Q. "Did you live there when Baron Tuyle occupied "ment ;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this "the First Floor in that House?" A. "Yes." House. Q." About how many Days did they remain there? Table. "Did they remain there a Week?" A. "No." Commiffioners delivered. The House being informed, "That Mr. Hafe from National "the Bank of England attended;" Debt Account deli He was called in, and delivered at the Bar, purfuant vered. to the Directions of an Act of Parliament; "The Annual Account of Sums received and ex- And the Title thereof, being read by the Clerk; "There was no other Bed for them to occupy, E. Mount Edg Q. was there?" cumbe. L. Napier L. Brownlow. L. Walfinghams L. Rolle. L. Bayning. L. Redefdale. E. Limerick. E. Clancarty. V. Sydney. Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet The Lord Chancellor, purfuant to the Order of Yef- Thanks of ORDERED, That the Houfe be put into a Committee terday, gave Baron Gambier the Thanks of this Houfe, the Houfe upon the faid Bill on Monday next. A Meffage was brought from the Houfe of Commons, by Mr. Bankes and others: Fifth Re of Car Comme ers delive National Dest do H Ld Gambier's Reply. "When you were firft called, Baron Gambier, to "a Seat and Place in this Houfe, your Sovereign "conferred upon you, that high Honour immediately "after you had rendered great and important Ser"vices to your King and Country; this illuftrious "House met you upon your Entrance into it, with the "Tender of the higheft Honour it could beftow, its "Thanks for those Services; you received that Honour as was to be expected on the Part of a distinguished British Naval Commander, with a Pledge and an Asfurance that you would manifeft your Gratitude in your future Exertions for the Service and Welfare of your Country. 66 66 66 "This House, my Lord, in the Thanks which I now "communicate to you, expreffes its Acknowledgement "that you have fully made good thofe Affurances. "I add, that much Time has elapfed between the "Achievement of your Services and the Tender of thofe "Thanks to your Lordship: But your Lordship will "allow me to fay, that we now know not only that your "Claims to your Country's Gratitude have been felt by "this House, but that they have been clearly proved "and established, to the Satisfaction of the House and "of your Country. "I must not prefume to mix with the Discharge of ' my Duty as the Servant of the Houfe, the Mention my perfonal Feelings or Sentiments; if it became "me fo to do, I fhould endeavour to exprefs to you "the great Satisfaction I have in being a Second Time engaged in communicating to you the Thanks of this "illuftrious Affembly." "I return your Lordship my best Thanks for the handfome and obliging Terms in which you have done me the Honour to convey the Sense of their Lordships to me." Bp. Chester ORDERED, That the Lord Bifhop of Chester be, and to preach on he is hereby defired to preach before this Houfe on the Falt Day. Wednesday the 28th of this inftant February, in the Abbey Church, Westminster, being the Day appointed by His Majefty's Royal Proclamation for a General Fast. "Refolved, That there being now ready for Delivery Two Volumes of the Journals, which have been printed "in purfuance of the Order of the Houfe of the 15th of "June 1793, the First of the faid Volumes beginning "the 27th of November 1787, and the latter ending the "10th of December 1793; the faid Volumes be de"livered in the fame Manner as the preceding Volumes "of the Journals have been delivered, together with a "Kalendar of the Journals, which has alfo been printed "in pursuance of the Order of the House." Which Report, being read by the Clerk, was agreed to by the House, and ordered accordingly. The Order of the Day being read for taking into Confideration His Majefty's molt gracious Meflage of Yesterday, relative to the granting an Annuity to Vif count Wellington; and for the Lords to be fummoned ; The faid Meffage was read by the Clerk; It was moved, "That an humble Addrefs be pre "fented to His Majefty, "To return His Majesty the "Thanks of this Houfe, for His moft gracious Meffage "communicating His Majefty's Defire to confer a signal "Mark of His Favour and Approbation on Lieutenant “General Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington, Knight of "the moft Honourable Order of the Bath, in confequence "of the eminent Services rendered by him, in the bril "liant and decifive Victory obtained by the Troops "under his Command, against a fuperior French Force "at Talavera, on the 28th Day of July 1809, and of "the Valor and Skill difplayed by him on that Occafion; "and to affure His Majefty, that this House will cheerfully concur in fuch Measures as may be neceffary to enable His Majefty to carry His gracious Intention of making Provifion for fecuring to the faid Lieutenant "General Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington and the Two "next fucceeding Heirs on whom the Titles of Viscount "Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington in the County "of Somerfet, and of Baron Douro of Wellesley in the "faid County, fhall defcend, a Net Annuity of Two "thoufand Pounds, in fuch Manner as fhall be thought "moft effectual for the Benefit of the faid Lord Vif"count Wellington and his Family, into Execution." Which being objected to; 66 After fhort Debate, The Question was put thereupon? Addrefs on King's Melfage refpecting an Annuity to Vifcount Wellington. It was refolved in the Affirmative. ORDERED, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to His Majefty, "To return His Majefty the Thanks of "this Houfe, for His moft gracious Meffage, commu"nicating His Majefty's Defire, to confer a fignal "Mark of his Favour and Approbation on Lieutenant "General Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington, Knight of "the most Honourable Order of the Bath, in confequence "of the eminent Services rendered by him in the bril"liant and decifive Victory obtained by the Troops "under his Command, against a fuperior French Force at Talavera, on the 28th Day of July 1809, and of "the Valor and Skill difplayed by him on that Occa"fion; and to affure His Majefty, that this Houfe will "cheerfully concur in fuch Meafures as may be ne ceflary to enable Ilis Majefty to carry His gracious "Intention of making Provifion for fecuring to the "faid Lieutenant General Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington and the Two next fucceeding Heirs on whom "the Titles of Vifcount Wellington of Talavera, and of Wellington in the County of Somerfet, and of Baron "Douro of Wellesley in the faid County, fhall defcend, a "Net Annuity, of Two thoufand Pounds, in such "Manner as fhall be thought moft effectual for the "Benefit of the faid Lord Vifcount Wellington and his Family, into Execution." ORDERED, That the faid Addrefs be prefented to His Majefty, by the Lords with White Staves. The Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords Fredricks" "An Act Naturaliza Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "for naturalizing Fredrick Fredricks, was committed: tion Bill. Fredrick_Fredricks, 5 X "That Reports on Naval Revifion, Motion for Addrefs respecting, negatived. Adjourn. "That they had confidered the faid Bill, and examined "the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; "and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, "and made fome Amendments thereto." Which Amendments, being read Twice by the Clerk, were agreed to by the House. ORDERED, That the faid Bill, with the Amendments, be engroffed. The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to be fummoned ; It was moved, "That an humble Addrefs be pre"fented to His Majefty, to request that His Majefty "will be graciously pleased to direct that there be laid "before this House, " An Account of any and what Steps have been taken, in addition to thofe already "communicated to this Houfe, towards carrying into "Execution the feveral Rules, Regulations, and Pro"posals, contained and recommended in the First, Se"cond, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, "Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth Reports of "the Commiffioners of Naval Revifion." Which being objected to; It was refolved in the Negative. Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Lunæ, duodecimum diem inftantis Februarii, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Roman Ca. Clare. Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholics of Petition of the County of Clare, whofe Names are thereunto fubtholics of fcribed, on Behalf of themselves, and of others His Majefty's Subjects, profeffing the Roman Catholic Religion; fetting forth, "That the Petitioners did, in the Years "1805 and 1808, humbly petition this Houfe, praying "the total Abolition of those Penal Laws which aggrieve "the Roman Catholics of Ireland: That they now feel "themselves obliged, in Juftice to themfelves, their "Families, to Pofterity, and to their Country, once "more to folicit the Attention of this Houfe to the Sub 66 ject of their faid Petitions: That the Petitioners con"ftitute the most numerous and increafing Portion of "the Inhabitants of Ireland; that they pay the far greater "Portion of the Public and Local Taxes; that they fupply the Armies and Navies of this Empire with "upwards of One Third Part in Number of the Soldiers "and Sailors employed in the Public Service; and that, "notwithstanding heavy Difcouragements, they form "the principal constituent Part of the Strength, Wealth, "and Industry of Ireland: That they have their full, (6 nay their difproportionate Share of the Dangers, "Labours, and Expences of the Empire; they must fully "contribute to all the Exigencies of the State; yet they are excluded from a Share of thofe Military, Civil, Poli"tical, and Judicial Advancements which His Majesty's "other Subjects have their fair Chance of obtaining, and "which tend to reconcile the Privations that fuch Ex pences and Exigencies naturally create: That fuch is the grievous Operation of thofe Penal Laws, that the "Roman Catholics are thereby not only fet apart from "their Fellow Subjects as Aliens in their native Land, "but are ignominioufly and rigorously profcribed from "almost all Situations of public Truft, Honour, or "Emolument, including every public Function and "Department, from the Houfes of Legiflature down to "the most petty Corporation; that they compofe Part "of Four Millions of the People of Ireland, loyal Sub"jects of the fame King, Inhabitants of the fame Land, "bound together by the fame focial Contract, contri"buting largely to the fame Revenues, and yet doomed "to one general unqualified Incapacity, an univerfal "Exclufion, an univerfal Civil Profcription; they are, "in Effect, excluded from almost every Distinction, 66 66 every Privilege, every Office, every Emolument, every "Civil Truft, every Corporate Right; they stand a ftrange Anomaly in the Law; not acknowledged, not "difavowed, not Slaves, not Freemen, an Exception "to the Principles of Jurifprudence, a Prodigy in the Syftem of Civil Inftitution: They beg Leave humbly "to ftate, that although Roman Catholic Soldiers and "Officers are not only by Law precluded from filling "the higher Situations in the Army and Navy, but also "prohibited from exercifing their Religion out of Ire"land, yet by an Act of Parliament, of the Forty-fourth "of the King, Chap. 75. the Subjects of Foreign States "in the British Service are not only tolerated in the Exercife of the Roman Catholic Religion throughout "the British Empire, but are eligible to and actually "fill the highest Offices and Commands in the British "Army, thereby establishing an odious and unjust dif tinction, hurtful and vexatious to the Feelings of a loyal, brave, and generous People, giving an unwar"rantable Preference to Men who are in no Inftance fuperior to our gallant Countrymen, to Men who owe "His Majefty no natural Allegiance, and who have but comparatively little Interest in the Honour, Safety, Profperity, or Integrity of the British Empire: They "state, that this ungenerous and unjust System of Ex"clufion of fo numerous and efficient a Portion of His Majefty's Subjects, impairs, in a very material Degree, "the most valuable Refources of the British Empire, "by impeding His Majefty's general Service, ftifling "the most honourable and powerful Incentives to Military Preferment; that it acts as an impolitic Restraint upon His Majesty's Royal Difcretion, by unneceffarily "reftricting that bright Prerogative of the Crown, which "encourages good Subjects to promote the public Wel"fare, and excites them to meritorious Actions by a "well-regulated Diftribution of public Honours and "Rewards: "Rewards: They ftate thus generally the grievous "Condition of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, occa"fioned folely by the fatal Influence and Operation of "the Penal Laws; yet they cannot forbear from ftating "how feverely they feel their Exclufion from the "Offices of Sheriffs and Sub-Sheriffs, as affecting the "Trial by Jury, that Right which is fo dear to thofe "who understand and appreciate the British Constitu"tion; and though they forbear to enter into greater "Detail, yet they do not the lefs truft to the Influence "of Reafon and Justice for effecting a full and deliberate Enquiry into their Grievances, and accomplishing "their effectual Relief; and the Petitioners therefore "most humbly prefume to express their earnest but refpectful Hopes, that the House will, in its Wisdom "and Liberality, deem the feveral Statutes in force "against them, no longer neceffary to be retained, and "that they may be reftored to the full Enjoyment of the "Benefits of the British Conftitution, and to every "Inducement of Attachment to that Conftitution which "they, in common with their Fellow Subjects of every Defcription, contribute, by Arms, Induftry, and "Taxes, to fupport.' 66 66 Upon reading the Petition of Reinhard Caftendieck, Accordingly, The Lord Walfingham prefented to the The faid Bill was read the First Time. Upon reading the Petition of Anton Jacob Hentz, It is ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Accordingly, The Lord Walfingham prefented to the The faid Bill was read the First Time. Upon reading the Petition of John Simon Brandstrom, Accordingly, The Lord Walfingham prefented to the The faid Bill was read the First Time. The House being moved, "That George Watkins of "Lincoln's Inn, in the County of Middlefex, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for 66 Brown: Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Robert Hall, Hall et al. Merchant in Edinburgh, for himfelf and others, Trustees against of the deceased William Hall, Merchant in Edinburgh, complaining of an Interlocutor of the Judge Admiral in Scotland, of the 8th of February 1805; and alfo of Five Interlocutors of the Lords of Seffion there, of the 22d of June 1808, the 4th and 11th of July 1809, and the 2d and 6th of February 1810; and praying, "That the "fame may be reverfed, varied, or altered, or that the Appellants may have fuch other Relief in the Premifes as to this House in their Lordships great Wisdom fhall "feem meet; and that John Brown may be required to "answer the faid Appeal :' It is ORDERED, That the faid John Brown may have a Copy of the faid Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the 12th faid Refpondent, or upon any One of his Procurators or Day of March next; and Service of this Order upon the Agents, in the Court of Seffion in Scotland, fhall be deemed good Service. ance on it. The House being moved, "That Alexander Mundell, Mundell to "of Parliament Street, Westminster, Gentleman, may be enter into pemitted to enter into a Recognizance for Robert Hall RecognizMerchant, and others, on account of their Appeal depending in this House, the Parties themselves refiding "in Scotland :" It is ORDERED, That the faid Alexander Mundell may enter into a Recognizance for the faid Appellants, as defired. The House (according to Order) was adjourned dur Wellesley's ing Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, Divorce Bill. intituled "An Act to diffolve the Marriage of the Right "Honourable Henry Felicfley with the Right Honour"able Lady Charlotte Wellesley, his now Wife, and to "enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes "therein mentioned." After fome Time, the Houfe was resumed: ORDERED, That the House be again put into a Committee upon the faid Bill, on Thursday next. ORDERED, That the Bill, intituled, "An A&t for Offices in "making perpetual an Act made in the Forty-eighth Reverfion "Year of His prefent Majefty, intituled, "An Act to Bill. Gordon and Stewart againft Tough : Interlocutors affirmed: Writs of Error delilivered: Nicholls againft Gairdners. After hearing Counfel, as well Yefterday as this Day, upon the Petition and Appeal of Catherine Gordon Spouse of Walter Stewart, refiding at Cairntown, in the County of Kinkcardine, and her faid Hufband for his Intereft, (which Appeal, upon the Death of William Gordon the Refpondent, was, by Order of this Houfe, of the 6th of March 1809,revived against Agnes Tough, his Widow and Difponee), complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lord Ordinary in Scotland of the 30th of June, and the 17th of November 1801; and alfo of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Seffion there, of the 12th and the 29th of January 18c2; and praying, "That the fame might be "reverfed, varied, or altered, or that the Appellants "might have fuch other Relief in the Premifes as to "this Houfe, in their Lordships great Wifdom, fhould "seem meet; as alfo, upon the Answer of Agnes Tough "Widow and Difponee of William Gordon, deceased, “in Links of Arduthie by Stonhaven, put in to the faid Appeal, and due Confideration had of what was offered "on either Side in this Caufe:" It is ORDERED and ADJUDGED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in Parliament affembled, That the faid Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby difmiffed this Houfe; and that the faid Interlocutors therein complained of be, and the fame are hereby affirmed. The Lord Ellenborough, Lord Chief Juftice of the Court of King's Bench, in the ufual Manner, delivered in at the Table, Five Writs of Error. Upon reading the Petition of Hugh Munro Efquire and Munro et al. others, Appellants in a Caufe depending in this House, to gaint which Thomas Coutts Efquire and others are Refpondents; Coutts et al. fetting forth, "That the prefent Appeal is fromInterlocutors "of the Lords of Seffion, in an Action brought into that Court by the Refpondents, for avoiding the Appoint"ment of Trustees made by Sir Hector Munro, by a "Truft Deed in the Year 1798; in which he gives im portant Legacies to the Appellants, on the Ground "of fome Letters which are faid to have paffed between "Sir Hector and his Law Agent at Edinburgh, a very fhort Time before his Death in the Year 1805: That as the Management and the Poffeffion of Sir Hector "Munro's large Eftates would be greatly embarraffed by Delay, while it was not ascertained which Set of "Truftces was entitled to act, and whether large Le"gacies were revoked, the Court of Seffion took up "and decided the Caufe as one which was entitled to Difpatch That, independent of the Circumstances, "the Petitioner Hugh Munro has humbly to ftate, "that, being in the Civil Service of the East India Company on the Bombay Establishment, he was obliged "from fevere Illness to return Home: That his Health "is far from being re-established, and he is advised by "his Medical Friends that his returning there may be "attended with the most fatal Confequences: That "the Petitioner may poffibly be enabled to remain at "Home by the Event of the prefent Appeal; and it is "therefore humbly hoped that, both from the Nature "of the Queftion and the peculiar Circumftances ftated, "their Lordships will be pleafed to take up this Caufe "on an early Day: That the Appellants printed Cafe "Extract of a Note from Prince Starhemberg to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated London, May 18th 1809. Received the fame Day. And Tranflation." 3. "Extract of a Communication from the Austrian "Government, dated Olmutz, August 2d 1809. (Date "of Receipt not on the Original.) And Tranflation." 4. "Extract of a Communication from the Auftrian "Government, received on the 8th of October 1809. And Tranflation." 5. "Extract of a Dispatch from Benjamin Bathurst Efquire to Mr. Secretary Canning, dated Buda, Sep6 "tember |