Star.
London, England, 1807-07-27 00:00:00

IRISH INSURRICTION BILL.

On the bringing up of the Report of this Bill, it
was propofed that the penalty againfl Magillrates,
fnr not making returns of the names of the perfons
a.ling under them in the execution of the Adt, Ihould
be changed from tool. to aol.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and
Colonel BARRY thought there should be no penalty
whatever.

Sir J. NEWPORT was of opinion, that if a Ma-
gifirate could not pay a penalty of tool. for breach
of loch a need:try duty, he ought not to be inverted
with the extraordinary powers conferred by the Aft.
He o!•jeEted therefore to any modification of the pe-
nalty, but if the penalty was to he wholly omitted,
fo might the claufe itfelf ; which, if confined limply
to the declaring that Magifirates lhuuld do fo, would
become a dead letter.

On the queflion being put, however, it was carried
wi•hnnt a divifion, that a penalty be altogether
omitted.
Sir J NEWPORT then propofed a Claufe for fe-
curing to thofe perfons who had regillered their arms,
but had afterwards delivered them up on the war-
rant of two junices, the reftoration of fuch arms, af-
ter the holding of the Special Sc (lions in any pro-
claimed place. The Honourable Baronet, in support
of his propofition, Rated, that the mon scandalous
advantages had been taken of the claufe in queflion,
to deprive gentlemen, whole loyalty was above all
fofpicion, of valuable fowling pieces and other arms.
That the perfons employed by the maginrates to
execute their warrants, and who alone granted the
receipts for the arms carried off, were it, general poi-
leffed of no property whatever, and from whom
therefore no adequate redrefs could he procured.—
That there were not even wanting ittilances where
gentlemen, who had loft valuable arms, though they
• could not pry ve their property, knew that they were
in the pollen-ion of the magiarates therntelves.
Mr. FOSTER, while he admitted the truth of

what had fallen from the Honourable Baronet, ob-
jaled to the claufe, left in the cootie of conveying
arms In circumflanccd, through a Country proclaim-
ed, (porn the place where they had been dept,lited to,

the houfe of the ower, they might fall into the bands
of the inforgents.
Sir J. NEWPORT tinderflood, that Gentlemen
on the other fide had feen the iseceffity of a claufe
like that now propofed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
confeffed that he had feen no °Nation to the eraufe,
till it had been pointed out to him by his Honoura-
ble Friend (Mr. Fofier.)
The clank was accordingly negatived.
Sir. J. NEWPORT moved, that the endurance of
the Bill intlead of two years, and to the end of the
then next enfuing Sc lion of Parliament, be limited
to one year.
The SPEAKER informed the Honourable Baro-
net, the amendments in the Committee having by this
time been agreed to, that the prefent was not a pro-
per time for propofing his amendment.
Sir J. NEWPORT Paid he fhould again propefe
it on the third reading, and take the (cube of the
Houfe upon it.
The Bill was then ordered to be read a third time
on Monday.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved, that the Bill as amend-
ed, be printed.
Sir A WELLESLEY laid, he had no objellion to
having the Bill re-printed, it being tinderaood that
the third reading could not be poflponed beyond
Monday, whether the Bill fisould then have been re-
printed or not.
Sir J. NEWPORT could not agree to any loch
underltanding ; but Ihould oppofe the third reading
on Monday, unlefs the Bill fhould by that time have
been reprinted, and fbould take the fenfe of the
Houle upon it.
The Bill as amended was then ordered to be re.
printed.
Immediately after this bufinefs was difpofed of, a
great many Members of the Treafury benches left
the Houle.

Mr. FOSTER and a few others of the Minillry
who remained, were proceeding to move the other
orders of the day, when
Sir J. NEWPORT moved, that the Houfe be
counted. There not being any thing like 40 Mem•
bers prefent, the Houfe immediately adjourned.

LONDON.

MONDAY. JULY 27.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
3 Fer Cent. Cone 6i9—for Auguß 621—Reduced 641
°MONO% i die

WAR WITH AMERICA.

If an as of opcn hofility committed between two
national Chips of different countries, and the allual
capture of one of them, imply war—Great Britain
is now at war with the United States of America, as
well as with the United Continent of Europe !

On Saturday difpatches were received from Ad.
miral &MISLAY, on the American Ration, announ-
cing that an ation had been fought near New York
between his Majeny's tbip LIOPAID, and the Ame.,
rican frigate Con(fellation, in which the latter, after
liavlng had I) alma 1.:114,d mesa assassy wt./wads-tit wall
obliged to (hike, and had been carried to Halifax.
Tbefe difpatches were brought by the SYLVIA Cut•
ter, which arrived at Portlmouth on Friday, and
landed Lieutenant DRURY, fon of the Admiral of
that name, who immediately fet off with them for
London, and reached the Admiralty on Saturday at
noon.

A Cabinet Council was immediately fummoned,
Ind loon after met at the Foreign OR in Down-
ing-Rreet, to take the difpatches into confideration.
The fummons came to Lord Ecnon, while in the
Houle of Lords, and Earl Caracas was fent for poll.
Lard HAWKESBURY, Mr. CANNING, Lord CASTLE.
REACH, and the King's Advocate, Sir JOHN Nrctior.,
were alfo prefent.
After the breaking up of the Council, a meffenger
was fent to his MAJESTY at Windfor ; and the contents
of the difpatches were officially communicated by the
Right Hon. Mr. CANNING to Mr. MUNRO, the Ante.
rican Minifier.

Nothing has tranfpired of the eircumnanees that
led to this rupture. We hope, however, that the
difpute, whatever it may be, will be adju fled amica-
bly. We can hardly conceive a greater evil than to
have the number of our enemies increafed at a crifis
fo momentous as the prefent.
Since writing the above, the following letter has
come to hand:

" HALIFAX, JULY 4.

" I fend this in confequenee of difagrecable news received by his
Majefty's Ihip Columbine, from the Chefspeak. The American
frigate Conft4lation had on board Come Deferters belonging to his
Majefty's Ships, which were firft refufed by the Captain and
afterwards by the Government; the was followed to fa by his
Majefty's ittip Laoratio, to which the ftruck, after two
broaelfides; the deferents were taken ant, and the (hip allowed to
go, and Ike then returned to the Chefapeak. The American had
feven or eight killed, and upwards of twenty wounded.
" Public meetings, ai:d great riots had taken place at Norfolk;
the mob burnt upwards of icia water calks belonging to the Me.
lampus frigate."

Paris Journals of the 17th and Dutch to the 23d
are received. Thereiis a repot that BONAPARTE
expeets a vifit at Paris from the Emperor ALEXANDER
and the KING and (ZEES of Proffia, a circumtlance
difficult to be credited. The preparations ordered
at Paris, may be for the military fete promifed to
the army, and delayed by the events of lail autumn.
It is impoffible, however, that.any very large portion
of the army can be at Paris by the tsth cf Auguk
the time mentioned, they will not leave Germany fo
loon. A good deal remains fo be fettled.
It is raid that renewed overtures have been made to
the KING of SWPDEN, probably in confcquence of the
intervention of Rullia ; but it is doubtful whether he
will accept them, Udell BONArifIITF difiCala all hit
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