Star.
London, England, 1809-06-13 00:00:00

HELSINGEURGH, MAY so.

The Melpomene ants attacked' Off Nyburg by the
Danish gun-boats : the brat them off, but was very,
roughly handled, and loSt 7 killed and 18 wetmded.
hive beard that the Russian fleet is
either out or about to pirocczd to sea ; there are 12
sail .of the lirie. We are to proceed wall ail possible
dispatch to meet them, and hope to giire a good ac-
count of them.

ritract of a letter from azntair, dated May 20.
« The King of Prussia has never appeared in greater
spirits than he has lately on the parade at Konings-
bu*h. 'The Prussian army is allowed double pay
(as in time of war.)"

♦CT a ABDICATION •OP TI!E KING QUSTAVUS ADOL-

rues

it In the name of Goa—We, Gustavus Adolphus, by the Grace
of (It ii, Ki-e of Sweden, of Garbs and Vandals, &c. Duke o:
Schleswic, HolAteht, &e. make known, that having been pro-
claimed King this ct.ty stye!' years back, and ascended with a
bleeding heart a thin to stained with the blood of a belsved and
revered Either, we 11 gret rot being able to promote th< true
welfare and houcur or this ancient Realm, inatparable front the
happiness cif a far and independent people. Now whereas site
are convinced that we cannot any Ringer continue our Royal
fnintioco, and pres*Tve tranquillity and order in this kingdom ;
therefore we corsidi r it as our sacred duty to abdicate our Royal
Diinity and Crown, which we do hereky free and uncon-
. uouird, to pass our remaining days in the fear and worship of
that all our subjects and their descendants may'
Go!. wighing
enjoy more happiness and prosperity ill future, through the mercy
" fear Gob, and honour the King."
and blessing or Goo Yts,
In testimony and confirmation thereof we have personally written
.„.1,. ed Ilse ptesent, and corroborated with our Royal Seal.
r--.; riesboint Castle, the 19th March, in the year of Nativit
Pe
fartiaiti Saviour haus- Cnanrr, 1809.
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PARLIAIIINTAR r'PAoeZiztolNGs.
_ , • •
Ham OF 1.0R145, RUNE It.
• •
.gsttYte AipeaLc!'s Groiwne v.,PeentOW," Mr. Wetherall was
heard f9r tip A•pgellanti, and the Solicitor,General fur the• Rest
pondent. Further hearing on Wedne•day.
• The itish Annuittei Bill, Ana the Irish Spirit Duties till, were
read :,third time and passed. r. . .
The .Iritils Militia Bill was read a secooridlalk and camilOttgil
for tomorrow. • • • •
The:Aft-leap ,Coeffee and the-Irish-Revenue Regidation
"Nu; were Ivor rp.from the Commons by • Mr. WIACToN,
and other MOM ers, and read a first time.
The third reading of the Office Sale Prevention Bill was, after
a few words front Earl GaosvoNoß, who wished to make some
observations on the Bill, postponed till to-morrow.
The 10Solvent Debtors Bill, and the Irish Auction Duties Bill,
..passed through Committees, and were repotted
The Priie Money Bill, and the Friendly Societies Bill, passed
through Committecs with Atr.en,:nients. To be reported lb-
mo•Tast:. ' •
BERMONDSEY PAROCIIIAL BILL.
On the third reading of the Berniondtiey Parochial Regulation
Bill, some objections were made by Earl Svat4tioet, who was
replied to by Lord WA LSIN GRA M and the I.oal Cuatscii.t.etit.
After some conversation,the question was put, and tfle Lute
divided, for the third, reading, •
Contents 2—Not-Contents I—Majority 24,
The Bill was read a third time and passed.
STANDING ORDERS.
The Earl of BESBOROUGII reported from the Curnmlitet tP
whom the Manchester Water-Works Bill had been recommittaiti,
that the Standing Orders had ::ot been complied with, an 4 aka+
wards moved that the Bill be read a third time.
This motion was opposed by the Earl of WILTON, and a'
long conversation ensued, in which those Noble I.ords, the Fads
of Hardwicke, Rosslyn, @arts Grosvenor, Stanhope, the Lord'
Chancellor, Lordsliarrowby and Redcsdale participated.
The result was, that the motion was withdrawn, and an-order'
made to take the Standing Orders into considerr.tion to-morrawi
fbr the purpose of considering whether they should be auspezalecl
with respect- to this Bilt, and also that tV Lords should,*
mooed.—Adjourned till tomorrow (this day.)
• PROTEST
fat sat DOUSE or LORDS AGAINST Tot. PASSING Or THE WAR
TAXES EXTENSION BILL, JUNE 12.

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21sSENTIrNT,
1. Because this Bill purports to provide for the supply or the
present year, by taking one million annually of the War.:l'axes.
2. Because this new and dangerous measure has been intro-
duced into this House at a period of the Session when itsanttot
possibly receive that consideration and attention with which it
ught to be examined by every branch of the I,e4islature of our
country.
3. ?ecause no information has been laid before us to justify
the enormous increase of the public expenditure during the last
two years; and the consequent necessity of large and continual
increasing loans.
1. Because the present measure is sujversive of the principles I
on which the Sinking Funds and War Taxes haie been succes-
sively established and augmented—principles invariably adhered
to under every change of men and mueures dining the last three
ald twenty years, and now first abandoned.
5. Because the system, of which this measure is, we fear, the
.:ommetic• meet, rapuliy absorb all the extraordinary resour,
ces previdt d by he wisdom of Parlietnept to mete the exigineles
of war; and wi;hin a very tew years, pit:flair:this bossism*
into financial difficult ies, such as have never yet been apprehended
even by chow who have thought most unfavoyably of the re-
sources of the country.
6. Because we consider this Bill not only as a most improvidt nt
and injurious financial measure, but also as founded on poEtica!
views peculiarly inapplicable to our palest situation. I.l:gagec;
in a long and arduous strut le, we arc now adopting a portey,
which, in she same instant, diminishes our income, and enor-
mously increases our expenditure. We are doing thy at a titr.,•
when wisdom and justice equally requite a more economic...l and
provident policy; which, while it .sacrificed no real prospect o:
advantage, and. refused itself to no well-fuu4sled claim for
•ar.ce; should look with a much mote jealous rnxietle us tl.t pre-
sent Inteteste and ultimaite- secutity of our own. country; and
estaliiish, instead of delusive,rcmporary, and ruinous expedients,
a 64)1:d:basis cf permanent resources--the only fa provision for se
contest cif mdefinite duretion, and in the issue of %%hick oar eats.;.l
:race le rilved. • smiaarrn, mast. rs, ostas*rsi.a,
• catainoTo::, rnasououon.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

On diattiotion of Sir CHARLES POLE, the Act%tants pro-
Fettted to the House relative to the ;4-aval Asylum, Vire onkred
to be printed.

The. Conso!Matta fund Bill was read aoliird time and passed.
Sir T. FURTON save notice of hit intention, ea. ly us the
neat Session, unfess his Majesty's Ministers then‘stlves took uF
the point, to submit some proposition on the subject of the sale
' of Ineome, and exemption of the property of toreitouers tram the
Foods.
Sir T. TURTON asked of the President of the Board of Con.
troul, observing none of the Directors of the Eau-India Company
present, if it was the intention of the Ceurt of Directors to perse-
vere In the Resolution theyhad cornetts for the meal of criain
unfortunate persons who bed procured situations under the Com-
pany in India, by corrupt means..
Mr. DUNDAS stated, that he tuiderstnodlt to be the deter •
mination of the Directors, at present, not to depart from the RI:-
solo:km they had come to on this subject.
Sir TaURTON said, in that case be should gi•-e notice of a
merlon at to the opinion of thi Committee on fun India Parrot.
nage on this subject, for Wednesday next.
. A Message from the Lords stated tht ir Lot dab ips having agreed
to the Agent-General's Bill, the Irish Glebe House Bill, the Vote
of Credit Bill, the Assize Fees Bill, &c.
Mr. Alderman SHAW presented a Petition from the Gover-
nor of the London Lying-la Hospital, and another front the
Small Pox Hospital, praying relief, Ordered to lie on the table.
Lord COCHRANE gave notice, that he should early In the
next Seulon of Parliament submit a notion to the House,lis tel
the more equal and better distribution of Prize Money. Allen
motion relative to the Fortifications Cif Portsmouth,. • -
Mr. SIMEON abandoned his 'motion' relative tb the appoint.;
merit of Masters In Chancery, on the ground that there wit;
already sufficient evidence on this 'subject• before the House, in
two several Reports of 'inance Cortunitteet
JcDGES' SALAUIES. • •
The Home went into a Committee on the Judges' Fabrics BW
Mr. BANKES provisetl a clause to prevent the sale of the Of-,
Gee of Clerk of Assize, ar.d to render it an office during pleasure,
Instead of being al at present, during fife. • • -
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI.TER observed-, Mat'
this office had not been sold during the time of any of the present
Judge,. rer.der r•rieni Itelding the office removable, how-
ever, at pleasur.., he to subject him to be removed at the
discretion of ever' scrim. Judge as he went the Circuit. It was
understoo4that this office was not in future to be sold.
.The Clause was accordingly whheirawn.
' Mr. BANKES objected to the increase to the salariee of the
Chief Justices in Wales.

In this he was supported by Mr. Aazacaostar and oppoied
by Mr. PERCIVAL and Mr. REDER.

The Clause way carried.

Mr. BANKES objected to the increase of the salaries of tit.,
Welsh Judges enerally, on thegroond of the inutility of the coo.
tinuanee of the four Circuits in that country, and of its having'
beets recommended by one of the Reports of the Finance Com-
mittee to torn the whale into one. Ihe effect of the prest :it in-
crease to all the Judges would only be, in the event of an after
compliance with this recomawndation of the Finance Committee,
to occasion a lavish ezpenditure of the public money hi causing an
additional recompence in proportion to the Increased salaries to
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be granted.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the ides of refusing to in-
crease the salaries of the Welsh Judges might have the Levet of
starving them oat• bits: aat, Ise was satisfied wan rh,t ;he wish of.
his Hon:Friend. AS to the idea of abolishingany cart or the Jo•
didaLestablishment in Wales, lie hall'never beard that this was
deileedloi the people of that country.
Sir N. PIG o'r T thought the augmentation essential to the dig-
nity of the judicial character.
The Resolution was then agreed te. •
M. BANKES proposed a clause for prohibiting Welsh Judges
from Wang seats in Parliament.
Me. PEIRCEVAL dissented from any such idea. Those judicial
sharaeters front Wales, who had been candidates fix seats in
Parliament, had been the most distinguished persons from that.
country.
Sir S. ROMILLY maintained, that for the last SO years the

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litvotig Gentlemen of the,. profession Wists-Wtrd 14fenliseni-of thit
1 - t • it. LOCKHART eiw—illeetiiiiii eiNigh
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1 he-,lause was negat.‘vedo iictithe
4 It 9 3 111 rAi
Mr. HORNER propFd a, simple for preventing, retlyziPalp;
Judges if the Principality In Wiles frons practising as a punier
clunng the period be ought to.beloitig'the assize.
The ATFoRNEY-GUIERAL ohjected to the clause, en the
ground of thhe being no necitwity'ror it; and that even a whisper
would be sufficient to correct the practice without the aid of so'
Act of Parliament. . .
After a few additional observations by Mr. lioanta, Mr.
PRIMEVAL, and the ATTOILICEj-WRILIA4., the clause was eeta-
tivcd.
'the other elapses were gone through, and the House resumed,
when the Report was ordered to be received to;morFow.
• FINANCE. " •-•
Mr. VANSITTART brought forward a string of Resolutions.
rela:ive to the Finance, as is usual at the end of the session,The
first Resolution was read Pao FORMA: They were ordered tolie
on the table, and to be taken into consideration on Monday intr.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. '
Sir C. BUNBI., RY rose to more the second read-;'
ing 01613 bill. That instances of cruelty, he sAid,
to the tower animals were too common, every one
must be convinced: from what he saw in our streets.
,and in our roads. Besides the too common pritetites
of dociing, cropping, and mutilating that noble ain-
,mal the horse, there.were somemen who seemed
even to take pleasure in 'tormenting those
_animals.
that contributed so essentially to the accommodation,
of man. He was glad .to see the introduction ot.
' bill, which promised to prevent, in some measure, the
carelessness and cruelty of mail colchnaen, post oliaise
drivers, and others, who 'drove slap bang along the
road, to the peril of the •pltsienger, and the destfic-
tion of their horses. • `'.'• .
Mr. WINDHAM said, that however his senti-
ments might be represented, he should not vote for -a
bill of this sort, which went upon a false-and spuri-,
ons kind of humanity, calculated to do more mischief
than the very abuses it meant to prevent There was
one scandalous defect belonging to the bill, and 'that
was the partiality and inequality of its enactments.'
It fell foul of one class of offences only, while it left-1
untouched an infinitely larger class, and in which the
very-. Members of the Legislature themselves were
implicated, such kiinting, fowling, liOrse-racing,
&c. It would. open, besides, scenes of infinite vesa-
doa and injustice, .by•rneans of informers and litiga
:ion, much greater, indeed, than those it was framed
to prevent. He thought that the case of horses' ears!
and tails might be properly left-to their mist:ll, it
,yrooms were not fit to be trusted ; and that this'
House should aot be called upon to legislate in such
rnatters. Besides the obligations which the billenfrceir.
*ere all moral duties, of that imperfect okiligitti, r.
• which did, noi'dolit of Legislative interference.
should take arthtlfei: epf)ortunitjr of opposing the bill
more at length. . • .
The bill was thete•read a second tithe, and comhfit.
ted for to-morrow.
• SR)IT3 4 FAR LI A M ENT.
Mr. CURWEN moved the third reading of this
: Bill. •

- Sir T. TURTON delivered Ms opinion at consi-
derable length on the bill When first brought for-.
ward by_ an tlonourable Member, he conceived that
was much more efficient. Nov, however, it had
been so, mach enervated by the-alterationsiit had un-
dergone,•that. he expected' little front it ' • hit should
vote for it, merely as the harbinger orsomethi9g
.rhore effectual fue-pretopitingan abuse that had been
openly. avowed in_ the House, aismely, that upon
every General Election„ were ripened for the
purchase and' Sale oldie Reirtatiati of the People
.of England. . ,
K.JOHNSTON repeated whathe had maintained
on'a Former night with regard. to the superior purity
~f. the present times over doe. past
,periods. of Four.,
ConstitutiOn. • He- Viewed bill 'as the first of. a
'eries of dangerous innovations, and as a sort
te-
medy that might prove much more dangerous than I
oe *IA it was intended to cure. The practice of-1
seats was foul and. improper ; but by law
it was alrea.disa misdemeanor, and this was sufficient
to prevent the prnitice from getting to a dangerous
head. 1
Mr. AI3ERCROMBIE, reviewing the changes.
that had taken place in the bill, found it his duty to 1
vote against it, no:tato:lay as inadequate to the existing
evils, twit as calc to do mischief. The bill, as
now modified; *timid increase the influence of the
Crown, and give additional power to Miniiters. He
had originally considered the oath as indispensible,
the transactions being of a confidential nature ; and
that provision having been thrown out, the bill he
.ciansidered as wholly nugatory.
Mt. H,. THORNTON thought the bill of great
service as a declaratory measure, and affording a con-
sicierable check to existing abuses. It would prevent
open purchase-and sale, which were admitted coexist
with respect to. seats in the House, and would there-
fore have a tendency to preserve the dignity of the
House. It was necessary to prevent corruption inths
higher as well.as in the lower Clasies. . •
Sind. PULTEN.EY. did not think it necessary in
the present times yr. increaie the power of the popular
part of st4Con-stltatiod; The voice of the people,
'he -thOught,.was already sufficiently heard, and he was
convinced that a greater preponderance of the demo-
' critic part of the Constitution would be pernicious.—
' No practieat reforth Was in the present circumstances
'necessary, as they had seen no inconveniencs,arising
from the present practice. They were now goil'%.-on
'extremely well, the country prosperous, &c. He
should, however, vote for the laugh.)
Kr. W.- ADAM had expected 'the' best effects
from this; Bill; bet. the changes it had undergone, and
.the introduction particularly of the word express, with
respect to the barter of Office, hadconvinced him that
the:Bill, OS tow framed, would lead to no beneficial
consequences, He considered utile* as equivalent to
motfrt; anif•tha gime conditioni ought to be applied
to both. The best thing he could. do for, thecouutty
was, thgt 'he giould vote agalt.tet the Bill*. With an
understanding that the measure Should Iva hiought,
forward in a More perfect shape, it:at:early a period
as possible next Session: There was 'a Want of ma-
chinery in the Bill, a want of legal.analogy; to ren-
der it effective. The Bill was peculiarly defective,
with respect to provisions relative to petitioners, who
according to theism Is it now stood, could only be
a candidate or 6;a-elector. Such petitioners with re-
-spect to hurgage tenures, Could not possibly be ex-
pected. During the recess, a measure might be ar-
ranged, that would 'meet the wishes of the public,
and the best interests of the Hose,but to the 13111, as
it now stood, he must certainly give his negative,

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there. was an) inst4ne n. of
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Charles. 11. Coupled wit 4 direst duos in. respect .to fronds
relative to wilfot ..He wished, theolieleto paseois:de. .
cliOig Oe IkPfoo--PilYis?fied.As.lie-w.,#.oat,tho,rao..
tiee, must have erasted.througlt ignorauoe, andahoui4
therefore support the Dillo
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di*, it. was hieirY Aece . ..,I,e plot a :stop to the •
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Itist, generally, Ah 94 . 4 -•414-.(4 arred that it -
ach=st
would be enact of oruelty*lttgolt est:indieriolual.--
.I- hid,bitia OlerefFilltio*lgok 7 la- fax‘ir of the .
Bill, but frpm,thq. 41..iLiggs 'tW A had ißdergcnor
must now it, as its tendeney, Its it now stood,
was clearly ootlarow the Whole of 4se disposable Bo-
roughs-into the hands of Ministers. As a mere -sle-
tiarotoary Aso, he expected nathiog from it, .
Mr..DAVIS GIDDY contended, as one forme
occasion,. that property and power ought to be con.-
, netted, and.at the same time that monied men es well
as officers in the army and navy, ought to find their •
roil ititoßleipose is a owe* proportion, as won
as the la . interest, strictly'. se palled, He stoptoo.:
catediny mew ..s that were'calculated to throw sloo
country tatco7coaftssioti, as one week of sold, o,stoso;:.
would_gwo,psore mischief than all the corruption at-
led to exist ;` and Wowed ail oitteenpts out of
doors to persuade the people, who tould not judge
fie. themselves,- that all was :vice and corruptieto. --o
'Being persuaded, howeoer, thotabe 841 was caless.o
_listed to do. some good, and to prevent 'the barefecoof,
'4Orroption that in some instances existed, he should
'lrote for the Bill., • -!
• Sir FRANCIS BUItDtTT, .in every considerao:
•
,ton he was able to giv.e that Bill, from the moment
-of it; original introduction,. and through the various
discussions which auended . its,' ftrther progress, de.,
dared he could arsiee at no other Cepclusion ilea
that it was a measure of indemnity for past corrup-
tions, and of security fer future similar offences. It
had been contended by the last speaker, that no im-
provement or reform was necessary. iroismuch as all
the defects of which complaint was made arose from
the• legitimate influence of property ; and that, of
Course, political power was, and ought to he connect-
ed with such influence. Without esploirliog gro,
' grounds upon which such a political propositioa
ought to be taken, the argument of the idonouroble
Gentleman answered itsela. For if those phSCOO snag
that influence, which are the effeets of property, aikido;
from property alone, take their title to intineotatoseilef...
to be thus defended: whoa, was the defence. toelbiii;
' continuance of iiifioence amconnectod with propevtati:
•wboe emolument was the produce and no dot -thou
..xercifte ? were, he asked, such 4 VeCiell of itulttencia 1:
r o draw the same suppoet for political power, :mow. :
pert y ? If it wos not, and so hp contended,. thenolayo.
would ask, in what the tnility of this /*Attire at-
sisto, opt! in.what way could its proposed, radoono
teges op.r ite ? As an enemy to corruption; \heosk,..
ed, did it dimipish either ias sources or its inilsoentel .
Did it, though professing reform, effect slalom '
measure of advantage, the accomplishment at which •
could atone prove the use of Parliamentary Reforral •
The Honourable Mover, who originally inisadutot4--.
the Bill, could, in its present state,
_scarce's, ac
ledge' it us hi.. measure. His, indeed, Most/ balk
stability of p laical feeling, if, so fnetantorphatied, '
he could recognise it as his own, melted down as, i
had been so completely, in the crucible at-fthe Chan,
cellor of the Exchequer. By whom tas it supported/ .
What influence, under those changes, which •some
would affect to .call improvements, now
edit the sanction of the House ! Strange to. tell, •
this,oneasure of Reform, this remedy for existing
_evils,
this, which in its operation was to have the
t powerfol effect of preventing their -recurrence, was
{,now, recommended, fostered, and improved by the
very perions who either had committed, were accus4 •
ed of committing, or by their votes in that House, ;
had sanctioned the very criminal transactiuns and of, .
I fences against the principles of . the constitution an 4
the independence of Parliament, which this very bill,
i so supported, now went to remedy and redresooo
Could the House forget what was the nature of the
plea, when such transactions were offered to be proT,-
ed at its bar ?--- when the very author of this Bill (foe
so changed; so perverted from its original import,
that he could not call it any longer the measure tithe
: Hon. Gentleman behind him, - Mr. Curwen),' had
himself been accused of conniving at such an offebeeo- • =
when his Noble Colleague (Castlereagh) near him
had from his own lips been selfoonvictedo--whea. in. k
deed, from every side of the House, justification and
i not corrective, was the tenor of individual senaedt. '.
and, or general discussion. osisarko in whatielidtthet
justification consist ? It was only: to be found-in the
; extensiveness of this great constitutional °Ghee.. Now, ••
it did happen, that in our Courtoof:Crianitial litho
i prudence, where the ignorant, arid: fee posoassie the;
wretched had to answer for their inlittel. gth-Oie -
I very crown lawyers who here defended that crime tw-
on its exiewsiveneis and its freguenCYT-conyerted that
very frequency and extensiveness. in the former case,
into an aggravation ofdie crime, and intoextaiddicignil A
orgiiment for the propriety of conviction and thisoe, •
cessity of a severe punishment. Had the House,
when such offences were directly chargedlkgainst indi,
victuals, heard any such constitutional thateritie fee*
those whose situations bound them to deliver it? Nci;
no. Neither direct accusation, neither acknowledged
frequency and admitted extensiveness, had-produced,
any effect, until the evil itself, and the source from
whence it emanated, became too evident to be idnger
concealed from the people or protected by those iro
terested. And what, after ail, was the remedy? A
measure in its origin far from being 'effectual, but,
under its present modifications, only Whitt lie n.ust
repeat, an indemnity for past offences and a security
for future corruptions. There has, however, result.:
Jed this beneficial consequence—that the countryfeele
that this House acknowledges the absolute necessity
of eornething being done. You yourselves have now
admitted the propriety of the question. You have
discussed a species of what you call Reform. What-
ever reform such a• measure may create in the regular
,ions of your House, I strenuously deny that it tendt '
to any reform in the Representation of the People., I '
am, Mr. Speaker, and ever have been, ready:to:wow -.•
my opinions upon all public subjects, and ,I de pm --;
sume my conyiction of the absolute necessity of a tr.!„
form in the constitution is very well- ascertainecr--.
Were I then to subscribe to the present measure, as

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;.onstituting any essential pert of thle Reef* *Vas
: feel to be necessary, I should thee be 'guilty of not
only having aggravated the evil, but of haring added
:njetry to insult, in tl,e disappointment such a course
cf conduct would give to the fair hopes cf the coun-
try. I speak thus, because lam convinced that such
an affectation of Refirm would not satisfy that en-
lightened proportion of the British people, to whore
"id2,,ment, and whose discrimination, whatever the
Gentlemen who meet here may say to the contrary, I
am and ever shall be most desirous to give credit and
attention. All that has been or is demanded are the
rights of the Constitution. Upon that Constitution in-
dividuals will speak according to the particular bias of
their opinions and their objects. (Near! hear! from
the Ministerial Benches.) Those Gentlemen who so
loudly cheer, perhaps, suppose me to have been caught
ia some trap. They will, however, please to recol-
lect that I have professed to be no speculator upon
the Constitution, that I have regulated my opinion by
the Statutes of Parliament, and that for every abuse
or, which I have complained, and for every remedy
• .such /have felt it my dnty to propose, I have given
from, those Statutes both chapter and verse. Notwith-
standing finch; hatbeen my conduct,l have been oppos.
ed with objections inconsistent with themselves. By a
Noble Lord (Porchester) it-had been objected that in'
deducing eh, views from the statutes of the land, I
hare restrieestifanyself to a narrow, low, and unin-
Structive line of information—by others I have been
charged with being the supporter of abstract charges
arapplicable to the practical and beneficial exercise or
our public duties. The time is now arrived, when
feel it aecessary'no longer to leave room tfor those in-
siattatiens which have he..m so frequently and so ge-
uneilly expressed under the definition of public de-
-ues and popular agitators, and of w!iicl). I

magogi ag:. velicl).
know that I was the butt. On my part there shill be
no ambiguity. I wish the people, upon this vital
question of Reform, to know the nature and extent
ofiny opinion; and I am determined that this House
shall not separate—that its Members shall not return
amongst their constituents--‘-in fact, that this House
not continue longer in the contaminated state
in which it has exhibited itself without giving some I
pkdge to the country of its future intention upon the
viral question of Reform, and thereby giving peace
and confidence to the public mind. With that object
it is my intention to came down to this House and
propose a short Resolution, calculated to inform both
this House and the people of the length i am inclined
se go. I. have only to add, that my views on the sub-
pet' are nether h4stily considered nor suddenly put
into a practical system. Whatever opinion may be
ultimately pronounced upon them, I feel the oonsola-
tion of having weighed them with attention. , I have
therefore only to take the present opportunity of giving
notice that on to-morrow I will submit to this House
a Resnlation, binding it early in the nest Session to
take into its consideration the propriety of a Parlia-
mentary Reform.
Mr: CURWEN defended .the bill even under the
change which lie lamented had taken place. If, how-
ever, only the preamble passed, he thought it effected
a very great redress of the evils which were admitted
to exist. In driving money out of the influence in re-
turns to that House, he thought much was achieved,
and at the commencement of a system of practical
reform, he had, whatever may be the fate of the bill,
the pleasing conscLstion of having introduce& it.
'Mr. WINDHAM was happy to find that although
bisftiends differed in opinion with him originally upon
the propriety of the Bill, and after the various discus-
sion which had taken place, and the alterations which
it bad undergone, the greater part of them would
no rote for its rejection. .He dwelt at considerable
length on the impropriety of holding out expectations
to the people of a Reform in Parliament, which never
could be effected without making greater sacrifices
than the advantages which it could give.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con-
tended that the prine le. of:the original Bill was re-
tained, and that C3enalemen opposite never meant to
give any real support to it, but waited the opportti•
tiny of attacking tt in its last stage, that they might
conceal the ml Motivei of .their conduct under the
',retest of only attacking the amendments.
#lr. TIERNEY contrasted all the original with the
amended -clauses,. and insisted that the bath iu
uwere
direct contradietien.te-the former, and that therefore
hmould not give the.Billisis support.
Mt. WILBERFORCE (amidst-loud cries of qnes-
&ex 1 -questiecaotV iaid he could not give his support to
b
the Bill, if it should pass into a law, it would
stand in the way.uf a future and more perfect recorm-
The House then divided, when there appestred,
Ayes 98, Noes 813.-Idajoritylot the third reading IS.
The House divided-a second time on passing the
.Bdh Ayes 97, Nom SS—Majority It
A: division next ensued on the words, "that this
belhe tide of the Dill," Ayes 133; Noes 4D.-44ajti-
lit? • 1115.—'The Bill of course passed through the
House, :auk watimieregl to the Lords.—'lU House
then adjourned. tillto-morrow. •

TIIE EVENING S

LONDON.

'AR.

e0)4111At/T R IA DTI ib iadomteel that no communication what-
ever us Ls at ton e d to wiz!' an autonytuuus signature.

TUESDAY, JUNE 13.
PRICE OF STOCKS' THIS DAY AT ONI O'CI.OSK:
Ccast!s, Is? July, 1,94.—Redu054167i IS —omoiuct ti pre.
Exchequer Bills 10s. to lts. prem.
_ PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.

per Cent. Red.
per Cent. s3i •16
Calais= pre.

liadia Semis, iss. pr.
Excheq. 2Silb, 6s. 115.95. pre.
Coos°ls for ac. 60.1

/t is reported that the Toulon Fleet, having once
more plc to sea, for the purpose of cat Tying succours
to the French a:rimy in Catalonia,- had' been fallen in
wish by Lord COLLINOWOWS Fleet, which had taken
ire sail of the line and a number of transports. No
'..ac,h account has been received by Goverment; but,
gentleman who has arrived at Portsmouth, is a.
transport from Messina, expresses himself as follows
!n a letter to a relation in London-4, Lord COLLING-
%DOD, in the Mediterranean, has taken five ships of
t:=4 Vale anti lu transports.- I think you will receive
this letter .before the information reaches the Offices
cf GoveTnEnent."—We with this gentleman had men-
ticted the kt4ticula channel through which as in -
r 4 ; .

portent inti4ligence Irks, to
hould have been glad. to hale been apptized of his
reatim for supposing that his letter would havc Ole
start of the public dispatches. Under the, present
ttireemetances, we can only sap, that the litter ble-
nitine, that it is written by a British Otter, and that
he gives the account as an ascertained fact, of the
truth hich he feels a full amvicti
SBOON-D LtMON.

SPAR-OFFICE, THREE O'cLOPK. P. 14
We step. the Press to state that .tlie Express packet
is arrived at Falmouth after a very short pasiage of
16 days: she brings the following accounts,.
" A schooner just arrived from Martinique,brings
the pleasing intelligence of Admiral CQCIIRAIiies ar-
rival at Antigua, AFTER commerrio THE DESTRUC-
now oe THE ENEMY'S SQUADRON.
" It appears, that a short tittle after their flight,
the PON PEE came up with their sternmost Ship, of
80 guns, which she engaged and captured, leaving
the Admiral in the NEPTUNE, with the CAPTAIN and
YORK in full pursuit of the other two, with whom
they very soon came up ; the two latter obliging the
Enemy to run his Ships ashore at Porto Rico, where
they very soon afterwards were sot fire to. The pri.
soners, we understand, are all arrived at Antigua.
" se. Vincent's, May 6, 1609."

The rumour is still kept-up• that the Anstiians
again attacked the Frerich:On the isttow
said that on that day they forced NAPOLEON to with-
draw his remaining troops from the left bank of the
Danube', leaving a great part.of his artillery behind."
This report rests on no good foundation.
A private letter from Miami, received by a mer-
chant in the City, also speaks of the Austrians under
the Archduke CIIAItLES having gained another vic-
tory over NAPOLEON before the latter received his ex-
pected reinforcemimts. No date is given for this
battle, the result of which is -said to have been, not
only the retreat of the enemy from Ebersdorff, but
also the evacuation of Vienna. We shall be happy
to find this intelligence is correct.
Though there can be no doubt that Stralsund has
been taken by assault, (as stated in the Dutch papers)
many people entertain hopes that the gallattt &Hun.
may have escaped. We should rejoice to firid this to
be the case, but we dare not encourage the hope.
Private accounts state, that the Duke of BRIM..
WICK OELS had marched down the Elbe, and was
threatening Leipsic ; and it has been reported in the
city (but ors what authority we could not learn), that
4! Harnburgh was again accessible to British vessels."

A Gottenbvrgh mail recei-.-4 this morning, cop;
tiins the following intelligence s

L.GH, JUNE S.

The statement which appeared in some of the
English Newspapers, 04 that. the communication be-
tween this place and SteckhOlm was interrupted,"
was totally false. The person suspected to have fa-
bricated this untruth, is an English..eidventurer, who
has been here some time; and is supposed to have had
some sinister erd in view. The police keep an eye
upon him, and he will probably be ordered to quit the
country.
Thorn has fallen in the Austtians by bombardment.
They are following tzi
,theirinc.c4nsep and *am on
their march to Dantzic, before which place they must
inevitably be at this moment. •

. .
Part of the -91st regiment has atTiltectl.oe Downs
from Leith, on board of two transports, glider convoy •
of the atallenger sloop of war..
Friday a 4t:tachment, consisting of eso men of the
Iltitb regiment of fooa,:fgoto Jiaddingtan, embarked
o._,Fbas.ird the JtOgeeP chaltriott• in 4 Leith packets, for
Gravesend. They are to. IMO :thefirst battalinn stow-
at Horsham, and tinder tirdbit for embarkation for
foreign service. • ,••!
• The following article k ernatett from a Dutch
paper, of the 7th instant :-- • 7 • •
61 &Web Mir 2t—Letters from hi** contain intelligence
that the English &lid Sicilians bad effected- a landing near Reggio,
in Calabria, the whole of whom, to the amount of 2000 men,
Illtf• taken prisoners. They were enticed into the Interior by
Ocnoral Parts:triton's division, and then surrounded.'

Letters from Philadelphia, of the 10th ult. state,
that an intimation had been given to the Anierican
Government, that France was disposed to. revoke Oe
Berlin Decree, as the British Orders in Council were
to be rescinded. The arrangements made by Mr.
ERSX! E appear to haVe been every where considered
as conclusive ; and all classes of men had begun to
act upon the faith of their forming the basis of a new
and more amicable system of policy between the two
countries.

MTS. CLARKt having completed her financial as,
rangentent, is parting with her house in the King's.
'road; and is tetiring to Rydw, in the Isle of Wight.
General CLAVERINGI expects also to riuti.,:ate in the
course of a few days, intending, the moment the
House of Commons go to the right abut, to march
out of his present cantonments, with all the Isoncurt of
.ouarl
DRURY-LANZ I.:OIIIPANY.-4aturday last, 60 term
for which this Company had engaged the Lyceum
Theatre being expired, the labours of the season were
closed with an appropriate address, delivered by -Mr.
WROCGIITON.
A new Lottery is to be contracted for on Friday
next, the scheme of which, it is said, is formed upon
a new principle,in order to prevent illegal insurance.
The Lottery ts. to consist of 20,000 Tickets, and to be
drawn in one day The first 5000 Tickets drawn are
to determine the fate Orthe rest, by a reference to the
character* A. 15, 1.0 4.
..aad the lzuerY to be
dt4YE49I/ OA
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