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London, England, 1806-02-11 00:00:00

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IMPF RL4L PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORCA. Unroof, Ft. V).

INTRODIT ficrsi TIIE NEN/ LORD CHANCF.T.I.OR
About half p Ist three o'clock, Lord Erskine, the
newly-appt•inte.l Chancellor. came down to the
House, and having retired, with his sopporters, to
robe, was soon after introduced in full torn, sworn,
and took his seat ; the Duke of Norfolk atttnsling
as hereditary Eatl Marshal, Sir Isaac Heard, as
Garter King at Arms, Ete. and all the Lord Chan-
crilor's officers. William Watson, Esq. 1.. C. at-
tended as Seijeant at Arms, and bore the MAC..
His 'P1114106 supporters were Lord Holland,
and Lord RawriOn (Earl of Moira). After salut-
ing the House, from the Baron's Bench. his Lord-
ship was condutfted to one of the side ben•Aes, on
which, having sat fur a moment, he went :.era's to
the Woolsack, anti took his seat as Lord Chancellor
fhroughout the vehol: ceremony. his Lordship held
the purse iti his hand, on which is embroidered the
Imperial Arms, in front of the Great Seal.
The number of strangers to see the ceremony of
Lord Chant: shoe Faakine's anroduAioti, was greater
than we ever remember on any occasiou of the finds
since the first mtrud it 4 c f the illustrious Lord
Nelson.
Th. I louse was adjonraed daring pleasure, for a
few minutes while t•:e i'rers, who took a part in
the c-rerno v, retired to unrobe.
The Haute then maimed, and their Lordships
w, of into a COMMittee omalte Malt Tax and Placa
and Peesion Ditty Billi: •
Lord Watstatisrass in the Chair.
The Cht ;ses mere agte.l3 t' without observation;
a. the Chancellor's aria (akin! his 4,111( on the
Woolsack, the reports were received, and the Bills
lie over for a th.d reading.
yr te; itfor. • ow the Treasury, presented at
the Bar an Account of the. Bointies pail within a
gtvrn period. on the bringing ot fish for the 'apply
of the London markets.
The same Gentlem In, nn the part of the Cm-
traissioners of the Cunt ins in Scotland'. presented
an Account of the P.ounttes paid relative to the
Scots Whale Fisheries, &c. pursuant to Mt of
Palli.oneitt.—Wlitcl. were severally ordered to lie
on the tab e.
A few Naturilization Bills, brought in upon pe-
titions lercsemed on forra!r days, were reed a first
Item ; alter which their Lurd.itips adjourned till
to morrow.

HOUSE vF cOSINIONS.
Sir .T. Raley brought up a petition from the
debtors confined in hiortolc county gaol, praying
relict.—Ordered to i.e sin the table.
Mr. cony brought up the rep.rt of the Corn.
mittee appointed to try the merits of the Middlesex
Election, when was to the same purport as ap-
pealed in out piper of yesterday. He then moved,
4! Pot the Ct. rk ot-the Crown do attend to amend
tsSositure.."- --o?dres- 1. -'
New writs were ordered to be issued for ri:7ewa4tr,
in be County of Nottingham, in the W:o0n11 of Sir C.
Pole, !taut. also has accep:ed the office of one of the
Co ninissioners for executing the offise of Lord High
11.1mir.t1 of tagtand. For Tavistock, in the roam
of Lord R. Spencer, who has accepted the Chiltern
Hun !reds. Voi ltyegatu. in the room of Joins
Scimeis Cox, Esq. now Lord Somers ; and for the
County of Sat. ey, in the room of Lnrd William
Itu• sell, Oho has accepted the office of one of the
Commissioners for executing the °thee of Lord
High &Nedra' of England.
Mr. smooKr:. gave notice that he would, on
Wednesday, n:nve for certain Papers relative to
the Cosirisa tot supplying the ktoyal Navy with
Spirits.
ek person from the Bsok, brought lip an Account
of the unclaimed Dividends, from oa. 1 th.r.!.—
Ordered so i.e on the Wise.. • -
11r. WHITBREAD mse to make the motion of
which he had given notice. He said, that in the
course of thela-t Session, he had moved for, and
obtained, a Bill of Indemnity for all those who had
served under Lori. Melville, as Treasurer of the
Navy, to indernnife them from all criminal prose-
cution, it, consequence of any evidence they might
give in the case of the impeachment voted by the
House; nut that an Hon. Baronet (Sir William
Eltorl had prevailed with the House to eve •d the
Indemnity to such per sons against civil process also.
Wien the bill went tiefore the Lords, rneir Lordships
ohjeited to this latter part of the bi.l, until they bad
taken the opinion of the Judges on the point, and
they made an order, that the Judges should give
such opinion in three walks. Before the expiration
of that time, the Sessions closed, and such opinion
had not been given. Mr. Trotter, and others,
whose evidence we- very material. objeCted to an-
swer many qnestinns which were very important, as
they had been advised by their Counsel to do, un-
less they were indemnified against civil pr cess, its
well as criminal prosecution. It was cn this ac-
count be now brought forward the present Bill ;
and if the House gave him leave to bring it in, he
should request them to permit. it to pass with ali
p expedition, that )t might finial.; pan
both Houses, so as to obtain the Judges' opin;ons on
the point in question, before they went on the ap-
proaching Cacti ts. Whilst he was on bis legs, lie
said, he would take the opportunity of saying a
few words relative to the Committee. It might,
by some persons, be snrin,sed that thee were stand-
ing still, and that nothing had been done ; but
he could assure the ILuse, that was not the
case. The Committee had, so tar from b..ing
negligent or inaftive, proceeded, without the in-
tervention of a day. on which they had at t met
and Era. salted business. These were also a
great number of witnesses (besilcs Mr. Tatter and
tht.se immedi stely on the spot) who had been sent
fist, and souse of whom were arrived in town, and
others were on their way. He hoped, hotvev...r,