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all similar occasions, had not been given. Altering of about 6,000 or 7,000!. s•year hod been made front the stipends of the Queen's servants. There was one other point in the Bill, which, although it ought to be made • subject of discussion in the Committee only, and not in the present stage. to which he should briefly refer, lest it weight be im:i. gined that he was disposed to overlook it. The House of Comtnono, it appeared by the Bill, had thought proper to make 'k some allowance to his Royal Highness the Dake of York, as autos per. rower, as had been granted to her. late Majesty in 1812. The propriety of that grant had been re cognised by both Houses of Parliament. and not only was the principle the same in the present instance to warrant a limiter allowance to his Royal Highness, hut there ojee certain circumstances peculiar to his Royal Higlines*, which reentered it more necessary. The illitrious Duke had public services to perform, whigkrendered it impossible for huts to reside constantly at Windsor. No one who knew any thing ofihe nature of public situations could doubt that much expense must attach to them. It would, indeed. be impossible to calculate such el . proses with accuracy, but it became Parliament iie such cases to divlay 'note of generosity than of strict and rigid economy, lest it might happen that th e e would nudist, unwillingly, individual injustice. Attar a few further remarks to the mane effect. the NA& Luur,l moved the second reading of the 80% Earl Gillet' dial not rite to oppose the principle or the Bill. on the contrary, so far as the Bill in volved a prine:iple of reduction in the general ex penditure of the country, at a moment when tress pervinled every part of it, lie felt himself bound to express his approbation of the measure. He trusted that he yielded to nu man in sentiments or loyalty to the King. iii feelings of compassion for his sufferings, end of respect for his age, and that he would spire no sacrifice to secure the main tenance of his dignity, and the utmost enjoyment of every thing conducive to his personal comfort, consistent with his unhappy situation ; but while he admitted this, obligation on the one: hand, he could ait allow that situation, on the other, ur be made i pretext for umpecessary expense, nor Ulf. let the claim of supporting the Royal dignity to be weep as a delusive plea to add to the hoidens of an exhausted country, marking in that dignity a con- Iraq with the sufferings of the people.—(Hear, hPisr.)—lle was of opinion, that the expense of the Windsor Establishment had been incurred too Ling. H,f was now, therefore, not so much diprawd to object to the present Bill, which went to reduce that establishment, as to inquire why this estab!i•litnent had not been reduced sooner.— ( Herm Isteir.)—The Noble turd (Liverpool) had stated w lie ibis reduction was now proposed by those who lied fermerly resisted such a measure when re commended by himself and othere, and it appeared that the demise of the Queen lend caused all the 41 fference in Ilse circumstances of the case. He now, for the first tone, unders'ood that the E.ta. lilishittelit had originally been proposed, with re Is. non not only to the state of the King, but also to the situation of her 3lsjesty. This argument had never before been touted, hut to Isis mind the q je ys t 's situAinii, as Queen Consort, with the E.tablishmesit of Siit,ooo/. a year, would place her iv; a marls bet'er state than if she wrie to have re eciseal her dna er. The present subject, he thonglst, might have been brotiviot forward with more delicacy than had brill (observed, both with regard to the character of the Royal tanoily sod to the dignity of the House. 'the matter being confessedly arse of great delicacy, tnight have been investigated in a Committee, or the Hr use might of least have procured a copy of the Report of the Committee of the House of Corn moos. Neither course 111111 been pursued, mid the House iris now proceeding to decide un the case without any exansination, in a manner little con sistent with the delicacy of the subject. and cer toirsty not in conformizy with those sentiments and rrotillidlions of loyally dist were so freely made by those who hadintroduced the measure.-11 fersr.)— (hi the stslikiCt of the grant to the Duke of York, he had mesl not to have spoken one word, feeling with the Notre Earl opposite, that the subject be lorsged exclusively to the Commitee. No one had a higher esteem than lie entertained for the public services mod private viitues of the Duke of York, and he lamented to see his name brought forward ns connexion with such a matter us the present ; but whatever might be his feelings on this subject, lie eau not it mats to his deterred from what he con ceived to he his duty. Ile now declared that he objected to the proposed grant, and in the Coin. tuittee lie would state his objections to it. The Noble Lord •Duke of the duty imposed on the Doke of York, and of the expenses to which it would subject him. No doubt there was a duty, which, he was confident, his Royal Highness would gladly perform, without requiting the stimulus of a grant of money; but when the expenses attached to such a duty were spoken cf as a justification for the present claim, it WIA coming to Parliament un der false pretences.--Illear, hear.)—The country was ringing with disapprobation of the grant, as being not only injurious to the interest of the people, but insulting to their understanding. In the Committee he shou!d object to the grant, and abroad for the present merely warn the House, as the precedent of the grant to the Queen was twat advanced, how they formed precedents in such cases fi.► the future. He would admit that if the grant were proper in the case of the Queen, it would also he proper in the case of the Duke of York; but he should absolutely drily the principle.— (Iliar, irear.)--He should lake sonic blame to himself fur nut having urged his objections to the Queries grata. but they were still in force, and he should state them in opposition to the proposed allowance to the Duke of York. The Earl of HARROWIY.—Whether this grant was contrary to the understanding of the people, would be hest decided when the understanding of their Lordships came to be exerc:sed on the sub• ject, and whether it was injurious to the interests of the country, would be also determined when they come to consider how far it was consistent with the public we lfare to support the dignity of the Crown. He would not offer himself to the attention of the House, but he feared lest they should seem to acquiesce in the principles laid down by the Noble Earl. Ile remarked, that it was not sufficient for the House inertly to provide, as the Noble Earl seemed to desire, for the food and raiment. and medical attendance accessary for their afflicted Sovereign, they should also eonsitler what Will due to the country mod to the Constitution, of which that Sovereign was the head. Ir there were ally persons its the House who would limit the dignity of their Sovereign to these paltry cunsidtretions, he hoped they would be as eonsisteut as to oppose the second reading of the Bill. The Earl of CA111.131.6 remarked, that the Noble Earl opposite had misunderstood the nature of his Noble Friend's observations. His Noble Friend had used one word which might lone screened him from the Noble Earl's remarks, which was dd the dignity of the King." He begged leave to inquire whether the grant had been given to the Queen, as eastos of the King's person ? The Earl of LIVIRPOOI, replied, it was given to her Majesty expressly to cover extraordinary expenses. Earl GREY said he hail never heard any thing more indecorous then the rant of the Noble Earl opposite (llarrowby) about his loyalty. lie had stated distinctly thathe hail entertained the highest sentiments of loyalty for the King's person, com passion for his sufferings, and respect fur his age, far which he expressed his willingness to mike every sacrifice, but that lie could never suffer this delusive plea to be urged as a justification for load tog with 11111 l ecessary expense an overburdened country. Ile stated that the present distresses of the people were unparalleled ill the history of the isatiosi.--1 //ear, hear.) The Earl of HARROWS!". in explanation, raid he had norunderstood the Noble Earl. The Earl of DARNLEY protested against the jai potation which the Noble Earl had thrown on the Opposition side of the House, as if those on the one side yielded to the Noble Lords on the other ill at tachment to their Sovereign and loyalty to the Coll stitution. Ile had never, in the course of his Par liamentary experience, heard a more unwarrantable attaok. The questiou was then carried. and the Bill be ing read a second time, was ordered to be com mitted for Moodary. ~~. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fatoav, Mince 26. Mr. Stapleton, from the African Company, presented the accounts of that Rudy for the year 1818. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT. Mr. Bgaitutv PaGIT presented a Petition from Car nai.von aga►es, the Insolvent Dcbtors' Act. . _ Mr. Lemwrow presented a Petition horn certain Debtors colifined in the Gaul of Durban), fur the renewal and amend ment of this Act. Lord DUNCAN nom presented a Petition from the Borough of Mahan, against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and $ similar one from the same place fur the revision of the Penal Celle. Mr. Wu, Ssityn presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Norwich against the Insolvent Debtors' Act. These Petitions were laid on the table. A Petition WAS presented from tbe County of Madding. ton against any alteration in the Coal Duties. Mr. WHARTON presented a Petition from seveTal Per. sons in the County of Durham, against the projected Works on the River Weir.—Laid on the table. Mr. CALCRAFT presented a Petition from certain Salt Manufacturers at Milton, iu Yorkshire, praying relief from the Salt Duties. FEVER IN IRELAND. Sir Jon NistronT postponed his 'notion for the np pointment of • Committee to inquire into the state of Con tagious Diseam in Ireland until Toesthiy next. ROYAL BURGHS IN SCOTLAND. - - Sir -Wass Maratarrostt presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Munro ies, ai:ainst site mode in which their Magistrates were nominal* d. This Petition was signed by a number of the 111110111 respectable inhabitants of that place, the prayer of it was couch( d iu the most respectful language, sod the redress the Petitioners naught was strictly constitu tional. Something had been said on a former evening re. spading the opinions of the people of Scotland on this sub ject ; it was abseiled that they were not generally favourable to the proposed alteration in the Burgh system. To this he would reply, that according to the MIMI taken in tall, the population of the several Royal Burghs in Scotland was 400,)00 ; of these inhabitants 410,000 had already petition. eel Parliament either fur an alteration in the twisting system, or had entered into Resolution* in support of she prayer of ;hew Petitions ; a n d ,if the 70,000 remaining iuliabitants, une•seveuth have pronounced uu opinion whatever on the subject. Undo r such cis eumstanets, it was nut too mueli to say, that the objections to the present system were general iu Setriland.--(Haar.) . Mr. M•TTI.AND confirmed the statement of the lion. and Leslued Gestkitten, and stated that the real rights of the Burghs were managed by a small Coveted, over whirls, and their mode of levying money, the Burgesses est:seised nu eoutiol. The Petition wee laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. - Mr. WIL DOUGLAP presented a Petition to the same effect as the last, from the Inhabitants of the %ugh of Arnim Hr thought this subject well entitled to the attention of the House, to prevent the continuance of that discontent which now prevailed in eonsequence of the present system Sir J. M ACILITITOiIIi presented a Petit' from the Inhabi tants of the Boroughs of Elgin and Peebles, praying fur a Ri form is the system of the Scotch Burghs._ . He also presented Petitiunsfrum the lo;bahitants urog.leol, in Lancashire, and Epping, praying fur a revihiou of the Criminal Code. Thole Petitions were laid on the table. IRISH WINDOW TAX. Mr. BUTLVII preseuteil a Petition signed by upwards of 300 lababotants of Kilkenny, against the Window Tan Duly.—Laid on the table. COPYRIGHT BILL. - - - Mr. JOHN Sl4llll presented a Petition from Messrs. Lai kington, Hughes, Harding, and Jones, the extensive booksellers in Finsbury-square, against the Copyright Act. The Hon. Member stated, that in presenting this Petition, lie felt it to be his duty to make ik few remarks on the nature and extent of the grievances to which this Act ex posed publishers. The prevent Petitioners had, upon the publication of Dugdule's Monosiicon, and fire other works, sustained a loss thiough the opera tion of this Act of 2,43.0. What added greatly to the hardship of the loss was, that sonic of the nurks were actually projected and undertaken before the last Bill had been enacted. The Hill had, there fore, received en ex post facto effect, which the Legislature could never have intended it should have had. The Legislature, be was persuaded, could not have meant to give this retrospective operation to a measure of this description. The Hon. Member concluded by stating. that the grievances imposed spout publishers by this Bill were greater than could he imagined in the first in stance. The Petition was laid on the table. STAIE OF THE CONVICTS IN NEW SOUTH WALLS. Mr. nENNETT na i ll;W a s relieved horn the nece:sity of milting the motion of *loch lie hail given notice, for iiistructiosis to the Gaol Commit tee to take into their consideration the state of she Convicts in New south Wales, bec,inse that Com mittee had already determined tor make that sub ject a part of their general inquiry. and would. he understood, so early •s Mouthy aext. turn their attention to it. The notice of motion was wit/Wraith. PETITION OF EDWARD O'HARA. Mr. &Num called the attention of tI e Hittite to a Petition which hr held in his hand, from • person minted Edward O'Hara. who was indebted for one year's King's taxes. The Petitioner, on bring called upon. was unable to pay the amount, and the Commis.ioners forthwith committed him to Newgate, instead of ascertaining whether he had any property which they could seize for the debt. They committed him to Newgate, where he lay for ten days with telons—where he was confined in the same ward with convict., some of whom had been since transported, and others hanged. The l'eti tioner was, lie (Nlr. Hewlett) believed, • man of unblemished character, when the Commissioners thought it right to send him into the society, and in the same place of confinement, with felons. The Petitioner had himself brought up by a writ of Habeas Corpus, before Mr. Justice Bayley, who, seeing the scandalous illegoliiy of the pro. ceeding, discharged the man out of custody. It was no answer to say that the mail had his legal redress—what adequate compensation could he re. ceive fur being thus immured in the walls of a prison, with the wort characters of every descrip tion ? The Commissioners, it was true, were em powered to commit a man, in default of payment of his taxes, to the common gaol ; but the wan. ing of the Legi-lature was, that he should be com mitted to the Sheriff's prison, where debtors were usually placed. Lied they merely done this, there would be no reason to complain, as they would have only then exercised a power which the law con leered upon them. But to send a King's debtor, for an arrear of 31. los. to Newgate, among felons, was a grass and wanton violation of the liberty of the illbjet t. The Petition was then brought up and read. It set forth, that the Petitioner had resided in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, from *lslet' place he had been taken by a warrant from the Commission ers, and put one day in the Giltspur-street Compter, and the next removed to Newgate. The Petition was ordered to be printed. MENAI BRIDGE. Sir ROURT WILLIAMS presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Carnamin against the Menai Road Bill. The Petitioners prayed to he heard by Counsel against the said Bill.—Orderrd to he on the table. Mr. BERKELEY PAGIT presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of Conway agatust the Menai Ruad Bal.—Laid on the table. Sir flattaY PARNELL moved the second reading of the Menai Bridge and Road Bill. Sir RODENT WILLIAMS said he would not, on the present occasion, take the senve of the House on this Bill, but lie certainly would do so on a future occasion. The expense of this bridge mould be over 100,0001., and yet over • place where boats every hour passed. This propotation had been sub mitted to Mr. Pitt about twenty-five years ago. His appropriate answer then was, 14 We cannot afford it." Why then should such an expense be incurred at the present time ? An Hon. Member, whose name we could not learn, condemned altogether the structure of the bridge. Ile could not place such a confidence as other Hon. Members seem to do, to II chain bridge 500 feet above high-water-mark. The experience, of a similar attempt in America had proved fatal. Sir JOsEPH YORKE said. that if the moony came out of the pockets of the individuals who were to be beueti'ed by it. hr had no objection—if it were to come from the pockets of the people. he should most decidedly object to the emplu) ll'tilt of public moony in this manner. Sir W. W. Wlird r !.Nid, lie hilt, many objections to the construction of this bridge. . . Mr. BERUBLIVI PAGET said, that the erection of Cow bridge would interfere materially with ilia navigation of the river. lie 6ud insuperable Mt. .jections to the woik, and the Cllol'lllollll expeose of it. - -- Sir 11. PA RN ELI. had the Report of the Com. mittee made on the ISt!' May read. From this it appeared that the fist expenditure tugge%ted by the Committee was 20,000/. This amount had been gradually augmented to extend tf r m i g ; nu i advantages of the plan. lie remembered u unai. 11610 N./144 made 60111 CIIIIIIIITVOII, that the erection of this bridge would injure the oavigation of the Strait, but the complaint was at the time tarried to the Trinity Howe, from which it was 111111111. moualy declared that the bridge could not in any manner affect the navigation of the river. Mr. lIUSKISSON suit, t hat this bridge would cost tint 60,000/., as had been stated, but 100,0001. There was a proviso, that if any augmentation took place in the price of the material (and a rise had already taken place) a suitable allowance should be mule—but the [louse really saw only a part of this large expenditure. The proprietor of the ferry, the amount of sebum: interest was 1,000/. ethyear, had to he settled with. Ile did not mean to deprecate the value of the improvement, bait he uid meal, to sad•, that in the present state of the finances of the country, they ought slot to ente► upon so itspieuriVe a project. If they once advanced they could not recede. Ile referred to the enormous expenditure in which the country became involved by the Cale donian Canal. amid said that the example of this expense should deter them at the outset from in curring the proposed bridge at Menai. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER justified the recommendation he was induced to give at the outset for the erection of this bridge; be had not entered upon the yubject of the mad. The expense of the whole was, he thought, exaggerated, and Ink Hight Hon. Friend,- had not noticed the probable produce of the tolls, set off against the En iKinal expense. He recommended that the details of the expense eh Id be discussed iu the Coiumittee. Mr. Prit.r. did not approve of the 1118111 W, in which the opposition to the projected improvement was conducted. 'flr oil :meta oldie Ilinioure‘ble Member opposite (Sir R. William.), that the bridge iiijiiied the navigation. if good for any thing, most hold as an argument against bridges alto.. gether. The question really was the relative pre ference between a bridge and a ferry. The argu ment of Ins Right flunourable Friend (Mr. lius kissun) was founded rutirrly upon the financial. emboorassinents of the cousin ) :--ibis •• untritt woe no doubt a fair mie, but it ovoid dually apply to all grants whatever. In his (We. Peel's) opinion. there could not be a more • deatery vuttt than that which went to p this great improveinent. It wile to talk Caledonian Canal on this occ —it was i ct to say, 4 , we have entered into an itnprovident ex. penditure in Scotland, and we most finish that he fore the improvement you desire, which is a valua ble one, we admit, can he attended to." This im provement at Menai would greatly facilitate the main communication between this country amid Ire land. By the Act of Union, the sister kingdom had transferred her Legislature to this country, she vent her Members to represent her interests here— the right of appeal was vested in the British House of Peers. I. lon was the great medium of com merce. and crotre of the commercial comruussica tioti which the sister country kept up with the dif ferent quartes of the globe. The Menai bridge and road would most materially contribute to the improvement of the counumoication between the two countries, and the corninercial advantages which must result, would LOUii repay the expense iii a financial poled of view. Mr. BA Nlc Ell thought this was a had time for em barking in so large an expense, sod for what he must ronsider an experimental iron bridge. Si, Juan NLWPORT said, that this improvement would materially advance the' meatus of intercourse between the two countries, and shortly repay the original expense. The House should recollect that this war the road on which the whole property of Irish absentees was conveyed to this country ; if he could keep this class of people at home, by leav log the communication obstructed, lie would not support the present measure ; lie feared, however, this was itnieeible. and that the absentees could not he induced to adopt the more honourable deter mination of ',wading their property at home. Under such circumstances lie thought it right to afford such improvements as evidently were advantageous to both countries, and to adopt them with us little delay as possible. The Caledonian Canal was purely • local improvement, whereas the work at Menai was materially useful to two great parts of the United kitigdom. After a few wools in explanation from Mr. Hos- KISSON, Mr. CLOWEN. and Mr. Ilan xxs, Sir HENRY PARNFI.I. replied. The Bill was read a second time, owl ordered to be committed on Wed nesday next. BREAM OF PRIVILEGE. Lord AtAtioap rose in call the attention of the Huitse to a circumstance which he conceived to he a hi g h breach of their privileges. On Saturday lasi, as William Stior, a soldier in the Ist regi ment of Font Guards, was in the lobby, after tiring (rain the IVorcester Committee, before which lie had been summoned, he was arrested by a io &elisn of the Gum.ls for being absent from his parade. The circumstance was souti known to some of the Members of the Committee, and it was thought uonecessrav to snake it the subj...et .of formal complanit, from a conviction, that alien the cause of the soldier's absence was knows'. the matter watthl be dropped by his Officers.— Since that, however, hr had been tried, it was said, by Court Niariial. He (Lord Althorn) had not had time to make minute inquiry into the matter; bust lie wascertinitly informed the man was either tried or mill kept in duress. lie thought it right to put the House without delay in Fir:session of this circumstance, that if tiled the man might be saved /fan a I•tittb.latietit incurred for an obedience of their summons ; ur if not tried, that he should be released fruit any colifitiement in which he may happen at {peseta tr. lie placed. lie trusted the Hosier would excuse his having mentioned this sub irrt.—( Hear, hear.) (;eileral I iottaTio TowNsHFists said he had heard something of this circumstance. The 111511 might hare htrie tried by Court Martial ; but if punish went followed, in could MOW; r the House that it would not he for las obedience of the FUln 111011 S of the Committee. Oiie of the etilllidaiiits against the man was, lie believed, grills misbehaviour to the serjeinit who went after luw, and attempts to 11111 away from his custody. Lord A I.THORP said, the hreach of privilege was the arresting the man in the lobby of the House, while in attendance in obediroce to the summons of (roe of their Committers ; what lie had subsequently dour had uo releretne to the question before them.—(Hear.) Geneial HORATIO TOWNAREND said, he believed the man was released from attendance upon the Committee—lie had some notion that one of the Counsel of the. Committee told the serjeant that they were done with hint, and might take him.away. Sir 31. \V. IttplAY the House must feel considerably iiidebted to the Noble Lord for bring. *log thi• emitter before them ; and now that notice wua taken of it, they could not let it pass without a [nark of their censure.— (l/ear.) General IlitiPPs said, that no puiii,itnent could be inertia or intended for the man's obeying the sumo 1111 l of the Coniniittee. . It must be for a die tinct offence. Mr. Tit:ashy said, the question wiei not for what the man aa. to be punished, :Jilt whether a witness, sumnimwd before a Coniiiiiitee of the :loom., was entitled to free I of arrest both going rind coining, sod while 111 attendance.—///ear.) — While here the man was arrested. He did tint see how they could get ►id of this matter without ex pre.sing a decided opinion upon it. Mr. BECK ITT said, the serjeaiit might be r d cd to state gloat had passed between lour and the soldier. Mr. TtEnNI.Y said, the seriennt must he called, and if lie could make a satisfactory explanation or apology, their would be an end ol the bu►iness. Ifni in it soinething roust certainly be done—.the matter emill not drop as it now stood.—/!lens./ Mr. II•r SETT said, the House wits bound to take care t'..t trussoldier was not punished for his attend ance upon one of their own Committees, to that in any part his absence was censured while obeying their summons. The uriest was prima facie Ole. gal ; and thereftire the Wales riimitiig away after. welds, could not be said to he an escape, or an act which ought to expose him to punishment. Mr. F. LEWD raid he was present when the man was arrested, and lie did not see any appearance of impropriety iu las demeanour at the time. Sir C. MuNCK said, that the arrest of this man Wt iiolitton or the privileges tali:wed to • wit tiers in every Court of Justice in tl'e kirlduru. .%. The violation of so notorious a privilege should be at once visited with the i r censure. Sir J. MACIIINTONM said, i1;:t this was °rpees tiseably a gross breech of privilege, and its rani. pltsion became the more serious front the cir cumstance that the arrest hod been made by lacy authority and by a military officer.—fllcar.) —lf the mere threat to a witness in attend ance was deemed bind justly deemed) a tit subject fur their censure, surely this more grits, and wanton violation of their privileges could out he passed w ithout the struogest atitonarlversin., lie condemned the hit t:rose of ...e H icai Learned Gentleman opposite (%ir. nerkett). could not conceive soy thing nh,:e improper 6)143 au Iliaintlatluil, and to rust Ivry men too, than that all ignorance of the privileges of the tionsw would shelter them from the consequences of tow isdrac tow'. lie admitted that on d variety of rietsaatia,* i gliermice would extenuate, hut it could not jusuly acts of this kind. It would be alarin;tig nirlred, a constitutional point of view, if nul i i.,iy perso;,., under pretext of ignorance, could trifle with th e privileges of that House. The arrest was in t.. e first ',lace a breach of privilege, and theii charge or pitoislnnetit which subsequently fulhrw became a ! ,, rtimil breach. lie thought the lin.tse should tali for a copy of the charge. Mr. BEI:NETT Said, thus arrest not in ino: shape intruded as a disobedience of the privileges of the House. lie was not swine that the luau bed i be .r. " A l l i a ir C l K l INI V'•t. Sr 0 Sit explained. Mr. BENNETT observed, that either the man was tried or lie w.r• n o t ; if lie was tried, the House 'night usk, fur what offence, and then it would lee seen whether the charge against that shhher load any cotiatextun with his attendance upon the Cum- Lord ALTHORP then moved, that the serail of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, who was ordered to arrest Win. Stiut on Saturdit last, within the precincts of that flou.e, be ordered to attend the House on Tuesday next. Mr. ‘STVISiN had an extreme objeviou to post. poning this business until Tuesdny ►.ext. fie soldier should. ►f possible, be ordered to attend forthwith.—/Hear.)—lf the House had nut al ready agreed to adjourn over to-morrow, he clKrultl have thought it right to have had a special meeting for this purpose. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ctn.- curred in the propriety of f►aviq; the attendunee of the witness forthwith; ut all events, if this titre inspnieticarble, he might be u► attendative 0.1 Monday. Lord ALTHORP amended his motion according ly, and .•_forthwith" was substituted for •' Tu,.. day," ►n the motion. 011 the so zgestion of Colonel BARRY, the wool “enll4:4lrd" was also omitted, as there Was 110 tt ;- deuce At present to support its insertion. Mr. FRIXMANTLE said, that the serjeant's n iiiie being unknown, created a difficulty in the descrip tion for insuring his attendance. Mr. BELKETT said, that his Hon. Friend thought he knew the serjeant, and would go now in the hope of finding and bringing hum before tile House. General HORATIO TOWNSHEND said, he knew the person of the verjeant, but nut his name. Ile would, however, lingually endeavour to find him. Mr. WY NN suggested that the soldier, should be also examined on this occasion. This suggestion was also adopted. Mr. BENNETT then moved for Copies of the Minutes taken on the Court Martial of Stint. Mr. BECKETT said, that from what he had heart' the charge had no reference to the matter now be fore the House. Mr. WAI. SMITH said, that the-e was then the less difficulty in producing a copy of it. At the suggestion of Mr. WYNN, and after a few words front Mr. BECKETT, Mr. HENN ETT agreed to withdraw his motion fur the present, and the serjeaut and %Vat. Stint were ordered to attend forthwith. The SPEAKER informed the (louse that the ser jeant of the Goulds, who had beta ordered to attend at the bar, was now in attendance. The sol.firr, for whom a similar order hail been 111411 r, war i.i.t yet arrived, but on his way 111 the House. it 110 W remained for the House to dettriniiie whether it would proceed immediately with the examination, or wait till the arrival of the soldier. Mr. WYNN conceived that the (louse must he regulated by the length of time which was lik.df to elap.e before the arrival of the soldier. The SPEAKER was informed that both the ser jeant and the private were on duty at Chelsea when the orders had been issued. As they had been made i.eparattly, and sent one after the other, the same time would probably elapse between the arrival of the individuals culled for, as had passed between the issuing of the two orders. 'After a few words from General ToWKSTIEND, which were not audible in the gallery, Lord ALT OUP, who did not conceive the exa mination of the soldier necessary, but thought the evidence of the verjealit would be sufficient, moved that he be called to the bar. The serjeant having been called on, stated in his examination, that his name was John Harvey, and that he belonged to the ist regiment of Guards. tie admitted ►hat on Saturday last he had came m veareli of William Stint, and found him in t.e lobby of the House of Commons. He was taking 111111 In his quarters, when the said William Stint ran away from bun. In a quarter of an hour. however, he regained possession of his prisoner, and took him before the Orderly Officer. In all he had done. he had acted bt• the orders of Seijeatit-Major Thomas Sutton, and ou the ground that Witham Stint had absented himself froiu the defaulter's drill, at ten o'clock in the morn ing. William Stint had since been tried by a Court-martial on the charge of having absented himself, disobeyed orders, efiec►ed his escape, and made away with a piece of cloth belonging to the witness. We (the witness) had no kronledge that Wm. Stint bud received a summons to attend an Election Committee; neither did he know that it was a breach of piivilege to arm him in the lobby of• the Com mons. He had only thought of obeying his orders. The defaulter's drill took place at nine o'clock in the morning, and lasted at least one hour, and when William Stint was seized he accounted for his absence by saying, that lie must attend the House of Commons by half-past eight iu the morning. He • a Dc. G in b. Sp dol 01 'it tl ti • 0 ft tl e sn o ti d • o 1 " 1 it ii sl 17 11 Jo rvi on es el us tit tei fri au 111 IF in Cs vM c si SI is tl 0 • 4 • I 1