Star.
London, England, 1813-05-21 00:00:00

ANSWER.

" Nothing can be more gratifying to me than the expressions
of attachment in this Address from the great and popuknis county
of Middlesex. I retain my opinion of the motives which induced
Parliament to decline interfering hi the question relating to me ;
although it is a matter of deep concern, that notwithstanding the
clear establishment of my innocence, I should find myself more
completely than ever deprived of my daughter's society. I have,
indeed; suffered most severely for presuming to defend my ho-
nour and my life. I d-tive great comfort from the generous sym-
pathy of the People of England, and from my daughter's unaba-
ted attachment."

PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 20.

I.nrd HARDWICK E pre, anted five petitions from different
places in the county of Caoihridge, in favour of the propagation
of Christianity in Inti...
The American Prize bill, and Swedish Claims Bill, were read
a second tiro.
The Scotch Creditors Bill was committed and reported.
The West Smithfield Market Bill, mid St. Leonard's (Shore-
ditch) Poor Bill, the I..tter brought up hum the Commons, were
read a first tire.—Ad;•ourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. FINLAY presented a Petition from the Cotton Manu-
facturers of Paisley, praying that there might be no prohibition
on the importation of American Cotton.
Mr. SHAW brought in his Bill for the recovery of small debts
in Ireland, which was read a first time.
Mr. ABERCROMBIE ROBINSON moved for the Copy of
a Letter from Charles Buller Esq. to the Court of Ditectors, on
the subject of the conduct of Bengal Government, respecting
the Temple of the Idol Jaggernaut.
Mr. PALMER moved, that the Resolution of 1808, on the
subject of the per Centage due to Mr Palmer, his father, should
be referred to a Committee of the whole Home.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed him-
self decidedly agaimt the claim, but said he should nut oppose
the going into a Committee.
Mr. PALMER then moved for some accounts, on the same
subject, to be laid before the House.
.1 he House went into Committee on the Sugar Importation
from Mariega!ante when a resolution of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer was agreed to.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, as he understood the Right Hon.
Gentleman intended to move that the Civil List Papers should
be referred to a select Committee, it was his own intention, on
such occasion, to move that they be considered in the whole
House.
On the motion that the Irish Malt Bill be committed, Sir J.
Nawrorr opposed it, on the ground that it was unproductive,
and tended to destroy the morals of the people.
Mr. SHAW, and General MA THEW, took the same ground.
Mr. W. FITZGERALD insisted that its tendency was not
immoral; and shewed, by some statements, that it had been
productive, and would probably be more advantageous.
Mr. D. BROWNE spoke in favour of the BBL In his opinion,
nothing but such a measure could keep down private distilling.
Mr. FRENCH spoke against the Bill.
Mr. PEEL supported it.
A Division then took place—For the commitment, 110—
Against it, 96.
Ike Bill then went through a Committee, and the report was
ordered to be received to morrow.
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES.
Mr. CREEVEY thought it his duty to state to the House,
that he had this day been sentenced to pay a fine of seloo, by the
Court of King's Bench, for an alledged libel, being the report of
his opinions expressedin Parliament, and that unless he bad paid
such fine, he should have been sent to the King's Bench Prison.
As he conceived this conduct of the Court to affect very seriously
the privileges of tie House, he Mittel pe;ixed a Petition and Re-
monstrance against the judgment. were not, however, In
the state fit to come before the House to-day :he should, there-
fore present them to-morrow, and then fix some early day for
the consideration of their contents.

CLAIMS OF AMERICAN MERCHANTS.
Mr. LOCKHART rose to bring forward a ma
tion, of which he had given notice, respecting the pe-
tition of the merchants to whom debts were owing by
the Americans. He enumerated the several attempts
that had been made, at various times, for adjusting
these debts ; and the failure of those attempts, owing
to the conduct of the Americans themselves. In con-
sequence of the l'reaty of Amity and Commerce, en-
tered into with America in 1794, Commissioners yore