKHAM fhortly afterwards brought up
the Bill, which was read a firlt time, and ordered
to be read a fecond time on Wednefday.—Ad-
joumed.

I.ONDON.

FRIDAY, AFRIL z 6.

Cr GOOD Fatoar.-THoliday at all the Public Offices
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This morning we received Park journals to C."
ig.th inflant. They arc chiefly occupied with a:1-
dreffes to the FIRST CON sui., from different public
bodies, congratulating him on the relloration of
Peace, and bellowing on him the higher} p”orzy-
rics—many of them filled with fulfome adulation,
and bellowing epithets of praife, little, if any
thing, fhort of blafphemy. They are not worthy
of room in an Englifh Newfpaper.
Private letters from Paris, received yellerday,
(late, that late accounts have been received from
St. Domingo, which are reported to be of a difaf-
trous nature. The French army is Paid to have
fuffered confiderable lots : General Ho mBE per,
with 'too men, having fallen into an ambufcade,
and every foul in the detachment perifhed.
It is reported, likewife, that ROCNAMBEAU had
(offered a fimilar difafter.

The journals received this morning give a Te-
legraphic Difpatch from Breil, mentioning that
Good News from St. Domingo has reached that
port, and is on the road to Paris. Good
News" is fo vague an expreffion, that we can
infer nothing from it. We apprehend, had it
been of a very favourable kind, its fubliance at
as "Ma defeat," or the " fubmillion of the
Blade which could have been oxpreffed as eafrly
as the form they have adopted, wotild have formed
a part of the difpatcb.—The French Funds arc
at 55 c.

PARIS, 22 GERMINAL, (APRIL 12.)-A. De-
putation from the Tribunal of Caffation having
waited on the Cardinal Legate, C. MURAINE)
Prcfident, made the following fpeech:—
Monfieur le Cardinal-46 Religion and juilice
mutually fupport each other. Happy the States
where the aftion of the Laws is at the fame time
aided and tempered by the influence of Religious
Inftitutions ; and where the falutary effea of thefe
Inftitutions is enfured by the wifdom and proteaion
of the Laws.

Since, by the enlightened will of the Govern-
ment, powerfully feconded by the zeal of his Ho-
linefs, and by the ufeful labours of your Eminence,
this happy union is re-eflablifhed in France, the
fira Body of the Magiftracy, the fira organs of
the& Laws, the alliance of which with the prin_
ciples of Religion is this day renewed, owe to the
Head of this Religion and his Legate, the more
particular homage of their refpcaful gratitude,
and of their vows for the complete fuccefs of your
molt augutt miffion."

iniormt of
TELEGRAPHIC Disrartit i*RON BREST.
11 Germinal, Year 10, (March is.)
Tee MARITIME PREFECT OT !REST TO THI MINIS-