Star.
London, England, 1811-02-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

TORBAY, FEBRUARY S.
His Majesty's ship HUNIAR, with the four East Ir..
diamen that sailed from hence yesterday, are not yet
returned, but are hourly expected, as it is supposed
they could not get down Channel.—His Majesty's
frigate FRANCHISI is here with a convoy bound to
Lisbon.

FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY %
Arrived his Majesty's ship Jasraa, and made the
signal for convey for Portugal, and the Mediterra.
neap, acc.

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY t.

Arrived the Resoctrrs gun-brig, from Portsmouth;
the Astrruvrr frigate, from the coast of France ;
MARLBOROUGH, 74 guns, blown off Brest ; BLoos.

Hoorn gun-brig, froin a MIRE PRIUROSE sloop of
war, from Portsmouth ; HzucoN brig, from a crime;
the FANCY hired cutter. from Rochefort—The sloop
Elizabeth and Mary, from Portsmouth, with a cargo
of provisions, bound to Lisbon, put in herr in distress,
having sprung a leak on Thursday morning, when she
parted with the outward-bound East India, Spain,
Portugal, and Mediterranean fleets. Also arrived
the Elizabeth, Cuosserr, from Jamaica ; the Spanish
brig Serena, from Corunna, with wine and wool ; and
Stargaretta, YOUNG, from St. Michael's, with fuit;
all three bound to London.
FEBRUARY 3.—Arrived the AXTRLOPE, 50 guns;
the is reported from the Mediterranean; I cannot
learn whether she brings any news, as she was pot
under quarantine immediately on her arrival. Also
arrived the RiflemaCapt.lxem, from POrtant
bound to Lisbon..... The wind hating unfortunetelir
shifted to the westward in the night, the Foxamtb
Rate and Pant sloop, which sailed yesterday with
several transports fbr Lisbon, pnt back again, and
remain here wind•bound.—The oetward.bound Lir
bon and Mediterranean camps still remaibtrinsb
bound here attain Torbay,
PORTSMOUTH, mittmor
Arrived his Majesty's ship Amu*. from Ci•
braltar (the letters brought by are in town), and
is put under quarantine. Arrived And sailed the
Mama, on a actin ; also sailed the COMIXTTZ and
LINNzT.--Wind W.

DRAL, FEBRUARY 4.
Pat back by adverse winds the Rovaust slam of
war, with a fe* ships bound to Lisbon.—.bailed se.
veral cruizers for the opposite coast.—Ne less than
eight privateers were hovering of the South Foreland
last evening.—Wind S.W. and fine.
YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 4.
Sunday evening arrived the Auckland packet,
Captain BAynoN, with mails and passengers from
Heligoland, which place they left on Thursday last;
they bring nothing new. The frost bad prevente I
all communication with the Continent. Ships of war

as per last. Wind S.W.
GREENOCK, FEB. 1.
The sloop Success, M•Laciu.*w, of end from th's
port for Limerick, was dismacted on the 9th instant,
in a violent gale—the crew took to the boat and get
safely landed.. On the 14th the vessel came on shore
at liornhead near Tory, and was totally lost with
all her cargo.
111TH, JANUARY 31.

Friday arrived in Leith Roads the Vows frigate,
from a cruize, and on Saturday the Cuo sloop of war
sailed on a cruise. We have great pleasure in eom.
implicating to the public, that the Lords of the Ad-
miralty have directed Admiral OTWAY to distribute
*5OO amongst those who so meritoriously exerted
themselves in preserving the crews of the NYMPHg
and PALLAS frigates, lately wrecked en the coast sear
Dunbar.

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Friday, during a violent squall, the Captain's
Coxswain of the Amsterdam frigate, while adjusting
the sail of the boat, was blown overbozrd and drowned
at Plymouth.
Sunday se'nnight, the Mary, James Cox mister, a emstint ves-
sel belonging to Portsmouth, sprung a leak on her return from
Mot-Wiz, and, after the crew were worn out by fatigue in using
the pumps, they run her on shore in Altura Bay, just within the
Needles, as the only means of saving themselves. She had takes
prisoners to Mos.labt. The materials of the vessel lurm been saved,
but it la feared the hull will be lost.
The Ceracoa packet, capt. Brooke, from Comma to London,
ailed from thence the 12th of October last, and has not since
been heard of.
The Commerce, Gales, from London to Whitby, is on shore
at the back of the West-Pier at Whitby. Cargo saved.
-"the Nancy, Foster, of Boston, and the Iris, Redfern, from
Juan, were driven ashore near Bridlington on Thursday.
••11'lle Providentia, Wilkinson
_, from London, is on shore near
Sunthile.
.lise Resolution iron Waterford talverpool, yet on shore
Iliopiolyhead harbour, on Tuesday, and filled with water.
NATAL Mehl NTMENTS.,--.C2ptSitt David Atitlre, to the De-
fence, vice Skins; Captain Sksene, to the Seine; Capt. Graham,
to the Alcmthe (late French Topeze); Captain Sir James Y eu,
to the Southampton; Captain Milward to the FM, in the room
of Captain Coighlan, whole promoted to the rank of Post Cap-
tain ; Lieutenant Murray, to command the Herring; Lieutenant
J. Nteho4l, te the Alcmene ; and Lieutenant G. R. Andrews, to
the Barpedoss 4 Mr. ohn Reansito be Purser of the Vaerear,vice
Foot; Me. Witcher, Purser of the Lily, to the Fawn ; Mr.
Mewis, roma of the Fawo, to the Hazard ; Mr. Uniacke, Par-
ser at tltaHaaard, to the Lily.--Lietstenont John Bassett, of Pott-
le'? to ifPliskted to illy ;lea Statics at kw /lead, nest Cork.

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PARLminotraßr PROCEEDINGS.

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HOtTSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4.
OP:titMION FOR OIVINOAN ASSENT TO THE REORNCY BILL.
)l1 tar Motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, a message was
ort to the Commons, desiring a present conference in the Painted
Cita t,ber, on a matter df high importaufe to his Majesty and the

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The Nee Masters in Chancery sent with the Message (Mr
Ca slid Mr. Steele) havhat, returned, Mr. Coy reported that the
Commons had agreed to the cdnference desired by their Lordship..
rtly afterwards, Mr. QUAIIMIL, the Deputy Usher of thr
1313 c. Rod, came to the Bar, and announced that the Columns
were ready tor the conference In the Fainted Chamber.
The Lords appointed to manage the conference, namely, the
Lord president (Earl Camden), the Lord Privy Seal (Earl of
Viegniorland), the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Glandore, the
Bishop of Kilisla, Lord Napier, Lord Wa!singham, Lord Rolle
3rd Lord Arden, went forth.
On their return soon afterwaeals, Earl CAMDEN reported
mey had communicated to the Commons the Resolution passed
on Saturday, (for issuing a Commission under the Great Seal for
giving an assent in the King's name to the Regency Bill.)
The Earl of MOIRA said he did not ',lse co renew the debate,
but for the purpose of protesting in the face of his country, which
lie most solemnly did, against the whole proceeding—a proceed-
ing which hr considered to be.a deliberate violation of the law of
the land, without the extenuation of any exigency, for the exi-
gency might have been adequately provided for without any vio-
lation of the law. The proceeding was not only a violation of the
law, but also of all the principles of the constitution, and led to
the establisbment of a precedent of the most mischievous ten.
elency. Comidering it in this point of view lie felt it to be his duty
to protest against it, which he did in the most solemn manner.
Adjourned till to-naorrow (this day).

ittafttial(Agent, imp.) TM power of coil.
ferring Peerages had , been taken from the Chief
Magistrate. If the two Houses had a right to do
this, their right was equally inclisputab:e to take 1
away the Prerogative of making Peace and War:l
Where then would the precedent stop, and what 1
line could be drawn to the assumed Privileges of !
the two Houses ? He would say no more on the
principle of the bill ; but he could not help remark- ,
tng, that as many persons had arrogated a superior !
claim to the title of the King's Friends, it was a strange .
way of shewing their respect to the Regal Authority,
to seize upon the period of its suspension and weak-
nes., to limit and restrict its most important functions.
It appeared to him that there was much absurdity in
tracing back the precedents of Henry the 6th's reign,
precedents which he had carefully examined without
finding any thing more than a quantity of bad Latin ,
and bad French. At that period of our history
the Great •Seal had been passed through the hands
of an infant in order to give the royal sanction to
a commission for assembling Parliament, but it had
never been converted before into an instrument tbr
putting the Royal Authority in abeyance. (Hear,
hear, hear.) Though perhaps therefore not less un-
constitutional, it was a proceeding that failed t 6 esta-
blish the perilous and alarming precedent of the pre-
sent day. What, however, if the country should
not acquiesce in this novel and extraordinary assump-
tion of power ? What if their ordinances under
the circumstances of their present situation should
? lit not Ministers to

HOUSE OF COMMONS. be resisted by'the people : Ougi onist
have considered this, and was it not their dbty to con-
The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock, and•
a ,
sederthemselves
yet whether there was no means of extricat-
after the routine business had been gone through, ing from so great a difficulty ?In his judg.
Message from the Lords was received, clesit4ng a pre-
ment the best mode they could now adopt would be to
Sent contererice.on a matter Of high importance to his throw out this Bill, advanced as it was in its progress,
Majesty and the Nation. and immediately address his Royal Highness the Prince
The House immediately agreed to the conference, of Wales to assume the government of the country.—
and the messengers being .called in and acquainted (Hear, hear, hear.)
therewith, the following Members were appointed to . which the discussions had already extended, and of the
manage the conference on the part of. the House of ability with which they had been conducted, but ques-
Commons : tions distinct in their nature had been too much blended
Air. Dundas, Sir James Shaw,
Tye Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Renrick, together, and abundance of extraneous matter intro-
-7,4r. Foster, Sir W. Scott, duced. The question, however, between the proceed-
Mr. Long, Mr. Rose, ing by Bill or Address had been certainly sufficiently
Solicitor-General of Scotland, General Phipps, debated, and he should say no more upon that subject.
Sir Peter Murray, Mr. Manners Sutton,
Sir Charles Price, Mr. Wallace, He could not help thinking still, that those who had
Mr. Leicester, The Solidtor-General. taken the lead in support of proceeding by Bill, had i
but ill sustained the character of superior loyalty and
Mri DUNDAS soon after appeared at the bar with
attachment to the interests of the Crown. Where were
a Resolution of the Lords, in which they desired the
concurrence of the Commons. The Resolution was
they to look for the proofs of the Right Hon. Gentle-
to this purport, " That it is expedient And necessary man opposite (Mr. Perceval's) anxious concern and
that Letters Patent under the Great Seal be issued fidelity to the King his master ? Was it in his late ,
for the purpose of giving an assent in the King's allusion to the character of Richard 11. as one fit to
name to the Regency Bill. ' be compared and assimilated to his Majesty; of a king ;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the object of his subjects' abhorrence, imprisoned for !
,
ttated, that in pursuance of the course en which the his weak and pernicious subserviency to his minions
—with a Monarch engrossing the sincere affections
House had entered, it had now become necessary to
consider the best mode of giving the Royal Sanction of the country over which be ruled, and whose re-
to the Bill which had passed the two Houses, and with .tuts to the duties of his high station was the event
most anxiously desired in the unanimous prayers
this view he should move that the House do resolve
i tself into a Committee of the whole Blame on the of his people ? The Right Hon. Gentleman indeed,
State of the Nation. _ , in his zeal fir poetical quotation, had forgotten to
Sir THOMAS TORTON odd, that to those Who notice: one tragedy of the illustrious bard to whom he ,
had thought with him through the whole progress of had referred, in which some incidents might perhaps :
be found more suitable to the occasion. Had the
the present measure, that it waea most extraordinary
and unconstitutional eaperiiii, De apology was neces. Right Hon. Gentleman consulted the play of King
sary on his part for rising to reiterate On the final Lear, he might have discovered striking examples of i
stage of that proceeditighis'atrongest condemnation 'the emptiness of pretended loyalty, and the inefficacy 1
'end protest against it. • Although it might be an act of sounding professions when put fairly to the test
necessarily toflnwing and arising Out of the principles (Hear, hear.)-1-le might there have seen, by the
which a majoritwf both Houses had decided to be' character and conduct of a Cordelia, that those who
the best and most salutary that could be adopted, he boast the least, and make the most moderate preten-
yet regarded every previous measure as " trifles light ! sions, those who vow to Majesty nothing more than
as air" in comparison of what it was now proposed oa is inscribed in the bond of a subject's allegiance,
do, the magnitude and importance of which imposed Who love his Majesty,
According to their bond • nor more, nor
upon him the necessity of tiespassing once more on their ,• th hour Of real 'peril, infinitely less,
to be
were in e
attention. If there was one maxim more clearly estab- depended on than the courtly flatterers who profess
fished than another in the frame of the constitutioel it .
I To love him more than words can wield the matter,
was that two branches of the Legislature were not corn- 1 Dearer than eye-sight, space and liberty.
petetit to make any binding provision that should have Thus much be deemed it necessary to say in vindica-
the effect of law. If there was any beauty in the Con- I tion of the equal loyalty and sincerity of attachment to
stitution peculiarly entitled to admiration, it was the: the King felt by those who had resisted the curtailment,
counteractive influence of the separate estates, and i end mutilation of his prerogatives. (Hear, hear, hear !)
*note especially the salutary operation of the Royal; Whatever indeed might be the warmth of? the affection i
Veto in repressing the occasional effervescence of a : felt by all descriptions and parties for the Monarch, be
democratic, or the general pride of an aristocratic ; would say, that those who voted for an act so subver-
spirit. But in giving a fictitious Royal Assent to sive of its interests, were in fact enemies to the Mo-
an Act of the two Houses, what was it bat to make narchy. Impressed, therefore, with a sense of the fatal I
use of that Assent to give validity to an ant of their , dangers that might arise in the train of its natural con-
own ?—(ikar, hear.) At the time, too, when in . sequences, and with the wrong dime to the Conititu-
arsuance of the third Resolution, the ground-work don, he would exclaim "fiatputiria,ruat rebus[," and
of all their proceedings, they were professing to' once more exhort the Holise to have immediate
aim at the preservation of the form and principles ' recourse to an Address to the Prince of Wales. When ,
of the Constitution. He wished to refer also to that ' the question should be put, if no amendment should
Statute which he conceived had been too seldom and be moved by any other Member, he would submit
too slightly adverted to--the Act of 15th of Charles one to the House that should contain his protest
11. He was far from thinking that this Statute me. : against the' principle, and which should exhibit on
rited the contempt with which it had been treated, , their Journals to after ages, that so monstrous a vio-
In the discussions which had taken place. • Whether lution of the fundamental principles of the Conssitu-
be considered the character of the persons with whom tion had at least not passed by an unanimous vote.
it originated—among whom was 'to be found a Cla- i The question was then put that the House do re-
rendon and others, vilso, if since equalled for patrio- solve itself into a Committee of the whole Aiouse, to
tism and talents, had certainly not been surpassed—or take into consideration the State of the Nation. •
if he recalled to his mind in what company this law was ' The Speaker left the Chair, and the CHA NCEL-
twee, when he remembered that by the same Parka- LOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the, Reso- 0
meat freedom of debate was first secured to the House lution of the Lords be agreed to.
of Commons, and that the same Parliament defined Mr. ELLIOTT observed, that he could not stiffer
and improved the law respecting trials for High the present occasion to pass without declaring his so-
Treason ;he was venally impressed with a high sense lemn protest againat the course proposed to them.—
of the value and estimation doe to the Statute which It was his clear and decided opinion that if calami.
he had alluded to. The whole spirit of the Consti. ties similar to those Which now afflicted the country
tutioo was opposed to the measure before diem, and were again to recur, a plan similar to the present
it was beside a violation of the plain letter of the Law. could not again be resorted to, without subverting all
Both the Law and the Constitution might be quoted the barriers and securities of the Constitution. It was
against it, and agaittst any other Bill, however partial, not probable that the Constitution itself would escape.
local or temporary dh its nature. But when he re- (Hears, hear.) By having recourse to a mode of pro-
garde(' the object of that Bill, which they were then ceeding at once indecorous, dispiriting, and fallacious,
considering in what meaner to auction, which not they were welting the right of the two Houses to dis-
ealY affected, the deepest-htterests of the country, but' pense with the. Regal Office. They were declaring
absolutely cu- Hailed' and disposed of the PresOgatives their determination to bring the Throne to the feet
of the Crown itself—(Flear, hear, hear,)—at that pat' of the two Houses, and erecting a new and unconsti-
tietilar moment when by an unhappy visitation of tutional authority in the absence and infirmity of their
infirmity to the Sovereign, these Prerogatives were Sovereign. (Hear, hear.) He did not rise to trouble
. kft at their mercy. i an
_."d *e power of the Royal Veto the House with *
any -arguments on the question, and
%;15 totally .sti pefolecliee(Hear, hear,)—it was im- should therefore content himself with repeating hie
Possible for him to. stater such a proceeding to be disapprobation of the measure, and his intention of
completed without renewing the declaration of his, negativing it.
roost solemn protest against it. It appeared to him that' Mr. PONSONBY said he rose not for the purpose
there had been mueb irregularity in referring
..to the i of prolonging sr exciting any fresh debate. He wishea
Monarch on all occasions, rather than the Monarchy.' only to add his protest to those of the Honourable
which it was their duty no less than their Interest to I Members who had spoken against the consummation
guard. Neither was he inclined to. joiw In the levity' of a fraudulent fiCtioll• It was one entire and unqua-
with which some had termed the proceedingaithearteer. ' Iffiest fiction, defying and trampling upon the Censti-
To him it appeared to Constitute apr of Alb.' [sties, and offandiPli the WS PrlaciPla of TWO& by


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