Star.
London, England, 1809-04-27 00:00:00

rORTVGAL.

The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, understanding that it
would be more convenient to several Noble Lords, postponed his
motion relative to the Regency of Portugal till Monday. Con-
eciving that the formation of the Regency of Portugal had pro-
duced consequences very important and injurious, and was likely
to produce mere, he should, on Monday, move for some further
I)ocutm.nts respecting that subject.
'1 he Lords were ordered to be summoned for Monday.
AMERICA.

The Earl of SELKIRK moved for an address to
Lis Majesty, praying for some Papers relative to the
mission of Mr. Rose to America. These Papers were
necessary to the dis,,ussion of his motion, and he
thought there could be no objection to their produc-
tion, as they had been already laid before the other
House.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL protested against the
principle, because Papers had been laid before the
other House of Parliament, that therefore they
were' to be produced in their Loriships' House. He
contended that there ought to be some intelligible
rale on the subject. For instance, in circle,: to eluci-
date any Bill on the table, or with a view to a dis-
eu.ion of any subject, the discussion of which-being
previously acceded to by Ministers, papers were rea-
dily granted. In this case, however, he was wholly
inimical to the introduction of the discussion proposed
by the Noble Earl in his intended motion ; protesting
he did, against any attemr4 to take the Negocia-
tion with America out of the hands of his Majesty's
Ministers. He must, therefore, oppose the produc-
t:on of Papers moved for with a view to that dis-
cussitn.

Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH expresqed his asto-
nishment at whit had fallen from his Noble Friend,
( Lord Liverpool) and contended that there were
other principles besides these mentioned by his Noble
Friend, in which, in conformity with the practice of
the House, papers had been granted, and particularly
for the purposes of inquiry and investigation. He
thought in the present case, a mission having been
sent to America which had failed, that there was no
ground for refusing the Papers asked for, with the
v;ew of explaining the circumstances attending that
The Earl of SELKIRK urged the propriety of
granting the Papers, the mission of Mr. Rose having
terminated, end because he had reason to believe that
lvileisters were on that occasion disposed to sacrifice
the most important rights of the country. If so,
would it not he t,:ttin,c to address his Majesty, praying
im to maintain these rights, and in that case would
it not be proper to have before the Howe information
upon the subject?
The motion was negatived.
The Earl of SELKIRK postponed his motion re-
spelling our ll:elatiogs with America, till to-morrow
Ae'nnight.
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HOUSE OP COMMONS.

On the motion of Sig kAiet,V,l. ROMII.LY, the'repeof
the Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill• was saheb Seth contidOra-
tion, agreed to, and the Bill ordered to In engrossed and readthe
third Cane on Friday.

Mr. ROSE presented a Bill to permit the direct conveyance of
zonis, the produce of his Majesty's American Colonies, to his
Majesty's West-India Islands. Read a first time, and ordered for
a second reading to-morrow.

The British Ship Capture Bill was read a third time, passed, and
ordered to the Lords.

Ititr. FOSTER moved f6r leave to bring In a Bill for impro-
ving the Qualities of Beer in Ireland, by preventing the use of
raw and unmalted corn, and the use of deleterious articles, such
as Coculus Indicua, &c. in the Brewing thereof. Granted.
PETITION OF WILLIAM HALL.
A Petition was presented from William Hall, late Chief Clerk
in the Office of the Chief Commissioner of Police in Dublin, pray-
ing compensation for the loss of his employment, ho not having
been continued under the new police system in that city.
Mr. PARNELL wished to know from Ministers, whether it
was their intention to comply with the claims of this petitioner
and several others, under the late Dublin Police Establishment,
for compensation. If it w's their intention, he should think it
'extremely unjust towards the public; for, if the allegltions of
those petitioners were true, that they had competently performed
their duties under the old system without complaint, there ap-
pe trod not reason why they should not he continued under the
tiew, or why fifteen persons should continue to receive sinecure
'alaries for life, of ..E.700 a-year each, instead of continuing to
perform those duties for which they were competent, while, for
I nu other apparent reasan than to create patronage for Govern-
ment, fifteen other persons, with new salaries, were to be appoin-
ted in their places, and throw* as an additional burthen upon the
country.
The CHANCELLOR erthmEXCHEQUER said, the proper
time to discuss the subject would be in the Committee to whom
the Petitions were relktrred.
The Petitiort of Mr. Hall was referred to the said Committee.

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