Star.
London, England, 1812-06-10 00:00:00

GIBRALTAR, MAY 23.

The Dispatch packet, which was bringing the Malta
Mails, was lost off Mazar,i, on the 14. th of last
month. Crew saved, as well as the correspondence,
which has been brought by the Ruby. The only
article worth noticing in the letters from Sicily is a.
report of the approaching departure of the queen
from that island.

Lord Wellington was expected to arrive kt Bada-
joz between the 12th and 15th inst. The private let-
ters mention his Lordship's determination of sending
a considerable body of troops into this province, and,
it is added, that preparations on the most extensive
scale are making for the campaign, both at Badajox
and Elvas. The Spanish troops in our neighbour-
hood are understood to have received orders to set
themselves in motion, without delay, for the purpose
of co.orrating with the 41liest

PARLMJUNTARim PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 9.

At half-past three o'clohk their Lordships met. Prayers Lav-
ing been read, the Royal assent was given by commission to the
Perceval Annuity Bill, the (Hikers' becurities Bill, Blachford's
and Moore's Divorce Bills, the Irish Prelates Coadjutors Bill,
the False Pretence Act Extension Bill, the Highgate Tunnel Bill,
and several private and local Bills.--The Commissioners were,
Earl BATHURST, Lord lA'axsincitast, and the Lots CHAN-
CELLOR.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL.

Pursuant to the order of the day, their Lordships
resolved into a Committee on this subject, Lord
WALSINGHAM in the chair.
Mr. MACKARELL, Mr. LYON, and Mr. POOLE were
then successively introduced to the bar and examined ;
they appeared in favour of the Orders in Council,
and under Went a long chief and cross examination,
chiefly by the Earls of BATHURST, LAUDERDALE, and
ROSSLYY.

The further examination was then adjourned, and
'the House resuming, the Committee was ordered to
sit at two o'clock to-morrow.

NEVIN ENCLOSURE BILL.

On the Order of the Day for the third reading of
the above Bill,
Earl STANHOPE moved, 4, That the Order be
now discharged, and fixed for this day se'nnight ;"
which was negatived without a division.
The Bill was then read a third time.

On the question " That the Bill do pass,"
Earl STANHOPE, after animadverting in severe
terms on the injustice of the Bill, which, he contend-
ed, went to deprive the poor persons who had erected
cottages on the waste ground about to be enclosed,
of rights to which they were entitled under the an-
cient law of Wales, which had been invaded by an,
Act of Henry VIII. but which was afterwards re-
pealed by a statute of James I. moved, that a clause
should be added to the Bill, by which " persons who
had made improvements on the waste, within the
last 20 years, should be permitted to retain the same,
on paying an equitable price, to be assessed by proper
persons, no buildings or other improvements which
the parties had made on the common to be included
in the assessment. And, if the parties now occupying
such lands did not make the purchase within three
months, the Commissioners to dispose of the same to
other persons.
Lord BULKELEY opposed the clause. He en-
tered into a history of the erection of the cottages
from the year 1781; and contended that it was an
infringement of manorial rights.
Lord WALSINGDAM and the Earl of BRIDGWATER
also oppbsed the clause.
The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed his con-
victi(•n, that, it the clause proposed, which was con-
trary to the law of the land, were agreed to, it would
defeat the object the Noble Earl had in view; fur,
with such an occurrence before him, no Lord of a
Manor would permit a poor man to erect a cottage
on his waste ground, lest, in the end, his own rights
should be wrested froth him.
Earl STANHOPE replied ; and

Al to' a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR
and Lord WALSINcHAM, the House divided on the
cl.tuse, when there appeared, Contents, 1 ; Non-
Contents, 9 ; Majnriiy, 8.
The Bill was Men passed.—Adjourned at Eight
o'Clock.