Star.
London, England, 1818-05-15 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE WITH RESPECT TO ALIENS.

Lord HOLLAND rose to make his promised mo-
tion on this subject. The Noble Lord contended
Mat tire documents he was about to move for, were

necessary to a due understanding of the subject on
the part of their Lordships, and chiefly for the pur-
pose of their knowing upon whom, and in what way
the Alien Act, and the system connected with it,
operated. The Noble Earl opposite, on a former
night, stated that the measure was proposed solely
on British grounds and for British interests. But he
could not avoid thinking that the pending measure
had a most important reference to the internal state
of France, and the views of the French Government,
as well as those of certain other Powers in Europe.
' He must deprecate any departure from the ancient
principles of British freedom and the Constitution. in
favour of any foreign objects whatever ; and he was
averse to withholding in Britain the rights of national
hospitality or protection, from the unhappy persecu-
ted victims of the French Government, or of any ar-
bitrary Power on the Continent. A very different
spirit actuated the United Provinces in the best days
of their independence and freedom. Their territory
was open for the retreat of all such persons, a prin-
ciple approved by that great political writer, Sir Wil;
ham Temple ; and the practice he extolled was most
pointedly exemplified in their reception of the great
Lord Shaftesbury, notwithstanding his reiterated phil-
lipics against Holland, which he generally concluded
with the pointed quotation " Delenda est Carthago!"
The information he required was essentially necessary
to shew the general nature of the subject on which
they were about to legislate, in a re-enactment of the
Alien Bill, and the real grounds and objects of his
Majesty's Government in thus bringing it forward.—
The Noble Lord concluded by moving—" For Ex-
tracts or Copies of all Correspondence since the 20th
of November, 1815, between any of his Majesty's
principal Secretaries of State and the British Mini-
sters abroad, and the Ministers of Foreign States, re-
lative tosAliens ; and also for the same taking place
between his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, and the British Minister in the
Netherlands, relative to passports granted or refused
to individuals respectively—not being natives of the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that the
measure to which the Noble Lord referred, proceeded,
as he had already stated, solely on British grounds,
and for British objects, and which, when the subject
should come regularly before their Lordships, he
could satisfactorily demonstrate. The number of
French individuals sent out of the country since the
last passing of the Alien Act, did not exceed three,
and that took place not in consequence of an appli-
cation from any foreign Government whatever, which
so far precluded an inference that the Act was passed
in consequence of communications with any Foreign
Powers. He had no difficulty in saying, that in tne
present state of the world it was essentially necessary
the Executive Government of this country should be
empowered to expel from its bosons any obnoxious
or dangerous individuals who might-harbour there.
It should be a principle of the internal policy of this
country. And it was not from any thing that ever
} et took place that honest or unoffending individuals
would be deteriorated or outraged by it—it was
solely against murderers, villains, or traitorous agi-
tators, that such a salutary and saving rower would
be directed. Such a procedure could not be regard-
ed as a falling off from national hospitality, or in-
consistent with the principles of genuine British free-
dom. After ably discussing, and successfully refut-
ing the various topics and arguments used by the
Noble Baron, and again contending for the necessity,
under the circumstances, of vesting the power about
to be required in the Executive Government of-this
cc.untry, the Noble Earl said he felt it his duty to
offer a negative to the motion.
The Earl of CA RNA ItVON made a few observa-
tions in support of the Motion.
Lord HOLLAND shortly explained.
The question was then put, and the Motion nega-
tived without a division.

The Bills upon the table were then severally read,
and the House Adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMOVS.

Sir JAMES CR Ail A M presented a Petition (run certain
inhabitants of the Pari,;t Of Mary-la-b. against the au for
creating a New Water Company fur that Parish. lie strongly
objected to the measure, and hoped the Hill would be withdrawn.
Mr. PORTMAN said, that he had r.ason to believe that the
Bill would be withdrawn durittl: the present Session.
Mr. P. MOORE also objected to the measure as a paro-
chial job.
`General THORNTON thought that some measure was
necessary, to protect the Public against the rapacity of Water
Companies, who now required seven per cent. more than before,
anll sometimes compelled new tenants to pay the arrears due ta
them by the old uses, before they would supply then: withwater.
After a few words from Mr. Haiavar, the Petition was read
and laid on the table.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM then presented two Petitions from
the Company of Proprietors of the West bliticilesex and Chelsea
Water-works, to the tame effect.—Laid on the table.
Mr. MUNDAY presented a Petition from the Cotton Ma-
nufacturers of Derby, praying against any additional duty on
the importation of Cotton Wool.—Laid on the table.
Mr. PEEL presented an estimate of the expenses of building
Glebe Houses in Ireland.—Laid od the table, and ordered
be printed.
Mr. MILNE presented a Petition from the Arlde
mictu of the College of Aberdeen, praying that
may be made in the Copyright Act.—Laid on the table.
WILLIAM CORBETT'S PETITION.

Lord COCIIRANE said, that he had a Petition
to present relative to two individuals lately exiled to
America, in consequence of the acts of spies in this
country. It was attended with affidavits sworn be-
fore the Mayor of Philadelphia, and signed, the one
Wm. Stevens, and the other Charles Kendal. These
documents stated such facts relative to Oliver and
his macbinaticns, that he (Lord Cochrane) trusted
his Majesty's Ministers would not object to his moving
for the appointment of a Committoe of Inquiry.—.
The Petition was from a public writer, who had left
England under the late Suspension of the Habeas
Corpus Act, and with a conviction that Government
intended to institute a kind of Cei:sorship over the
Press. He then moved, that the Petition should be
broegllt up.
Tile SPEAKER stated, that the House could re-