Star.
London, England, 1818-05-06 00:00:00

ALIZNa.

Lo:d CASTLEItE.WH, in rising pursuant to his
notice, should not enter at laxeitnto the merits of a
question which had been so Wore the House,
and so lately discussed. He was aware, that when-
ever the subject had been brought forward, it had
excited a strong feeling and vehement opposition,
and he was the last person who would blame the
constitutional jealousy with which the House re-
garded the liberty of the subject, and that of fo-
retgners who came here, and who should be [rented
with due hospitality-. The first duty, however, was,
to consider the public security. Government should
have the means of taking p precautions against
ill-intentioaed foreigners, artr rospitality should not
be pushed so far, in his opinion at least, as to subject
them to no other controul than that of the ordiu.o y
laws. It had been contended that in ancient time.,
the Crown could expel Aliens by the sole exerci.e i+r
its prerTative, but during the hist discussions it had
beta acknowleged that that could only be dime with

the aid or Parliatisent. He novr
a law on that subject, not of a peomars-,
temporary nature, though it miyht he ~c
many many that a regular registry Of Al:cr,
most consistent with the best intete-o
try. Ile should, therefore, oily po„14-.
tinuance of the law which lad ht.c;
passed, and fur the same period as tL
it had been renewed—that was two
measure was very different n Chant,
original principle on which the
had beenfounded in 1793. It •
its nature, and did not push
Crown so far as that Bill had dc
foreigners with means of proteci
mer did not. The object of A'
promote internal convulsions, pi
and the measure had consequen
principle that all Aliens coming
suspicion. From the moment ul
.titular place of residence wa,
'where they remained sander th,
Magistrates, and were unable
which did not exceed ten mil
certificate. After the peace of
of the measure experienced a-.
sumption then was, that Alier
purposes, and they were admitt
try, though a certain power r:a
trates to remove them when th
By the present Bill, which woz
nuance of the existing law, a f
was made to deliver his name a
then allowed to enter the count
without any further ioternipti
By the returns on the table, it v.
powers of this law had not be
stated, that in the last six rats
had been removed out of tl
.ose, two were in 1817, an(
If the House contrasted the scan
that of nations where no Alien
see how much• mischief had b 4
having armed Government with
ing the conspiracies of inuividt
of the world. In the Netherla:
the kind was in force, the neer
Wished themselves, and orz,ani
lity, becoming proprietors of
were a_ scandal to the world.
bold enough to apply to a gre.
obtain its protection, for the
the present state of the Conti
Dynasty which had been justly di
Nay, it was known that the con,
of the Duke of Wellington
tween persons residing in the
in the interior of France: It •.•.•
against the life of the Noble
person whose existence v-Ax of
tain.the present state and order
were the effects of the absencs
had they not existed in this co
been the seat of similar conspir,
Of the House to adopt the must
them, fur though it was no: E
Governments, yet it was still e:
spirits which were scattered iu
plotted to disturb the peace °I
Iprobably be said that pelce
ong, that all dangers must b,
perate men took other views of
ever they met, combir.ed to t.
likely to restore their power—(
When Mr. Pitt had originally
Alien Act, it was to maintain the
country, and this was still the c;
(Lord Castlereagh) had in view, I
of the country might be reache
throw of the present state pf chi
the renovation of the war. The,
but a short view.of the subject,
such conspiracies as more danger
might disturb the tranquillity
other parts of the Empire. The
been sanctioned by Parliament
1816. He now proposed it lot
Whether the Allied Armies shoe
France at the end of three years, r
had been provided by the treaty
years, when their-retiring wot
sory, it was impossible not to c
their departure without great
that all would then subside i
things might take another turn,
policy in this country not to
calculated to remove the posa
sions. lie then asked leave to
tinue an Act of the 56th year of
tabling regulations respecting A
siding to kingdom in certain
Lord ALTHORPE felt &spot
Bill on the very grounds which
adduced in favour of its renew
been the policy of this country t!
dence of Aliens, to whom we on
portion of our manufacture'
have existed during the French
passed, and he wished to return
on every subject, to the .sound
tish Constitution. With sucb
Lord had given for the contil
Act, the measure might he ren,
was, at all events, to last till the
evacuate France, he thought
better for the Noble Lord, ia
at once that the Bill should last
years. He did not object to thi
of its having been abused. but h
ed of its principle. He should
with merely protesting against
Mr. LAMBTON strongly prk.,
newal of this measure.

Sir SAMUEL 11031 ILLY
could j.:,tify a proceeding so i
principles of our Constitution. so
tice of our ancestor, and so di
policy, except On imminent slat
Government. But the Nob;
such case. He founded the n
grounds as betnre. Thus, just,
she tranquillity or this country,
to he nude ministerial to the
:std to nhtce, what was the h►rn
:u► asylum and protectiAl to the
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I the sanctuary of liberty ! Tie should be un-
I, and unworthy of the benefits which he and
estors had enjoyed, from the existence of a
t system of laws in former times, if he did
eavour to restore that system for the advan-
future exiles and sufferers—(Hear, hear.)—
the name of a tern pgrary measure, the Ho
nv called upon to enact a permanent one. It
r the first time, in 1815, that the Secretary of
or the Foreign Department had proposed the
of the Alien Bill. That task had, till then,
erformed by the Secretary of State for the
Department, who was justly considered as
irdian of the internal peace of the country,
as the protector of other kingdoms--(Hear.)
had now been acknowledged that the Bill was
d for the security of other realms. The Noble
iid that it was considerably mitigated, but let
use know that this mitigated measure erten-
it only to aliens who were recently arrived, or
light come in future, but to those who had
nablished in this country with their families
number of years, and who, by long residence
bit, had become as it were, 'native Englishmen.
amounted, according to-the papers before the
t 0420,000, who were liable to be suddenly sent
by a mandate from the Secretary of State, when
Berson from private malice should fabricate a
e against them, a charge which it was not in
power to rpel, for they would never be made
intcd wi:h its nature, or the name of the iufor-
By this BM too, every person coming to Eng-
as to be taken for an Alien, until he had proved
was a natural born subject, a proof which in
uses could not be given without much incea.
e and difficulty. It was also fit that the Scotch
Ts who sat in that House should know that
Ding to this Bill, they would vote the repeal
of the most important clause of the Act of
DIS Imptisonment.—Cries ofhear, hear, hear.)
ause enacted that no one should be sent out
ountry but by his own will. It might he said
s applied only to natives, but it had been de-
y the Quarter Sessions that it extended to fo-
;. In 1778 a case had been tried at the Quar-
sions, in Scotland, in which Joseph Knight, a
if Africa, who had been brought as a slave
imaica by Lis master, on the eve of being car-
:k claimed his liberty, and appealed to the
which he had mentioned, in. the Wrongous
,nment Act. The Court decided that the
ipplied to foreigners, and that the appellant
mly be removed with his own will. Parlia-
light certainly repeal that Act, but it was im..
for Scotch Members to know what they were
Under every point of view, ashamed that we
make ourselves subservient, as it was the ten-
d' themcasure to do, to the evil designs of
otentates, be could not suffer the present op-
ty to pass to give the, negative to the Noble
motion.—The House then divided—
For the Motion - - 55
Against it . 18
Majority for the Motion -
Bill was then brought in, read a first time, and
)nd reading fixed for Friday next.

BANK RESTRICTIONS.
House went into a Committee on this Bill.
CHANCELLOR of the- EXCHEQUER
as an amendment to the preamble," that it was
lesirable that the Bank should resume cash pay,
, but that unfortunate circumstances had arisen
vent them, in consequence of which it was ne-
r that the restrictions on those payments should
tinued."

TIERNEY hoped-that this nay, sh'scovery, that
desirable cash payments should be resumed,
be promulgated as widely as possible.
Report was then received, read, and ordered
ther consideration on Thursday se'nnigbt. The
I amended, was ordered to be printed.

SCOTCH BOROUGHS.
SAMUEL ROMILLY said, he held a Petitiod
hand respecting the state of Scotch Burghsv
well merited the attention of those who had
that subject into consideration. Some nights
member had complained that the Hpuse was
liberal to Scotland as to other parts of the
mi. This compliment had been fully refuted,
ere was ample ground for complaint that they
rot liberal of civil rights to Scotland. The pe-
was signed by 120 Persons, some of whom re-
ted corporate bodies in Hamilton, Peebles,
and other Burghs---it set forth the great grie-
arising from the complete thraldom of most
sto sonic neighbouring Noblemen, and from
ewer of councils to contract debts, for which
ividual burghers were answerable—(heer.)—
l'etitiou therefore prayed, that as Parliament
:In to legislate on the subject, it would re-
to them their ancient right of electing their own
arates. The Honourable and Learned Mem-
bserved that this had recently been done with
tppiest success in the Borough of Montrose.
Petition was then brought up and read. It
lained that for the last 50 years the whole in-
:e of the Corporation had been in the family of
arl of Eglintown—Ordered to be printed.
. FINLAY expressed his satisfaction at the man-
which this case had been brought forward.
SAMUEL HO:MILLI then presented two
Petitions from the Corporation of Bonnet-
rs and Dyers, and from that of Wrights and
is, in Edinburgh, alleging similar abuses, and
1g that the pre.ent Bill may not pass into a law,
calculated to increase the evil. These were
ise ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
committee or. the Glasgow and Carlisle Road Acts, a
~,,oreert,l to brought in for applying a part of the
50,00;4. fnr the improvement of Highways in Scotland,
rrpair of the road from Glalow to Carlisle.—Adjourned.

.e ,iew Banking Bill, it is supposed, will receive
rs),l;fications by next Session, but it seems far
e'le Minister's intention to abandon it. The
cf the Bill is grounded on public benefit, as
increase the security of Negotiable Notes ;1
.he 01,,ec,:un to lock up a Capital may now be
tern, by the Royal Exchange Kin of Itt-
aod co. the Contractors with Government, to
107 Capitals throughout the country, in-
Tiutrz of Twenty Thousand Pounds, with
`,.%.zine so arranged, that TWENTY One Thousand
/es will he drawn in the first 20 Minutes on the
a iii)A j and the Sixth-drawn Prise above.
Co must he either C'4,000, or £2.9,000, or
—All Sterling Money.