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urged that our own good faith called on us to adopt
the measure, however unmerited on her part. It was
clear that she could not enforce it ; but then the
House had been reminded that it would be ungene-
rous to take advantage of her weakness, and to deny
the boon because she had not the means of compel-
ling us to grant it. Now the argument amounted to
this—Spain was weak and could not compel it, she
was worthless and did not deserve it ; therefore our
merit was the greater in g-anting it---41.nd cheery.)
lle should afterwards shew that this law was not only
unnecessary for the purpose of neutrality, but that in
p-inciple it was 'directly anti-neutral. The Right
Honour:6le Gentlemar had drawn from his own
imagination, a picture of lawless bands of troops pa-
rading through the streets ; but surely the common
law could punish that offence ?—(llear,hcar, hear)._
lle had listened with the greatest attention to the do-
Trent speech of the Right Honourable Gentleman ;
and he certainly had been unable to discover any
one argument to chew that when these statutes were
repealed, any thing more would be required. Ile
maintained that, unless in commercial arrangements,
no foreign Power had a tht to call on another to
alter the common law o 1 the land for the purposes of
neutrality. The Honourable and Learned Member,
/ after briefly adverting to what had been said of the
feeling with which merchants viewed the present
measure, and suggesting the propriety of. leaving to
them to consider their own affairs, in the conduct or
which they might not be disposed to consult the
Right Honourable Gentleman, concluded amidst loud
and repeated cheers by again observing, that the pre-
sent Bill would, in every sense of the word, be violat-
ing the neutrality which it was proposed to preserve,
and destroy those hopes which it was once an object
with the British Government to excite.

Mr. Serjeant COPLEY contended that his Honou:-
able and Learned Friend (Mr. Scarlett) had wholly
failed in proving the principle with which lie had set
out; and he appealed to every Member, whether the
speeches on the other side were not rather appeals to
the passions of the House, than arguments against
the measure before them. He agreed V. i,h the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning in thinkiii7 that if
it were intended to depart from the neutrality which
we ought to observe, it would be more fair and can-
did, and more consistent with the dignity of our
national character, to do it in an open and manly
manlier, than to resort to the underhand mode which,
seemed to be proposed on the other side. The
whole measure had originated in the Act of 9th
George 11. and as it was not denied by Members
opposite, that that Act should be repealed so as to
substitute a minor for a capital punishment, the prin-
cipal question was, whether, if any alteration should
be agreed on, it should not be carried on so as to
make both the belligerent parties equal 7—but he
contended that if these Acts were repealed the Com-
mon Law would be insufficient, as it did not make
any provision for enforcing itself—(Hea• , hear.)--
Suppose the act to be repealed, then he maintained,
that the common law would Se quite inadequate to
prevent the evil which this bill was intended to put
an end to, and it would be absurd to suppose that any
law should exist which could not be carried into effect.
The offence would be committed before any means
could be taken to prevent it. As to what Spain might
demand of this country, he should say, that if she de-
manriori any thing at all, it could only Ise the fulfil-
ment of those treaties which we had contracted with
her. She would ask no more—but was it necessary
that she should ask, or that we should wait for her
to ask, for the fulfilment of those treaties which an
accidental slip of our law prevented us from carrying
into effect?—/Loud cries of Hear, bear, from the Op-
rpotition Benches).—He maintained, that the measure
arose out of the relation of peace in which we stood
towards Spain ; and without any treaty those rela-
tions should teach us a strict neutrality. With re-
spect to the commercial benefits which we might
derive from our intercourse with the Insurgents, he
conceived that they only kept up the intercourse with
us because they found it advantageous to themselves,
and as long as they so found it they would continue
to hold it, whether the present measure passed or not.
Mr. BROUGHAM rose, amidst loud calls for
" Question!" and " Withdraw!"—After the power-
ful, eloquent, unanswered, and unanswerable speech
of his Honourable and Learned Friend (Sir James
Mackintosh)—a speech which the eloquent declama-
tion of the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Can-
ning), and the legal arguments and acute logic of
the Learned Serjeant (Copley), had left altogether un-
touched, he felt it quite unnecessary to occupy the
attention of the House at any length. Ile felt it the
less necessary, as he perceived that even into that
House, the force of public opinion had found its way,
and the term " Insurgents' had not been attempted
by any Member except the Learned Serjeant. His
Majesty's Ministers had abstained from using the
term, which was to him a proof that the strong feel-
ing of the British Public (which on this subject had
always remained the same) had partly had its effect.
Ile would not found any argument against the pre-
sent Bill, upon the loose doctrines advocated—not
by him or any of his Honourable Frien.ds—aclvoca-
ted by no writer which he had read but otte, a Swiss,
who, from the circumstances of his country, became
naturally prejudiced in favour of the right of sub-
jects to enter into the service of belligerent powers
in peace with their own. He would say that Sub-
jects as well as Kings might, on this subject, go as
far as the law allowed them—(Hear, hear, hear.)—.
If the law made it a crime to enter in arms against any Power
in amity with the State, and in this country it was a misdemea-
nour, that law might be put in operation against the individual
so offending. But the Learned Serjeant ) (Copley had said that
this law was rendered fnrperative to prevent the- crime, for that
it was committed before any step entail be taken to counteract
it. Why, what was this but aemitting that this wits, like all
other crimes—that it could not be punohed until detected? If
the individual committi..g it were caught, he would he punished,
and his puni.limert would serve as a warring tor other,; but if
he could not be caught personally within the jurisdiction of any
of our Courts, thLr. be was earlawed for the misdemeanour, in
violatirg the King's Proclamation. The effect of this would be,
that he would be obliged to remain banished from his country
all his I:fe ; or, if he r: turned, be exposed to a forfeiture of all
his goods and chattels--a panishment which, he should observe
by the way, was more severe than that which the fill provided.
The present Bill was, he contended, not only not declaratory of
the Common Law, bat quite repugnant to its principle (Hear.)
If it could be !Toyed to l•itn, that the measure was founded upon I
any treaty which we had p!: ad ourselves to fulfil, he would
be the first man in the creartry to support it, let its incouve-
rienre be ever so great, let its injury to commerce br felt how-
ever severely : but he denied that any treaty with Spain bound
us to such a measure. A treaty had been made which bud never
received the sanction of the 'louse, and from that it was con-
tended that this measure ought to be brought ir. ; but who had

. LONDON.

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1319.
ST. BAIL!: ‘BAS.-11olid ly at the Lauk, 1:-Lchequer, and
Sam h-Ses House.
TIM FUNDS.

This day is a Holiday at the Bank ; bnt the Stock
Exchange is open, and an ininwme qu..ntity of busi-
ness has been transacted. Consols opened at 70t, but
afterwards fell to 691 I.—Omnium, which was three
per cent. discount yesterday, commenced at per
cent. premium ; it afterwards fell to 4 discount, and
continued fluctuating at one o'clock. Even bets were
offered on 'Change this morning that it would be at
two per cent. premium on Tuesday nest.

• ONE O'CI,CCK.
Consols, for opening, 691 i—Omoium 0 dis.

The most serious reports are in circulation cr.
'Change this morning, respecting the news from the
Cape of Good Hope. It is positively stated that all
the inhabitants capable of carrying arms have been
summoned by the Governor to join the Army; and
that Martial Law has been proclaimed.

Lord GREY'S Bill for Repealing the Test Acts was
debated last night in the House of Lords till past
midnight. The Bill was rejected by 141 against S 2.
The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means
was proceeded on last night in the House of Com-
mons. The different Resolutions were severally put
and cariied, and Bills ordered to be brought in pur-
suant to them. The Duty on Malt was again con-
tested, but was carried by a majority of 12t; to 75.
The Foreign Enlistment Bill occupied a considera-
ble portion of the time of the }louse. The discussion
continued till four o'clock this morning, ss hen, on a
division, the numbers were, for the Bill, 218, against
it, 174.

A Mail arrived last night from Flanders. Some of
the printed Journals brought by this conveyance state
that the Negociation under the influence of England,
to reconcile Russia and Sweden, has been broken off;
that Sweden continues her defensive preparations ;
and that she has concluded a Treaty of Amity and
Commerce with Turkey.
On this dispute and the politics of the Court of
St. Petersburgh, curious rumours arc circulated on
the Continent. We have a letter from Paris before
us on this subject, from our well-informed Cores-
pondent, stating the reports current in the political
circles in that Capital. They are not of a nature to
promise a long uninterrupted Peace to Europe.

Hamburgh and Dwelt Mails arrived this morning.
By the ;tccident which a 14nter Mail mentioned to
have befallen the Kiss; of PausstA, by being over-
turned in a sledge, he had the bones of his nose frac-
tured; but his MA.,EsTv is doing well.
Trial by Jury was resolved to be adopted in Ba-
varia, in the Sitting of the Second Chamber, on this
26th ultimo—an event that has caused great joy.
Prussia has concluded a Treaty of Amity with
the Porte.

At llarnhurgh the Exchange on London was, on
the 2tith ultimo, 3.1. to j 4. 3. ; on the 4th inst.:tat,
31.. 11. to S.J. 2.

The PRINCESS of WALES will pass the summer at
Rome, having sal her scat on the lake of to:uo.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday arrived ',his fonsroon.
The Chunber of Peers had a Public Siting cu
Monday. The Project of Law with resrect to the
regulation of the Budgets of 1815, 1816, 1:17. and
1818, was remitted to a Committee of seven Mem-
bers.--,.The Chamber . separated wit.l.c,nt any fixed
adjournment.
In the Chamber of Deputies on the same day,
BEVGNOT made a Report from the C,,mmitzee of
'Ways and Means. The Reporter ;'elt 6re:it