FEB. 26. ATTTiIII P I,ccHoRN, named Theoci i.!,ind of Elba liiionaparte to me old farni and in the mo he attempted was blunted linonaoarte se and delivered given up to ti I. T,nrti GRENV eel till) Spaniar contended we ti.,vernment ti.h nation at I The Margidis Ilontifirt and C this being nbje Margins of I,Nr probated the cc lust by 37 to 1:3 Earl DATINLI tery to, anti ri into the condor against Anteric the improwiden were not inquit superiority of I Lord Mi r his desire tOr 3 the sulject.—'l Lord GREY the number of in different sta statement of th His Lordship p a large army o thing unexampl sidising allies, ti ;Neat end, but p('-its and coot gium could pro last tear, by a I (111 1111)11glit be 11)...1 to reply country, but Ni the most pressi 1%414 cheerfully tine no longer t fur- know wha 01 the country the different at iii. Lordship ( mons) said, he cstabli,liment s 1 , !01u-it'll, and to hear of a pe tab;i•linient bat to acipilest considerable it 1;9,:, anti that bible to reduce 11.‘, PT TO ASSASSINATE BUONAPARTE. FE n. t is reported that a young Corsican 'hendore Utvaldi, having been several days at the . ba, at last succeeded in gaining the confidence te. This young man, actuated, as is thought, by lily grudge, approached the Chief of the island, ,onvent when he was engaged in reading a paper, ' to strike him with a stiletto, the point of which by falling upon the steel buckle of his braces. seized the unfortunate young man, disarmed him, him, to one of his guards, ordering him to by :he officers of justice. Wilmer IMPERIAL. P..IRLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. wttLE strongly remonstrated against the giving up ink at Gibraltar. to the Spanish Government. and to insist on their restoration to liberty, tiniexi ►lrpo+e►l to lay the rights and dignity of the ilri the fret of Spain. laming of BUCKINGHAM moved for copies of Lord Win. il Gen. Dalrymple's Proclamations relative to Genoa ; dijected to by earl Liverpool, was supported by the Lansd►►wne aud the Dnke of Smsex, who severally re con►lact of Ministers towards Italy. The motion was 13.—Adjourned. TUESDAV, FEB. 11. ,cv moved for a eumber of. naval documents prepara as the proposed ground-work of, a general inquiry Jet of the Board of • Admiralty, during the operations erica ; his Lordship at the same time declaring, that if idence and mismanagement of this branch of the service tired into, we might ere long bid adieu to the naval this country. leer vindicated himself and colleagues. and professed . full discussion, at the proper time, of every part of The papers moved for were ordered. !VILLE. pursuant to notice, moved for an art -punt or , British and foreign troops in British pay. employed Cations on the Continent of Europe, together with a the different Staff Establishments at home and abroad. prefaced his motion with stating, that the maintaining on the Continent twelve months after peace, was a tied in the history of the country ; we were also sub mit for the support of our own interest, or some one subsidising nations to' support, against each other, op tradietory objects. The keeping of an army in Rel. •oduce no good whatever to the Country, When in the most extraordinary turn of event• the contest had to a close, it was thought that not one moment would iice in their enjoyments of all kinds the people of the more especially in those enjoyments to which there was ting need that we should be restored. Every privation borne, in the idea that these privations would eouti th3ll the necessity confirmed; the Home should there lat efforts have been made to reduce the expenditure in that branch that most loudly calk f.r rednetion staff establishments maintained at home and abroad. (alluding to the proceedings of Monday, in the Com ! now learnt :hat the question was not what the peace shall he, hot whether we ever shall have a peace es- He had been told there mei an individual eapatde of id au assembly of English gentlemen enduring enough, peace establishment of 19 millions a year. A peace es ti 19 millions iv year!—Suen a thing might be proposed see in it was impossible. He saw no reason for any increase of the peace establishment beyond that of amounted only to ft millions ; he knew it %TA" not poq ,:e the vatic. ettdblislonent cx4ctly to that sum, but the 1 am unit of force may be nearly the same, though the expenee of Timmainine that force may be varied .hv the cirennestances oC the times. The Noble Lord said he should not have done leis (tiny, if, after hearing such a report, he did not on the first tneetina or their Lordships call their attention to the &flail purpose which iv harboured to make this nation a treat military power. No one • could have proposed a peace . establistmetnt of 19 millions but to change the constitution of the eometry in such sort, that it shall no longer Needham a free country—to make this nation rank amonv, mat military nations. If that political establishment were effected lie should cease to take part in the business or the !loose, and to keep op the Earns of debate. For if a large military establishment is per manently kept up—if this nation becomes a military power—we must of necessity cease to be a free, and thence a happy people. ties Lordship concluded by moving for the statements mentioned in his speech. The Earl of LIVERPOCt, in reply, stated, that the anbsicliaty en gacementst ith all the Power.* had terminated nt the begitinim! cf October last. .Ag to the maintenance of troops in the Netherland-, it wag premattire to inter . then on the discussion of the subject; bnt that it had aetnally been productive of beneficial consequeneea. With regard to the peace establishment. he should lay the fullest in• formation before the Howie. and should court inve.tivAtion branches, .atitl take all mea-oreg to make them h• little burtlien‘oroe as poggible. The motion of Lord Grenville vrat agreed to.—Ad journed. WPONESDAY, FRB. 22. Petitions from vleion. places, relatire to the exto Law. were pre.ented by the Duke of Norfolk, the F. 11.1 of flardwicke._ and Lord Grantley ; the latter Noble Lord took the opportunity 'of o b. ‘ervina, stint be could not Eire Ili• eupport to any measure %%Inch had a tendency to raise the price of bread. TfIIIRSDAY. FFII (23. The rill ilsrituting by Jury in Scotland is civil cases, was read a 111-4 Lord Sh•lfte..bury brought up a peritinn from t h e. Lord Meyer srd Ahlcinwn of London, against pny alteration in (he prc..cr,t sy.l4.t.n of Coro Laws.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, FEB. 24. No Insiness of itnportance this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MAXDAY, FEBRUARY 20. C. Barclay, Esq. took the oathor and his seat for Southwark. FINANrr. The Ca ANCFILLOR of the EXC'HEQUER moved, that the ITrt-e should resolve itself into a Committee of the whole Howse, to rod.. si4kr of the ways and means tot the present year, And that the ; f r. cosmos presented thiriog the present and' last session, to t :ether with the net :A of Isis prettesit Majesty, be tifetred to the same Com mittee, • [The Spea!;er having lert - the chair,] _ _ The Right Hon. Centletnitit began by rit>gerving, that it tvoir!fl nn this occasion be naturally eiveeted from him to state, in the first instance, what the rrrineiparelinse was that now induced him to come forward and submit certain propodition‘ to the Committee. On the sth ot Ipril next the Property Tax, and about two menu' afterwards, this other war taxeti wmild expire It was not his int.", tion, as lie hail already announced to, parliament, to propose any further ciintimmee ot the Proport,v Tax. refire Christmas last. Aotiir d o ubt ex kilo] as to whether the tax would legally e en 4 in April next ; but the pesee with America, and itc probable r a t;tie, lion by the American (:ivernine , lt, had removed every detibt of this description. Ile was AntiAeol, however, flint the Ilmi e, iu abandoning that areal meastire of finance, difi not consider it-eir all precluded from resorting to it again, whenever the necessities cf Vie country render it expedient. (Hear, hear!) Tire pp r . :Ii +meta of 190%! and 1806 never could have intended to fetter tit discretion nt eiiher the Kr sent or any future Patlianient, nor did he know ot any fli.tivietion between the Conirnonivassettililol it)tlkit and the efolOtry •at large. The represtotativ?lold • %. • • 4 1 7- .1*