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London, England, 1806-12-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA R LTA MENT.
HOUSE OF (.: iNt:dONS, Dec 21
Mr. Ni.nt.ing ptesent:d .. Petition from the
London Dock Comnany, praying for leave to bring
in . hill to amend the A& for regulating the Waft..
ogeorks of 'hat concern. Granted; And Members ap-
IpoititeJ to bring in the same.
On the motion of Mrd MOORL the Petition of
Mr. Robert Bowyer being read, leave was given to
bring in a Bill, to extend the time limited by the
Al of Parliament, empowering that Artist to dis-
pose of his C Ilettion of Pi&ures by Lottery.
Mr. Burton, the Member for Oxtord, took the
- oaths and his seat.
- ° Lord HOWICK wished to call the attention of
the House to a matter of cons dei able importance,
and deteremg of very serious inquiry It related
to the return made by the Sheriff of the county of
G tlwor in Ireland, to vie King's wr t, ordering
Aim within such a time to return two Knights of
the shire tot ti-at cruoty. The return made by that
Olifi.er was, that the eleeion was not finished ; he
. should. therefor,, in the firer place, move, "That the
F.
Deouty Clerk of the Crown do :mood to-morrow
with that rerurn ;" and would then fix upon some
. , proper rime tor taking ioto consideration this un-
its usual and truly improper proceeding ; also, what
peniohm •nt the Huse may think fit to adjudge to
such c.oduet.
Mr. CORRY thought it his duty to state, that
there was Di' law in Ireland for limiting the coo-
OiruA ice ..f Elio:Hone within any specific time ; he
also recollefted, that t, ere was a precedent in that
moor: fir continuino the poll open after the
day .peeified in the King's writ. In the present
case It may so hero oi, that the Sheriff, admainted
with the enlivener of such a precedent, might have
considered hist.sett st,tfily jus ifi•ct in going on with
' the Elrefi,n, and in making the alleged return to
the prop. r otfico He was induced to say thus much,
barely tiom i is knowledge of that circumstance, as
he was by no awaits it•tert sled in the present transac-
tion, nor had he any knowledge of the Sheriff, or of
the contest in that couroy.
Lord Ht /WICK certainly wished that full
allowance should be mate for the irregularity
of the proreenling, if the Ofhc T conceived he
had :stied pr.spetly on that precedent. but
it was 'WI josofication for not fulfilling the inju ic.
'inns of 'or King's Writ. to plead that the lows of
trefoil did not limit the continuance of vie:lions.—
lin !red, he recommended it to the consideration of
, o the n embers In .m that country, whether it would
' a.,, tsu .'tlyAtitag nue to .steed the provisions of the
At ~mltnv toe : e rod for the poll, to that part of
the Un'red King.: m In toe pre ant case, whether
the condua 11 the sh-riff *As irregular or disobedi-
int. o a u- : he proper to appoint a time for ascer-
tain.' g t R. and :11 retool he should propose,
" T'ao 'n t e first instance, th. Deputy Clerk of thp
Croon she utsl retettd •u in orow with the return;
sod toot, or. Wednt sdAy s-limight, the whole mats
tar be .akeo into consideration " This motion was
re: and ea- led.
Mr HOBIIOUSE asked for leave to bring in a
Bill to revive, amend. and make perpetual, the •
temporary and lately • xrsi ed AR, for regulating
the trial of controre.ted Eleflions. This Ad, which
bad been tounO so benefit:4l in its operation, both
jo reve sing delay hy second ballots, and in cape-
dione th issue, by permitting the exertions ,:f a
ehort.hand.writer, he shotdd almost literally copy
In the Lull which he soould have the honour to :11.
troduce. save with an amendment of the 7th Clause,
to revent an in:convenor:cc in p.m* of ptoftice.
Under the nee:miry' of etoediting the public busi-
ness which existed. he se:omitted to the House the
proptiety of passing the Bill this ni.fht through
1 many to its stages, en as to have it committed, and
the report brought tip. The Rill was read a first
en.l second time, sod ordered to be committed. :
Mr. BIDDUI.PH gave notice of an intended mo-
tion for to.morrow, that the House should declare it
as a rewiltoion, no longer to continue the salary to
4 the office of Chairman of the Ways and Meant. A.
. teisu,:Otionsofthatoffir
e w
i-
er
11.ou it became inexpedient
,under o
ndserlelwithin
the tin l
exigencieste
'
.r tot the crisis, to continue the pecuniary reimburse-
or •aaeot
the following Petitions against undue returns,
were ordered to he taken into consideration—Wey-
mouth, Theersday. 22d of January; and Thetford,
Tuesday, 27th of January.
The Order of the Day for the House resolving
k• itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon
the controverted EleEtion Bill, being read—
Mr. ADAM in the Chair :
The Rill for revi, ng the Controverted Eleßion
Bill was agreed to. The House resumed, and the
report being brought up, the Bill was ordered to be
read a third time to-morrow, and engrossed.
Up, n the Motion of Mr. VANSIT TART, the
House resolved twin into a Committee of the whole
House, for the purpose of considering of the sup •
pia.' to he granted to His Majesty. That part of
His Majesty's Speech being read which related to
the public burdens, it was resolved, that a supply
be granted to His M .jesty. The House resumed,
and the report was tottered to be brought up to-
morrow.
Mr C.W.WYNOIE moved, " That there be pre-
sented to the House an account of the 'dual number
of Lunatics coofined in Gaols, Hospitals, &c. pre-
paratory to a motion for amending the att relating
to Lunatics."
Lord /10WICK gave notice, that on to-morrowa
he would move that the House, at its rising, do
adjourn until Monday next.
At five o'clock the House adjonrned.
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FOREIGN /NT ALLIGENCE.