Star.
London, England, 1807-07-28 00:00:00

OFEICTAL ZALANCFS.

S T TJR.OFS BOURNE ob.aired leave to bri•t i I a TM,
enahlirg the Commilli.n cr. ta' Accoon . to entoec Or nt
of Balances in the hands of 0 i.l p r ons and to ch.rde uncr..tt
for the fame as lons as they ILA Ibe with rid.

V I REOGN RIMITT•NCVS.

Mr. HUSKISSON role, to move for leave to
bring in a Bill, to empower the P .1 tiffi:e to return
letters, containing remittance, f the Continent, fines
November lA, Which had n re:wiled mat Jettiaa-
tion, and were fent back to the P 11 01S •e: He said,
that in confequence of an oroina c., ade h• the
French Grvernment, that no letter., the Engiiih
language, Ilinteld be fuller cd to or'. th ones h to
countries in the Nor h of Eur.pe where F. to h p• wee
extended, Several letters, containing remittri ce. 14. r
Hamburg!) and titer places, hid been fent by the
way of Tenningen ; but on its being f nod that the)
could not be all wed tr. parr fr...m thence. on their
route, without the rilk of bring feiresi by the enemy,
it was judged bell t•I return the it t•. the Getreral titbit
Office in L .radon, where they hue n •w aeceironl did
Since November left. It was d.:lit.ble thole letters
(hould he returned to the yearn'. who lent then.. ntrt
the Pon Office hid no autt °thy f r tiri. pot; 'Jr.--
The 3bjeet of the Bill lie proprifed , u•• weer in
them this power ; and in or der to prevent Oink 1,1.
tees from falling into improper hand., tire ow ncr.
fhould be requited to apply fur t' em petfr;frally. mid
to produce a copy of tee fuourcriini rt in the fan)*
hand writing. and liart their pied' .c c-ntenrs, in • a•••
der to be entitled to receive them. Least. given to
kiting in the Bill.

FORFIGN 1111 OATHS —amtawas 1IIG•Tt.

Mr. Vs'HITBREAD role, after wai 1011, as ).•
laid, to the LIR moment, in .h pee of teeing in his
place a Right Honourable Gentleman. Secretary for
the Foreign Department, in order to enqnite whe.
ther it was intended fpeedily to lay before the houce
copies of certain treaties tome (hurt time fi.;et fait,
to be pending between his Mika, and certain • f the
Continental Power•:, the refult of which were Laid
by his Majeti y's Minifiers to depend on thericcnreenee
of contingent events, and the produei•in of which
the Hbufe was taught to expel before the approach-
ing dofe.of the &Ili in. While he was up, he *idled •
to afk the Right Honourable the Chancell it the
Exchequer another cinellion, touching the m
chrly account Ibis day received in town, tefistNi
the capture of the American frig rte Confiellation
which eici;ed fuck general and regretful feola i n
in the metropolis—whether any accounts had bolt
received by his Majeti,'s Government 'dative to that
tranfaai :n; whether it was with the privity .r au-
thorh y of our Government at hone, and if it was
intended to lay before the fit.ufe any communication
upon that (title&
The CHANCELLOR of t!ie EXCHEQKCR
anfwered, that in relpedt to the pending treaties will
Foreign Powers, alluded to by the 6 tt crietti..n of
the Honourable Member, fare of thole ties ice, de-
pending on contingent events which had not occurred,
of comic were not carried iat" etfeet ; and I f chore
it was not neceffary to lay copies before the Houk;
but of any other treaties that had been concluded he
believed his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Secretary Can-
, ning) would be ready to lay copies before the Etna
to•morrow. With refpedt to the fec•md quetthn,
relative to what hem confidered a melancholy event,
the capture of the American frigate Conliellati-st by a.
Britith cruiser, be could only fay, as one of his Ma.
jelly's Minifters, that he was not informed of any of
the particulars of that tranfaftion, farther than by
common rumour. His Majelly's Government,.
however, would leave no means unexcited to learn
the particulars of this lamentable event, and to whom!
the circumtlance was jaly to be imputed ; Eof•
thould they hefitate to make any atonement and re-
paration in their power that on a fair enquiry fhould
appear to be doe on the occafion.
Mr. WHITBREAD declared himfelf fatisfied
with the anfwer of the Right Hon. Gentleman ; and
he was extremely glad he had aced the quell ion upon
the fecond point, becaufe he was lure the anfwer
the Right Hon. Gentleman would give very leener.d
fatisfatlion, and would relieve the public mind from
alarming fenfations.