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tiatite l which would admit of his absence from London for a time, he could proceed to the place "IV :WU' the proposed inquiry was to be carried on to assist in the undertaking, the public had a right to his services. In offering to go to Ireland on tans occasion, he disclaimed the affectation of offering to, serve the country gratuitously. Of all principles, that was the last which be should -feel disposed to advocate. Such a principle would he most i.njurious to the country. All men were net in a condition to offer their services gratui tously, and many of those who had rendered the best service to the notion had been in a situation to require remuneration. lie was too honest a Tr,au to seek fov applause by upholding a princi ple which he did not Conscientiously regard as likely to prove conducive to the public good. He was willing to go to Ireland. Ao engage in the la bours of the Commission ; and whatever might be the difficulties with which his colleagues might have to contend—whatever their ultimate - success, be -.vas confident that no efforts would be wanting -on their part :to vanquish the one, and to secure the -other. " Mr. Caaett krr must object to the appointment of his Hon. Friend to be a Member of the Com mission. It had long been his object to diminish c - the influence of the Crown in that House, and be could not therefore now vote for a proposition - svich went to increase it. The Hon. Member who had just sat down spoke with as much so lemnity of going to Ireland as _if he had been about to pass into an enemy's country. He had spoken on this subject as if,, instead of being about to cross the' Channel in - a steam boat to a country where he was sure of being hospitably received' and entertained, he had been going in the forlorn hope. It seemed that the duties of the Honourable Gentleman's situation as Vice-President of the Board of Trade, did not make his attendance necessary here, and so he kindly offered to go on this desperate expedition to Ireland without claiming any ad ditional remuneration, his expences being al lowed. Ile wished him much pleasure—thought it quite reasonable 'that all his expences should be defrayed, but considering the public to be already entitled to his time, he should have regarded any demand for an additional income as very objectionable. He re-stated his objec tions to the appointment of his Hon. Friend, ob jecting as he- did-to the extension of the power of the Crown in that House, even in the person of that Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. Lewis). He -was surprised that Mr. Herries could be spared, after what he had heard on former occasions of the important duties attached to the office of Au ditor of the Civil List. He briefly noticed the merits of the other Commissioners, and concluded by declaring it to be his intention to take the sense of the House on the motion for placing the name of his Hon. Friend (Mr. F. Lewis) on the Corn mission. Mr. ROBINSON begged to say, that the Vice president as well as the President of the Board of.Crontrol had a good deal to do. 'Though one might be absent for a time by throwing more than a natural share of the business on the other, it by no means followed that the duties which they 'had to perform were not important, or that one of them could be dispensed with. He considered that going to Ireland as a Commissioner, his Hon. Friend would still be engaged in the per .formance of duties connected with the trade and commerce of the country. Though the Hon. Gentleman made so light of going to Ireland, as if the Commission were but a party of pleasure, the Right lion. Baronet near him could perhaps give him a very different idea of the character of such a Commission. For the Hon. Gentleman whose name had been so particularly objected to, he should not have expected any harsh comments on his appointment, but rather that the House would congratulate itself on obtaining his ser vices., From the duties which the Commissioners went to perform—from their exertions to cleanse the Augean Stable he was going to say—(a laugh)—he anticipated great advantages to the untry, and was certain that any remuneration which Parliament might think proper to award would be well bestowed. Lord A. HAMILTON thought a more proper person could not be named to be on the Commis- sior. than his Hon. Friend. He must, however, oppose his being appointed one of the Commis _ sinners, from his r e gard for the principle that a Member of that House ought not to be so ap pointed. He did not say that it was to be laid down that a Member of that House could not re ceive pay without being warped from his inde pendence. But would his Hon. Friend lay down the opposite principle, that those who received pay were to . be exempted from all suspicion ? Ile should certainly give his vote against naming a Member of Parliament to be one of the Corn trzissiopers. He was fortified in the objection- he had made by the course taken by his Hon. and Learned FriendiWbn,"on a . former occasion; of fering himself to be one of the Commissioners to inquire into the State of Education among the. Poor, had proposed to give up his seat in that House. If Ministers wished to have a Member of Parliament, why did they not name the Chief Secretary for Ireland to be one of them ? To him it appeared, that he might have been named with more propriety than any other. Mr. BROUGHAM rose to correct a mistake into vfhich his Noble Friend had fallen, alluding to his offering himself to be one of the Education Commissioners. He (Mr. Brougham) had offered to be one of them, but on the express condition that he should receive no remuneration. lie had not offered to give up his seat, but taking the situation without emolument, he had said, that even if it were thought necessary that doing this he should give up his seat, even then he should wish to have the refusal of it. He had said this, but he bad gone no further. On the present occasion tie must object to the appointment of his Hon. Friend. It was a relief to him to know that no man, from character, talents, and habits , of business, was fitter to act as a Commissioner than his Hon. Friend, as this very circumstance provtd that it. was the principle only to which he olOcted—the principle- which went not directly brit indirectly to increase the influence of the Cawn in that Hau9e. It had been said that its appointment would have no effect on his non. Friend. It might be so in his case, but as he (Mr. Brougham) was of opinion tint `A - 'bard have an influence on others, that was enough for him. Mr. GRENFELL objected to increase the influ r ence of the 'Crown in that House, but in this case the appointment being but of a temporary nature, I and the Honourable Gentleman being only re movable (when once appointed) by the House, he should vote for the nomination of his Honour . able Friend. Dr. Pitir.mmonr. thought if there ever had been a case in which the Members of a Commission ought to be strengthened by the authority of that House, this of all others was that case. lie could see nothing connected with that Commission that should induce them to decide that the Commis sioners should'not be paid as in all other cases. He was of opinion that abler persons than the Gentlemen named to be on the Commission could not have been selected. Mr. BaowNr,ow thought if the sense of the House was taken on the name of the Hon, Gen tleman (Mr. F. Lewis), from an apprehension that he might be unduly influenced through sery ing on this commission, that a division ought also to be called for when the name of the Vice-Pre sident of the Board of Trade was proposed, un less it was assumed that he was already so bad that he could not grow worse, wl'ich in his opinion it would be most unjust and improper to affirm' f any Member of that House.—(A laugh.) —lle should have great pleasure in voting for the appointment of the Hon. Gentleman. Sir 1. Coretx offered a few remarks which were not diStinctly heard in the Gallery. Sir C. LONG defended the selection of Com missioners, described Mr. Lushington and Mr. Beering to have been proved most competent by their past gratuitous serviqes, and anticipated a considerable diminution in the expense of collect ing the Revenue, and other beneficial results from the appointment of the Commission. Mr. A BERCROMBY Objected to Members of Par liament being placed on the Commissiou, as to do this went to create a new class of Officers in that House dependant on the influence of the Crown. Mr. CITEEVEY thought a great deal of time had been wasted in panegyric on his Hon. Friend.-- With his character he had nothing to do, but he must object to the money of the Crown coming into the pockets. of Members of that House who were not actually in Office. In the division of the preceding night he had counted 45 Members who had voted who had the money of the public in their pockets. He objected to an appointment that went directly or indirectly to extend the in fluence of the Crown, by 'giving the public money to Members of that House. Mr. W. SMITH objected to the insertion of the name of his Hon. Friend in the Commission. It I was true that there was a great difference be tween a situation like that which it was proposed that his lion. Friend should hold, and one from which he might be removed by the Crown.— Those situations from which individuals could not be removed were more valuable than those which were of a different charaeter, and were conse quently more likely to be coveted, and therefore more likely to increase the influe.nce of those who had them at their disposal. Sir J. NEWPORT defen'ded the Commission, considered the Chief Secretary of Ireland ought by no means to be placed on it, and wishing as he did to curtail the influence of the Crown in that House, he could not object to its temporary extension in this case, when he contemplated the great benefit likely to be derived from the exer tions of Commissioners like those who had now been named. Mr. MABER LEY thought three Commissioners would be sufficient. He was of opinion that more ought not to be appointed than were necessary, and would be content to ask Mr. Lustrington and Mr. Beering, if, with the assistance of another Commissioner, they did not conceive they should be quite equal to the task imposed on the Com mission. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER though :he Commission could not be better formed thai it would be if the names which had been pro posed were agreed to. In naming those Gentle men, the Government had no object in view but to select those who would most effectually per form the duty. Mr. DENmAN called the attention of the Com mittee to a clause which gave the Crown the power of filling up any vacancy that might occur by death or otherwise. Looking at this, it would be seen that the appointment of the Commissioners did not rest wholly with the House. He object ed to the proposed appointment of the Hon. Gen- tieman altogether. Mr. HuTeniNsoN, though as an Irishman be was grateful for the appointment of such a Com . mission under any cirt:4mstances, said it was im possible for him to hesitate for one moment in what way to give his vote. He should vote against appointing his lion. Friend to be one of the Commissioners, being now, as he had ever been, anxious to diminish rather than to increase the influence of the Crown in that House. Mr. ABERCROMBY thought if it was not yet de cided what the number of the Commissioners should be, that question ought to be disposed of before any names were agreed to. Mr. BROGDF.N said no number was mentioned, but five names had been submitted to the Corn mittee. Mr. MABELtLEY, on the names being read over, moved, as an Amendment, " that the Commis sioners should consist of three Gentlemen to be named."—The Committee divided : For Mr. Maberley's Amendment Against it - -50 Majority - - - An Amendment was also moved, during the absence of strangers from the Gallery, for the exclusion of Mr. Frankland Lewis's name, upon which the Committee again divided : For the Amendment Against it - Majority - - 31 - - - - - 77 . ./ .. :-L46 A. Clause was agreed to, after some conversa- tion between Mr. i:alcraft, Sir J. Newport, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Denman, Dr. Phillimore, &c. for preventing the appointment of any Member of the House of Commons, as a Commissioner, i❑ case of a vacancy occurring. sum. Several other Clauses were then agr ee d t o , 'and the Report 'Was (frdered to be received on Monday. COMMITTEE OP SUPPLY. Ali. C. GRANT moved the Order of the Day for going into a Committee to consider of the Supplies for_ the service.of Ireland. The House having gone into thl Committee, Mr. C. GRANT and Mr. IRVING presented thew selves at the same time ; and Mr. LiaooDEN., Chairman, declared that the forniei l bentleman first caught his eye. Mr. Invimo said he must claim precedence, in consequence of the situation in which he stood at the rising of the last'Committee.. Mr. BROCIDE'N must insist upon the order, and by it the Iton.Member had no right to claim a pre cedence. What took place in one Committee was not binding upon the proceedings of another. If. the Committee determined to bring on the business of the Hon. Member first, undoubtedly it was competent for it to do so; but the order stood as he had represented it. [Mr. GRANT'S name was called by: many Members of the Committee.] Mr. InviNo: was proceeding to make some re marks, when the Chairman called him to order. • Mr. GRENIsELL Said, that although the Hon.. Member had no right to precedence, yet he thought, in consideration of what passed in the last Committee, the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. C. Grant) iyotild do well to grant it as a matter of courtesy.. . Mr. C. GRANT expressed •his readiness to ac cord with the Suggestion of the last Speaker. Mr. IRVING thanked his Right Hon. Friend, and then proceeded to re-state the case of Gen. Desfourneaux. The amount of the charge arose from the loss of eighty-four slaves and certain property in hospitals, at the . . capture of Guada loupe. A coutracthad been entered into by the French Government with the above named indi vidual, and it was agreed to be continued upon the same terms by the British. This agreement had not been fulfilled, and the loss occasioned thereby was the cause of the present claim. It had been' said that the great lapse of time which had occurred before the claim was made, was a reason why it should not be allowed. If this were true, what Would be said to the fact of the French Government having recently paid oil debts to the amount of four millions, many of which were of a much more ancient date, and of a Similar nature to the claim of Gen. Desfourneaux. ,This conduct had retleOted the: greatest honour upon the French' Government ; and if the Com mittee refusod:to agree to the present Resolu tion, he should feel that the character of this country would,. greatly suffer by such a course. The Honourable Member then read various do cuments in support of the claim. He concluded by moving; " that a sum of 20,0001. 12s. 6d. be granted :and- paid to General Etienne Desfour neaux,:as a compensation for losses and damages sustained by him at the capture of Guadaloupe, in 1791." Mr. BANkEs objected to the grant, and con sidered the claim to have been one which ought never to have been referred to a Committee. He thought that the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer had afforded too much facility to the revival of a subject which had already been most pioperly disposed of by the decision of himself and the Lords of the Treasury. He could, therefore, see no foundation for the Reso lution, and should feel it his duty to oppose it. Mr. IRVING in reply, contended that the for mer Reports were not binding upon the House. Mr. GRENFELL opposed the motion ; after the decided negative which had been put upon the claim by the Treasury, he was really surprised that his Majesty's Ministers did not rise and meet the present motion with indignation. If a change had taken place in their opinions, they should avow it, and state the reason of that change. With every respect for the House, be could not but avow that he thought the Treasury a fitter tribunal for discussing the present claim than the House. Ile therefore should move that 1,4881. be 'substituted for the original sum. A MEMBER, whose name we could not learn, supported the original motion, and moved that it be allowed with interest. He thought the claim one of the most equitable ever made on that House. Mr. K. DOUGLAS, in ,explanation of the con duct of the Committee, said, they had examined the claims upon equitable principles, without re ference to the decision of the Treasury. The Treasury, in fact, had admitted the justice of a part of the claim ; and, under all the circum- stances, he thought the Committee could not pos sibly come to a decision different from that dis closed by their Report. Sir Jolts NEWPORT said it was a new doctrine to him that the House would be guilty of a crime in not acceding to the Report of its Committee.— He thought the claim might have been discussed with more advantage 'to the cause of truth had it been brought forward at the Peace, of Amiens, in 1802; and he thought no tribunal less compe tent to pronounce upon such a claim than a Com mittee of the House. Ministers were responsible, but a Committee of the House were not. The CHANcELLort of the EXCHEQUER wished the House to judge what course ought to be taken by the English Government when the claimant appealed froth their decision to that of his own Court. It then became a question between na tion and nation, and it was not to be forgotten that the French Government had acted with great liberality in deciding upon British claims. It was thought proper, under these circumstances, to bring the question under the consideration of Parliament. He thought the Committee had acted with fairness and impartiality, and he trust ed-no Hon. Member would oppose their Report without making himself perfect master of the subject. For his own part, he had heard nothing to induce him to dissent from the Report of the committee.. Sir FRANCIS OMMtNEY opposed the original motion, and said he should vote for the smaller Mr. WAIHtE said, the Committee had distinctly stated there was no written evidence of the con-- tract upon which the claimant relied. If claims like these, at the distance of twenty-six years, were to be allowed, .he should cease to wonler at the expence of our wars. Mr. Founrs rose amidst lotid cries of " Ques tion."---- ; As Hon. Gentlemen had patiently tened d to many speeches against the claim of an absent individual applying for justice, he trusted they would hear a'Very few words in support of it. The Coinatittbathad. dee', ql that thecliikk -was Caul - Wed in equQZ, n and, ght.it .4 .115T.„ 1 be - an imputation On the justice of the House not to act upon it. After a few other ttbservations• in support of the claim, the Hon. Member con cluded, by expressing his intention to vote for_ the original motion. Mr. W. SMITH said he •did not agree with either side of the House. He thought only a small part of. the claim had been proved, but that part he thought • should be' paid with hitt rest. The sum to which he considered the claimant -to be entitled was 3,2001. Mr. T. WILSON spoke in favour of the original motion. Mr. Alderman Wool) said he rarely -agreed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in voting pub lic money, but in the present case he should vote for the larger sum. The French Government had agreed to abide the decision of the House of Commons, and he thought it would be dishonour able in the House not to act upon the Report of its Committee. Mr. Ilumc wished to know whether the Com, mittee was a select or an ordinary Committee. If it eras a Select Committee, he would vote for the original motion. • Mr. i HYING said it was a Select Committee. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided,'when there appeared— For the Original Motion - - For the Amendment - - Majority - - - IRISH ESTIMATES. =34 Mr. C. GRANT rose to bring forward the Irish Estimates, but he was for some time inaudible. We understood him, how ever, to say, that a considerable reduction had talcen place in the general expenditure of Ireland. The Hon. Gentleman was aware that the reduction did not keep pace , with the general wish on the subject; but he hoped there would be more next year. He concluded by moving, that the sum of 20001. be granted to defray the expence of Protestant Charter Schools in Ireland. MI-. HUME objected to the sum proposed. Public money for charitable purposes, when it got, into the hands of persons, was too often a job. The grant originally foi this institution was considerably less than the sum now proposed, and he ex pressed a hope that it would at least be brought back to the proper standard. Mr. M=NAUGHTEN protested against the charge made by the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, who designated the charitable institutions of Ireland as jobs. In Dublin more distressed ob jects were found than in London, and it was important to have charitable institutions. The Hon. Member was wrong in sup posing those institutions were mere," jobs." They were fairly And humanely conducted. Mr. HUME, in explanation, said he did not use the word " job" upon his own authority. He had received a letter from a -Noble Lord, who stated that public subscriptions for chari table purposes in Ireland fell short of the desired object, and became a " job." Several Members exclaimed—Name ! name ! • Mr. II UNiE gave ; the name of. Lord Cloncurry as the writer of the letter. Mr. DAWSON did not consider the letter sufficient autho rity to induce the House to consider all charitable Institutions as a job. , ••• • • The Resolution was finally agreed to. • . The sum of 30;0001. was then voted for the expence of the Foundling Hospital, Dublin. For the:House of Industry, Ireland - £92,600 £960 was proposed as retired allowances to the late Governors of the House of Industry. Sir JOHN NEWPORT opposed the grant, on the ground that those persons retired, and for doing nothing had more than double the salary paid to the person who discharged the duty. Mr. C. GRANT expressed himself unwilling to press the Resolution if. the House felt a disposition to resist it, and con, sented to withdraw the motion. He then moved that 5,5001. be granted to defray the expence of the Lunatic Asylum. Mr. ,HUME objected to what he considered an extraordi nary item in the estimate, namely, 1201. for snuff.—(A laugh.) Mr. DAWSON said, however ludicrous the thing might ap pear, he knew snuff to be a source of comfort to unhappy luna tics, and it would be almost cruel to deprive them of it. The resolution was agreed to. The sum voted for the Hibernian School was - £BO,OOO For defraying the expence of the Hibernian Marine Society - - For the Female Orphan House - For the Lock Hospital, Dublin For the support of Dr. Stevens' Hospital For the Fever Hospital in Dublin For the Hospital of Incurables The sum of 64541. for the School for promoting the Know ledge and Practice of the Christian Religion in Ireland, on being proposed by Mr. CHARLES GRANT, Mr. S. Rick: objected to it. - 1,600 - - 2,400 3,600 - - • 1;400 - - 4,500 300 Mr. C. GRANT said he had not expected any objection to this Resolution, the Institution being one which did much good. It was conducted upon the most liberal principles ; out of 7000 scholars• half of them were Roman Catholics. Mr. S. RICE said, the Establishment three years ago occa sioned an expence of 30001.; _now it was 60001. The incr ease was unaccounted for. He admitted that the Institution was conducted on liberal principles, but it was obvious to him that a Church of England Establishment for education, he believed, was most injurious to the'Catholic population of Ireland. This was,. however, a grant which might be.reduced. A.great part of the grant was for books which . could not be circulated with out great danger. Col. BARRE supported the motion. The Roman Catholic Clergy, in many instances, had not objected to these S c h oo l s . On - the contrary, they/fadenjoined the children to with them. The object was not to make converts. Mr. S. RICE read an extract from the 14th Report of the Committee of Inquiry in Ireland, in which it was stated that no system of education ought to be adopted in Ireland which could interfere with religious feelings. Mr. R. MARTIN supported the motion. • •Mr. HUME said the Institution had taken a new character. Sir J. NEWPORT supported the objections of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume). 'He did not doubt that the statement made by the 'Hon. alember opposite (Colonel Barre) respecting these schools, was perfectly correct, as f ar as th ey had come under his supervision. But it did not follow, that because he had not been witness of it, there were not some parishes where the interference stated by his Hon. Friend was not objected to. Mr. HUME stated that lie should not oppose the vote on the present occasion, but if it were not reduced one half next year he certainly should. The vote was then agreed to ; and after another of 10,7001. for the Green Coat Hospital at Cork had been agreed to, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on Monday. Mr. GORDON gave notice, on behalf of an Hon. Friend, then absent (Mr. Grenfell), that it was his intention, on Mon day, to take the smse of the House on the grant of 20,0001. to Geneeal Desfourneaux. Mr. HUME asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was his intention to persevere in a vote of 50,0001. to the poor Clergy ? If so, he should oppose it in every stage, and take the sense of the House upon it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declared his intention of persevering in this vote. Sjr.J. NEWPORT gave notice, that he should early in the next Session move for a Committee to inquire into the appro priation of certain funds granted by Queen Anne for the ap pointment of Hospitals in England and Ireland, DUKE- OF CLARENCE. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to a question from Mr. Hume, fixed Monday next for bringing up the Report on the Grant to the Duke of Clarence. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at HALF PAST ONE, PARLIAMENTARY PRdCFIFDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Veneris, ._l5 O die J . anii, 10.1. Message,—to attend the Lords Commissioners ; The House went; and beingreturned ; Mr. Speaker reported theßoyal ,Assent,—to Land Revenues Bill ;—Court . 3 of Justice (Ireland) BO.l;—Securities (Ireland) Bill ;—Clerk of Assize (Ireland) Bill ;--Hanvick Church Willi %,Traeth blwr Enbankrnent , Bill ;—Farn . t gal (Buisk 1101.49 .t bit4trigton (perby4 re Bill. letrepolis Paving Aoc—Petition orrn nts and Shop keepers of St. Giles and. St. George (Bloomsbury), complaining of the Provisions thereof ; to lie on the table, and to be printed. [Appendix, 776.] East India Private Trade Bill;—Committee deferred till Tuesday. Rum : lmportation Bill,—Third Reading deferred from Mon,- .day till Tuesday. Packet Vessels Licences Bill,—Committee deferred from Monday till Tuesday. Husbandry Horses Duties Repeal Bill,—read a2d time, and committed for Monday. . , . Sale of Poor Houses Bill,—read a 33 time, and passed: House at rising to adjourn till Monday. Corn Average Bill,—Committee deferred till 'Wednesday. Extra Post Bill,.—Second reading deferred till Tuesday. Bank of Ireland Bill,—reported ; to b e rea d a 3d time "on Tuesday. Chu;ches Building Acts Aniendinent Bill,—Reptirt deferred till Tuesday. • , . Ordnance Lands Bill,—reported; to be read a3d thiie Tuesday. Supply,—Reports deferred till Monday. Provision for the Duke of Clarence,Report deferred till Monday. Mohair Stuffs Bounties,—Resolution reported ; " That a Bounty of Is. !hi- per pound be allowed upon all Silk used.in the manufacture of Stuffs mixed with Mohair, foe a tune to be limited." , • • • Resolution agreed to; Bill ordered to bebrought- in by Nr. Lushington and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. "Warehousing Acts,-considered in Comm i tt e e ; R eso l ut i o n for Bill reported, and agreed to ; Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Brogden and Mr..LUshington. . . Acetous Acid Acts,—considered in Committee; .Resolutions to be reported on ',l n onday. Thames (Lastage and Ball a st age ) Bill,—Read a third,thn2, and passed. ScOtti,sh Malt Bill,—" For reducing, for a time to be limited the Duty on Malt made from Bear or Bigg only for home con sumption in Scotland," presented, and read a first time ; to be read a second "time on Tucsday. • ..., - Scottish Distillery Drawback Bill,—" For allowing to Dis tillers of Spirits for home consumption in Scotland a Drawback of a portion of the . Duty on Malt used by them, and for the further preventi on o f S mugg li ng. of Spirits on the Borders of Scotland and England," presented, and read a first time ; to te read a second time on:Tuesday. • Customs . Duties Bill,—" io grant. Duties of Customs on eertain articles ofWeod imported .into Great Britain, in lieu of former Duties, and to amend an A ct ma d e i n the 59th year ut' his late Majesty, for granting certain Duties of Customs in Great Britain," presented, and read a first time; to be read a second time on Wednesday. ORDERS OF THE DAY, for MONDAY, June 18. 1. Cinque Ports Salvage Bill; Committee. 2. Salvage Act Amendment Bill ;-Committee. 3. Courts of Justice (Ireland), Ninth Report of Commis sioners ;,-Committee thereupon. 4. Stamps Duties (Ireland) Bill ;-Second Reading. 5. Yorkshire Polls Bill ;-Further Consideration of Report. 6. Fur Trade Regulation, tke. Bill ;-Committee. 7. Public Coal Yards (Ireland) Bill;-Third Reading. 8. Supply ;-Reporta. 9. East India Trade Bill ;-Further Consideration of Report. 10. Bankruptcy Court Bill;-Connittee. 11. Lotteries Bill ; -Second Reading. 12. Tobacco Duties Bill ;-Second Reading. 13. Woollen Trade Regulation Bill ;-Adjourned Debate on the passing thereof. 14. Lunatic Trustees Bill ;-Third Reading. 15. Navigation Acts;-Committee thereupon. 16. Coasting Trade Bill ;-Second Reading. 17. Prisoners Rescue Bill ;-Second Reading. 18. Transfer of Stock (Ireland) Bill ;-Committee. 19. Loan Bill ;-Report. 20. Treasury Bills (Ireland) Bill ;-Report. 21. Exchequer Bills Bill ;-RepOrt. 22. Husbandry Horses Duties Repeal Bill ;--Committez. 23. Ways 'and Means :-Committee. 24. supply -•- • 25. Audit of Accounts Bill ;-Second Reading. 26. Provision for the Duke of Clarence ; Report thereupon. 27. Acetous Acid Acts ;-Report thereupon. 28. Greenland Fisheries Acts ;-Committee thereupon. 29. Greenwich Hospital Acts ;-Committee thereupon. NOTICES of MOTIONS, for MONDAY, June 18. 1. Mr. Wallace,-To move for certain measures arising out of the First Report of the Committee on Foreign Trade. (In Committee on Navigation Acts.) 2. Mr. Calcraft,-To move that the Returns relating to the Court of Chanceryhe made forthwith. 3. Mr. Arbuthnot,-Exchecpier Bills for public Works; Holy"' head Roads ; and other Miscellaneous Estimates ; Grant • of £50,000 to Poor Clergy. (In Committee of Supply.) 4. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer,-Bill to revive and coo' tinue the Council 'and Officers of the Duchy of Cornwall for one year. .6. Sir George Clerk,-Bills to vest Naval Lands at Gillingham in Trustees;-and other Naval Lands in the Commis sioners of the Navy. PRIVATE BILLS :-Second Readings, for Monday. 1. Satterthwaite's Estate. 3. Rowley Regis Estate. I 2. Brownswood Prebend Estate. PUBLIC COMMITTEES, for Monday Morning, 1. Opthalmic Hospital - - at twelve, 2. Extra Post - - - at one. 3. Agriculture - - - - at one. 4. Prison Laws Consolidation - at one, PROTEST Of the Earl of DONOUGHIVIORE, in the House Of Lords, Wednesday, 13th June, 1821, against the determination of the House to receive the Report, then, of the Bill for the regulation of the proceedings in the Courts of Law in Ire land, which his Lordship had proposed the postponement of for six months. DISSENTIENT. 1. Because, from the rapidity with Which this Bill has been pressed forward through the Upper House of Parliament, since . it has been taken under the powerful patronage of the Noblo' Viscount, the two Reports Of the Commissioners of Inquiry aJ I Ireland; on which its enactments avowedly rest as their excln' sive foundation, containing 447 closely printed pages of the mOs t important matter, and which had been upon the table of thO, • ,„e other House since November, 11119, not having been s u bOttea On their Lordships till four-days before. they. were called upon - s r adopt the principle of this measure, by giving a second reading to the Bill, though I had earnestly solicited such an interval ss would have enabled one to have perused these voluminous a°' cuments, upon which it is now necessary for me at once to cif' tide, a mode of reasoning wo u ld seem t o h ave b een sanctto n not very respectful to the in d e p en d ence o f t hi s b ranc h o f the lie; gislature, viz. that the right to deliberate 4hnurs was not within the province of their Lordships ; but that ti,?'; House was placed by the Constit u ti on as a conven i ent stage 1 - the sole purpose of speedin g t o th e Thr one, w i t h i ts ready fif;; and almost without the fo rma lity o f any Tprevious inquiry , results of the deliberations of the other House whatever results might happen to be. • to 2. Because„ deprived a s I h ave a l rea d y s h own the Hou,scabe have been; of any available consideration of the Rep or t s Commissioners of In bt quiry, I have n ' still further to complain I ca . several little less important document's, viz, the coinnl eh , t tions between the Irish Judges and the Government 0- country, upon the special subject of these Bills, and wt:ich l ib been called for by myself, have not been, till this very rnofne'" placed in their Lordships' hands. thoug h 3. Because this Bill, which has been thus pressed —ening the House without due consideration, or any adequate I,.! w itb.. or explanation of its several enactments, introduces, ih j ; Courts standing, important alterations in the p rocee di ngs oi , rtain „ tv , of Common Law in Ireland by the substitution of? Wished salaries, in lieu of that principle of fees 10 1 5 to be r:- sisted therein from time immemorial, and which is • t this coon , tained in the practice of the CoMmon Law Courts of a _ _ .s , try; and inasmuch as this violent departure from long est Wn ,ed usage, though adojned net without difficulty, and in a non qua lified way, by the Irish Courts of King's Pencil and Corn argumentative Pleas, is decidedly rejected, in an able and , statement, by the whole of the talented Court of Lxznequer in that country. h had sub -4., Because the Noble and Learnel. Lord who holds the Great upon ,,parn e t d h the V Baron'o o l who hadk in heretofore held the this Nouse, and an other Seal a N n o d b I P e r e a s n i d d e s i Great Seal. in that country to which this Bill particularly re lates, being the only professional Peers who have expressed any sentiment upon the subject, have avowedly thrown ti g, whole Weight of their high A.uthodties aga - 1 - o`. the prop e 4 p