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- -- I N‘ .4 % \ ~~ -• were and bowiielal assistance. This jostles was the metro deem bile as be had bees Made the object of a most wanton and anpievoked The Earl of ROBBLYN impressed his great satisfaction at the memory irbickliad bests The flestaggling Preventisn adlig ti, tbe Customs' Consolidation Bill, the Customs Duties Billobe Newspapers' Bumps the Ships' Register Bill, the Colonial Trade Bill, and several others were comndttetL Colonel CA WTHORNE and others from the Commons brought op a gepy of 4beilleport of the Committee on the state of Ireland, and dieCestame temporary Duties /3ill.—Adjeoried. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Colonel LVSHINGTON presented a Petiticht fro % several Of- Jeers of considerable rank in the East Indian army, haw* In the distribution of the Deccan prise-money, dui signed brWaa Malcolm. in favour of the appointment of the Duke of Welliagina and hir. Arbuthnot, as trustees. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was glad to hear the expressions of the Petitioners. Never were men so severely treated as the Trustees had been. They knew well what obloquy would attend the dis charge of a duty so difficult. They were aware that the most extravagant expectations were entertained by both officers and men, as to the amount of the booty. They knew that the claims made were tog exorbitant, comprising as they did two millions of money ; and the expectation of being paid even for the public buildings and palaces. Any other men wmild have Shrunk from sues a responsibility. The Duke of Welliiigton had been advised to have nothing to do with it $ but with .a magnanimity not surprising in him, he considered that no Map in the service could be better acquainted with that army, and the whole of the circumstances of the capture, and therefore no men was better qualified for the task than himself. And from Ant so last. since he had take the subject into his hands, be had been met by nothing but obloquy and misrepresentation, reproaches and calumnies, the most unfounded and the least deserved. Dr. LUSHINGTON, notwithstanding the warmth of tone and expression adopted by the Right Hon. Gen tleman, persisted in the assertion which he had made on a previous evening—that the behaviour of the Duke cf Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot, as trustees of that booty, had been most unprecedented. He was surprised at this new teal of justification on behalf of that Noble Duke. And then the petition which his Hon. and gal lant Relative had just presented from whom did it come ? From a part of Sir Thomas Hislop's army, which army had called upon him to snake that re presentation which the petitioners. parties into. rested, now ventured to reprobate in their Commander in-Chief ? Did it not look as if this petition had been got up in consequence of what took place a few nights ago, with a view of giving the Right Hon. Gentleman an opportunity to make that extraordinary defence of the Duke ? What was the information upon which these petitioners proceeded in reprobating their Commander-in-Cbief? Did they know any thing of the difficulties which impeded the anal adjustment and dn. tribudon of the Deccan prize-money ? If they did, bow came it that they bad not imparted any of that information which was so desirable for the case? Would his gallant Relative undertake to say, that until signing this petition, Sir John Malcolm had ever beta beard of in the transactions ? He repeated what be bad formerly said, that the trustees had conducted themselves In a most unprecedented manner; and that if they did not alter their deter mination, and put themselves in communication with the Cana en Mist, the greatest injustice would be done to the whole body of 01,1 captors. Sir H. HARDINGE complained of the mistate mcnts and calumnies of an anonymous pamphlet pub lished against the Duke of Wellington. The fact was, that until 1823 the trustees bad nothing to say to the distribution of the prise-mooey.:Since than, Sir Thomas Hislop had been required to give a list of the claimants, which was not delivered till the sth of June. So far the fault of the delay was attributable to Sir Thomas Hislop. The fact was h that both the Duke of Wel lington and Mr. Arbuthnot had labouied indefatigably in the business, on behalf of the soldiery and officers of that army. for which no man could have a higher regard than himself. He was sorry that he was not in the House on a previous evening,when the Hon. Member for Montrose presented a petition upon the subject, and the Hon. and Leas ned Civilian opposite took occasion to say that a certain written answer given by the Doke of Wellington was impudent and insolent in the highest ' degree. Why, to be sure,lt waseasy for Gentlemen in their places to give utterance to expressions with respect to others wl o were of too high dignity to notice them, which they would not venture to use to the Members this House, or at any rate could not we them without incurring the responsibility of a sharp reply. He did not wish to curtail the liberty of speech which any Member might think proper to claim for himself ; but it really was difficult for any friend of that Noble Person to listen to such language without retorting his own words upon the Member who would venture so to use it. Lord FOLKESTONE spoke to order, in negligence of which the gallant . Officer had taken upon himself to refer to a speech made upon a former evening by his Hon. and Learned Friend, although be bad not beard it, and was, as he verily believed, proceeding upon a statement of It by no means correct. Sir H. HARDINGE contended for his right in meeting the as sertions made by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. The SPEAKER spoke to order. Mr. Secretary CANNING thought the situation of Isis gallant Friend was particularly hard. He had risen to defend a Noble Friend of his from as attack which . had been made in his absence, upon a petition, of the presenting of which no regular notice had been given, and he was met by the forms of the Howe. Had his gallant Friend possessed a little more of Parliamentary tsctics,he might have effected all that be wasted without iota's-update. He might have said. " I have read somewhere that extrusions were used by somebody towards the Duke of Wellington, and be might have gone on to make his comments at pleasure. Sir H. HARDINGE thanked his Right Hon. Friend. Jt did certainly appear to him, that as the practice of the House in allowing the discussions to go abroad in newspapers had caused the circulation of the calumnies, so he ought to have as fair an opportunity of answering them. He denied, then, on the part of Mr. Arbuthnot, that there ever was a design of appointing his son, who was a minor, in his place. The statement was false and calumnious. Mr. Arbuthnot's youngest son was 26 years of age. He had taken the opinion of the Law Officers upon the right of appointing his son an agent, and he was infdrmed that there would be nothing tile- i gal in it. Such a system of clamour and calumny ex erted against men engaged in a business so arduous, was highly to be deprecated. The soldiers had bees taught to expect most unaccountable heaps of wealth. They actually looked to be paid, as it appeared by the abominable p emphlet which he held in Ms band, for the public buildings and palsices of Deccan. As well might the Waterlot army expect- pay for the Telleritel or than of the Peohtegs so be paid for the palaces of Lisbon and Madrid. Mr. S. MCI did net thiak the words attributed had bees used by the arohhe said Lamed Gentleman. .._ r IiDINGE said, that es long as the Hemureide Umber who was said to have used the words did not dewy thews Tes sheuthi madder himself justilled la refers* to them, sad CO■n met h% ea them. • •Tist MAKER eudeelmedly it was highly dieraderly to refer to the debase crouch.: night, and anon whets the felsonise was made to a ammo is itself • air H. IIItAROINGE admitted be smight have been set o 6._ order 1 but ' a shen that the Iletwarable eat Lamed Glantleman wood/ reify or Mast sone parts G ila. former spew& Mr. BROUGHAM was surpr.tied 'atlie mathod takei to obtain exPlanitiion by the Honourable and, gallant Member, who bad not hoodsmerided to ask a degia Imo tion in private, as in prudence mid courtesy hand but mime down with it newspaper report bit yen another Heaeueable Member, and never inquiring a did peer did yes not use these expressioinr publicly demanded eqiimedess. The lismeneable 1 and gallant Member was sea and ed ispes'vesalag bis feelings unconditionally. His plan weassitolos • att strike, and. then to beak. . Sir H. HARDINO&Wrhe words bate set Immeentredicted. Mr. BROUGHAM (with great subenleoce)- 6 Now then, Sir, I have some right to complain of the Hon. Member. He comes down to this House and unhesi tatingly lets out his fort; because forsooth •no contradic tion has appeared of what has been ittributed to an Hon. Member. Why, Sir, there are more swats of chiding than one; and I will make use of :itch words in taking a Member to task, as shall render ii impossible for any one to contradict me. If I go and say, ' Yon are an in famous fellow, you used such and such words in speaking' of my friend,' who would storor - to say he never used such words? So that if kny Member wished to make an attack upon another, and have the colour of right for doing so, he has nothing to do but adopt this mode, by which he effectually shuts the nsoush of the other.— He need not ask him, but proceed at once to work. 1 With respect to the merits of the question to which this discussion had reference, the Hon. Gentleman proceeded to say, that he spoke of those Trustees as public men. Nothing, however, should deter him from speaking his opinion freely upon a public question of this kind. Not the frowns of any one in that House, however loud in 'his anger ; nor of any one out of the House, however big or influential he might be, should check the free Parliamentary course of Isis speech. He believed both the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot to be very honourable men. But in this instance they appeared before the House as invested with a trust of money ; and as such it was his bounden duty to the public to scrutinize their conduct. With re. gard to these Trustees, he thought it a most extra ordinary thing that they, who were so sore at being attacked themselves, should have commenced by making an attack upon others. Now this unfounded attack was only equalled by the ignorance of the laws, which it betrayed. It was seriously apprehended that the lawyers would give a false opinion in order to multiply their own profits by bringing on law pro ceedings. This was the vulgar, gross, every-day charge brought against lawyers out of doors—it was as old as the hills, and excited nothing but merriment amongst the members of the profession. The reverse of what was charged in this case was really the fact.— But when it was considered against whom this charge was directed, k would appear still more extraordinary. Against himself and his Honourable and Learned Friend (Dr. Lushington) it was perhaps very natural.— But who were those who joined them in their address ? One was Dr. Jenner—no Whig. The next was Mr. Adam, by no means a party man. Next came Mr. Heald, of the Chancery Bar, who was not likely to profit much by common law proceedings. They were seven in number who were included in this charge, and amongst them was one who had- since been made a Judge, and made too' hy that very individual, the Duke of Wellington, who' Made the attack upon his purity ; but who, nevertheless, had not hesitated, as a Cabinet Minister, to recommend him to the Crown for promotion. This person was Mr. Gaselee. There was still one more to mention, and, would the House believe it, this was no other than Mr. Harrison, the known fa miliar of the Treasury. These persons had all iiined in the opinion expressedan honest and moderate opi nion, although not very palatable perhaps to the Duke of Wellington. He mea'ioned these particulars to thew that the attack hid been made upon the lawyers, who had made their answer, and to point out the im policy of people who lived in glass-houses throwing stones. lie had heard it said that the pamphlet in question was a libel. If so, was it not better to refer it as such to a Court of Law, where they mold have the benefit of a decision by twelve honest men? This morn be thought would be far better than talking big language, and an intemperate discussion of thr ciestion in that House. Sir' H. H A RDINGE said, the Hon. and Learned 1 Gentleman bad asked him why he bad not appealed to his Hon. and Learned Friend (Dr. Lushington) for tin explanation of the language attributed to him? In answer to that he begged to say, that e was not aware when he came down to the House th t a Petition was to be presented. Ve Honourable and Learned Gen tleman had recommended him to be less vehement. Surely be did not mean that be should take hint as a Fatten. Mr. BROUGHAM.—The Hon. Member forgets the difference of our situations. I was one of the persons, along with Mr. Gaselee, who was attacked. The na tural custody of myself is confided to my own hands, and I did no more than exercise my own power to defend myself. Sir H. HARDINGE.—And perhaps I sh mild not have shewn the same degree of warmth as the }fon. and Learned Gentleman sheaved, had it' not been in defence of an absent friend—( Hear). Mr. Secieta-y PEEL could not help expressing his surprise at tbe course which Otis tonversafon had taken. For himself, he declared, that he had hea-d no offensive expression made use of by his gallant *Friend behind him. That gallant Officer had certain)!, with great warmth, repelled a charge which he conceived to have been made against a Noble Friend of his who was ais T sent; but he would ask the House whether such warmth was not frequently manifested in the course of discus sions in that House ?—(Hear, hear). He was quite sure that his gallant Friend (Me Heart Hardinge) had no previous intimation that such a pettion was to be pre sented. and therefore Ise was f ree from even the sus p icion of having premeditated any l an g ua g e of which he had made use on that occasion. Had any l an g ua g e of all unparliansentary character beea used, the Speaker woul d undoubtedly have called the Hon. Member to o rder , but no such interference took place. With respect to the Noble bake, and the Right Hon. Gentleman,wh conduct was found fault with upon that occasion , so far from being blamed , their exertions were entitled to the highest praise; and if there were any two individuals upon whose integrity and straitforwardness he was most peculiarly inclined to rely, the Duke of Wellington and Mr. Arbuthnot were the men—(Hottr, hear). They had gratuitously undertakes a mon complicated sad labekosts task, and it was bat a poor return for disk services, this to turn resod and acme them of delay—(Hear). Mr. Secretary CANNING said, he bad been endea vouring to recollect, yet he could not state with posi tives's' the precise words used by the Honourable and Learned Member (Dr. Lushington), but he thought the epithet" insolent," or the substantive " insolence," had been made use of by him, not, however, as applied to individual character, or meant priiately, but directed against a letter in which the words ii the said Williani Benison," instead of " the said Mr. William Harrison," had been used. In explanation of which mistake it was ►eaiough to " that the word o hig." was intoned in du original manoserilie lila by 'accident • omitted in the copyL-(1kor, heat). And while he agreed with the HOG. and Learned Member. opposite (Kr. Brougham), that it was no part of the duty of a Member of that Rouse to stand up and deny a charge - made upon such loose authority, he hoped the,Hen. and Learned Gen deutan (Dr. Lushington) would\ not feel the same ob jection to stating whether he (Mr. Canning) was right in his impression of what bad been said on the occasion alluded to?—(Hear, hear, hear). Dr. LUSHING'fON said, that after the appeal made to him by the sight Honourable G -ntleman, he was justified in rising; but he never would have risen under any other circumstances. He would rather have parted with life than submit to the degradation of making any explanation in answer to so wanton an attack as had been made upois him without any notice, and when the Honourable Member had in his own possession the draft of the letter which explained the whole matter. Was it fitting, be asked, under such circumstances, for the Honourable Member to come there and express, in the strongest terms, his repro bation of his conduct ? He should have betrayed his duty as a Member of that House, and been destitute of the courage of a man, if he had retracted one word he had said under such circumstances. The Right Hon. Gentleman had stated with perfect accuracy whit he had said upon the occasion alluded to—(Hear, hear). He had certainly never used the word " impudent." There was a vulgarity in the word of which he was ' convinced he was never guilty—(Hear, hear).—But in commenting on the expression by which Mr. Harrison was designated, closely connected as he was with the Treasury, he bad certainly used the word " insolent." The foundation, however, being taken away, it would be folly to adhere to what stood solely upon that foundation. Before be bad used the expressions an question, he had inquire) and was told that the printed letter was the same as the written one. He bad now made the explanation required of him. On the occasion to which allusion bad been made, be was Counsel for the Marquis of Hastings, and certainly all his feelings and passions were against Sir lihonsas Mop. Sir H. HAIiDINGE repeated that the word the Hon. and Learned Gentleman bad un% was not a proper word, and be was still of that opinion. Lord J. RUSSELL observed, that the expression in the lOW if the Duke of Wellington, that he had observed throughout the con sideration of this question a strong desire on the part of some to go to law," would apply rather to the Solicitor than to the Conned. Mr. BROUG lIA M thought the words would not bear the con struction the Noble Lord put upon them. Sir R. FERGUSON said that he had come in while the Honourable and gallant Member opposite was speaking ; but he thought lie had used language quite beyond the limits of the rules of the House. lie gave bias credit for the zeal he had shewn on behalf of his friend—he honoured him for his opini.ins—at the same time he trusted his gallant Friend would not for a moment hesitate to say, after the explanation which bad taken place, that he was sorry for any warmth of expression he might have been led into. Sir H. HARDINGE said he was ready to give any explanation that any Honourable Member might re quire, but he was oft aware of having made use of any unparliamentary expressions. He did not think, whether the letter said Wm. Harrison," or 64- hir.Wm. Harrison" that It was any exculpation or atessemeat for having made use of the word " The SPEAKER rose to state to the House, that the impression on his mind was, that the Hon. Member who bad just addressed the Ileum did not use language from which might be inferred anything personally offensive. Mr. Secretary PEEL submitted, that the unconscious ness on the part of the gallant Member of having used any such language was sufficiently satisfactory—(Hear, hear). Dr. LUSHINGII3N said, that if the Hon. Member did not intend to give any personal offence, he was satisfied. The Petition was then brought up, read, and laid on the table. Mr. HUME deferred the presentation of a Petition relative to Lord Donoughmore, at the suggestion of Mr. C. Hutchinson, who stated that his noble relative was ready to meet the charges contained in it, but it could not be entered upon this Session. It was a gross attempt on the part of a most disgraceful individual of low clone ter—(The Hon. Gentleman was here called to order). ADJOURNMENT ON THZ HOUSE. Mr. Secretary CANNING moved that the House, at its rising. do adjourn till Tuesday neat.—Agreed to. YEOMANRY CAVALRY. Mr. S. WORTLEY asked, whether there was any intention on the part of Government to give any addi tional allowance or privileges to those persons who served in the Yeomanry Cavalry / Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that no person held in greater estimation than he did the services of the Yeo manry Cavalry, but he was not aware of any intention to increase their allowance. There was another mea sure proposed, which required the most mature deli beration before it could be acceded to—that was, the exemption of the Yeomanry from civil offices—from serving as constables. They should take care not to Essen the respectability of constables in country towns. If the pay of the Yeomanry were not sufficient to meet their menses, he would rather increase it than give them advan tages in an indirect manner. After a few words from Mr. Lerrurrox, Mr. Haut, and Mr. Secretary Pm, the question dropped. OCCUPATION OF SPAIN IT FRANCE. Mr. BROUGHAM said,before the Session closed, he would take that opportunity of asking the Right Hon. Se cretary for Foreign Affairs a question on a subject which he had abstained from broaching during .the Ses . sion,froto a disinclination to bring the House. andjhe country to a • discussion respecting the occupation of Spain by France, lest such a discussion, consideilngthe crisis of affairs t here , should produce an irritability in the minds of persons in power in.thatCOUDIZT Which would be de trimental to the interestx.of those gallant and illustrious individuals in confinement, whose only crime, was their love of liberty, and the sacrifice of everything in that cause but their honour. This was the only reason why he abstained from sceaking on this subject in the earlier part of the Session. But now, at the cloie of the ties sion, when there was no fear of a violent or irritating discussion, he might safely ask, respecting the negotia tions themselves, and the personal interests of the suf. fevers—when their sufferings might terminate ? As to the question respecting the occupation of Spain by France, it was said that the French troops would be withdrawn as soon as Ferdinand was esta blished in power. Unhappily, this was giving France a carte blanche for the period of occupation.— Ferdinand would not be established in poser so long as France wished to occupy Spain. They had fortified Cadiz, they were in possession of St. Sebastian, and several other places, of Figueras—not Figueras, be be lieved—and SO or 40,000 French troops were still in that country. Ferdinand would de,ire to keep the French in Spain as long as it suited his policy. As long as he had any hope of subduing the South Ame rican provinces be would keep .the French in Spain, because it would enable him to send out his own troops. This was an unbounded power, dangerous and alarm ing to this country, and destructive to the balan:e of ' • . ---,-- , i • • 'paws+, should we bo engaged in a war. with France. It would expose Ireland to the iron coast of Spain, ear ! risoned, not with Spanish, but French troops. He had .not - sees the - close of the Session without lamenting 'two of its acts ; the one regarded Ireland—but that Rood on -its awitiootingr-and -was not so much attributable to that House as the way in which it had been set tled in another place: the other, was the Act increas ing the dependence of the Judges by overpaying them. With all whom he had consulted, there was but one opinion, that 5,5001. a-year' was too much for the Puisne Judges ; but he was glad to find this error was about to be corrected in ano her quatter. How ever, he must say, that of all the officers provided for, if there was any one independent, the worst paid, consi dering the rank and style of the officer, and the manner in which he discharged his duties, it was the Vice-Chancellor ; and he took shame to himself that be fiat sot pressed a greater increase for this officer when the subject was before the House. He would say more on this joestion, it it bad not been so late in the Session. Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that it might be taken foe granted that the point to which the Honourable Member had principally alluded, had long occupied the attention of the British Government, and was still con tinu4lly pressing upon that attention. lie was prepared to say, that Ministe s had teceived from the French Government, from time to time, such assurances as satisfied his mind completely that there did not exist the slightest shadow of an int emion to occupy the fortresses of Spain, after the French army should have been with drawn. He had not the least idea that the French Go vernment meant to reran the fortresses; and it now appeared that the additional fortifications, about which so much bad been said, reduced themselves to common repairs. He was able to assert, must distinctly, that not one sous of French money had been expended upon those fortifications, and not one sous, he was confident, of the money of Spain, beyond what was necessary to keep them up. Perhaps it might be satisfactory to state further, that in the month of December, a dis tinct application had been made to the French Govern ment for a disclosure of its views with regard to Spain. The answer was, that it was intended to reduce the Army of Occupation to 22,00.1 men, continuing an extra corps on foot in the country until the month of April. He had every reason to believe that that extra corps had either been actually withdrawn, or was in a course of being withdrawn. With regard to the period when it might be expected that the remaining 22,000 men would be removed from the Spanish territory, he was not pre pared to give any opinion, and he doubted if even the French Government could yet give a satisfactory an swer to the question ; he did, nevertheless, believe that the Hun. and Learned Gentleman could not be- more desirous that the French troops should evacuate Spain, than the French authorities were themselves anxious to be able to commence that operation. They hoped to see all the objects of that occupation fulfilled, and that they might be accomplished, they still retained posses sion of the country., It certainly appeared that much that had been anticipated on this side of the water, at to the consequences of the presence of the armies of France, had not been realized. He beggid to repeat, honestly and as an individual, he felt no degree of ap prehension, alarm, or jealousy on the subject. He was melidied in hi s conscience that there was a bens fricintention addle pm of the French Government to evacuate Spain, as speedily is Alle•nosstances would permit. Lord J. RUSSELL observed, that - the occupation of France by the Allies bad set an unfortunate precedent, which France had f Mowed in respect to Spain. Still, in the former case, a definite time for evacuation was fixed, while in the latter no term was named after which the Spanish people were to be left in the undis turbed possession of their own soil. If he remdlectel rightly, the words in the last Convention, they were merely, that the occupation by the French troops was to cease whenever King Ferdinand should think their presence no longer nemsterP . Mr. Secretary CANNING interposed.—By the terms of the last Convention, the evacuation was not d!perident merely upon the pleasure of the sing of Spain. The first Conventions were definite in point of tinier but that time was twice prolonged. In the last Convention, the French Government thought it better to make the date indefinite, yet not dependent only on their own wish, whatever might be the internal condition of Spain. At present, therefote that event rested upon the decision of the French Government, in concert with the Kies of Spain. Lord JOHN RUSSELLadverted to the melancholy condition of the friends of liberty confined in such numbers in the dungeons of Italy. A more melancholy spectacle could not be conceived than men of the most refined minds and feelings, bred in the lesury of social and literary habits, confined in dungeons; and reduced to work as galley-slaves, in a condition which even to malefactors would be glittery—(Har, bear).—He wished to say nothing against Austria ; but ill men Would rejoice if the punish ment of these victims were somewhat relaxed; and if she cold{ be persuaded that the time bad gone by when such rijoor was obi; lately necessary. Sir It. WILSON said, that so long as the flag of France waved over a Spanish fortress, so long world it be held as a triumph et the principles of the Holy Alliance over good faith; justice, std usseality. • SOUTH AMERICA. Mr. RARING asked whether the rumen that in consinnenne of representations from some of the European Cabinets, a mid-. gated recognition only of the South American •Provineerwas in tended by the British Governisent? He also wished to kossw whet. , • ther it was Intended to Tulsa the law against these of mar pliant countrymen who had enlisted in foreign service ' Mr. Secretary PEE& said he was sorry these menders bad sot been put before his Right Him. Friend had ref the Hones. Of this he could speak with certaisty, that the cosine et his Majesty's Geirentleent, with regard to the States of Seeds America, would not be altered in the least particular by any sesimunleatien front foreign Courts—(Hear). theyther topic, be meld oily say he thought it necessary the Kin *mid hamming power of puoish meat over such of kis Olken u were entity of . disebodiente in en listing iii foreign service contrary to orders. • PISIIDIST OS THE 10A RD 01 TRAM : Mr. BARING than asked, whether it was lotoaisti to give the President of the Board of Trade an income imisissete to the kr portasce of his Ake, and the real value and areas,* mom of the duties he had to perform ? Mr. Secretary PEEL said he bat not beard the subject formally discussed ; but the resent assigned by the Hen. Member was so obvious why the laborious Mere of State should receive a direct income, that be had no hesitation in saying, that with inert to the • of the case such rethink mast be mad.. J utice Kan BARR ACEPORZ. • Mr. HUME said he was greatly wring' that no Information bad been laid before the House with respect to the drain of Bar rackposv. Had the Report bees of the table, he should have felt it his duty to have moved the displaesowit of the Governor-Ge neral from a situation ter which he was inanighotly umennaL Mr. C. W. WYNN expressed his regret that allay had takes place (for which he could set menet) in producing the Report. Sir C. FORBES emeastenished that the Report es es shoal 'table an affair as the mutiny at Barrackpore, had net bees sent .eir to this country: A M was& deprecated all discussion until the arrival of the Report. The Lauds' Amendments to the Writs of Error Bill were agreed co, after a few co ,servatieas from Mr. WU4141111 &MN and Alr. tliKaleitolll.ll. CRIMINAL LAW. Mr. S:cret.r, PEEL, to answer to a question frith Mr. Hose. 1...'• SC,s . r ~,, ._...