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London, England, 1816-06-13 00:00:00

ALIEN BILL.

The House went into a Committee on this Bill.
Lord HOLLAND remarked, dist the first clause
committed the absurdity of repealing the old Alien
Act, which was not now in existence. Even the re.
searches of a Committee would not find it on the
statute book.

Lord SIDMOUTH replied, that the Act was in
existence when the Bill entered the House of Com-
mons, though not when it.passed. This inadvertence
could easily be remedied.
- The Earl of CARNARVON moved an amend-
ment, the purport of which went to declare that the
Bill v.-as for the better preservation of the peace and
safety of the realm.
Lord SIDMOUTH opposed this amendment.
He disclaimed the imputation that his Majesty's Mi.
nisters took any participation in the policy of other
countries : at the same time they could not shut their
eyes to the danger of this country becoming the re.
ceptacle for a set of malevolent, depraved, and tur.
bulent foreigners, from whence they might carry on
their machinations against their own lawful Govern.
ments. He should shrink from his is-ty if he did
not btate, that the peace of Europe, with which the
welfare of this country was so closely connected, was
also one of the objects of the Bill.
The Duke of SUSSEX deprecated this mode of
legislation frr the supposed safety of other countries.
Lord HOLLAND observed, that there was
II something abhorrent to the feelings cf Englishmen
in placing in the hands of Ministers the power of ex-
pelling Aliens who disapproved of the principles of
the House of Bourbon, and who sought an asylum
in this country. Why not also give them the power
of expelling Englishmen who detested those princi-
ples ? In that case he thought they would thin the
country. How were our Ministers to know that
th-31 refugees were dangerous and malevOlent men ?I
They were to know it, forsooth, from the French
Government, and its representative here. How, if it
should happen that French Protestants were to seek
a refuge here from persecution ? Would not that
Government represent them as Bonapartists ?—and
were our Ministers to expel them ? He would wish
every Protestant in this kingdom to lay this deeply
to heart. The object of the Bill was avowed. Why
not insert in it that it was to keep the Bourbons on
the throne ?
The amendment was negatived without a division.
Lord HOLLAND moved a clause, the object of
which was, that before any alien was sent out of the
kingdom, he should be carried before the Secretary
of State, or any justice of the peace, for the purpose
of enabling him to lodge an appeal against his de-
portation.
This Clause, after a few words from Lord SID-
MOUTH, was also rejected.
Lord HOLLAND proposed a clause exempting
from the operation of the act such persons as had been
brought into this country before the age of twelve
years, and who had not since departed fro ns it ;
which, after a few words from Lord SIMIOUTII and
the Earl of CAUNARVON, was put and negatived.
The Earl of CA RNARVON then submitted an
amendment, the object of which was, to impose the
burden of proof on the party who preferred the com-
plaint against the alien. It was objious that in this,
art in every commercial country, there were many
persons who might have risen to opulence without
being acquainted with their own origin, or the abode
of their parents, as in the case of natural children, or
those born in foreign settlements.
Lord REDESDALE opposed the motion, on the
' ground that it would be impossible to lay the *nut pro-
' bandi as to the foreign birth of the alien on the corn.
plainant, without entirely defeating the purpose of
the bill.
The question was put, and carried in the negative.
The Earl of CARNARVON then moved, that
the bill should not extend to the alien wives of natu-
ral-born subjects ; which, after some conversation,
was also negatived without a division.
Lord HOLLAND moved, that the provisions of
the Bill should not affect the rights of American sub-

jectito landed property in this country. order the
let of the 37th of the King.
The LO CHANOE LLO R opposed the amend.
meat as'uanecessary, and as supposing e distinction
between American subjects unfavourable to the Noble
Lord's own argument.
The.motion was accordingly negatived; as were
also two others, the one for limiting the duration of
the Bill to the period of one year, and the other for
an immediate adjournment.
The remaining clauses were read and agreed to ;
after which, the report was received, and the third
reading fixed for Tuesday next.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Glasgow Road Bill was read a brat and second time.
The Irish Quit Rests, the Irish Landlords and Tenants, the
Irish Paper reguladon, the Stone Bottle, the Sugar, and the Coal
Rills, went through Committees.
The American Convention, and the Waterford Harbour Bills,
were read a third time and passed,
The Salt, the Smuggling, and the Demerara Bills, were read
a second time, and committed for Friday.
The House went into a Committee on the Report of the Rape
Seed Committee. A Resolution was agreed to fur imposing a
duty of 2d. per cwt. on Rape Seed imported. The Report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.

The Report of the Holyhead Harbour Committee was brought
up and laid on the table.
An account of the Expense of making a Sewer for draining
Mary.la-bonne Park, was ordered to be laid before the House.
Mr. LAMBION moved the House to go into a Committee
on the Property Protection Act. In the Committee, leave was
given to bring in a Bill for the more effectually putting an end to
the destruction of Collieries and machinery of every description
by riotous Persons. The Bill was afterwards brought so and
read a first time.

Mr. I. NMI TH presented a Peti.ion from the Manufacturers
of Nottingham, praying for certain regulations fur their relief, in
respect to cotton manufactures. It was laid on the table.
Mr M. A. TAYLOR presented a Petition from Christ-church
against the Bill for preventing the destruction of oalinon.
Mr. CA ICRAY observed, there were compLiints in his
neighbourhood of the Bill; and he hoped, as they scented to be
pretty general, the Bill would not be persevered in this Session.
I he Petition was laid on the table.

Ihe Report of the Mad-house Bill was ordered to be further
considered on Monday next.
Sir J. NEWPORT said, that he sbould next Session propose
to extend the provisions of the Bill to Ireland.
Mr. RO4E. assured the Right Han. !brow that he wouldlive
his cordial co-operation in such a measure.
The Report of the Expiring Laws Committee was brought up
and agreed to.

The :Myer Coinage Bill went through a Committee.
In a Committee of Ways and Means the sum of .83,^00,000
was ordered to be applied to the ►ervice of Great Britain, and
5k1,1100,900 fur Ireland. The Resolutions were agreed to, and
the Report was brought up.
The Bid for repealing certain Duties on Wash and Spirits was
read a first time. Second reading this day.
I be Irish Yeomanry Bill was read a second time, and com-
mitted for this day.
In a Committee of Supply, the Estimate for the disembodied
Militia was referred to the consideration of the Committee. A
aunt of E 150,600 was voted for defraying the charges of the
disembodied Militia; and .€lOO,OOO for Ireland. Report this day.