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cumaanccs, which tranfpired at their Lordfhips'
Bar, wouls, if regularly offered in evidence, have
had upon the judgment of the Sheriff's Court, the
non-application to the Court of • King's• Bench, ..s
to what poffibly might have been the conchia of
the refpedive Solicitors, with regard to th.. appli-
cation to the Sheriff's Court, and even of the
principles themfelves ; and, laftly, wits refpeEt to
the difcretionary power of their Lordinips, in call-
ing the Petitioner to their Bar for examination.
From the whole of what tranfpircd, the cafe fcented
to appedt to their Lordfhips to be of that queltion-
able nature, as to induce them to defer the further
hearing thereof till Wednefday next.—The Hcufe
immediately adjpurned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The following is a correct ftatemeet of the fulaltanee of Colonel
MARTIN'S Speech In the Hoek of Commons on Wedne-
day laft, on the Motion of the CH ANC tat.° a of Llie. Elena
kora, for leave to bring in a BUJ to prevent doubts refped-
ing the eligibility of Perfons in Holy Orders tea feat in that

• Houfc :
Mr. MARTIN obtefved, that he did not feel him.
(elf warranted in the prefent liege to (peak at large
to the principle of the meafure ; he would, there-
fore, reftrid himfelf to a few obfervations on what
was urged by way of objedion, by the Honour-
able Gentleman oppofite to him (Mr. Sheridan).—
That Honourable Gentleman has paged the heavy
ftmtence of inconfiftency on thofe who fupport the
prefent quefiion, but who, on a former debate, de-
clared it as their opinion, that a Gentleman in
HoltelOrders was legally incapable of fitting with
the Commons in Parliament? Does it follow then
that it is expedient to do all that it is lawful to do ?
Is it very reprehenfible in a Knitter putrefied of
great influence from a fituation, but of much more,
derived from tried and improved integrity, to fay
this :—.." I have myfelf but little doubt that per-
il= in Holy Orders are incapable to fit and vote
in the Houfe of Commons ; but I find and I re-
• 4 the fcruples of others, that there are many
who, 'thinking that Priefts ought to be rendered
lamp &. of being returned in future, have however
Tome doubts, whether under all circumftances of ,
the cafe, it would be prudent iby a vote to incapa- I
&ate the Rev. Gentleman who has given rife to
the prefent difeuffion ?"—The Right Honourable
Gentleman might well think, that in dealing with
a fraudulent litigious debtor, it would not be =-
wife to abate a part of his legal demand, to infers
the refidue.—The Right Honourable Gentleman
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer), may not enter-
tain confideralik doubts, yet in compliment to fuch
as do on the abftrad queftion, he may think it his
duty to propofe the prefent meafure—but the Ho-
pou
rable Member Mr. Sheridan), has doekt whe-
ther it may be j to deprive the Clergy of this
harifisiable right, e exiftence of which remains to
be proved.—The poor Revenue Officers have been
deprived of the right to vote, even as Freeholders
or Freemen, for Members of Parliament ; Contrac-
tors, though feated at the very time, were tuned
out of Parliament—even the King, Sir, to dan, A
influence, has been deprived of many conffitutional
rights which he before enjoyed.—lt was propofed
to deprive the Eaft-India Company of the charter,
for which that Company repeatedly paid for the
renewal in sane).—Now, Mr. Speaker, if the Ho-
nourable Member voted for thofe meafures, I can-
not but fay that his oppofition to the prefent mo-
des to me not more ill-timed than it is
.
What I have raid will, I hope, have the
*fed of making a truce between the Honourable
'Member and a trarliledconfeience.—l with to perfuade
him, that Should he even vote for the prefent pro-
tion, he may yet lay claim to that felt-apprc.- ,
bation, thofe foothing recolleOions, which it feems 1
be has enjoyed from confcientious meditations,
even when he differed upon important quellions,
not only from the general fentiment and opinions
of ibis Hoeft, but from the almofi univerfal fenfe of
the country, and I will add, from the general fetal-
meat of the civilized world.
THURSDAY, MAY 7.
Sir Wm. Youwo gave notice, that he Should on
Tuefday next move for leave to bring in a Bill for
the purpofe of afcertaining the amount of the Af
ferments for the fupport of the Poor, for a cer-
tain number of years pail
Mr. Coeur gave notice, for the convenience of
the frith Members, that he Should on Monday next
move, in the Committee of Ways and Means, for.
the continuance and regulation of certain /frith
Duties.
The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee, to
take into confideration the Report of the Commit-
tee appointed to confider of the molt effectual
mode of promulgating the Statutes.
The Report being read,
Mr. Alums Paid that the object of the Commit.
tee was diretled to two points, lira to increafe the
number of Ads allowed to Juftices in England,
and the other was to extend the fame regulations
with refped tq the promulgation of the Statutes to
Ireland, that had been previoutly adopted in Eng-
land.
Sir J. Siactaia Paid, he had no objection to this
plan, but withed to know what expense it would
be attended with ?
Mr, Aims- replied, that the expence of Print-
ing the Statutes, before the late Regulations took
place, amounted to about 70001. a year. The ob-
Jed of the Regulations which he had propofed was,
at the fame time that it tended to the promulga-
tion of the Statutes, to prevent any additional ex-
pence, which was done by not printing fo many
private Ads (which were not of fuch generalim-
portance), and.printing a greater number of pub-
lic Ads, and the (eying made in the expence in
the one cafe by diminution, made up the addition.
al expence in the other. In time of war, how-
ever, there were always a greater number f Pub-
lic Ads than in time of Peace, and therefore, the
etpente for the laft three years amounted to bout
'pool. a year.
The Refolutions were then agreed to, and win
ordered to be communicated to the Houfe of Lori.'
The Cannes Horfe Duty Exemption Bill, west
through a Committee.
The Houfe went into a Committee on the BM
for the better colledion of Fines impored by Jul-
tices, Ltc. .
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Several Amendments were made, and, on the
fuggeftion of Mr. TAYLOR, it was ordered to be
printed.
Ti%,. Report of the Adjutants' Allowance Bill
was brought up, and the till ,was ordered to be
read a third time to-motrow. .

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The Bill for preventing perfons in Holy Order;
from being eligible to ferve in Parliament, vac
brought up and read a firft time; on the Mo.ioly
for its being read a fecond time,
Mr. JOLLIFFIfaid, that as this was a very im-
portant Bill, he hoped thatit would not be hur-
ried through the Houfe, and that a fortnight or
three weeks would be given before the Bill paf!ed.
The CHAINCILLOR of the EICHEVER raid, 4
was for the Houfe to determine when the Bill
fhould be read a fecond time. bpt if he underftood
the Hon. Gentleman rightly on a former occafion,
his objeCtion was, not to the principle of the Bill,
but to fome of its regulations, which would come
more properly under confederation when the Bill
was in a Committee. With refpe& to the delay
propofed, no ground whatever had been hated flu
it, and therefore, he, for one, should not content
to it. It was his intention to propofe that the Bill
fhould be read a fecond time to-morrow and that
it fhould be printed. If the Houfe thought it right
that three or four days fhould elapfe between the
fecond reading and the Committee, or between
the Committee and 'Report, he fhould certainly
not objat to it, but he could not content to the
Hqn. Gentleman's propolition for which he had
not•affigned a tingle reafon. The Bill was then
ordered to he react 4.kcond time to-morrow, and
to be printed.
The Order of the Day for the further confide.
ration of the Report of the Committee on the Bank
Note Forgery Bill being read, feveral Amend.
ments were propofed anti agreed to, and the Bill
was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
Mr. Dm!. gave notice, that he fhonld early
next geflions move for the Repeal of certain Du-
ties on AuCtions, and propofe certain other Duties
in lieu thereof.
The Houk went into a Committee, to confider
of the Bill refpeding the average price of Sugar.
Mr. VANSITTART moved a Refolution for the
continuing and amending the raid Bill, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Val:sixrear moved for feveral Public Ac.
counts ; agreed to.
Adjourned at half-paft Five o'o°4.

LONDON.

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The letters from Lifbon, by the Mail of Teller.
day, hold out hopes that Portugal will ofcape the
invallon with which the was du eatened.
A letter from that city dated April :6, 4 P. M.
Pays—" M. d'Araajo is at this moment embark-
ing on board a Portuguese verel, in order to pro-
ceed immediately to treat diredly with France. It
is raid the frigate is bound to L'Orient. The
Court of Spain has confiderably foftened its tone
in confoquence. The Prince Regent has fent or-
ders to his Generals on the frontiers not to commit
any hoffilities, as he was in hopes of terminating
the bufine.fs amicably. All the auxiliary t roops, ex-
cepting the Hofpital, have been embarked on board
the Mips of war, and Portugueze merchant Mips,
in order to go to Oporto, but having learnt that
the Brazil convoy was threatened by the Spandb
frigates, the (kips of war went to meet them.—
During the week the troops were on board (hip,
not the fmallell complaint was heard. The Por-
tugueze and Euglifh thawed the greateft efleem for
one another. This is a very pleating circumftance,
as the plan of carrying the auxiliary army to Opor-
to, when the convoy returns, Rill continues."
Some letters Rate, that on the tech, a courier
had arrived with difpatcaes from Spain, which it
was underftood, contained overtures of atcommo.
dation. The departure of M. d'Attawyo for France
took place in confequence, and to give time for
farther dircullical,' it is Idded that a truce for four
months bad been propofed.
Some of the accounts afcribe this overture
ts) the of Spain fupplying the ma-
gamines, provifions, &c. which an invading ar-
my would require In its paffage to Portugal.—
Others Rate that fymptoms of the yellow fever had
again appeared at Cadiz. A circumflance that
would make it neceffary for the Spanifh Govern-
ment to draw a cordon round the place it:feats!,
and render it dangerous to aftemble an army, let
the malady thould be fpread through the country.
Whatever may be the motive, it feems obvious,
if we may credit the letters by the Mail of yeller-
day, that the Court of Spain is reluctant in enter-
ing into the views of France : we fear, however,
that any treaty which may now take place be-
tween France and Portugal will be much left fa-
vourable for ibis country, than tl.e one which
was concluded between them three or four years
ago, but which the latter, by the interference of
another Power, refufed to ratify.