he had found-an unconquerable determina tion not to be subdued, a hatred to the tyrant who had overrun their country, so strong, that wherever he withdrew a piquet there he lost his ground. Under snch circumstances, the throne of Joseph was built on sand; it must totter with every blast; and the dynasty Buonaparté was, in Spain, without the hope of security or permanence. The situation Spain was little worse at present than in June last.

Lord Milton observed, that the object of surrounded the Usurper at Bayonne, were the Spanish expedition had completely failed; many who were compelled to a shew of acquiunless indeed he had completely mistaken escence which they were the reverse of actothe object, which he conceived to be the res-ally entertaining. What he had looked for teration of Spanish independence, and the expulsion of the French; instead of this, the crown of Spain had been placed by Napoleon on the head of his brother Joseph; and the Peninsula was covered with French armies. Mr. Sec. Canning.-Misrepresentation had held the foremost place in the speeches of the Hon. Gentlemen opposite. They exclaimed against the absurdity of dividing the army into three separate columns. That arrangement, whatever merit or demerit it might have, was not the arrangement of Government. [About this time, the confusion pro The Rt. Hon. Gent. had truly stated, that induced in the House by the Fire at Drury the rapid course of events, where every twelve lane Theatre consideraby increased: a me hours must produce the necessity of deviations tion of adjournment was negatived.] from preconcerted plans, it was impossible that any precise course of conduct could be dic-thing new. The speakers were, Mr. Wind tated from England. Nor were the operations ham; Major Allen, Mr. Bathurst, Mr. undertaken without concert with the Spanish Hutchinson, Lord Percy, and Mr. Ponsonby. Government; on the contrary, a distinct comThe House divided. munication had been made to this country by 'an officer from the Central Government of Spain. Sir J. Moore's intention of retreating, was suspended by information which he received from Madrid: from Mr. Frere. At that period the people of Madridhad undoubtedly formed a determination to defend that city to the last extremity-a determination which nothing could have defeated but the feebleness, or rather the treachery of Morla, who had taken such a distinguished part in the early period of the transactions in Spain. Was it incredible, that, fired by the example of Saragossa, the brave compatriots of Palafox

should assert to the last their freedom and their honour? Sir John Moore's advance was owing to the interception of a letter from Marshal Soult, by which he obtained correct intelligence respecting the situation of a part of the French army.

In the debate that followed, there was no

For the Motion .......
Against it.......
Majority...

....137

..220 ....... 93

House of Lords, Wednesday, March 1. Lord Mulgrave presented a return of the transports employed in conveying to Spara and Portugal troops, artillery, stores, money, &c.

Thursday, March 2, the Earl of Liverpon! laid before the House the instructions sent the Generals in Spain and Portugal. He ob jected to the productions of Mr. Frere's let ters to Sir John Moore, as their contents wer of a private nature.

Friday, March 3. The Earl of Bucking hamshire moved for a letter from Lord Cas tlereagh to Sir Hew Dalrymple, dated Sep tember. His Lordship thought that Mintsters had not paid sufficient attention to the feelings and interests of the Portuguese; and was anxious to shew what their feelings were.

If the Hon. Gent. meant that Great Britain should never have any communications with, or be bound by any The Earl of Liverpool objected: the paper ties to a country, the Government or religion alluded to having been a communication of which would not bear severe scrutiny; he from Portugal to the Portuguese Minister, laid down a line of separation from other nations, even more distinct and impassible than respecting the Armistice and Convention, that of our insular situation. For his part, he which he communicated to his Majesty's Mishould be contented to see the Spaniards fight-nisters, but which, at the particular request of the Portuguese Minister, was not laid be ing Buonaparté with the Grand Inquisitor at the head of their army; or on the one hand, fore the Court of Inquiry. espousing the cause of Ferdinand VII; and, on the other, defending the sanctity of our Lady of the Pillar. God forbid, that we should ever be so intolerant, as to make a conformity to our own opinions the price of our assistance to others, in their efforts for national independence. There was scarcely a man in Spain, eminent for rank, virtue, or talents, who was not committed in the struggle against French usurpation. Even among those who

Mr. Foster moved the usual yearly grants for Ireland. The first was £26,323 for Protestant Charter Schools.-[For the various Reports of the Commissioners for inquiring into the State of all Schools on Public or Charitable Foundations in Ireland, see Panorama, Vol. VI. p. 619, et seq.]

Sir J. Newport stated, that there had long existed, both in the schools of Royal foundation, and others of a minor description, abuses

Printing, Stationary, Messengers, &c. 21,900 The Secretary at War moved the Army Esimates: there were several exceedings this year, arising from the increase of the Public Force, in almost all departments: many of hese were nominal, having been formerly said; but now, for the first time, brought to the Estimates, in compliance with the Report of the Finance Committee. The exence attending the clothing of the Local Militia was charged on this year; though ony due once in four years. There was a saving on the expences of the Volunteers.

Mr. Martin said, that so great an exceedng as £1,500,000 ought to be very satisfacarily accounted for.-The charge of Deputyjaymasters, for instance, £54,771 exceeded by £20,000. Yet sundry of these were sine

ores.

Mr. Long explained: the exigencies of the
ervice required additional Paymasters. Part
vas increase of salaries to Clerks.
Mr. Martin desired explanation as to the
unctions of Brigade Chaplains.

The Secretary at War explained. Formerly very regiment had its Chaplain, whose pay, 6d, per day, was not sufficient to induce by respectable Clergyman to stay with a rement. The Chaplains got the business one in the cheapest way, and the regiments jad seldom proper persons to perform public worship. About ten years ago, these Chapains were allowed to retire on their pay, and he business was done by the parochial clergy of the place where the soldiers were quartered; ut, when the army went on foreign service, became necessary to take other Chaplains with them, called Brigade Chaplains, and to ay 15s. a day to induce respectable clergymen to undergo the fatigues and dangers of foreign

service.

Benefactor. He thought it was of the utmost
importance, that armies going on foreign ser
vice should have proper clergyman to admi-
nister the consolations of religion to the
wounded and the dying. He thought there
ought also to be some religious instruction for
the many black regiments in the West-Indies.
The following sums were voted :-
Land Forces (including various L. s. d.
miscellaneous services).... £7,582,378 16 11
Regiments in East Indies.... 666,373 5 0
Companies for recruiting ditto.
Embodied Militia. ......
Staff and Garrisons...
Full Pay to Supernumerary
Public Departments
Half-pay and Military Allow-

Officers

Compassionate List.
Barrack Department (Ireland).
Commissariat Department
(Ireland)...

Distillery Bill.

29,322 10 0 3,048,647 19 5 449,649 7 9

31,796 1 3 257,711 13 3

233,568 5 1

24,972 12 11

115,024 8 4

14,300 0 0 479,857 16 11

235,508 14 2

Sir John Newport opposed it, from a conviction that it would produce a great and alarming scarcity.

Mr. Fuller thought this Bill was founded on the weakest basis he had ever heard of. It was said they must pass this Bill, or they could not prevent private distilleries; they might as well say, they could not prevent smuggling in the county of Sussex.

Sir T. Turton spoke against the Bill. Wheat was now five guineas a quarter, and the quartern loaf at fourteen pence: It behov. ed the House to look to the wants of the people, and above all things to husband their resources.

Mr. Hibbert opposed the Bill, as militating Mr. Wilberforce expressed surprize at the against the Act of Union, and adopting one System which prevailed about Army Chap-mode of legislation for England and another lains. As for the description of Chaplains for Ireland. about ten years ago, he wished to get rid of Sir R. Peele opposed the Bill. In the them. He wished, however, that our army Northern parts of this country, the people should have the benefit of religion, free from stood much in need of the oats of Ireland to former abuses. If soldiers went to a parochi- make bread. They had hitherto behaved real church, they often found no accommoda-markably well; but if it was once understood tion; and, prayers for them at different they were deprived of bread by this Act, there hour, depriving the parish-church of was no answering how they might be actuated. what was most interesting in public worship, when all ranks and degrees assembled toge ther, to worship their common Father and VOL. VI. Lit. Pan. July 1809.]

was

Sir A. Wellesley in support of the Bill said, England would not derive a grain less corn from Ireland in consequence of it.

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Mr. Foster disclaimed imputing to any, except the very lowest ranks in Ireland, a disinclination to obey the law. He was a friend both to the Colonies and the WestIndia interest, but he would not support them in opposition to the interests of agriculture. With respect to the assertion of an Honour able Member (Mr. Fuller) who had said the Irish only wanted catching and taming, he could only wish that those who thought so of the people, would go to Ireland, and know its inhabitants better.

Amendment put; for it, 99-Against it, 61,-Majority against Ministers, 38.

5s.

Lord Castlereagh presented the correspon dence between himself and Sir T. Dyer, im Spain.

In Committee of Supply, Fire Millis granted to his Majesty, for payment of Exche quer Bills outstanding; and £47,650 75. ga Loan. for payment of Annuities on the Loya

In Committee of Ways and Means, rescl ed to issue five millions of Exchequer Bil to make good the like sum to be paid out the 20 millions of War Taxes, for last year.

Sir Samuel Romilly rose to move for lea Mr. Foster proposed, allowing a bounty of to bring in a Bill to amend the Bankro per bushel on the first 50,000 bushels of Laws. He allowed that it was desirable flax-seed, of foreign growth, imported into abolish the present system and to substita Ireland, from March 8th to April 8th 1809. another; but he had not the courage, a Tuesday, Feb. 28 Mr. Bankes moved, he did not conceive himself qualified to mal that John Annesley Shee in consequence of this attempt. The first defect in these Law his gross prevarication., &c. before the Com-was, that, when a debtor had surrendered mittee on East-Indian purchased offices be committed to his Majesty's Gaol of Newgate. Mr. W. Pole rose for leave to bring in a Bill enabling the Widows of Officers in his Majesty's Navy to receive their Pensions at their own houses; in the same manner as the Officers of the Army did. The present establishment, had purchased £.173,000 in the 3 per Cents. notwithstanding which, considerable trouble and difficulty arose to the persons on the list, in consequence of the payments being made in London only.

Lord Folkstone moved that the House be called over to-morrow se'nnight, March 8th. The Chancellor of the Exchequer did not oppose the call.

Mr. Bankes said, there was no precedent for a call at so short a notice; that it was impossible the attendance could be full. The Irish Members could not possibly attend. Sir J. Newport read from the Journals a call for the succeeding day: The House divided :

Majority in favour of the Call. -87 The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for a Committee to inspect the regulations which governed the drawbacks and countervailing duties on spirits exported from Great Britain and Ireland, and to report thereon; and also on some alterations respecting them, in order to place both countries on the terms of reciprocity implied in the Act of Union.

A Select Committee was appointed, of eighteen Members; Sir A. Wellesley, Sir G. Hill, Lord Binning, Mr. Davies Giddy, Lord Advocate of Scotland, &c.

Wednesday, March, 1.-An account was ordered to be laid before the House of the quantity of corn exported and imported between Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ding the 5th of January, 1809.

the whole of his property to his crediton, should thenceforwards be free from any acti on their part; yet there actually were mu engagements to which a Bankrupt was hab after the commission had ended. Also it ten happened that assignees became Bankng themselves. Creditors were enjoined, at second meeting, to appoint a bank for depe of the bankrupt's property; but assignees quently neglected this; he meant to sug that if the creditors did not appoint a ban the commissioners should, and charge the signees 20 per cent. for money kept by the Instead of actions against assignees, for paying dividends, he meant to propose p ons to the Lord Chancellor : also to take im the creditor the power of refusing to signs certificate of the Bankrupt. By 5th of G III. unless a bankrupt could obtain the conse of four-fifths of his creditors in number and value, he should not be entitled to his ce cate, however just his conduct might h been, and however his bankruptcy mi have been occasioned by inevitable ma tune. Hence many a single creditor had vented a bankrupt from obtaining his cer cate. In general, certificates were with from the honest bankrupt, and granted to fraudulent. In 1805, 940 commission bankruptcy had been taken out, 451 of the had obtained certificates: 489 remained certificated. In 1806, 1084 Commission Bankrupt had been taken out, 483 of th obtained certificates; 601 remained uncert cated. During the last 20 years 16,202 Co missions of Bankruptcy had been taken 6527 never obtained certificates. He wis that if, two years after his examination. bankrupt's certificate should not be signed four-fifths of his creditors, the backre should then petition the Lord Chancel giving to his creditors an opportunity of mitting to his Lordship the grounds on wh they withheld their consent.

POETRY.

ÖDE FOR HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY.

By Henry James Pye, Esq Poet-Laureat. While Europe with dejected eye

Beholds around her rural reign
Whilom of Peace the fair domain,
The scene of desolation lie;

Or if with trembling hope she cast
Her look on hours of glory past;
And burn again with virtuous fame
Her ancient honors to reclaim,
And brace the corslet on her breast,
And grasp the spear and wave the crest ;
Yet lies her course thro' war's ensanguin'd flood;
Yet must she win her way thro' carnage and thro'
blood.

Ah! happier, Britain, o'er thy plain
Still smiling Peace and Freedom reign;
And while thy sons with pitying eye
Behold the fields of ruin round them lie;
The storms that shake each neighbour-realm

with fear,

Like distant thunder die upon the ear;
They bless the halycon hours that gave,
To rule a people free and brave,

A patriot monarch all their own,

Their swords his bulwark, and their hearts his
throne.

And while to his auspicious day
The Muse devotes her tributary lay,
A nation's vows in choral Pæan join,
And consecrate to fame a verse as mean as mine.'

M

Yet not to selfish thoughts confin'd,
Are the warm feelings of the virtuous mind:
The royal Patriot while he views
Peace o'er his realms her bliss diffuse,
Mourns for the sorrows that afflict mankind.
Go forth, my sons, he cries; my Britons, go,
And rescue Europe from her ruthless foe.
Behold, in arms, Austria's imperial Lord;
Behold Iberia draw the avenging sword ;-
Olet with theirs your mingling ensigns fly.
In the great cause of injured Liberty!
Go forth, my sons, and to the world declare,
Where suffering Freedom calls, Britannia's arms

are there.

THE SQUARE.

Spoken at a Breaking up, at the Merchant
Taylor's School.

A Square-hard subject for the flowing line,
Where crooked angles cramp the vast design.
Were it but mine to explore the circle's round,
Or trace the graceful oval's lengthen'd bound;
Then the pleased Muse would all her powers
display,

And to smooth numbers form the tuneful lay.
But lock'd within four walls, what Bard can soar?
Whence to escape he seeks, in vain, a door?
Thus discontented, I gave way to spleen-
Of hard constraint thus all mankind complain.
Yet vain the murmur, since in ev'ry state,
To bear confinement is our certain fate;
Whate'er our age, whatever our designs,
Some Rule restrains us, and some Square confines.
And still beyond the bounds prescribed, we see
The toy we think confers felicity.-
The playful schoolboy mourn's each fetter'd hour,
Yawns at his task, and wishes it were o'er;

The little time, the narrow bounds for play,
Tempt him beyond the well-known laws to stray
He saunters on to school with loit'ring knees,
And envies ev'ry black-guard that he sees.
From thence releas'd, he curses college rules,
And all the dull formality of schools:
For still confinement damps his sprightly grace,
Fines and Jobations stare him in the face.
Whene'r he nobly dares to spurn controul,
And broken windows prove his dauntless soul;
What pity 'tis the Tutor's rigid frown
Should make him twirl his cap, or pick his gown;
When, all insensible to rising merit,

He checks the youth, because a lad of spirit.

Or, view the smart apprentice of the town,
Confinement keeps his gen'rous ardor down;
The cares of trade his livelier powers restrain,
And ev'ry modish folly courts in vain ;
Aw'd by some lordly master's stern behest,
He shines a seventh day gentleman at best.

View those whom, blest with Fortune's golden
mine,

No master awes, no lofty cares confine :
Still does restraint for them her chains prepare,
And something still constructs the magic Square;
While the sanie folly that in youth began,
Grows with our years, and shines complete in man.
Each fool rejects the good with which he's blest,
And pines for pleasures that he cannot taste.
Be ours the wiser part Content inspires-
Let Reason's dictates limit our desires ;
And, as the Square with equal sides is found,
And equal angles ev'ry distance bound,
So let our conduct to mankind be shewn
Equal to all, irregular to none.

Let Virtue's laws direct the grand design,
And all her precepts draw the guiding line:
Thus to our souls shall happiness be given,
And Conscience shall bespeak the applause of
Heav'n;

Thus shall we scorn alike the knave and fool,
And square our conduct by the Golden Rule.

From the Shrewsbury Chronicle.

THE SQUEAKING GHOST.

A Tale imitated from the German, according to
the true and genuine principles of the Horrific.
The wind whistled loud! Farmer Dobbin's wheat
stack

Fell down! The rain beat 'gainst his door!
As he sat by the fire, he heard the roof crack!
The Cat 'gan to mew and to put up her back!
And the candle burnt-just as before!
The Farmer exclaim'd, with a piteous sigh,

"To get rid of this curs'd noise and rout,
"Wife, give us some ale." His Dame straight
did cry,

Hem'd and cough'd three times three, then made this reply

"I can't mun!" Why?'Cause the cask's out? By the side of the fire sat Roger Gee-ho,

Who had finished his daily vocation,
With Cicely, whose eyes were as black as a sloe,
A damsel indeed who had never said No,

And, because she ne'er had an occasion!
All these were alarmed by loud piercing cries,
And were thrown in a terrible state,
Till opening the door, with wide staring eyes,
They found to their joy, no less than surprise,
"'Twas the old Sow fast stuck in a gate l'

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OBSERVANDA EXTERNA.-Effects of the Presburg Treaty: relative Strength of Sovereigns affected by it; and Actual State of those Powers previous to the Present Conflict in Germany; abstracted from the most eminent and authentic German Journal,