Star.
London, England, 1819-06-11 00:00:00

of the Ex'penses of the lonian Islands for the
which was agreed to.
FOREIGN ENLISTMENT BILL.
~,ys of the City bf London prefented a Petition
I. k avor, Aldermen, and CoMmon. Count/10f the
r . .tgair,t the Foreign Enlistment Bill.
WOOD stated the Petition to have been ear-
:, 1,4-, )1.. yllssentieht voice in the Common Council, and
~.• soti-.1 it to he not merely the Petition of the Common
hYr hoc they represented had called upon the Mem-
i',mrt to vote as they did on this Occasion, and it
regarded is coming from the great body of
fe.iring this Bill would deprive them of an lm-
' of trade, which they at present enjoyed, and
i!,:tit ought not to be sacrificed to the designs of
l;ht ry ~f South America.—The Petition was or-
r• P.k 1.31 ER presented a Petition from Beading
0: • V. Enliitinent Bill.—Ordered to lie on the table.
ioNT i W 10 presented a Petition to the same effect
()syn. !, of lianisgate.—Ordered to lie on the table.
v ctiN tiIIEVE presented a Petition from the Ship
•.: PlYmoutli against the Foreign Enlistment Bill.—Or-
lie .):; the table.
I was presented from a Borough in the county of
•abt the l'orcign Enlistment Bill.—Ordered to lie on

precertM a Petition from the Inhahi-
.,,t, in inland, agairst the Foreign Enlistment Bill.

• ••• on the table.
\ET presented a Petition from the City of Ito-
. ,;1 :he Foreign Enlistment Bill ; and observed, that
o: his Constituents were unanitnotts against a Bill,

irh was to form an unnatural let.gtie with the
! ro.titi.tit..! against the Colonists of South America,
itt it w.,s vt:r interest to form a friendly conntxtion.
I ; wi'hed that the Petition should Le received,
:.ittle; tint-, was decidedly hostile to the player of it.
or;lettc.l to lie on table.

~
r AI -. 7,ted a Petition from the Inhabitants of the
, l'•‘!.far the Foreign Enlistment Bill. Ile
er.tirt. ly concurred in the prayer of the Petition,
th.it of the Bill now before the !louse would
; .1.. !Ile 3:1:0 ions of the people of South America from
and ordered to he on the table.
.‘ It K N BU LL presented a l'etition trt
• from the Inhabitants of Deal.—Ordcred to lie

C ',CRAFT presented a Petition from Dover against
Bill.—Ordered to be printed.
11.snotralde Member likewise presented a Petition from
t•r..t:u tht ,ame eilect.—Ordered to be printed.
! n•ros presented a Petition from Sunderland
Foreign Enlistment Bill, which he prefaced by some
c-Tt•e.iive of his own opinio:: of that Bill as co-opera-
geocral depression of trade, and the imposition of
tAses tn the distress and ruin of the country.—The
n as n.-::ired, and ot•dcred to be printed.
C. CAIN pltur presented a Petition from the !nimbi-
:he Borough of Southwark against the Foreign Enlist-

.II.CR .1 FT thought thou• of his Majesty': 'Ministers

the business of that 11 )use ought. to
.11:2 prest•nt,to

7::11 situa•ico of the couhtry trini tle?. Petitions brought
cor..itierittion. Were th to hear thew, some of
...,er..:hes on the flourishing state of the country might hive

if, 1.
. 31. ‘. TAYLOR regretted that his Majesty's Ministers
wt win.:l these Petition, were piesented, as they
pereeiee from them how ge:.erai was the opposition of
wntry to the measure in question.
I.I.:.SIIINGTON said, that his 7sliale;ty' Ministers were
it, :hi: feeling of the coniitry on the sylljuct, and
.hey were ev Iliiip that the qiy_ostiati should reo•ive the
discussion.—The rettri..: was then read, and ordered to

inted.
BIRCII presented a Petition from 1..: :llerclianti of
against the PCreign Enlistment t•lo)
ips were 110 W Waiting in the port of Cadiz, to t,:snvel
troops to South America, and that a proceetliiq; of to.,
:ould not be consonant with an impartial neutrality.—The
on was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

ie ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Order
ie Day for the House to resolve itself into a Corn-
:ee on the Foreign Enlistment Bill.
Alderman WOOD sta:ed that he held in his
a Petition from certain inhabitants of the City
:estminster, praying that the Foreign Enlistment
now before the House might not pass into a law,
!ng contrary to the feelings and liberty of the
'cct.—The Petition was received, read, ordered to
the table, and to be printed.
•P SPEAKER then put the question for his leaving
Clair.

olonel DAVIS mentioned, that as an erroneous
wession had gone abroad, he found it necessary
orreJ the mistake. It could not be denied, that
Noble Lord (Castlereagh) and others had in sinii-
questios been guided by the policy and usage
ich had been'established for more than a century
a half, and yet they now came forward to over-
the principles which had been sanctioned and
!d upon by their ancestors. It was extraordinary
although no treaty approximating in any way
Lhe effect now wanted existed, the Noble Lord and
Colleagues, to gratify the beloved Ferdinand,
)posed a measure disgraceful to our councils as a
ion: If Spain affected to claim the facilities which
re now about to be granted by the British Go-
inment, the Honourable Member insisted that the
:duct of Ferdinand, ever since his return to Spain,
itled him to no such courtesy or indulgence
al this cOuntry—(Hear, hear.) Since that me-
able event, the whole career of Ferdinand had
:n a series of aggressions against this country.—
Merchants had been wantonly imprisoned by
n. zr•.d the commerce between Spain and England
:any annhilated. Was it to such a Prince, governed
tr.c ca:rice or prejudice of the moment, that we
yield the dignity of our Nation, and the in-
of our Parliament ? Remonstrances had
r,:tde to him in vain, on behalf of the British
r. so abominably treated. Instead of obtain-
ir or a mitigation of personal inflic-
our remonstrances produced only the renewal
aggre,iions, with every bitter aggravation of
1.! lly• Ohe would scarcely suppose that similar
could be adopted even under the most de-
\iC Govetnment. A letter from Mr. Simpson, -a
.!ent F,nglish Merchant in the Capital of Spain,
FIAT the gratitude of Ferdinand fur the set-
ct this country. In the year 1816, his dwelling
was'entered in the night-time, and his papers
s! goods seized, and Mr. Simpson himself sent to
Under the false pretext that he was a dealer in
:1-aband goods ; but he had the authority of Mr.
-:pscn for saying, that he was ready to make
affi-
drnying the truth of the allegations, and main-
, -'!ng that he had never dealt in contraband goodi.
e-en if he had dealt in contraband goods, that
r:.ts no excuse for this violation now mentioned.
ti tats with Foreign Powers at peace with
..'-glanj, the house of a British Merchant resident
road was deemed sacred. The Noble Lord (Castle-
k;tows, that the trade with England had been
7tlibitcd by Ferdinand, and that any attempt to
-Pt effect was punishable with death. The absurdity
he two Acts of George 11. was evident. By the
!'-v Act, fifty or sixty Officers now serving in South
-7..i?rica would be rendered liable to felony. But the
t Freedom which animated these men induced