Star.
London, England, 1814-04-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

SlR—Relying upon your readiness to admit any
communication having for its avowed object the be-
nefit 'of the public at large, I shall make no apology
for briefly observing that the present most important
crisis is particularly suited to the offer of a Voluntary
Loan, on the part of the wealthy and public-spirited
members of society, to Government, on terms some-
what similar to those of the Loyalty Loan, raised
during the Administrat,ion of Mr. Pm. Such a
measure would considerably diminish the amount to
be raised for the service of the present year ; which,
from the nature of things, most otherwise be of great
magnitude; and would also afford a public 'testimony
to our Allies, and the world in general, of their disin-
terested and determined support to the 'efforts now
making to secure the peace and happiness of Europe.
Perhaps some of your liberal minded and Patriotic
Readers will come forward and propose, publicly, a
Measure of the nature alluded to ; vehich, I am well
persuaded, would not only prove efficacious, but, at
the same time, highly grateful to their own feelings.

Yours, &C. A FRIEND TO TIIE GOOD CAUSE.
Woburn, Bedfordshire, March.Bl, 1814.

r.d.RLIAMEIVT,IRr PROCEEDAVCS.

- • HOUSE OF LORDS, Amt. 1.
*Counsel was heard In the Appeal, Richan v. Gordon, anal the
lives' Co!die v. Oswald and oliers. Judgment in the former
wa. ens•poned. In the latter the Judgment of the Inferior Court
*as affirmed.
tier.SAstuct. Roman, was heard for the Apts.Not in the
Appeal, Higgins v. Sir 'l'. Livingstone. 'I he fu. ttier he-ring on
11/10..day.
Mr. Menzies, from the Co.:rt. of Chancery In Ireland, pre-
set) ed attested Copies of Pleadings in various causes, arid two
Writs of Error.
Mr Newton. from the London'Flour Company, sgesented the
. Annual Accpi mtc of the said Company. '
Mr Long, Mr Lygon, Mr. Prt, :Sir James flraliam, and Mr
iThitbrEad, brought up from the House of Commque, several
Road and Enclosure bills.
Mr. Lxoctitte brought or from the House of Conunens the
two West India Trade Regulation Bills, and the Coffee Duty Re-
gulation Bill.—Read a first time.
Ihe Legal Qua). Bill went through a Committee, and was
reported without any amendments.
Antonio's Naturalization Bill was read a turd time and
passed.,

CLERGY PENALTIES B[LE.

The House having gone into a Committee on the
Clergy Penalties Bill—

Vie Duke of NORFOLK observed, that the Bill
professed to be a continuation of a Bill passed early
in the Session for suspending the operation of certain
Penal Acts. This suspension upon suspension was a
very loose mode of legislation, and he wished to
know whether any permanent measure on the subject
war. in contemplation ? -
The Archbishop of CANTERI3URY replied that
he did not think he could regularly give the Noble
Duke the information which he required, but cer-
t linly there were means- by which his Grace might
know that such a Bill as that which he had described
'gratin progress.
Lord NV ALSI NOII AM added, that *his Grace

might obtain the information alluded to from the
litotes of tbe other. House.
The Bill was this reported without Amendments,
and the Archbishop of cANTERIWRX gave notice that
on Monday he would move the third reading.

rANTH PAL
The Duke of NORFOLK, adverting to the peti-
tion which he had yesterday presented, from Nicholas
Wilcox Cundy, proprietor of the Pantheon, praying,
that notwithstanding the prescribed time tor the pre-
sentation of private petitions had elapsed, the House
would allow him to present a petition on the subject
of his property in that Theatre, expressed his hope
that, considering the peculiar character of the present
Session, and thesevident disadvantages to which pri-
- Tate petitioners had been subjected by the repeated
adjournments of Parliament, their Lordships would
extend their indulgence to Mr. Cundy, and' allow the
petition, which he held in his hand, and which was,
of no great length, to be read.
His Grace then presented the petition, which was
read by the Clerk. It briefly stated the original esta-
blishment of the Pantheon as an Opera ouse i,n
1788 • its destruction by fire in 1792; the transfer of
the Opera to its present stile; the purchase of the
lantbeon by Colonel Oreville ; the subsequent in-
Testitare its the:co:ero of the Whole of Mr. Cundy's
iworrty and the' recent refuse of the LOrd Cham-
-1:241,0 grant a licence to Mr. Cundy.; and it con-

eluded with praying that leave might be given to 1
bring in a Bill to permit the performance of the re-
gular drama in that building.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
The Duke of NORFOLK requested he might be
allowed to bring in the Bill and have it read a first
time, in order-that it might be printed, with a view
to its being read a second time after the recess.
The LORD CHANCELLOR would not object
to the introduction of the Bill, bet stated that in the
progress of the measure it would be indispensible
that the consent of the Crown should be signified
with respect to it.
The Bill was then brought in and read a first time.
Lord HOLLAND begged that his Noble Frieri
would have the goodness to mention the day on
which it was his intention to propose the 2d reading.
The Duke of NORFOLK replied that he did net
mean to moves the second reading of the Bill until
after the Easter recess ; and that he would give their
Lordships due notice 'of the day on which he would
make that motion.

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The Bill was ordered to be printed.—Adjourned
to Monday.