Star.
London, England, 1807-07-29 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A new writ was ordered to In iffued for the Shire of Kinrofs, in
the room of W. Adam, 1• fq who had alto been returned for MO-
cardine, nude his election for the latter.

L. NDVN COAL MARILIT.

The Report of the London Coal Market Bill was brought up
and agree° to, and the Bill ordered to be engroff,d.
The Curnena Free Port Bill and the in& Annuity Bill were fe-
'trolly read o thiril lime and paffed.
The Silk Bill and the CI bee Wareboufing Bill reverally went
through a l'utiaottee, and the reports were ordered to be received
toMorrow.l
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AMIRIGAN TRrDUc'.

Mr. ROSE brought up a Bill, allowing certain enumerated arti •
elm the produce of America, to be exported from the United
States to the Britt% Colonies, and vire verfa, which was read a &it
and ordered to he read a fecund time to-morrow.
The Public Accountants Bill sod the Poftruafter General's Bill
were federally read a firft and ordered to be read a fecohd time to-
morrow.

The SECRETARY at WAR brought up an Account of the
Money expended in the Royal Military Canal to the sods June,
'Seg.—Ordered to be printed
The Police Continuance Bill went through a Committee, and
the Report we ordered to le received to•morrow.
The Military Commiffioners Continuance Dill went throng!) a
Committee. Ihe Report wag brought up and received, and the
Bill ordered to be read a third time to morrow.

STATE PAPERS.

Mr. Secretary CANNING prefented at the Bar
certain Papers, by order of his hlajelly, which, being
brought up and read, purpotted to be the Copy of a
Treaty of Amity which had ben entered into with
the King of Pruffia on the 28th January, 1807, with
the Tranflation.

Mr. CANNING raid, that in moving that thefe
Papers do lie on the Table, he would (Fiord); Rate to
the Houfe that this Treaty was intended to have been
communicated to Parliament, but that, by louse ac•
cident or other, the ratification came fo lite, these
was no opportunity of doing In before circumflances.
had intervened, which altogether prevented the
Treaty from being acted upon.
H'S MAJESTY'S MESSAGE.
Mr. Secretary CANNING brought up a MdTage
from hi. Majeliy, which was read from the Chair as
follows
“ C. R.

" His Majefty thinks it proper to acquiint die Houle of Com-
mons that he bas enterci into certain futifid,ary engagements with
the King of Sweden, copies of which, as fuon as the ratifications
(hall have been exchanged, his Majelty will direct to be commu-
nicated to the Houle.

" His Majefty alfo thinks proper to acquaint the Houk? of
Commons, that his Majefty's Minifter to the King of Pruftia has,
in confequence of authority from his Majefty, and of the u•gcney
of affairs opon the Continent, advanced to the Prulan Govern.
ment the fum of zoooools fterllng ; and that his Majefty bas, in
the courfe of the campaign, furni(hed to the PrufGan Government
fupplies of arms and other military floras to an amount not ex-
ceeding in the whole the fum of aoo,ocol. Itcrling ; and his Ma-
jelly trufta that the Houfe will enable him to make good the fame."

Mr. Secretary CANNING (aid, that in moving
that his Majefly's moil gracious Meffage be referred
to the Committee of Supply, it might perhaps be
agreeable to the Gentlemen en the oppofite fide of
the Houfe, that he fhould alertly !late the nature of
the Treaties mentioned in the Meffage. The one was
a fubfidiary Treaty with the King of Sweden, by
which we had agreed to pay for the hirnifhing a fur-
titer contingent of men for the defence of Swedifh Po-
merania and of Stralfund. The number before em•
ployed for chore purpofes, for which this country
paid, was t 4,000 men, and it was propofed to make
an addition of 4,000, which were to be paid for at
the fame rate as the others were. This was not, how-
ever, the contingent to which he had alluded on a
former day. It would be recolledled, that a queftion
had been put to him by an Hon. Gentleman fome
time ago relative to Treaties with the Northern
Powers, and he had then mentioned that there were
contingencies which were not then finally fettled,
which prevented the necefF.sry communications on
that fubjefl being made. Thole contingencies were
certain inbfidiary Treaties which his Majefles
niflets had entered upon with the King of Proflia,
and which the unfortunate circumflances that had
put an end to the war on the Continent had prevented
from being brought to a conclufion. Had they taken
place, the roo,oool. paid to the King of Pruflia
would have been included—and fomething lefs than
200,0001. in arms and ammunition farnifhed by his
Majelly's Government to the King of Pruffia would
have been included in the (urn to have been granted;
but as thole treaties, from the circumflances before
alluded to, had not been concluded, his Majefiy bad
ordered them to be laid before Parliament, that the
money might be provided for by them. He moved,
therefore, that his Majefly's Meffage be referred to
the Committee of Supply.—Ordered.
HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE.

The CHANCELLOR cf the EXCHEQUER
brought up another Meffage from Ms MAjelly, which
was read from the Chair as follows :
" G. R.
his Majtity, relying on the uniform loyalty and zeal of his
faithful Conimons, and confidering that it may be of the utnioft
importance at this arduous cries, to provide for (itch emergenciesas
may arife, recommends it to this Houfe, to make provifion for
enabling kis Majcfty to take all fuch meafures u the exigencies of
affairs may require, in order to counteract and defeat the intentions
and plans of his enemies, and to provide for the fafety of his do-
minions, and to maintain the honour of his Crown."
This Meffage war, on the motion of the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, alto referred to
the Committee of Supply.
FOOL! ELECTIent.

Mr. JEFFERY moved the order of the day, for
the further confideration of the Poole Writ.
Mr. J. Baum:oftlry was called to the Bar, and be-
ing milted on what day he received the Writ, for the
fall Eleetion for Poole ? he anfwered, on the 3oth of
April, and that he delivered it to Mr. James Welton,
with whom there was an el.ierly Gentleman in enm.
pany ; and when he went to Poole, on Monday ifith
of May, he found that Gentleman was Mr. Spurrier.
He was ordered to withdraw.
Mr. WILLIAM SPURRIER was then called in.
Being afictd when he received the Writ, for the Lit
Elation for Poole, and from whom ? He anfwered,
that he received it from Mr. James Welton, on the
3oth of April. How long did he keep it in his pot-
feQion He anfwered, till the 17th of May, on which
day he.dclivered it to the Sheriff. To the varirus
queftions put to him, he anfwered as follows ;—No
perfon knew of his having the Writ but Mr. Welton.
He never knew that the Crier of Poole had cried the
Writ. He owned there was a perfon at Poole, en.
titled to vote, though not of age, but who came of
age after he delivered the Writ, In as to vote at the
elation. He was alfo aware that if he had delivered
the Writ, when he received it, fuch perfon could not
have voted. The reafon of his fo long detaining the
Writ was, he faid, from ignorance: He had no ob-
jeft in afking for the Writ, but to take care of it.
That he paid thirty guineas for it. That no perfon
ever repaid him that money, nor did he ever eapea
it. That he heard a great noife in the town on Satur-
day evening of Sir Richard Bickerton and Mr. Jeffery ;
having been at the Sheriff's inquiring for the.Writ,'

and therefore fent it to his lionfe on Sunday evening.
He did hear there were to be .other candidatesl
thin theft who Ihrted—One of them was Sir Home
Popham—he heard of no other then. His own fon
was a candidate. That he had nn cnnverfatir n with
the Sheriff, or any other perfon in Poodle concerning
the Writ, firm the 39th of April to the 17th of
May. That no pet Gm in Poole but himfelf knew he
had the Writ, far he locked it up in his drawer,
and kept the key in his pocket. That he heard in
London Mr. Jeffery Lad applied for the Writ.
Ordered to withdraw.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Paid, that after what had been jun acknowledged by
Mr. Spurrier, it would not be poffible for the Houfe
to pals over hii condal, though he feemed to have
acted very much from ignorance. As he hoped that
fomething by way of corrective of the shameful abufe
would loon be deviled, and carried into effect, by
concerting fome proper mode of proceeding with the
other branches of the Legitlature, it was not by any
means his with to proceed with feverity ; and he
thould therefore propnfe, that he thould be commit-
ted to the cußody of the Serjeant at Arms, and, on
his petition, be :cleated at the future pleafure of the
noun. '

Lord H. PETTY expreffed his fatisfation that
fume meafure was intended to be applied to prevent
this tharrieful praaice in future. He hoped it was
under llond that his confinement would not be long,
and in that cafe he had no objection to the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved, that W. Spurrier, from having kept the
writ for the Lail eleainn for Pock, from the Both
April left to the 17111 of May laa, had been guilty (If
a breach of the privacy!! of that Houfe ; which
being agreed to, be moved, that the (aid William
Spurrier, for the (aid offence, be committed to the
cullody of the Serjeant at Arms, which was ordered,
and that the Speaker do iffue his warrant accordingly.
Mr. BARHAM moved, that the Mellinger of the
Great Seal be then called to the bar.

Sir JOHN SINCLAIR objefted to this, and hop-
ed the Hon Gentleman would withdraw his motion,
as there was bufinefs of much importance for their
attention, and the Houfe had fofficiently, in his opi•
pion, inveftigated the point in queftion.
Mr. BA RHAM pet fitting, a divifion took place.
Though the gallery was cleared, the Houle did not
divide, but continued fome time in dircuffion, during
which interval we know nothing of what paffed.