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the soTtnesses in a criminal 1161-cutiort, should be
compeiliblei-by law, to answer' questions which
might Inculpate them in a civil prgcess.
Lord Mt to and Lord Stustour o were in favour
of the Bid, but had no objeflion to the question
praposed by the Lord Chancellor being left to the
opinion of the twelve J udges.
After some fttri her con rersation, the mil was read
a third time and passed, with the amendments, leav-
ing out the exemption of the witnesses from civil
rocess ; but on an understanding, that the twelve
Judges saoulsi be consulted on the question alrearly
referred tot and that, should their opinions be, that
persons so implicated were coirvellible to answer, a
short hill should be introduced early in the next
Session, for the amendment of the present bill.
DUKE OF Ail;t3l;s ComPENsATioN
On the third reading of this Bill, the Marquis of
BUCKINGHAM renewed all his former objetctions
to it. His Lordship, in a speech of two hours, took
a view of the whole question, in an historical, po-
litical, and general way : lie compared the differ-
ent sys ems, both feudal aid monarchical, and
drew many ingenious inferences therefrom ; upon
the whole, he repeated his arguments against the
measure; and concluded, by declaring his unabated
opposition to the bill.
A long discussion then took place, in the course
of which the Earl of Westmoreland and the Earl of
Carlisle argued strongly in favour of the Bill. The
Lord Chancellor an.t the Earl of Suffolk against it.
The Duke of NORFOLK urged many reasons
why the Bill ought not to pass, and concluded by
moving that it should be recommitted tomorrow.
On this the House divided, and there appeared,
for the Motion 7—Against it 23—Majority 18.
The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM then proposed
several verbal amendments, on which two divisions
took place, and the Home decided on both in the

neg itive.
•lle Bill wa. then read a third time and passed.
Ti.. LORD CHANCELLOR then brought up
the Bill to indemnify witnesses from any es idence,
given by them in the course of tte Impeachment,
hcing brought against them in any civil process
which might hereafter be instituted.
Tte 8,11 was read a first time; and, after a short
coaversation between the Duke of Noe WOLK and
the Lotto Ascci. Loa, it was ordered, that the
JnJge should attend to-morrow ; and in the mean
time it might be considered in what form the ques-
tion, as to the matter of law, should be put to them.
The Committee of Privileges was ordered to sit
tomorrow, at three o'clock, for the further consi-
deration of the Zouch Peerage. Adjourned At Half-
.
past One o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Lord STOPTOILD appeared at the bar, and in-
formed the House, that His Majesty had been wait-
ed-on with the Address of the House, preying that
His Majesty would be graciously pleased to order
a sum of money to be paid to Edward Coleman,
Esq late Serjeant of Mace in that House, as a re-
muneration for his long and faithful services ; and,
that His Majesty had been graciously pleased to
return an answer that he would give direatons ac-
cerciingly.
A Message from the Lords informed the House
that their Lordships had agreed to the Irish Fire
and Hearth Duty Bill, the Hop Duty Bill, the Irish
Paper Duty Bill. the Irish Custdms and Excise
Bill, the Irish Military Sorvey Bill, the Irish Dis-
tillery and Loan Amendment Bills, the Southern
Whale Fishery Bill, the Qoarantine Indemnity Bill,
the Sugar Drawback Bill, the Linen Drawback
Bill, and the Scotch Assessed 'Faxes Bill, without
amendments.
A person from the India House presented an ac-
count of the erpences of building the Cortiwallu, of I
32 guns, at Bombay, and the frigate Bombay, of
46 guns, at the same place.—Ordered to lie on the
Table.
Sir SIDNEY SMITH said, he had not the ho-
nour of being in the House last night, when his
Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Windham) alluded to the
imprisonment of Captain Wright, in France; but,
as he had been given to understand that his Right
lion. Friend had intimated his intention of making
a Motion on the subjea early in the next Session,
and had not moved for the correspondence on that
business, he gave notice, that he would to-morrow
move for a copy of the said correspondence.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved, that the adjourned
debate on the Finances, which stood for to-day, be
postponed to to-morrow.—Ordered.
Mr. VW HITBREAD brought up the Bill for
preventing the discontinuance of the proceedings
under the Impeachment, ordered against Lord Vis-
count Melville, notwithstanding the prorogation or
dissolution of Parliament ; which was read a first
and second time, and went through the several
other stages, was passed, and;xent to the Lords by
Mr. Whitbread.
A new writ was ordered for the Boroughs of
Stranreer. &c. in Scotland, in the room of the Hon.
William Stewart, who, since his eleaion, bath ac-
cepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
A new writ was also ordered to be issued for the
Barough of Cockermouth. in Cumberland, in the
room of James Graham, Esq. who, since his eleaion,
bath accepted the Hundreds of East Hendred.
Sir A. S. HAMMOND gave notice, that he would
tn-morrn* move for leave to lay before the House a
Memorial of the Commissioners of the Navy as an
Answer to the Third Report of the Commissioners
of Naval Inquiry. Ile said, he had the Memorial
with him, and, it the House had no objeaion, he
would then move that it be laid on the Table.

Mr. WHITBREAD signifying a wish to have
the Third Report read ;
Tne SPEAKER informed the lion. Baronet
that if any individual in the House expressed the
smallest disapprobation, it could only be considered
as a notice.
Sir A. S. HAMNIOND was about to observe nn
what Mr. Whitbread had said; but—
The SPEAKER informed him there being no
question before the House, he could not be allowed
to go on.
Mr. LONG moved,
Thu an Address be prm,rnted tl His Maituty, praying that
he will be Neared to ord :r .ueh a remuneration as to Hui hla
ie-tr shall seem meet to the Rev. Samuel Smith, for tits ser-
♦wee as the Chaplain of t +at H..isse.—Ordered
He also moved an Address to His Majesty, pray-
ing,
That he will be please! tt "A., the •urn of 1,1-101 to be
paid to Nary Alemender, E-4 fur 113 femcc, as elsalrgiAri of