Star.
London, England, 1814-07-21 00:00:00

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE or WALES.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE said—l have I
waited in the hope of seeing an illustrious Duke in hit
place, who yesterday gave notice of a motion upon 'A
/post important and delicate subject, for Fihlay next
I lament that I have been disappointed, because it .
was my intention to have asked whether he did not
think it proper that the House s nmld he provided
with sone information relative to the motion which is
to be binoelit forward ? lam well aw ire that it is
comrient to any her to summon the House for the
more solemn consideration of any sohj .ct, and I
should bd sorry to argue that it is not competent to
any p. er to submit a motion witimat giving tie House
on re than a general idea of its subject. If, however,
I had had the good fortune to have seen that illustri-
ous Duke in his place this evening, I should have
appealed to him whether he did not feel that in this
i..stance there existed as imperious a necessity of
giving the House some intelligence as to the nature
o his proposition, as upon any occasion that ever oc-
curred in the history of Parliament ? It is true that
I Led undrisiaod that his• Royal Highness meant to
acqu tint a Noble Earl (Livetpool). with the form of
his motion previous to the discussion: I know that
such a courtesy prevails upon important political ,
qu-stions, but I do submit that upon matters of the
nature now referred to, such information given to
one individual only out of 'the whole House would
Dot be satisfactory.—(Hear, hear).—Fur myself, I
confess I am more at a less to conjecture what the
nature and form of the motion of Ft iday can be than
I ever was before upon any subject during the whole
course of my experience, that had been made only a
matter of hint in the course of conversation. Under
these circumstances it is impossiole to avoid regret-
ting severely that I do not see the Illustrious Duke
in his place, more especially as to-morrow is the only
day that intervenes before his motion is to be discuss-
*/ If to-morrow I should not have the good for-
tune to see his Royal Highness here (and even then
the intelligence would be very late), we must remain
wholly in darkness and ignorance upon a question
that requires the greatest and most solemn delibera-
tion. I have, therefore, now thotrAht it necessary to
say thus much, in order that by some means or other
it may reach the ear of the Illustrh us Duke, and that
be may attend in his place to morrow to give the re-
quired information, as to the nature and object of his
motion, or if not, to state some reason to the House
why he thinks fit to with.hold it. At the present
moment, I believe, there is not a single man in the
.House, or in the country, who has the faintest idea
of the nature of the proposition of the illustrious
Duke. -
. The Earl of ROSSLYN observe.% that he• had
this instant received a note from the' Duke 11 Suss x,
expressing his regret, that in consequence of indis:
position, he -was not atile to bring forward his in.
tended motion regarding the Princess Ch. el, Ye of
.Wales, Friday: his R ,yal Highness; therefore,
.expresst d a wish th it it abooli be positioned until
Tuesday. All I cein say foe. Myself (cOn'iatit d his
Lordship) is, that I have no doubt that on t:.e ga-
metal principle if courtesy, his • Royal 14 ghness wi
be ready to make any communication cons sent with
•the delicate nature of the subject. Such ieierendri ie,
Itowever, can only. be given as a matter (1. courtesy,-
Rua not of right. For one, I must, maintain the
• principle to it ally Noble L rd may give a general
tt nice upon any subject, without specifying it all the
form of worth in winch it. will be couched.

. The Earl of LAUDERDALE defied any Noblt
Lord to state truly tliat a single word that he had ut-:
ieretly as iacon.iadiction to the principle alluded to
;by the N ible Earl ( Rosslyn). • What he (Lord
Lauderdale) had said was, n,:t only that a Peer 01
Parliament had a right to summon the House, but
to make any motion, if he so pleased, without sum:
trims or previews i•itOrmation, The general prac-
tice and courtesy of the House was, however, other-
wise ; and on a question like that which was soon to
be introduced, the Illusttious Duke would surely
deem it right to give some previous informatlon. As
the principle, he repeated that he had not uttered
a word inconsistent with the principle laid down by
Isis Noble Friend.
L'ird HOLLAND was convinced, that his N Isle
.Friend (L iuderdale), was fully sensible of the truth
and justice of all that had been said by the Noble.
Earl ; upon the right of a Peer of Parliament, there
could scarcely be two opinions. His Noble Friend.
had professed to pot it, ad verrrundiam, but it was the
o .dest way of doing so, when the illustrious indivi-
dual was absent. Ali Peers of Parliament were upon
:an equality, and it w..s but fair, when it was thus
put, ad vcrerundiane, that the person to whom it was
put, shoo' I, at least, be present, if the subject were
not more properly settled in private. He must siy,
tha; • wh t had been now said, had referred to a 114
tice ot motion given by him (Lord Holland), and
explana.ion had been •re quited is has absence, the
tB ct would have been rather to induce him to win .
hold any information, standing upon his right as a
Peer of Parlian.ent.
lttr tad of LAUDER-DALE contended, that
Notne Friend (Loud H-li..mt), had sunk or kepi
in th- back ground a great part if what'he had
frst stied. He had stated his reason fi r mentioning
the .:nhject in the absence eat the iltustriMes Duke .o
be, that there was o ly ene intervening day before
the mot on was to he tiroui,ht Caward, and if, to-
morrow, h.s R...y 1 Higlintss:should not haVe attend.
ed io his pixie; 1.0 appeal could have been made,to
b t 43 upon the question. The obiect of his L rdship
wa-. to produce the attendance of the illeistriods!

Duke, to give intormation *finials Lirdship, iii his
conscience, Was *1 epinioii, ins hoed more callrd t it
di 4n upon any fin.mdr occasion that had ever offered
itseit.—( Hear, bear).
Lard MELVILLE begged to knoiv tiehatb,day. the
Illustrious Duke had mimed f. r his tr.iition,t •
The Earl 01 ROSSLYN obvirved, that the corn.
'manic lion he' had noticed, was iant• directly lium the
iglu t isms Duke, .who. waa Kited W he i4iutispokJ....:
Ile ch.! not feel himself authorised to' nine
tivel) in day, btu Tuesday Viallsittlikniftl
. .
Th.. Bailor LAUVERTIOLLE 'has the na`
coartie *Maid. that '4 111Y140111411 bf bated- tot

morrow, when further information was obtained re
gmling the illness of the Duke of Sussex.
Earl STAN HOPE hoped that any day rather than
Monday would he selected, since his favourite mo•
tion on a subject of the greatest consequence was
fixed for that evening. He did not think the Illus-
trious Duke was bound to state the nature of his mo.

tion—it wa► not necessary. He understood that some
motion was to be brought forward, but what was his
motion, of what it would be he would not tell. He
wanted no Ember explanation upon the subject than

that which had been already given. .
The Earl of ROSSLYN could not finally name
any day ; he could only repeat that the note to which
he had referred mentioned Tuesday.
Loi d SIDMOUTH inquired whether the motion
would be brought on on Friday ?
The Earl of RGSSLYN answered, that it would
certainly not, and the matter dropped.
The Northern Light-house Bill passed through a
Committee, with an Amendment moved by Lord
Viscount Melville, leaving out the clause objected to
yesterday.—,-Report.to-morrow.
The Deeds Attestation Bill also passed through a
Committee.
I'he Irish Insolvent Debtors' Amendment Bill
passed through a Committee, and was reported. •
The Hous:: went into a Committee on the Irish
Endowed Schools B• 11. An objection being made to
one of the clauses ley Lord Redesd,rle, the Chairman
left the Chair, and the Committee was ordered to sit
'again to-morrow.
I'he Bills brought up from the Commons were read
a first iime. With respect to the Clergy Residence
Bid, *the Earl of Shaftesbury gave notice of its being
intended to move tla to :ond reading of it on Friday.
Adjourned till to-mui row (this day.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. COLLETT took the oath► and his sear for Grampound.
Mr. KiNcrroN preset ted an accost:it of the Assets of the k.4st
India Company at the different Presidencies lu ludia, and other
Papers.—Ordeied to lie on the table.
hie. WALLACE moved fur an account of ;he East India Com-
pany's Sales for the year ettillig fsl ay i, 1814.—Ordered
A Message from the Lords biouglit down Dundas'i Divorce
Bill, which was read a first time, and requested a copy of the evi-
dcitce on the subject of East-India Shipplng, which was ordered
to be communicated to their Lordsitips.
Sir S. RONDLLY presented a t'etition front the Debtors in
Hereford Gaul, praying for relief. •
The All OKNEY-GEN ER A L obtained leave to bring in a
Big for facilitating the apprehension and bringing to trial of of-
fenders who bad e3eaptd trout one part of the Cuited K.ngdotn
to ano:ber.
•I't:e Bill was brought in, read a first time, sad ordered to be
read a second time to morrow.

.....
he Report of the Committee on the Marquis of Wellington's
Estate A was agreed to, and itistructions to tue same effect or-
dered to he delivered to the Comuuttee on the Duke of Welting-
ton's Estate 13:11. _ .

si he Wecninisttr Improit ment Bill went through a Commit-
tee.—'l'he Report to-morrow.
On the motion of the CIIANCILLOIL of the EICIMICILR, the
Rep, re of the Committee respecting the City Gaol was ordered
to be sent to the Lords, in pursuance of the.r Lordsh.ps..message
of yesterday.
the Report of the Committee on Scotch Spirits was agreed to,
and a mil ordered to be brought in accordingly.
I Le Keports of the Committees on the Scotch University Pa-
pt r Bill, and the Isle of Mao Bill, were severally agreed to, and
tie 13.1 is ordered to be read a third time tomorrow.

!'Le Report of the 1 harms Yol!ee was agreed to, and leave
Aive i to bring m a bill ucordlogly.
.c Report of the ft.sh Desuikery Bill was agreed to, and the
Bi,lordeteti to be read a third time to-mius

tr. litlitDh.T i prksented s Petition from a person crated
Mary Gelnvile, ofire-sure , who complained that 'she
oast ..Len rtnivie ed of selling Fiends gloves iu a large penalty,
d vdti‘ed her to ruin, on the false evidence of a person
wh_au .se ..ad i/ClUft arres:ed for debt.— lo he on the Tabl:. •

U I DJIIIII.I EN.

Mr. FORBES rose to withdraw his notice respect-
ing sunie pt. vision 15ir the Midshipmen of the Navy
woo were thrown quire out of employ by the late
peace. He obsetved, that the situation of these per-
ions was peculiarly hard, as they were without any
itsi,vision, and he feared would not be able to find
occupation in the merchants' service, on account of
the multitude of persons who would be dismissed
from the transport service. He withdrew his notice,
because he had hopes that some measures on the part
of the Admiralty would render any motion on the
subject unnecessary.
Mr. CROKER said, he rejoiced t'aat the notice
was withdrawn, as the motion would have excited
hopes which it would not be possible to realize. At
the termination of so long and arduous a contest, the
persons in all branches of the Navy had a right to
expect that their services should be considered by
those who had directed them in time of war. The
claims of all ranks were actually under considers-'
tion; but he could net hold out any other hopes than
chat of the half-pay, which had been mentioned. in
the last Navy Estimates. He was persuaded that
the House would not disapprove of any thing that
was given as a reward for past, or a retainer for fu-
ture services. But the consideration of the subject
was attended with great difEcult:y, and no part of it
with more than that which related to. the class of
Mid,hit•men, which was composed of individuals of
the most dis&milar ranks and expectations. He
begged to be understood, that he could give no hopes
of ally p•irticular measure on the ; but he Was
colivithed that the Admiralty would be most anxious
to take all proper steps. • I
Mr. TIERNEY, said, he was anxious lest. any•
ta'se impression should go abroad that the cause lot
this c•ass i.t men. was abandoned by the •Hansek I;)-
..ause when it. was seen what arrangements theAd-
tuiraity would make, it w atld be in the passer .ol '
any Member, if he-disapproved of the, arrangenSirits,
mike any motion'on the subject.
'1 he Notice was then withdrawn. •
SLAYS TRAM
Petitions against the Slave Trade were presented
' from many p tits of the kingdom, among or hers one
by Lord A. HAMILTON, from Glasgow, signed by
14,000 pet-sans, also one from the African 'Missio-
nary Society ; tsi.elye from differentparts of the Islafid
by 'Mr. %V; hemolytic&
Mr. W I LISEkFORCE, on presenting these Poi-.
tions, observed on the atroc lies whiCh thE'itlea.an
the French to conquer St. DOmingo must, it petsistcd
!in, give rise so. He stated, that he knew trout illt
most certain sources, from iniiicepted iettetS (tom,
'St. Domingo, a tact which seAnedlormerly to have
neon dotikeesl; namely, that it was usual at the '.&ole
des ideiou in that cutintai,
.to train The blotd hounds,
• 11.0 Weie to hunt Of natives, by forming•fs riisg wiih
alined spieler% and tiveltio or thirteen blacks
in the The fared 11'11%4 of Ow Ist • This Jibantetul
exhibit eon usually took :place tin 'eada:itt.
•The PeLjpstpi were a rdeeed Inge on the Table. •
Mr W...661.0ii giwiktetthieteinsikiiiions to Ike

. •

same effect from Norwich, and other parts of Norfolk.
Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. P. MOORE suggested, that as there would be
snch.an unanimous sense on the subject of the Slave:
Trade in the country, that there were Petitions not
only from every place, but from almost every indivi.
dual, it might be proper to go further than the Reso-
lutions which had been CATI ied. A. pledge had been
given by an Honourable Gentleman to bring forward
some measure for the gradual emancipat►on of the
Slaves in our Colonies ; but they had since heard no
more en the subject. The Honourable Gentleman
was prevented from proceeding by the Speaker, there
being no question before the House.
Mr. WILBERFORCE presented a Petition from
the inhabitants of Westminster, against the Slave

Trade.
Mr.. P. MOORE wished to ask the Honourable
Gentleman whether he had any plan in contempla-
tion for the entire oblivion of shivery all over the
world ? The question had slept since the year 1807.
Might not some regulation be adopted to prevent the
clandestine importation of Slaves into the West In-
dies,.by emceeing that every Black who set his foot
not Only in England, but in any part of the British
dominions, should instantly become free ?
Mr. WILBERFORCE replied, that the object of
the frietids of the• Abolition of the Slave Trade had
been in the first place to step all supplies of Slaves
from AfriCac and then they hoped that the amelio-
ration of the state of the Slaves in the West Indies
would follow as a m:stter of course. The object of
the Petition he' had just presented, and of so many
other Petitions of the same kind, was to she* the
unanimous feeling of the country against this inhu-
man traffic.
Sir HENRY MONTGOMERY mentioned the
practice, of which he had been a witness in the East
lmiies, of bringing Slaves ashore from the French
settlement at Pondicherry, and afterwards re-shipping
them. He hoped that the Noble Lord (Castlereagh)
would turn h:s attention to the subject.
Lord CASTLEREAGH signified his assent.
Mr. STEPHEN presented a Petition from Gisbo-
rough against the Slave Trade.

IRISH SEDITIOUS MEETINGS.
'On the further proceedings on the third reading of
the Irish Seditious Meetings. Bill,
Sir S. ROMILLY said, nothing had occurred to
-Alter his opinion as to this violent measure, brought
forward at so late a period of the Session, And on such
imperfect inhumation. He was aware, th it nothing
he could say would induce the House to reject a mea-
sure even of this nature, which wentto deprive the
Irish of some of the dearest privilegbs of the Consti-
tution. It was to be sent to the Lords too at a time
when it was known that House had declared it was
too late to consider a measure respecting the Bo-
rough of Helstone; and surely it was then too
late to consider;a measure taking away their birth-
right from smile of our fello*-subjeets.—He did
not deny, that there were great evils existing in Ire-
land; in consequence of which the House, to do its
duty, ought to remain sitting until it had found the
proper remedy for them.
Mr. PEEL repeated the reasons which he had
originally stated, for the introduction of dr_ measure,
ii;. the Oath on which six convictions took place at
the hit Westmeath Assizes, that the parties would
be true to Bohaparte ; 'and the OA in the same coun-
ty, thit the parties would destroy all informers, all
vases, and plant the tree of liberty in the heart of
Ireland. He had aho lately received a memorial,
Signed by a number of Magistrates, and others, of the
county of Tipperary, complaining of ,the frequency
et murders in that district. _ _

Mr. J P. GRANT agreed with Sir S. Romilly as
to the oppressive nature of this measure ; and he con-
tended. that Parliament should itselfmake enquiry,
and not pass an Act of:this kind on the reports of
Magistrates, homiever respectable they Might be.—
There was never a more serious measure submitted to
Parliament ; for it went t 9 .ifeprive the people of. the
mist valuable pail of the. British Censiitution, and
that too in a part of the country where it was cif the
utmost importance to convince the people* that the.
British Constitution was as capable 61 controlling and
punishing the turbulent,. as it was of dispensing ad.
vantages and blessings to the peaceful and industri-
ous. It might be necessary :o keep tfie people, in
some parts of Ireland, in their houses from sun-set to
sunrise; but he had heard no grounds laid -for taking
away the trial by jury. Before he could agree to this
measure, he must be informed that there was either
something anomalous and unusual in the present state
of Ireland; or that the British Constitution had be-
come incompetent to protect its Magistrate's, or to
repress disturbances in that part of the country.' He
wished to know what new protection was afforded to
witnesses by this Bill ? and as to the difficulty of pro-
tecting juries, he had heard no instance in which an
Irish jury had deserted its duty. He hoped, that early
in the next session, Parliament would go anxiously to
enquire into the whole of the internal state and regu-
lation-of Ireland.
Mr. GRENFELL supported the measure on the
ground that all the Irish Gentlemen considered it
-necessary to restore tranquillity to Ireland.
Sir S. RomILLy anti Mr. J. P. GRANT mutually
ezPl4ineil.y. 5.-• • -
Mr. -Bilitaki thought srme measure was neces-
sary for the satiety of Ireland ; but he thought that
the 'Right 'Honourable' Gentleman should 10.. k
little further into the subject. It seemed to him to
be tiLe hostile feeling of-the people ot Ireland against
our Government that was the root of the evil; and
' he 'did not believe thirst .it was likely to be muds
mended by
.letting loose the military on the peopie
of that country, either in one way or another. How-
4.ver, as thi House seemed to be driven to a neces-
sity for s.nrie measure at present, he should vote tot
the Bill.
Mr.. WILBER FORCE said the discontent of Ire-
land was iinuoubtedry a disease of centuries stand-
ing. It was an• essential duty ot the House so turn
their attention to the circumstances ot Ireland. I
WAS very.natural in tha
that on the eves Irish Government to suppiist
throw ut .bonaitarte, the expi. ssi,,is
0. dissatisfaction in Ireland Thight also exi e'i n e
changes hut mete was, it would seem, -a lint of g• •
west,
curry- li
new eputning at the.sunordination of the law in tins,
co
ipdividudl .from
lil
to the
the
haisgt.hgenloy t:C tih
u
1 wuseit
the law; but Inland seemed to be in a vet y different
&audition. He was disappointed that lite) !tad 111,,
heod sot thing from the 15944 ot
&SIRC4IIOII UtIS

year.--H As an Englishman," said Mr. Wilberforce,
1 I owe reparation to Ireland, for the wrongs
centuries."—(hear, hear!) " We have, it is true,
of law years, manifested a sort of parental affection
for that country ; but I cannot but remember the
period when it was governed by principles of a very
different nature. The inhabitants of Ireland seem
really, as some nations were said to be, incapable
of enjoying liberty, to be at present, incapable of ea-
joying the blessings of the British Constitution."
Mr. HU asT said, there could be no doubt, that
something was necessary to be done for Ireland; hut,
he could not think it was to be done by pulling down
that pillar of the Constitution—the Trial by Jury.
The ATTORNEY.GENERAL said, this Bill
was only to allow persons, under certain clrcum.
stances indicative of a dispo.ition to break the peace,
to be dealt with, before the Magistrates, as an ea.
tended species of vagrants.
Mr. kluusT explained, as did the A TTOIINEY-GS•
NEILA L. _

Mr. P. MOORE thought the documents. on w!iiell
this Bill was said to be founded, ought to have been
r.ferred to a Committee, before a measure was adopt-
ed to alter the whole Constitution of Ireland.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH supported the Bill.
The amendments were then agreed to.
Mr. J. P. GRANT moved, that the word " one"
year should be inserted instead of three years, the
proposed duration of the Bill. ..
The amendment was negatived without a division;
and the Bill was read a third time, and passed.

• VOTS of cuagtit.
On the motion for going into a Committee on..,thr
Vote of Credit Bill,
Mr. WHITBREAD had expected the Right Ho.
nourable Gentleman would have stated some grounds
for 3 Vote of Credit of the size which he undetstoost
was tr be proposed. Except the List year of the war
the sum was to be greater than-that t.f any other;
Although there was no necessity tor any m..ney, except,
unfor,unatelyour war with America called fora
He wished to know if any appointment had been made
for the Br itish Commissioners to meet those of Ame.
r ca. It would he satisfactory to hear that sucn an
ppoiniment had been made, as it appeared those
Gentlemen had been forgot en by our • Government.
It Appeared that 10,000 Brit lab iroops were st.t tioced
i t the low countries ; and that they were to be cr m.
ni.nded by the Hered.tiry Prince of Orange. Wily
such bud yof troops was obe c, inued in that pot
of the 'world ; or why that niustri us p rson was to
comma's' them, he knew not. Wi h leg itti to Ge-
no t he hoped, alter it had been rescued ti 0m tyranny
by us, that we would nor &pi ive it again of its inde-
pendence, by allowing it to rttoro to a state of vassa.
Lige. • l'o return to America—she tr id heard I storms
proclamations /it Sir A. -..:(rehraire, of eting treed. m
•ncl settlements iu our canoes to ui,se Ainericatt
staves who chose, under such terra, to desert Ll. Lit
country. As he considered this a measu:e likely to
recoil on ourselves, and at all evews as it was by no
means a legiumatts weapon of w..', he hoped those
proclamrtions would be disclaimed by his M ijesty'a
Government.

.....
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, the actual amoun: of the SU be oi.teu would
be three millions, and linJoubt..eslty . greater reduc-
tion might have been m de had we b en in a state of
peace ; but this sum was necessary on aceou.it of the
war with America, which was one that m ght proba.
bly call for a great exertion of our resoi;r, es. It was
more in the province of his NAle Friend (being bet-
ter acquainted with general questions of policy ihatt
he was) to answer these questions. But he could say,
what was matter of general notoriety, that them was
still a very considerable portion of Europe to be ar.
ranged•at the General ConweNs ; and w.til that was
done he was sure the House and the country would
not wish 'so important a frontier as that of our 014
.Al4l the Dutch to be unprovided for ; but would
rather wish it left under British protection. As to
the illustrious Commander • of those troops, he was
fhttelltor that station by his education among us, and
above all by his having studied the art of war under
our illustrious and revered Coninsander. . If the Ho.
nourable Gentlemih Wished far • a more particular
Statement of the reasons- -for taking a Vote of Credit
for to large a sum, he would fina. it answered in :he
consideration of our subsidiary arrangements with
our Allies, Austria, Russia, and Prussia ; and hit wits
sure the House would !eel the necessity of arming
the Government with the p iwer and means net's.
sary • to meet arty unforeseen circumstances or de.
Mantis which might arise ; and 'lse was persuaded
the House would see, that, by doing so, they were
adopting the step most likay' to seture the new order
of things in Europe.
Mr. I IE ItNEY only objectel to the Vote of Cre.
'dit on account of its name. If this sum was meets.
sass fir fultill.ng Treaties and paying subsidies, why
not take it tor subsidies ? It it was necessary for the
expences of an 41 ill , why not take it under the head
Army Ex7racedinaries ? He particularly objected
to taking a Vote of credit on the grounds of the pen-
ding uegociations ; he din no, .pprove of send lig a
Minister to Cungiess aimed wilt a large sum of
mitiey. lu his opinion Lus WA* only a tirund-about
way Lit taking. a bunt of money tor duuoidies and Army
La 401 tibial lie expressed .iis leapt II • hat, dos log
01% recess, the Goventaient would turn Its Aavidsou,
to the forming a Peace establi nent, And th,t that
Establistimelit would be one rigid ceconorni as
posoluie. Nothing else .cou:d euatne the c ituitrs to
recova itself. He was tell aware drat, with the ut-
most ceconomy, our Nag! Ls,..eblishittent would not
be less 11l in acits,Odi4oo:).
Lord CAb CLERE:IGH contended, that it was
I,:taiAote to taice the Vote nu u suer its usual ,stie,
v o e ur Cr, slit. He trusted the House would not
,;,.111C Vogl of the P.:ace now ttati when it ...4% n. • t
think it wi old
Math.' but stem to
JICh never
eui at
W.t,,eiw.phretui iiolaiictiter:d4„ri.::ytavtna::utpclseacceten,,
fact.
ua ec:ael
o.na. e state of •ii the Continent
tat on in stating, that, previous to the peace tax I. g
, a treat) had beet% tnt, red into bitween
Aualia, rtussia. And Pruosia, by which it
w s se,t. st, wheat fotcc should coninn ly ..e kept Li
„aid 11141 tin y WAS t'l turnosh a pro-
,,Jot on in money groan to het failure in :lumbers uf
flit 0. s his treaty, by its terms, had :A...! time to
run ; bnu IheirlU. e N Ouido to a cert tin exteitt, pre.
Vtlit AU anitueiliate redocitta 01 our estaolislinsent
.tint s
Wi gerleet peace. With rtokeCt to the

proclamation of Sir A. Cochrane, to which the Hon.
Gentleman had alluded, he could only say, Govern-
ment was ign 'rant of any such being in existence.
Mr. WHITBREAD wished much to know what
were the outlines of the Convention, to which the
Noble Lord li id alluded, as having been entered into
between the tour great Allied Powers, for keeping up
an armed force in Europe ? With respect to the ap-
proaching Congress, to which the Noble Lord was
ping, he hoped the Noble Lord would return from
it able to lay his hand on his heart and say, he had
done his duty to England, and towards the rest of
the Continent ; and that he would be able to state,
that no passions of aggrandizement would be grati-
fied on the part of other Powers. He hoped the
question of Norway wuuld be taken into considera-
tion ; he trusted the spoliation of Genoa and Poland
would be abandoned. He hoped justice would be
done to Sicily; and he fervently wished that Russia
'night be induced to resign Finland, and thereby pre-
vent the annexation of Norway to Sweden; a measure
which would be the most contrary to the interests of
this country of any which could be adopted.
LordCASTLEREAGH did not believe the House
or the Country would have considered him as making 1
a good bargain in the Treaty which had been alluded
to, if he had engaged rather to.maintain a British
army on the Continent than pay a sum of money.
With respect to what he had said of the unsettled
state of Europe, he did not say it was of such a feverish
kind as to afford grounds for alarm ; but only that it
required a degree of precaution, which would be evi.
dent to ever)' one who recollected that a Monarch was
returned to his Throne after an absence of 20 years.
This Monarch was without an army ; and this was
the ground of the Treaty which had been alluded to.
If that Treaty could have been properly ratified in
time, it would have been laid before Parliament be-
fore it broke up, but it could not. He, however, was
confident it would, when it was produced, appear that.
the interests of England had not been neglected in it.
With respect to the provisions of that Treaty, he did
not think it consistent with his duty to state any part
Of it till the whole could be fairly before Parliament.
With respect to the date of it, it was signed the day
before the Ministers who were in this country left it.

Mr. TIERNEY had heard it rumoured that the
Congress was not to meet till October. It now ap-
peared there was a Convention depending on that
Congress, which put the country to a great expense,
and which had been signed three weeks, yet not laid
before the House. He wished to know why the Con-
gress was deferred so long ?
Lord CAS'I'LEREAGH said, the Congress had
been fixed for October, for the convenience of all the
parties. With respect to no. communication having
been made to the House of the Convention, it was not
usual to communicate matters of this description till
the documents were in a state to be produced.
Mr. WHITBREAD said, it had been intimated
by some, that some delay bad taken place on the part
of this country in appointing persons to meet the
American Commissioners. He wished to hear from
the Noble Lord a contradiction of that fact.
Lord CASTLE R EAG H assured the Honourable

Gentleman there had been no wish on the part of this
country to delay meeting the American Commis-
sioners ; and that all possible expeditkm had been used
in appointing Consmissioners on the part of this
Icountry.
Mr. WILBERFORCE hoped the influence of this
*pantry would, *seise general Congress, be vied for
Settling the affairs of Poland in a manner the most fa..
'odrable possible to that unhappy country, the par-
tition of which he should always consider as an act of
the greatest injustice.
Mr. WHITBREAD reminded the House, that
at the period of the infamous partition of Poland, the
feudal Government had been overthrown. Against
that GovernMent the Powers of Europe coalesced; in
maintenance of their Government the brave Poles
fought and bled; and that Government was at last
pot down, in the most savage, cruel, and rapacious
manner.
• After a few words from Mr. N. CALVERT and Mr.
WiLsanzonce, the House went into a Committee.
On the motion of Mr. H. Anotaarou, some amend-
ments were made in the Alien Act.
Mr. WHITBREAD mentioned the gross abuses
which And been practised under the law. He then
adverted to a memorial from Gravesend, wherein it
was stated, that an Alien Officer having been fixed
at one public house, the Aliens were persuaded that
it was necessary for them to resort to that house in
preference to others.
Mr. H. ADDINGTON said, that the case ann.
ded.to by the Honourable Member bad come to his
knowledge, for the first time, this day ; and that or-
ders had been issued to examine into the truth of it.
Upon the clause empowering the Secretary of State
to issue his order for placing an Alien in the custody
' of his messengers, upon the mere presumption that
the Alien was not likely to obey any order or procla-
mation for removal, some conversation arose.
Mr. WHITBREAD and Mr. It. SHUN opposed it as
a dangerous and unnecessary stretch of power, totally
uncalled for by the present condition of Europe,
while Mr. H.. ADDINGTON and Mr. PEEL defended it
as a necessary measure of precaution.
After some further discussion, in which the AT:
TORNEY and goLICITOR•GENERAL and Mr. STEPHEN
. participated, the clause was postponed.
The other clauses then went through the Commit-
'tee, with some amendments ; and tic House having
re:unted, the Repent was received, and was ordered
to be taken into further consideration ea Friday; and
the 1 1, as amended, was ordered to be printed.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
ef, and :he House adjourned.

Tux SIRPZI4TINZ REIT, so called by some pro.
f::s.ed wags, is, a subicet of ridicule with a few who
con,ipler themselves, no doubt, extremely witty,
.whether justly or otherwise is not to the present pur-
pose ; but certainly, the same objections do not ap.
ply to the preparations in St. James's Park, as the
.produce of the Tickets of admission to that depart.
Meta of the Grand Festival, is to be appropriated to
N4finnal Charity ; and, as these Tickets can only be
bad it the Lottery pflices, the public may at the same
gnoineni combine amusement and benevolence with
• profit, by the additional purchase of a Ticket or
',Mate in the Lottery, to begin drawing on the Ist of
September, the smallest of the innumerable advan-
t,i;es of which is, that the lowest Prize exceeds the
ost of a Ticket.

THE EVENING Sl'Alt.

LON I)ON.

.

THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1814.
PRICE OP S POCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Reduced 6811;--Cons. 6bitif—for acc.4llllf,i
4 per Ct. b4} —S per Ct. Navy 97 t pre.
Bank Long Anas.l6l 13-16ths—Indla Bonds, ISs. les. pre.
Exchequer Bills, 'AL ss. pre.

We have to announce the arrival in London, from
Spain, of Count de TORINO, a Member of the Corte. s,
(better known here by the appellation of Viscount
Maratiosa). This patriotic and enlightened Noble-
ra..o originally came over in 1808, as one of the
Deputies from Asturias, on the first breaking-out of
that glorious spirit of insurrection against BONAPARTE
which led the way to the final liberation not only of
the Peninsula but of Europe. The arrival of Count
de TOREN° has given rise to various speculations :
on one hand, it is said that he is clothed with powers
from the most enlightened part of the Spanish nation,
' to implore the interference of the British Government
is behalf of the oppressed Spaniards; while others
assert (and we fear theirs is the most correct version)
that Count de TOREN° merely comes to seek an asv.
lum from perseeutioa. His determined opposition
to every thing like despotism caused hiln to be marled
out as an object of the hatred of the new Spanish
Court; and he escaped with difficulty to Lisbon,
whence he has found his way to England.
Accounts from Spain state that the arrests of those
known by the name of Patriots is not confined to per-
sons directly within the reach of FERDINAND'S power;
but that ALDUMA• COSURNANTIS, AZAIBAR, LOPEZ,
and the wellAncnvn CABRERA, the author of a perio-
dical Paper, have been seized, by the order of the
Governor of Gibraltar, and immediately transferred
to Cadiz, and thrown into a dungeon with the cele-
brated Attotruxes, the opponent of the Slave Trade.
We think there must be some mistake in this state-
ment. A British Governor would certainly not lend
his power•to aid acts of oppression. If, however,
under any wrong impression, he has erred, we doubt
not that Government will apply the proper remedy.

We regret to learn, by every arrival from the out-
ports, that American privateers continue to be fitted
out, armed and •ictualled in French ports. With all
due submission to the Diplomatic Authorities of Eu.
rope, this is ts war in disguise", on the part of France,
and it ought not to be tolerated an instant longer.—
We know it will be said, that road the war between
America and Great Britain the French are neutrals :
this ware prepared to deny.--There may exist trea-
ties of peace and amity between MADuoN and NA.
POLEON BONAPANTE, but the abdication of the latter
gentleman has rendered them nugatory in the eyes
of every person of common sense. We know of no.
treaty of peace between Louts XVIII. and MADISON,
at least no official intimation has been. given of
any such treaty, and, we trust, we shall never hear
that any one of the legitimate Sovereigns of Europe
has so far degraded himself as to take part against
Great Britain, in the struggle with America.

It may also be said that the abdication of Boxi.
PARTS replaces America and Francs in the situa-
tion in winch they stood previous to his usurpation
this cannot be the case; the &mason themselves
were not restored upon such sweeping conditions ;
besides it cannot be denied that it was BONAPAILTZ
who urged the Americans to undertake the war in
furtherance of his personal views of aggrandisement,
and if the present French Government encamp

itilein in its prosec ation, they art virtially ratifying.
the outrageous policy which brought ruin upon their
own country, and which, if persevered in, will ulti-
mately ruin the Americans.
But let us hope that the injuriei to our commerce,
and the insults to our fag, which are thui abetted by
France, are evils so palpable that they require only to
be mentioned in order to be remedied.

CONFIRMATION Or THE CAPTURE OF

• THE ESSEX AMERICAN FRIGATE.
A British Naval Officer arrived this morning at
the Admiralty with the Official confirmation of the
capture of the Essex. The ship which brought the
Dispatches has arrived in the Downs, direct from
Valparaiso the following are such of the particulars
of this gratifying event as have transpired :

" FROM LLOYD'S LIST, JULY 21.

“ The Essex, American frigate, of 42 guns and
275 men, was taken on the 28th March, about two
leagues from Valparaiso, by the PIKEBE frigate and
CHERUB sloop of war, after an action of near two
hours. The Essex had 72 men killed and 80 wounded.
The PHCZBIE and CHERUB 5 killed and l 0 wounded.”

NAVAL INTLLLIGENCR.

FALMOUTH, JULY 18.

Arrived the Countess of Chichester packet, with a
Ma'l from Gibraltar and Malta, fourteen days from
the former place : on her homewartf•bound passage
sloe fell in with a large black privateer, which chaced
her from Friday morning to Saturday evening. The
brig Mary and Betsey, of London, Smi rit master,
was taken on the 20th ult. on her passage from St.
Andero to Bristol, by the Kemp American privateer,
of Baltimore, of eight guns and 65 men. The Kemp
took out part of the cargo, and then burnt the Mary
and Betsey. The privateer was from Nantz the day
before, where she refitted, and was supplied with: guns
and stores of every description, having thrown over-
board her guns, &c. &c. in a chace the cruize before.
Sailed the Princess Mary packet with a Mail for
Halifax.—wind North, fresh breezes, and very fine
weather.