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nom OF COMMONS, JUNE 24.
The !false met at the usual hour. Curiosity to
hear her MAJESTY'S answer to the application of the
Hmise of Commons attracted a greater assemblage
'of Members than was ever before witnessed on a Sa-
turday, or at so early an hour. There could not be
fewer than 250 or SOO Members present. As many
of them came on horseback, expecting to stay only,
for a short time, the House of Parliament was sur-
rounded-with their servants and horses, waiting for
?them. The SPEAKER took.the chair a quarter before
four. After some private business, and passing several
Bills in their respective stages, there was a short
pause, and-Mr. WILBERFORCE, who was at the head
of the Deputation to the QUEEN, was called for, but
.had not arrived at a quafter past four.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Mr. LAMBTON rose, and begged the indulgence
of the House for a few minutes. A motion of his,
which he was pledged to his Constituents to bring
forward, and.than which none of greater importance
could occupy the attention of Parliament, stood for
Tuesdarnext. He felt, however, from the circum-
stances which bad recently occurred, that it was im-
possible either for the Honourable Membeis of that
House, or the country at large, to enter so fully as
he could wish on the consideration of the subject in
question (Parliamentary Reform), while engaged as
they would be for some time to come. On these
grounds he begged to withdraw his notice of motion
tor the present, and defer it until next Session.
EDUCATION OF THE POOR.

Mr. BROUGHAM said, he stood in the same
situation as the Honourable Member who had just
sat down. His motion respecting the Education of
the Poor stood also for Tuesday next. He could not,
however, when he considered the great importance
of the subject, and that, it' the business of the country
was allowed to yield to circumstances which might
ise like those his Honourable Friend had alluded
tc, the Public must eventually be sufferers to a de-
plorable extent, bring himself to postpone his motion
beyond the appointed day. He had always foreseen
that the momentous proceedings which were about
to take place would be attended with consequences
such as the Honourable Member for Durham and
himself referred to. He saw no alternative, however,
but that cf persisting in the course he now stated,
and suggesting to the House the propriety, during
the progress of the interesting eiscussions in which it
was about to be engaged, of setting apart particular
days for the regular business of the country.
EXCIIEQUEk COURT OF SCOTLAND.

Lord AIts:HIBALD HAMILTON begged to
state, that one of the Barons of the Scotch Exchequer
(called the English Baron) had lately died. It was,
therefore, his intention to move, .on an early day,
that the place just vacated should not be filled up;
but that, agreeably to die recommendation of the
Committee on that subject, the Barons of the Scotch
Exchequer should remain permanently at their pre-•
sent nuln'aer. •
Lord C ASTLEREAGH informed the Noble Lord,
that his Majesty's Government did not intend to make
any appointment in the place of the late Scotch Ba-
ron to whom he alluded—(Neer, hear).
DEPUTATION TO TIIE QUEEN.
Mr. WILBERFORCE, accompanied by Mr. STUART
WORTLEY, now entered the House. The former was
loudly called for; but Mr. S. WORTLEY took his
place at the Bar, attended by Mr. BANKES and Sir
T. ACLAND (the Deputation appointed), and an-
nounced that the Deputation nominated to wait upon
her MAJESTY had that day delivered to the QUEEN
the Resolutions of that House, as authorised by their
vote, to which her MAJLSTY was pleased to give the

• following Answer :
" I am bound to receive with gratitude every
attempt on the part of the House of Commons, 'to
" interpose its high mediation, for the purpose of
healing those unhappy .di:re:ei:crs in the ltoy al
Farrily, wh:ch no person has so nr:ch reason to
deplore as myself. And with perfect I can
declare, that an entire reconcilement of- those dif-
teiences, effected by the autho:ity cf Parliament, on
principles co..sisteet with the honour aed dignity of
all tEe parties, is still the object dearest to my heart.
" I cannot refrain from expressing my deep sense
of the affectionate language of the,eßesolutions. It
shears the House of Commons to be the faithful Re-
presentative of that generous people, to whom 1 owe
a debt of gratitude that can never t e repaid. lam
sensible, too, that I expose myself to the risk of dis-
pleasing those who may soon be the Judges of my
conduct. But I trust to their candour and their sense
of honour, confident that they will enter into the feel-
trigs which alone influence my determination.
" It would ill become me to question the power
of Parliament, or the mode in which it may at any
time be exercised. But, however strongly I may
feel the necessity of submitting to its authority, the
question, whether I will make myself a party to
any measure proposed, must be decided by my own
feelings and conscience, and by them alone.
As a subject of the State, I stall bow with
deference, and,. if possible, without murmur, to
every act of the Sovereign Authority. But, as an
accuses and injured Climax, I owe it to the KING,
to myself, and to all my fellow-subjects, not to con-
sent to the sacrifice of any essential privilege, or
withdraw my appeal to those principles of Public
Justice, which are alike the safeguard of the highest
aati the humblest individual."
stma N COMMISSION.

General FERGUBSON —As we are now about to
toter upon this unhappy investigation, which,, ac-
cording to Ministers, so seriously affects the dignity
of the Crown and the interests of the People at large,
vie have a right, I think, before we proceed farther,
to receive some information concerning transactions
which have reference to the occurrence of this pain-
ful subject. Before we begin the consideration of
the inquiry, I beg to ask a question respecting the
Milan Mission. Was it a public or private Commis-
sion ? Was it sanctioned by. the legitimate advisers
of the Crown ? Was there a Report from it? and,
if so, to whom was it made I I should also like 'to
know by whom that COMMISAiOII was appointed ?
hope this question will receive an answer from the
Noble Lord--(Hear, hew).
Lard CASTLEREAGH..--I hope the Hon. and
falba& General will excuse use on the present occa-
&ant reminding him, thatoshos we agreed to

meet today, it was specifically understood by my
Hon. Friend opposite (Mr. Wilberforce), and I be-
lieve by others, that we were not to meet for discus-
sion, but merely to receive the Queen's answer. As
we are to enter upon this subject on Monaay, and as
it rag perhaps be necessary that the Public should
see e whole extent of this painful subject, Ido
hope that it *ill not be expected of me to say one
word more that can-lead to premature discussion.—
I must, therefore, decline answering the Honotreable
and gallant General's question at the present mo-
ment—(Near, her).
Mr. rIf:A."TAYLOR protested against the doc-
trine laid doSvn by the Noble Lord, that his agree-
ment with any Hon. Member was to be admitted as
a bar to any inquiry which others might think pro-
' per to make. The question ppt by his Hon. Friend
was a very proper one, and one to which the House
'had a right to expect an answer, although the Noble
Lord need not answer it certainly, unless he chose—
(A the sooner it was answered, the
sooner the country knew the extent of the mischief,
and could be prepared to guard against it—the bet-
ter. The Milan Commission must either have been
the act of Government, or have arisen out of under-
handed advice, to which the Noble Lord and his
colleagues had fougd themselves obliged to truckle
(Hear, hear).--if tto Noble Lord and his colleagues
thought these, stere acts that ought not to have
taken place, they should gravely and respectfully
have advisei his Majesty against them ; and, if their
advice had been rejected, they ought immediately
to have resigned their places—(A laugh froni the
Ministerial benches).—He did assure the Gentlemen
who had just indicated their feelings, that he spoke,
purely disinterestedly ; for, so far from having a
wish that his' friends, or the Gentlemen who sur-
rounded him, should get into place, he thought it
impossible that a greater curse. could befall them, or
a greater calamity visit them, than to succeed to the
'laces of the present Ministers in the state of misery
to which those Ministers had, by their counsels, re-
duced the country. For their august Royal master,-
from whom he had now been separated for years—
(Laughter from the Ministerial benches),—he enter-
tained the highest friendship, if'he dare speak in
such terms of his Sovereign, to whom he yielded in
respectful duty to no man. If the Noble Lord
(Castlereagh) could resume his gravity, he would
tell_lihn that he (Mr. Taylor) spoke feelingly from
his sense of the state of the ccuntry, and not from
any spleen that could be supposed to arise from his
having been separated, as it were, from that Sove-
reign, perhaps by the councils of that Noble Lord—
(Repeated laughter from the Ministerial benches).,
He spoke out honestly, and under an imperious sense
of his (linty as a Member of Parliament—(Hear,
hear, from the Opposition :benches).—lf in what he
had uttered there were any expressions disrespectful
to the 'louse, Le was ready to beg pardon, but r.ct
II of the Noble Lord.- He could assure the Noble Lord
that he was grossly n:istaken if he thought he could
embarrass him (Mr. Taylor) by anything which he
could do. By no ridicule or satire was he to be
moved. He repeated it, that he lamented to see that
Illustrious Individual in the hands of the Noble Lord
and his colleagues—(The Noble Lord smiled again).
—Had the Noble Lord preserved his grave looks, he
(Mr. Taylor) would have sat down long ago. He
insisted on it, that din question of his Hon. Friend
was perfectly proper ; and if no answer should be
given to it, it would carry a conviction to his breast
that there was something in the Milan Commission
so odious and objectionable, that the Noble Lord
would not dare to own it. He strongly objected to
any compromise on the part of his Hon. Friends.—
He thought it highly improper for the Howe to be
ruled in its conduct, in an affair of such importance,
by the decision of two or three individuals. _

Sir R. WILSON did not wish to provoke discus-
sion, but he felt it necessary to ask the Noble Lord,
if the adjourned de)ate on the King's Message would
be restin.e.i on Monday,'or if it was intended by
Ministers to insist on the appointment of a Secret
committee? He a;ked for the purpose of obtaining
inforrnatkn for his constituents, who were anxious
to seize tke opportunity, if any should offer, to ex-
press their objecions to that (node of proceeding, by
way of Pctiti-..i to the House.
Lord CASTLEREAGH d4;clined giving answers
to any farther questions.
Mr. R. MARTIN. said, it was highly indecorous
to be putting questions to the Noble Lord, especially
when it was known to be the feeling of the House
that there ought to be no discussion.
The question of Adjournment was then put, and
the Ayes being rather more powerful than the Noes,
the House adjourned.

Sir ALEXANDER RAMSAY's name was, by mistake,
inserted in tl e minority on Mr. Winsaaroaces Mo-
tion, on This.3day night: that Gentleman voted for
the Motion.

Mr. CoussmAlcza's name wag, by mistake, omitted
in the list of those who voted in the minority against
Mr. WILBERFORCE'S Motion, on Thursday last.
Mr. Damn. voted in the majority on Thursday
night.
" THE CONSTITUTION, THE WHOLE CONSTITUTION,
AND NOTHING BUT THE COM' TUTION."—This is the
motto of the forthcoming New Daily Evening Paper,
to be entitled THE Tana Eamon', the first Number
of which will be • published next Saturday, at the
Office, No. 89, Strand, London.

EARL GRosvzwon.—The New Monthly Magazine
to be published the Ist July, will be embellished with
a line Portrait (accompanied.by a Memoir) of this distinguished
Patron of the Arts, and will contain, among other articles-1.
The Art and Pleasure of Angling ; by an Amateur of thirty
years experience.-2. A Pedestrian Tour to the Highlands of
Scotland.—s. Modern Tragedy.-4. On the Origin and Pro.
grds of Fictitious Writings, Muzio, Miss Owenson.-5. a
Tale, by Count Loelsen.--i. British N3velists No, V.; God-
win.-7. The Hermit's Sketches.-11. Modern dreeks.-9. Bile
Fitmrthur, a Metrical Tale.-10. The Book of four cam's.-
11. The Coronation.-12. Remarks on Haydon's Grand Pic-
Iture.-13. Commerce of England and France, Lim fr.c. Ike.

Tan Pnaa.--The tine of carriakes extended yes-
terday as far as the eye could reach, north and west—
Kensangton Gardens were again in request; and at
five o'clock, the grand promenade was down the
Long Walk. In the costume, white And pink were
the favourite colours. Long scarfs of lace, and white
bonnets of figured silk, trimmed with flowers. Great
inconvenience arose from the difficulty of approach
to the gate ; the Ladies having to cross, from the
malts vast expanse of dust and gravel.

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LONDON.

MONDAY; JUNE 26, 1820.
THE FUNDS.
MCI ON-STOCKS THIS DAY AT QN& O'CLOCK:
8 per Cent. Reduced 68% 1h %
si per Cent. 765-4 per Cent. 86 861/..
. 5 per Cept. Scrip. 1 114 pre.
Long Annuities 17 13-16 5
India Bonds 15s. 16s. pre.
Exchequer Bills, 2s. Is. dis.
Do. Small, par—Commercial, 3s. 4s. pre.
Omnium par—Consols for opg. 695 70.

The greater part of our Readers would see in the
STAR of Saturday the Answer of the QUEEN to the
Address of the House of Commons ; our arrange-

inents having been such, that but a small part of our
impression was worked off before we were enabled
tb insert this important Document, which will be
found in its place in our Report of the proceedings
in the House of Commons.
So late as three o'clock on Saturday, Ministers
themselves knew not the contents of the Answer.—
We may, howevef, . assert, thrit. but few persons ex-
pected any other kind of answer than that which has
been given, though certainly few expected it would
be so well written. It is the most masterly compo-
sition, professing to come from Royalty, that has
appeared for many years.
We pretend not to divine what will follow this
Answer, but if we may judge from the language
employed by some of the Morning Papers, on the
declaration of the QUEEN'S determination not to
make herself a party to any measure requiring her
consent to sacrifice any essential privilege or with-
draw her appeal to the principles of public justice—
if, we say, we may judge from the manner in which
they presume to express themselves on this occasion,
any one may infer what construction these Journals
would have put on her MAJESTY'S acquiescence. We
know not how to express our feelings on reading
such language as the following ;
Her MAJESTY has resolved to bring her condi-
tion to a crisis; and rather than live shunned and
despised, to make a last effort for fame, with the
alternative before her, of having that made certain
which was surmise, and that proven which was sus-
pected. After all, this issnot so desperate a plunge
as has been contended ; nor isr it a proof of innocence.
The Quits's' state was so deplorably ignominious,
that reality could little aggravate its nature. She was
received nowhere, visited by no person of respectabi-
lity, a wanderer without honoured reception, and the
centre of degraded association. How much worse
could she be 4 even were the worst established against
her ?" &c. &c.

Will Ministers open the bag, after the passing of
the Resolutions, supported by 391 Members, and in
which they themselves concurred? We rather think
they will not. On Saturday night, at half-past nine
o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Liverpool
House, Whitehall, which sat till half-past eleven.
Yesterday another Cabinet Council was held at
.the
same place, at twelve o'clock, which sat till half-past
two. Afterwards, most of the Cabinet Ministers as-
sembled at Mr. Aastrrtmor's house, where they re-
mained neatly two hours. What may flow from
their deliberations, a short time will unfold.

Rumour says, that the matter is now to be prose-
cuted in the House of Lords by Bill. Is it meant
that a Bill is to be introduced withoutopening the
bag? If so, it cannot be a Bill of Pains and Penal-
ties, for that must be supported by evidence—but it
mu be a Bill for a Divorce upon State expediency,
and without grounding it on any allegation of mis-
conduct, but merely on the pretext of the Illustrious
Personages having been so long separated by mutnal
consent—Whether this rumour be well founded we
take not upon us to ; but this we venture to state,
that Ministers feel less boldness, and will now act'
with much more caution, than might have been in-
ferred from their first proceedings in this business.'
In the eye of the Country they are now upon their
own trial—and their responsibility is tremendous.

Various reports have been circulated this morning'
upon 'Qhange, in consequence of the spirited Answer
returned by her M A JUTY, on Saturday, to the Address-
It is said a difference of opinion prevails in the Cabi-
net upon the subject, and that arguments have risen'
so high, that the resignation of some of the parties
will inevitably take place, if the present measures arq
persisted in.

We received yesterday the Paris Papers of Thurs-
day last. On Wednesday the Minister for Foreign
Affairs presented to the Chamber of Deputies a
Projet, authorising the Finance Department to pay
7,000,000 francs to the Government of Algiers, in
pursuance of a Treaty of the 28th of October, 1819,
for the discharge of arrears under a Treaty between
France and that Government, of the 17th Decem-
ber, 1801, which wasueferred to the Bureaux.
The Kum transacts business regularly with his
Ministers, but it does not appear that his MUMMY
ever leaves his Palace, or even quits his apartments,
though the journals do not announce him to be
indisposed.
The Duke DILCAUS acrived at Paris on Wednes-
day amok* On Friday, it 4 *W. tI p Kern

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would deliver to him his credentials, and on Satur-
day the Duke was to set out for Loadon.
The Nantes Journal, as quoted in the Journal de
Paris of Wednesday, states, that a tumultuous as-
semblage f‘ agairelook place in that city on the even-
ing of the 15th instant. It consisted principally of
workmen and inliabitants of the Faubottrr, who ara
represented to have shewn a more-mischievous dr,
position on this occasion than on the preceding days,
and the number was considerably increased. The
Civil Authorities in vain exhorted them to di:pere ;
towards ten at night, they paraded the ex-
claiming, " The Chatter for ever r and seditiou-. c; ies
were distinctly heard. The regular troops and na-
tional guard were called out, who cleared the streets
with great promptitude. No serious occurrense to. ,L
place; but this was owing to the-great forbearrirce
displayed by the military, who never drew their
swords, nor retaliated by any sever ity, notwithstand-
ing they were brutally assailed with missiles, and re-
ceived blows from heavily loaded bludgeons, v. id)
which many of the miscreants had armed them:Ave ;.
Fifteen of the most active of the rioters were taktli
into custody.
The students of the city of Toulon e alf.o wished to
' answer the call of their brethren at Pat is. They have
'held meetings, deliberated, and raked seditiotis cries;
' but these proceedings could not -produce met mit-
chief in so faithful a city as Toulouse. Measures
have been taken to put a stop tosuch ccandalous con-
duct by the Rector of the Academy, who is a Knight
of St. Louis, and a devoted Royalist.
A letter from Rheims states, that a great fernier.-
tation prevailed for some days in that town. Certain
speeches issuing from the left side contributed to
inflame the people, seditious cries were raised among
the assembled crowds, and some agitators even
talked of proceeding to the capital. But in conse-
quence of the measures taken by the authorities, and
particularly the news from Paris, tranquillity was
again restored.
A letter from Issoire, dated the 18th June, says—
" Groupes have assembled here as well as at Paric.
Some disturbers of the public peace raised a slight
sedition, which lasted some time. Cries 'of " Long
lire the Charter! Let uszo to Clermont !" were heard,
and numbers of persons set out a journey, uttering
these cries, and declaring that they would burn the
house's of the two Deputies -of the Puy-de-Dome
(Messrs. Fayet and Favard de Longlacie); but

worthy travellers did not go beyond the wall:
our town."

New York Papers arrived this morning to the
of June. The British packet Swifts:ire, fi orn
mouth, via Halifax, had arrived at New York
the April Mail, and a Message from Spain to General
Vivxs, the Minister at Washington.
, We have also to-day received a series of Boston
Papers to the 2d of June. The following are extract.
NON-INTERCOURSE ACT.

The following is an abstract of an Act, supplemen-
tary to one entitled, an Act concerning Navigation
" Be it enacte4, &c. that from and after the 30th
of September next, the Ports of the United States shall
and remain closed against every vessel, owned wholly
part by a subject or subjects of his Britannic Majesty, coming
or arriving by sea from any port or place in the Province
of Lower Canada, or coming or arriving from any port
'place in the Province of New Brunswick, the Province
Nova Scotia, the Island of Newfoundland, St. John's, or '
Breton, or the dependencies of any of thern, the Island of
muds, the Bahama Islands, the Island called Caicos, or the
pendmstles of any of them, or from any other port or place
any island, colony, territory, or possession under the dominion
of Great Britain, In the West Indies, or on the Continent
America, south of tile aouthern boundary of the United States,,
and not included within the Act, to which this Act is supple.
nsentary ; and every such vessel so excluded from the ports
the United States, that shall enter, or attempt to enter, the
in violation of this Act, shall, with her tackle, apparel, arid
nature, together with the cargo on board such vessel, be forfeited
to the United States."

BOSTON, JUNE 1.
The brig Henrietta, arrived here, informs, that
new Buenos Ayres Government was fully organised
under the supreme direction of Carrera, and
General Artigas had established peace on the eastern
side of the river.

CURACOA, APRIL 11e.
The French schooner Trenken, ten days from
Martha, put into this port yesterday, and bkings
counts that St. Marsha still remained in pcasession
of the Royalists, and that they have made great -
paratiOns to -defend the place, should the Patriots
make an attack.

A letter from St. Augustine, dated the 6th instant,
says—" We have an arrival here from the Haven:lab
bringing a reinforcement for ibis garrison of
thousand men, Catalonians."

The report is revived of his MAJafTlei intentio:
to visit Hanover.

Tin Dueness ow You.—Are are extremely
cerned to say, that Sir HENRY MILFORD, who
been attending the Duchess of You for some ti
occasionally, in consequence of her Royal High:.
being indisposed, deemed it necessary on Saturd
evening to issue the following Bulletin :
Oatlands, June 24, Nine o'Cleeki P.
" The Duchess of Yoav has been much in4lslissed with
faculty of breathing and fever. Her Royal Highness is
what better since she has been bled. " H. BA WOE%
The Duke of You went. to Oatlands yesterday
attend the Duchess. His Royal Highrteis returned
to town in the evening, with the pleasing ianelligenct
of the Duchess being a little better.
We are happy, to state, that the report of this morn-
ing from Oatlands relative tai the state of lie: It
Highness the Duchess of Yonies health, is
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