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TO BE SOLD, pursuant to an Order of the High Court of
Chancery, bearing date the 9th day of April, 1810, made in a
Cause wherein David Cunynghame, Esq. and others, are Plain-
tiffs, and John Lord Eldon, and others, are defendants, with
the approbation of Robert Steel, Esq. one of tip Masters of the
said Court, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery•lanea 1, ondon,.
some time about the end of the month of May, or beginning
of the month of June, 1810, in several Lots,
SEVERAL FREEHOLD and COPYHOLD
ESTATES, situate in the Parishes of Streatham and Lam-
beth, in the County of Surrey, late the property of Edward Lord
Thurlow, deceased. The day of sale will shortly be advertised,
and particulars may be had (gratis) at the said Master's Chambers,
is Southampton-buildings aforesaid; of Messrs.' Forster, Cooke,
and Frere, Solicitors, Lincoln's Inn; and of Mr. James,
Bos-
well-court,
Carey-street, London, Land Agent, where a Plan
of the said Estates now remain to be seen.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 1.

Mr. PETER MOORE presented a Petition from the Right
Honourable Richard Brimsley Sheridan, Proprietor of the late
Drury-lane Theatre, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for rais-
ing a sum of money by Shares, to erect a new Theatre.—Ordered
to lie on the table.

Sir WILLIAM CURTIS brought up the Report of the Corn-
tnittee to which the New Stock Market Bill was referred. The
Worthy Baronet expressed his desire to state to the House a

consstance which had occurred in that Committee, and to ascer-
tain the sense of the Chair upon it. When the question had
been put, and a division about to take place, whether the pream-
ble of the Bill was proved or not ? a Gentleman then entered the
Committee-Room for the purpose of voting. He (Sir William)
felt it his duty to ask him whether he was accluainted with the
satyre of the Question ? To which he answered In the negative.
Tke division, however, took place, and that Gentleman voted,
when the numbers were—Ayes 21—Noes 22. His object there-
fore was. to learn from the Chair whether a vote given under
such eircusnEances was legal or not ?
Mr. PETER MOORE observed, ant the alkdgei ignorance of
the Gentleman was not as to the merits of the question, but
merely to the technical form of the motion.
The SPEAKER asked if the question was again put, and if the
division took place subsequently to the entrance of the indivi-
dual I (which being answered in the affirmative), then, observed
the Speaker, the vote was a good one.
The Report was then received, and if the House shall agree
with the Committee, the Bill will be of course lost.
Mr. CROKER gave notice, that he would, to-morrow, in
the Committee of Supply, move the Navy Estimates.
The Scotch Decree Abridgment Bill was read a second time.—
To be committed to-morrow.
The LORD ADVOCATE of SCOTLAND gave notice of his
Intention to move to-morrow that the House should resolve itself
Into a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of consi-
dering certain Resolutions for compensations to the Clerks of
Session, Extractors, and others, affected by the late reforms in
the Courts of Justice in Scotland.
Upon the motion of Mr. WHARTON, the House resolved
Itself into a Committee to consider the Acts relating to Insurance,
In which it was resolved that the duties now payable upon Poli-
cies of Insurance in the West Indies should cease, and that for
the future the Duty to be paid on every Policy to £lOO should
be Ss. 6d. and for every nein exceeding £lOO there should be
charged 2s. 6d. additional.
The Irish Gaols Bill went through a Committee, the Report
brought up, and the further consideration of it fixed for that day
fortnight
Sir JOHN NEWPORT wished to be informed when it was

likely that a Return would be made to the order of that House
- tnade last Session, and renewed in the present, for 'copies of
certain Orders issued during the government of the Duke of Bed-
ford, relative to certain reforms in the department) of the Cus-
toms and Etc'lst ?
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE said, the papers had arrived in
London, and would probably be laid before the House to ntor-
InOrrOW.,

SICILY.

Mr. WHARTON brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supply ;
Upon the Resolution being. read for granting
£400,000,
The Honourable Mr. LAMBE rose to express his
bopes, that the House would pause before it voted
the additional sum of £lOO,OOO, proposed to be gran-
ted upon stipulations not yet ratified by the contrac-
ting parties. To adopt a contrary course would esta-
blish in his opinion a very bad precedent. Indeed he
thought the House would but ill discharge its func-
tions to the country, if it shewed itself ready to vote
away the public money,- upon stipulations not only
not yet acceded to by tl'e Court of Palermo', but of
whose nature it was wholly ignorant. There could
be no objection at least to delay the grant of the new
snm of IEIOO,OOO until the House were in possession
of the information which was necessary. With re-
spect to the alledged stipulations, be was anxious to
ascertain whether any of them were of a commercial
nature. His reason was, that from authority in which
he confided, he had understood that notwithstanding
the assistance Great Britain afforded the Sicilian Go-
vernment, and though there was a great demand for
British produce, still this country, in a commercial
intercourse, was the least favoured ; and that actu-
ally duties were levied upon such articles tantamount
to a direct prohibition. There were also connected
with the question, considerations of high political im-
portance. Without going at large into the original
policy of our connection with the Court of Palermo;
be was aware that there existed reasons which com-
pelled us to continue our support ; but, at the same
time, he felt strongly that this country should recom-
mend to that Court, the adoption of a system calcu-
lated to make British assistance available for its own
ultimate security. He feared that it is too true, that
04 Sicilian Government not only looked for British
assistance against the power of Francs, but required
it to maintain their own anthoritragaitise the disaf-
fection of the Sicilian people—a disaffection not aris-
ing from any wild theoretic, or what was called, a Ja-
cobin spirit, but from oppressions long contiutod.—
To a reform of such inveterate abuses that people
looked with anxious expectation, and would naturally
prefer such a reform to be effected under the counte-
nance of Great Britain by its own Government, than
by any fallacious hope from French invasion. Still,
however, if that was denied, he much feared that
even to the chance of French assistance they would
resort rather than continue under their present galling
grievances, It was rather extraordinary that such
was the feeling cf the Neapolitan people, that not-
withstanding all the enormities and exactions ever
attendant upon French aggression, and notwithstan-
ding the good faith, the humanity, the love.of justice,
so characteristic
,of British connection with Foreign
• States, that still' they would prefer them to us, from
no rather motive, but their apprehension that our suc-
cess would lead to the return of that worse domina,
tion, of that bloody and unrelenting vengeance, which
_
from their f' • GOvernment.-
- -I Britain
was not
to take
to their

nicn upon the policy, -continuing. „
independence of giiil . Independent of tb
t
of that measure, this country was bound to ; al
obligation of god faith. With respect to th
Wi ;so-
!
sition of the people of Sicily, be red t.t 6!
Honourable Member had in his expresdions given too
much encouragement to the opinion that such were
the inveterate abuses of-the old and legitimate 'Go-
vernment, that the people took no interest either in
their existence or subversion. It might be true that
in Sicily there were persons so impregnated with
French views as to feel desirous of any change, which
should place them under French domination. Why
not expect to find such a description of persons in Si-
cily, when we know that even amongst ourselves—
even in Great Britain, there were to be found persons
so mad and wild as actually to declare the country
not worth fighting for—(Hear, hear, from the Minis-
terial Benches.) That a similar description might
exist he would not deuy, but, he contendel, that it
was by no means the general disposition of the peo-
ple. He deprecated the policy of this country dicta.'
ting to foreign nations upon its plans of internal Go.
vernment. Such a feeling should never be encoura-
ged, but particularly not wilco it was coupled with a
tender of assistance. He could not see the force of
the objection made to the additional grant, as it would
be in the power of the British Government to reim-
burse itself for any excess in the antecedent payments
out of the provision made for dre future installments.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT contended, that when this
country was making great sacrifices for Sicily, it
should also take care that its money and strength
were not misapplied. How came it, if it was true
that Great Britain should not interfere with foreign
States, even so far as to recommend measures of in-
ternal policy, that from the papers on the table it
was Manifest that the Marquis of Wellesley did, in
various instances, recommend to the Spanish Juntas
what they should and ought to do before the Cortes
were convoked? He did not complain of the course
pursued by the Noble Marquis ; on the contrary, he
considered the principle a sound one ; but he then
mentioned it' as an illustration, to prove that the
• views of the Chancellor of the Exchequer were not
those put into practice relative to Spain. Why not
. do that in Sicily which it was proved wets done in
Spain ? The abuses under which the people of Sicily
laboured were of long continuance, and of the most
oppressive kind. They were sources of general dis-
affection, they deprived the Government of the co-
operation of the people, and consequently tended to
render unavailable those exertions which Great Bri.
tain was making for that power, at such risk and ex-
pence to herself. The Honourable Baronet was of
opinion that the grant of the £lOO,OOO should be de-
ferred until the stipulations were ratified.
General TARLETON observed, that the Right
Honourable Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer) did not state a single reason why the House
should agree to this resolution. He had gone into
observations neither applicable to the question itself
nor to the Gentlemen who coincided with him (Gene-
ral Tarleton). He had talked of Jacobins, and of
something said somewhere, and by some persons ;
but all this was wholly irrelevant to the arguments
enforced against this proposed grant. In answer, be
must tell him, that the best assistance Jacobinism, if
it existed, could receive, would be from an unneces-
sary expenditure of the public money. There were
numerous reasons why the additional grant should
be delayed. In the present state of circumstances, it
became the paramount duty of the country to hus-
band its resources, in order to be prepared, for those
trying occasions which, from the present state of
Europe, were likely to arise. Under such an im.
pression, be felt it his daty to move, as an amend-
ment, that the sum of £3(X),000 be substituted in-
stead of the £.1.00,000 originally proposed.
The House proceeded to a division, when the num-
bers were—For the Amendment 25. Against it 55;
I Majority SJ.

fhey•would expect from their former Government.—
Surely when the great expense at which Great Britain
Was at to defend the Sicilian Government, it was not
calling for too much, merely to advise them to take
such steps as should reconcile their authority to their
Pwn pt►pple.
Tile CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
$1441,9 Plumc tbattlinc Was no division of ()pi-