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• Is himself ult:.mately immolated. 'But
• •.71:thy circumstances peculiar to France at
: t:me. among which was the bankrupt condition
fiances, none of . which were, in any degree,
to this country ; for how could any pa-
• • be drawn between the circumstances of an arbi.
in.! a free Government ?—(llear, &art.—How
it besides be contended that the counter revolu-
.hich so fortunately put an end to the greatevil
Lich he had alluded, was attributaLle to the mere
0, of arms ? No, the counter revolution was the
:ail' of the spirit of the people, which the oppressive
,o•ation of that revolution hnd universally roused,
enahleJ Sovereigns to effect its overthrow.—
::.t bans.inl revolution then being now noenore, there
4: 7o farther danger to be apprehended from such a
lent, and therefore there was the less necessity
!,iny treasure of this nature. for the chatacterand
c;-.r;ler.ces of the French Revolution furnished r 1(
.repressive lesson against, than an encourag•
motive in favour of the contemplation of any
ncssonable proceeding. Theexample, indeed, of that
relt:lution warranted.quite a different conclusion from
that upou which some Noble Lords appeated so eager
wiesist. His Royal Highness concluded with ex-
pre sing his confidence that a measure of the descrip-
tion before die House. involving, as it did, a serious
infiingement upon the rights and liberties of the peo-
oe, ceou4 rather tend to embitter and to aggravate,
than to dilay or remove the consequences of the dis-
content against which it was proposed to provide ;
and therefore he exhorted their Lordships to follow
thole genuine principles, which their ancestors held',,
sacred, as the surest sateguard for the Constitution;
as the best consolation for the country—(flear, Leer.)
Lord SIDNIOU PH proposed to withdraw the
close brought forward yesterday fur the prevention
of public Meetings within a mile of Westminster-hall,
tot the purpose of proposing an Amendment, 'scep-
tic.; that part of the parish of St. Paers,eravent-
roden, and of the Borough of Southwark, within the
'nee described in the clause. He also proposed
'•-re this clause inserted in the permanent part of
t' bill. 'l;.is amendment the Noble Lord expressed
•Anpe, would obviate any objection on the part Not
el Electors of Westminster, as Covent-garden was
t!!: place of election, and quite a convenient place for
the;: assemblage kr the purpose of considering of any
Faaisn, while Parliament would be protected from
spi inconvenience.
Lord HOLLAND said, that if the provision
sgsinst intertuption of the Houses of Pasliament and
Courts of Law were a good cce, it ought to be
worded. as a general provisioo, wherever the Parlia.
merit wss held. It was in the recollection of the
House that Parliaments had been held at Oxford. and
the City of Westminster ought nut to be levelled at
almost nsminatini. But the clause, in his opinion,
went for beyond the necessity oat which it was
grounded. He thought the Noble Viscount had taken
the Hone a little by surprise, in introducing a clause
of this importance in so late a stage of the Bill. It
ought to be separated and introduced as a separate'
Bill ; and he felt the more strongly upon this °sea.
sr. bec.asse he had expressed a disposition to favour
:owe measure of this kind ; but this,.be must repeat.'
went beyond theasecesaity, and he was not then
aware that since the riots of Lord George Gordonsl
an Act had been passed to prevent the cm-awing of
Parliament. Uposubti nth*, be angst put it to the 1
candour of Noble Viscount,. whether. be abeald
not separate this clause from the Bilk whoa. principle
wu altogether different from it, and submit the con.
sideration of it in. a separate Bill ?
The original clause was then put and negatived,
Ind upon the amended clause, excepting Southwark
and Covent Garden from the operatiaa of this pro-
vision, being put—.

Lord ROSSLYN opposed this clause, from a eost.
sideration that its introduction, at so late a period,
was not dealing fair* by the House on the one,
hand, and was dealing harshly- by the People of
IVestaiinster on the other.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL was astonished at the
objections which had Wen urged against a clause that
mid not really subject the inhabitants of Westmin-1
star to any actual inconvenience. It was nothing
More than was necessary to preserve the uninterrupted
proceedings of Parliament and the Courts of Law,
*hoist it leit to the inhabitants of Westminster the
Whole parish of St. Paul, Covent-Garden, where the
legular meetings of the inhabitants of Westminster,
for the election of their Membesr, always took place.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, if the House'
was now legislating on ipermanent measure, it wee
necessary to consider it maturely; and be would par-
ficularly ask the Noble Viscount one question, whe-
ther Covent-Garden was not private proyerty
tame, if so, it would depend upon the will of an in-
dividual proprietor whether the inhabitants .of West-
ntsunter should fillet any place of meeting at all.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, though the
markei of Covent-barden might be private property,
the streets aroend it were part of she King's highway.
The House then divided cm the passing of the Bill.
Cmter.t., II I •-Non-eontents, 28—idajosity, 88.-4
The Bill then pasted.-4Adjaurned at Eleven oClock-t
goon or cows:oars.
rims were presented et the Das from she 011 to of 1: egad
Statist,/ of Inked, restive to the Consolidated loads Uon
nit Asilit-Office respecting Piddle Meoueu 1 from the Ode. ef
14114r41 and Exports, tie Annual Returns. thawed se lie es
die Table.
Mr. LUSkrINGTON presented a Return of the Persons in-
debted to the Crown, wa the Anal audit of Aeons& Ordered
la he se tbeTable.
BROCIDEN twee& up the Ripen et the Caddied ant
°awls hllls. odd* bolos wood to, the third sad* was haat
to-astorow.
Mr. POW ELL resented a Petition from the Land.
holders and others, In the County of Cardigan, stating
!rest distress arising from cameo, some general,
411eillaral, particularly the imposition of the Vitt*
=lt Coals Ind Culm, in that County;
Lord ROBERT SEYMOUR supported the Peti-
tion, observing, that the poor in that neighbonebood
wore suffering the greatest privations, partiatilbriT
from the want of fuel. His Lordship sincerely Doped
that some measures would be immediately adopted
for their relief.—The Petition wee then read, seder.
*red to lie out the Table.
Lord FRANCIS OSBORNE presented az::
frins Willingham, praying for Economfand
OTdered to lie on the *rabic.
Lord A. HAMILTON moved for Papers relative
to the Cottage Window Tait 4-Ist, That en Account
be returned of the number of Cottages having km
Ulu 60ecn Wiaissia. sad subject eta lets rent thill

45 per annum, which lad been charged with•this
Tax during the I. two rears. 2dly. That copies
of two letters addressed to the Barons of the Ex-
chequer in Scotland, on this subject, be laid before
the House. Ordered.

HiSW*/ To LIEHON.
Lnrd FOLKSTONE rose for the purpose of
ai-
certainial; the proper course of enforcing an Order
of that House for the production of pipers. On the
19th of February last, that
_House addressed the
Prince Regent for the production of the First Corres-
pondence respecting the late Mission to Lisbon. On
the 27th Mr. Long brought down his Royal High-
ness's acquiescence in that Address. Yet the docu-
ments have never since been produced. On the 15th
of March last, other papers, having a reference to that
subject, were moved for, and have been since in the
hands of Members. It, might be that the lacer were
considered as an answer to the original motion. This,
course was extremely irregular, and he wished,to see
the papers originally moved for.
The SPEAKER intimated, that the mention of
the circumstance at present would peobably have the
effect of having the order complied with. Should it
not, the House would, of course, adopt the means of,
enforcing it.
Mr. BROUGHAM reprobated the practice that
of late was introduced, by which papers first moved
for were delayed in the presentation, until others sup-
posed to contain an answer were ready also to be de-
livered. He wished to know whether the delay in the
present instance was accidental ?
The CHANCELLOR of the Eifeutoora made no reply.

PAY OF OFFICERS OP THE NAVY.
Mr. CROKER moved for leave to bring in a Bill
for securing, by further regulations, the Pay of Offi-
cers of the Navy from Forgery, &c.
Sir C. POLE took the opportunity of staeing, that
some increase ought to be made to the Pensions of
the Widows of those who had fallen in the victory of
the Ist of June, and who were not benefited by sub-
stquent regulations.. He also thought, that as the
Transport Department was reduced, there could be
no necessity fi.r Agents of Transports at Portsmouth
and Plymouth.— Leave was granted.
Mr. CROKER brought in the Bill, which was
read a first time ; second reading co-morrow.

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