31.1 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. The 1641 i Eccicsiagtical Courts Bill. and the Scotch Veithcts Bill s were read a third time, and passed.—Adjotuned. WETINESDAY,III.IY 11. At four o'clock the Me•tnbcrs, when only .55 being present, an adjournment necessarily took place. TBSYttfIDAY, NAY lt The Golden Lane Brewery Bill was ordered to he read a second time this day Mx months ; in other words, lost. Wn n en Ex D wishing to know if the Danish Treaty had been ra tihed The CllAwexu.on of the Exctiruure replied in the affirmative; no hew ar - migement had been introduced into the Treaty relative to Nor ssay, het them %erre seine additional regulations relative to the restora tion of the Diti.ish Cdunies. The House haring gone into a Committee on the Prince Regent's Message. recommending suitable provision to the Duke of Wellington, to enable him to uphold !tic new dignity, The CH A NCE Lt.° a of the EXCIIFQUER briefly adverted to the great achievements of the Duke of Wellington, and said it win his intention to rfropche that an annuity of 10,0001. per annum, to be charged on the Consolidated Fund, should be granted to his Grace, and that this an. vuity might be commuted for .500,0001. which at thirty years purchase would procure him an estate of the value of the annuity. The House had already granted 10u,0001. besides 40001. per annum to the Duke ; this With the loniser sum of 10,0001. per annum, or :300,0001. would make an annual income of about 19,0001. 'rho Right Hon. Gentletuan concluded with moving a resolution to the effect of his speech. Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. PoNsoNav, and Mr. CANNING, considered roo.oool. too small a smn, and at their suggestion, the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to add another hundred thousand pounds to the grant , the resolution for a grant of an annuity of 15,0001. to be commuted for a sum of 400,0001. was then agreed to nem con. The House then went into a Committee on the Messages respecting Lords Lynedock, Hill, and Beresford, when the CHANCE! iOR of the EX C FQ ERJIHrIrCd a grant of 20001. a year to each of them, and the two next twin - male of their bodies succeeding to their titles. Mr. C. WvisiNE and Sir C. MOSE considering this grant also too small, it was agreed that the amount of the sums to he granted should be the subject of alter consideration ; in the mean time the Resolutioos fOr 200 t ,1. a veer to each, were carried nein. con. . Mr. W. CVs NN E brought forward his promised motion respecting the annexation of Norway to Sweden ; the lion. Gentleman went over the same grounds of argument as had been used in the Lords by Earl Grey, to show that this country had fulfilled its part of the Treaty with Swe den, in procuring from Denmark the cession of Norway ; and th:4 that country having since declared its independence. whicit, as a separate kingdom, it had a most undoubted right so to do, we were neither ob liged, nor justified in the attempt to snbjugate them, lie concluded by moving— " That an . humble Address be presented to his Royal highness the Prince Regent, humbly to request that his Royat Highness would be graciously pleased to interpose his mediation, to rescue the unoffending people of Norway frill the dreadful alternative of famine, or of sebjo gatton to the yoke ef a foreign and hostile Power : and that dining the discussion of such proposals as his Rlyal Highness may be advised 'to make fur this mod desirable object, all hostile operations on the part of this Country against a people struggling fur the sacred right of national independence, may be discontinued." Mr. Lalantosr seconded the motion ; which was supported by Sir James Mackintosh, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Poosonby, and others, and op posed by Mr. Stephen, Mr. Canning, and the Chancellor of the Exche -(pier ; the latter said it was not true (as had been represented) that the Norwegians were unanimously hostile to the annexation of Norway to Sweden. Mr. IVItHERFORCE confessed that he never rye a vote with greater pain than that which he should experience in giving his vote on the -question before the House ; bust conscious that to dceede to the motion would be to consent so a violation of the public faith, he must, hewever, reluctantly, oppose it. After Mr. W. WyNstr: bad shortly replied, the House divided—For the motion. 71 ; against it, 2t9.—Majority against the Motion, 158. — Adjourned. . VIIIDAY, MAY IS. The Honse having resolved ii:to a Committee on the Convoy Bill, Mr. CR.Od ER; in answer to some observationg front Mr. Canning, said, before the war* with . rAnatica, it had been sufficient to protect the trade in the Channel. no dan ger _ being to be apprehended in kAmerica and the West Indies. • Licenses, therefore, to go. North about ; were, at that period ) granted bribe Admiralty, with perfect MAY 15. facility. On the breirieg out of the American War, however, the cage sas chsnged. Ine American merchant ships were almost universally converted into privateers. The seas swarmed with thousands of them. On the very night of the arrival of the Ameri can declaration of war, the revocation of •HU licences which liaJ been granted was published in the Gazette. The Admiralty esta blished regular convoys. It was settled that tnur should sail an nually from Shithead, and four from Cork, for the West Indies. Each convoy equalled in force the whole American navy ; the con seqiience of which was, that not a single merchaot•ship had been taken which sailed under convoy, and that no convoy had been at all disturbed, except by weather. As to the permission to vessels mned according to Act of l'ailiament to ran, the consequence would be that as soon as the Americans became aware of the force of those vessel:, they would fit out others of larger force to inter cept them. It was undeniably the interest of the Admiralty to grant licences for running Allips, instead of appointing convoys, for in the latter case they incurred a responsibility. from which in toe former they. were exempt; but their object invariably mot to adopt such measures on the snhject as were best calculated to secure the commerce of the country. After some further conversation the Bill went through the Com mittee, and the Report was ordered to be taken into fhrther con sideration on Monday next. NAVY ESTIMATES. The House having formed itself into a Committee of Supply, Mr. W. DeNDAS moved the following - grants : For Tear and Wear, &c V. 000,0001. ; for Superannuated Clerks, 61,0001.; for Half-pay to Superannuated Officers of the Navy and Ma rines, 460,0001. ; For Salaries to the Admiralty, Navy Pay and Vic tutiling e 70,0061. ; for the Transport Office and Office for Sick anti Wounded Seamen, 150,0001.; for the Transport Office, '2,9E0,0001.; for Sick and Wounded Seamen at home and II brond, ..."23,0001.; for Prisoners of War in health at home and abroad, 1,201.0001. ; for Pro visions for Troops and Garrisons on Forei-ii S!ations, 1,600,0001. Mr. TIaRNEY inquired whether, upon the whole Estimates, there was an exceeding above, or a diminution under those of last year ? Mr. CHOKER replied, that on the Extraorditsary Estimates there was a diminution of ',early 700 0001. as compared e ith the last year. 13 the whole there was a reduction of nearly three millions in consequence of recent events. Mr. LOCKHART inquired whether it was meant to m bke an addition to the tickets of Out-pensioners at Greenwich Hospital ? Mr. Caosvn tissue() the House that the largeq possible allowance should he made, but he could not give a more precise answer. Ire stated that the Widow's Pensions, originally established by Queen Ca- roline, would be augmented in consequeoce of new regulations. DUKE OF WELLINGTON. - - - Mr. BuoGPEN brought up the Report 'On the Prince Regent's Mes sage regarding a provision for the Duke of Wellington. The Resolutions were agreed to nem. con. and a Bill ordered ac cordingly. On the motion of Mr. VA N SITTA RT the Reports on the provisions fear Lords Lyndedock, Hill, and Bereiford, were referred for re-zonsidera tion on Monday, as it seemed to be thu general sense the House that the amount to be granted was not an adegoate resiard for the sep vices of those gallant officers. CORN LA WS. The Order of the Day having been read for the further considerc, Lion of the Resolutions on the Corn Laws, Mr. VA SITT ART expressed his decided opinion in favour of the first Resolution, not only on account of the measure it proposed, lint on account of its simplicity. Ile should suggest, that the further conside ration of the remaining Resolutions should be postponed until Monday. Ile could not too strongly express his high approbati , n of the system allowing a free export of grain. Mr. FORSTER stated a similar opinion. Mr. 11. PA R I. expressed his thanks to Mr. Vansittart for 11:9 sup port/ arid approved of the mode of proceeding that had been by hint 3;q: VeSt 0(1. Mr. ROSE very warmly contended in favour of the old system : not to limit the exportation Would be to ruin the agriculture of tle.: country. Sir Jon!. NEW roni. referred to the example of Ireland, iire,agricul ture of which•had flourished extremely since the export of grain had been allowed. Alter further discussion, the first resolution was agreed to, and a Bill was ordered to bwhroughtin accordingly.—The report wits ordered to be taken into further consideration on Monday,...• PPRENTICESII BILL. Mr. Serjeent ONstow moved the second reeding of the Dill, tp re. peal the sth of glisabetN • -~'. .~