Justice in England and Ireland, and to compel the attendance of witnesses before them, was opposed by Messrs. Bathurst, Simeon, Vansittart, and the Attorney General, supported by Messrs. Horner, W. Smith, Abercrombie, Ponsonby, Stephen, Sumner, and Lord Milton, and finally negatived by 88 to 76.

Mr. Lambton then submitted his motion. for producing the Proclamations of Lord Bentinck and Gen. Dalrymple, addressed to the Genoese, and copies of all instructions sent to those officers by his Majesty's Government, to prove that England had guaranteed the people of Genoa from the attempts of not only the French, but from all the world beside.

Some discussion ensued; in which Col. Wood, Messrs. Vansittart, Wellesley Pole, and Stephen, participated, and opposed the motion on the same grounds as in the other House. Messrs. Whitbread, Horner, Ponsonby, and Sir J. Mackintosh, argued the negative of the proposition of its prematurity; but the motion was finally lost by 115 votes to 66.

Feb. 22.

Petitions were presented from various places against any alteration in the Corn Laws.

The Bill abolishing the Fees in Prisons generally, was, after some opposition from the City Members, read a second time.

In a Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Vansittart said, that the new taxes, which would be imposed for four years, would be sufficient to defray the charges of a loan of five millions each year.

Mr. Pole Carew recommended that the penny proposed to be levied on each paper transmitted by the general post, should be added to the stamp, as tue morning papers were not sent into the country by post.

On the re-committal of the Corn Report, Col. Gore Langton, fearful of the dangers that might ensue from any change in the Corn Laws, said, he should divide the House on the motion for the Speaker leaving the Chair. Gen. Gascoigne was convinced that the people were against the proposed alteration, which would make the quartern loaf near 18d.; yet, wishing the subject to be discussed, he recom mended his Hon. Friend to withdraw his opposition. The amendment being negatived by 197 to 6, the Speaker left the Chair.

Mr. Baring impugned the Report of the Select Committee of last Session, and considered the witnesses to be biassed, in their testimony. If the landlords lived luxuriously, so did the farmers: a man of this class now treated with Port and Madeira, instead of ale; the sons of these wealthy agriculturists were all fine gentle men; instead of following the plough,

they were following the hounds"; and their daughters, instead of milking the cows, were using cosmeticks to their hands, that they might look delicate while strumming on the harpsichord! He did not deny that the agriculturist laboured under some difficulties; but he contended that the measure adopted for their relief ought to be temporary, and though it would have been better not to agitate the question at the present moment, he should propose an amendment of 76s. as the sum above which corn might be obtained from foreign countries..

A long discussion followed: Lord Binning, Messrs. Ponsonby and Preston, spoke in support of the Resolutions.

Mr. Whitbread, in a speech which afforded much amusement, contended that the farmers were entitled to a protecting price, though, from the inaccurate made in which the averages were made, he could not vote for the Resolutions. Among other sentiments promulgated by him were, that large wages led to idleness, extravagance, and dissipation; and old English hospi tality towards the labouring classes in the country, contributed so much to prodigality, profligacy, and dissoluteness.

At two o'clock the debate was adjourned.

Feb. 23.

The debate on the Corn Resolutions being resumed, Messrs. Calcraft, F. Lewis, J. P. Grant, Finlay, W. Burrell, Lockhart, Morris, Huskisson, Sir J. Newport, Lords Jocelyn, Compton, and Proby, Sir N. Coulthurst, Sir John Stewart, Sir E. Brydges, &c. spoke severally in support of the Resolutions.

Mr. Horner concluded a luminous and logical speech, by urging that it would be preferable not to interfere with the price of corn; and that, at all events, the minimum might be fixed at 72s.

Sir W. Curtis said he should vote for the smaller sum.

Mr. Baring said, he would not withdraw his amendment" for a limited measure," nor would he press it to a division. It was then negatived.

Sir M. W. Ridley moved another amend, ment, to substitute 76. for 80s, but afterwards withdrew it.

Some discussion then took place on the mode of taking the averages; and the House ultimately divided on another amendment of Mr. Baring's, which substituted 72s. for 76s. or 80s. This amend ment was rejected by 209 to 65 votes; so that the maximum price of 80s, per quarter. is now adopted. Adjourned at four.

Feb. 27.

On a plan and estimate for a New PostOffice being presented, it was stated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the

difference of expence between altering the old and erecting a new Post Office would be 60,000. The papers were referred to a Select Committee, who are to report thereon.

On the Report of the Committee on Corn being brought up, Mr. Barclay, the new Member for Southwark, said, that, from the short time he had sat in the House, it might be deemed presumptuous in him to differ so directly in his opinion from so many gentlemen of much longer Parliamentary experience than he had to boast; but he felt himself imperiously called on, by what he deemed his duty, to enter his serious protest against these Resolutions, and the principle upon which they were founded. If he understood that principle right, the landlord now came forward, and claimed from the House and Country a compensation for the capital which they had invested in the improvement of their own estates.

Mr. Grattan argued, that, unless a high protecting price was obtained, both England and Ireland would be put out of tillage, and we must depend entirely upon other nations for a supply of corn; whereas, if encouragement were given, the domestic market was capable of supplying all our consumption, and the prosperity of Ireland would increase.

Messrs. C. Yorke, Bankes, D Giddy, Fitzgerald, Courtenay, Lord Lascelles, Sir S. Warrender, and Sir T. Ackland, supported the Resolutions.

Mr. Marryatt opposed them.

Mr. Buring said, he had the highest opinion of the landed interest: he looked upon their predominance in Parliament as a general advantage: he considered the liberties of the country as most safely placed in their hands: he believed that, in the long run, they were the class which voted with the greatest independence. As the present question, however, affected their own interest, it might be supposed they acted under a bias. Yet in these discussions the Manufacturers had been pretty roughly handled, and treated as the scum of the earth. If artificial means were adopted to keep up the prices, there never would be any other circulation than bank-notes and tokens.

The whole quan

tity of cultivated land in Great Britain and Ireland was 65 millions of acres; and a bounty of 10s. to the landlord in the shape of a tax on the rest of the community, already established by law, would afford an annual sum of 32 millions sterling.

Gen. Gascoyne declared his intention to divide the House on the question of bring ing up the Report. If supported by a majority, he said, he should then move that the Resolutions be re-committed, for the purpose of inserting 72s. instead of 80s.

Gen. Gascoyne's motion being negatived by 235 to 38, Mr. Baring moved that the

House do adjourn, which was lost by 212 to 42; and the Report being brought up, the question that it be read was carried, on a third division, by 193 to 29.

Feb 28,

Sir S. Romilly, at the close of a long speech, moved a Resolution, that, niue months having elapsed since a Definitive Treaty of Peace with France was signed, and this country being now at peace with all the world, and in a state of internal, tranquillity, it was contrary to the Act of the 42d Geo. III. c. 90, to continue any part of the Militia embodied.

Messrs. B. Bathurst, Douglas, H. Addington, and Peel, with the Attorney and Solicitor Generals, spoke against the motion; and Messrs. Abercromby and Littleton in its support.

Lord Milton conceived, that, though the letter of the law might not have been violated, yet the spirit and intention of the Militia laws had undoubtedly been violated.

The motion was ultimately negatived by

179 to 76.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, that the Corn Resolutions be now read a first and second time.

Mr. Calcraft moved, that the protecting price be 72s, instead of 80s.; which was negatived by 154 to 55.

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March 1.

Mr. Robinson presented the new Corn Bill, under the title of A Bill to amend the Laws now in force for regulating the Importation of Corn." It was read the first time, ordered to be printed, and read a second time on Friday.

Mr. Baring moved, as an amendment, to substitute Friday se'nnight: after some discussion, the amendment was negatived by 109 to 79.

Mr. Whitbread again brought under review the conduct of Sir J. Duff and Gen. Smith at Cadiz and Gibraltar; and moved an Address to the Prince Regent, earnestly desiring his Royal Highness's reprobation to be conveyed in the strongest terms; the adoption of measures to prevent the recurrence of similar conduct; and endeavours made to obtain the liberation of the parties.

In the discussion which followed, Mr. Bragge Bathurst admitted that General Smith's conduct was indefensible; but denied that Sir J. Duff ought to be considered as the tool of the Spanish Govern

ment.

It was acknowledged on both sides that Ferdinand the Seventh had exhibited himself as an ungrateful, bigoted, and arbitrary Tyrant.

In the course of the discussion, Mr. Whitbread having noticed the behaviour of a British officer, Gen. Whittingham, who commanded the advance of the Spanish

army

HOUSE OF LORDS, March 2.

A Petition from the Agriculturists of Kent being presented, Lord Darnley adverted to the County Meeting appointed by the Sheriff to be held at Maidstone, on a fair-day, where the rabble and idle servants around formed a ring, and prevented his speech being heard. He deprecated all inflammatory language on the subject of the Corn Resolutions; and expressed his surprize at the language held by the Lord Mayor, who was stated to have said that the proposed regulations would raise the price of the quartern loaf to 16d. or 18d.

Earl Stanhope said, that the observations imputed to the Lord Mayor were those of a sensible man. It was becoming and necessary to speak strongly against a measure, the effect of which must be to starve the poor, whom the Noble Earl had called the rabble. They must all be aware of the denunciations of the prophet Isaiah and others, against those who "grind the faces of the poor;" and the proposed measure, taken along with the stupid regulations now in progress on the subject of taxation, would, in his opinion, have that effect.

The Earl of Lauderdale shortly spoke; after which Lord Darnley explained that in speaking of the rabble of Maidstone, he meant those who were incapable of forming a correct judgment on the subject of the Corn Regulations.

The Earl of Liverpool said, that the people would be this year relieved from taxation to the amount of nine millions.

In the Commons, the same day, Lord Archibald Hamilton, alluding to the expiring of the tank Restriction Bill, and its renewal, moved "that a Committee be appointed, to examine into, and to state, the total amount of the issues of paper made

by the Bank; whether they are in a condition to resume cash payments; and whether they were taking any steps to ena ble them to do so. To inquire into the connexion between the Bank, and the Government: also into the profits made by the Bank, and whether they were willing to replace the tokens they had issued according to the standard of silver; also to the purchase of gold," &c.

In the course of the discussion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated, that it was his intention to propose the 5th July, 1816, as the period when the restriction on cash payments should expire.

Messrs. Horner and Tierney urged the necessity of a preliminary Committee to inquire into the situation of the Bank; and forcibly pointed out the propriety of Go vernment rendering themselves independent of the Bank, let the expence be what it might.

Mr. Baring, as a Director of the Bank, declared his conviction that the hopes held out by the Chancellor of the Exchequer would prove fallacious. He was convinced that the Bank would not be able to resume cash payments for several years.

Mr. W. Smith remarked, as a proof of the superior foresight of Mr. Fox, that the very day after the Bank ceased paying in specie, he called upon that distinguished Statesman, and mentioning to him the circumstance, adding, "but it can't last long." "Can't last long!" replied Mr. Fox; "I don't know what you may do, but I think I shall never live to see it opened again." The motion of Lord A. Hamilton was ne gatived on a division: Ayes, 58; Noes, 134.

The House then went into a Committee on the Bank Restriction Bill, in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed to fill up the blank left for the insertion of the period to which its operation should be limited, with the words" fifth of July, 1816."

Mr. Grenfell moved, that the words "and no longer," should be added. On this amendment a division took place, and it was lost by a majority of 92 to 35. The Bill then passed through the Committee,

HOUSE OF LORDS, March 3.

The report of the Committee on the Scotch Jury Trial Bill was taken into con sideration; and the Lord Chancellor proposed a clause, providing that the Jury

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In the Commons, the same day, a vast number of Petitions, signed by nearly 100,000 persons, were presented, against any alteration in the Corn Laws,

On Mr. Vansittart moving the second reading of the Bill, Mr. Lambton proposed an amendment, that it should be read a second time this day six months.

Mr. Robinson, in reply to Sir J. Shaw, denied that the object of the Bill was to raise the price of Corn: on the contrary, he would declare most unequivocally, that bus object in bringing forward the measure was to reduce the price of corn. (A laugh.)

Lord A. Hamilton pointed out the ab surdity of this declaration. If the Bill before the House went to reduce the price of Corn, how was the farmer to be benefited by the passing of the Bill? Would it not serve to increase the very evil of which they complain ? To make bread cheaper than it is, would be, according to the previous statements of their advocates, to consummate their ruin.

Mr. Baring asked, why should gentlemen persevere in supporting such a measure, if it promised no benefit to the farmer, and excited such loud and general clamour through the country?

After some further discussion, the second reading was carried by 218 to 56; and the commitment on Monday next by 915 to 44. (To be continued.)

FRANCE.

TO what fate is this Country of Revolutions ultimately destined! At the date of our last publication, the man would have been considered as stark mad who should have suggested a probability of what has since occurred. BUONAPARTE 19 AGAIN The Ruler OF FRANCE!!! In one fortnight, at the head of a few followers, has he penetrated through 500 miles of France, and regained the Throne which it had cost all Europe so many years, and so much blood and treasure, to wrest from him, There is nothing parallel to it in history, scarcely in romance. No battle has been fought, no blood been spilt. A simul taneous expression of the Army in his faYour produced an aniversal torpor; and so well had the combinations been made, that he advanced with security, and found every thing ready to facilitate his course.

We shall now endeavour to narrate briefly the progress of the Usurper. It seems that, during the temporary absence from Elba of Col. Campbell, the British Commissioner, who had gone to Florence, Buonaparte sailed from Porto Ferrajo on the 26th of February, at nine p. m. on board a brig, which was followed by four other vessels, such as pinks and feluccas, carrying from 1000 to 1100 men at most, consisting of a small number of French men, the rest Poles, Corsicans, Neapo litans, and natives of the island of Elba. These vessels anchored in the roads of the Gulph of Juau, near Cannes, oir the 1st of March; the men were landed. Fifty men went the same day to Cannes, where they urged the Mayor to go and take orders from him, whom they named the General in Chief in the Gulph of Juau; but the Mayor absolutely refused: he

same day, fifteen men of the expedition presented themselves before Antibes, demanding to enter it as deserters from the Island of Elba. General Baron Corsin, a distinguished soldier, covered with honourable wounds, who was in the command of that place, received them, and disarmed them. A short time afterwards, an officer came to summon the place in the name of Buonaparte; he was arrested and thrown into prison. At last, a third emissary presented himself to the Commandant, to reclaim the 15 men detained, and to invite him, in the name of Gen. Drouet, to repair to the Gulph of Juan,' with the civil authorities: the only answer which this embassy received was being arrested. On the 2d he put his small army in march, passing the town of Grasse without attempting to enter it. On the 4th he bivouacqued at Digne; and in the course of the two following days proceeded, by Sisteron and Gap, across the mountains towards Grenoble, a garrison town and military depot, which was under the orders of Gen Marchand. It could not be concealed that he had been received with joy by the soldiery. Marchand's corps at Grenoble was the first, of any strength, with which he came in contact. On approaching it, he threw open bis bosom, and exclaimed, “Soldiers, you have been told I am afraid of death-here is my bosom, fire into it if you like!" The appeal was answered with enthusiastic shouts of Vive l'Empereur! and the soldiers joined his ranks. It is too probable that Buonaparte found there a considerable supply: some say 150 pieces of cannon and 100,000 muskets. From Gap to Grenoble, and thence to Lyons, he must have

3000 rations that same evening. The

than marched; for he reached the latter place with 600 horse on the evening of the