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axis, and upon which the House
formation; that information, J
fr,ale them on this day se'nni,
they have !ell the whole course
and with it a great portion of
.pr(zte&ed and open to attack
it has been ascertained, that
be steak at the mouth of the Ti.
.its navigation. I propose three
that evil, but these preventative
or combined, have not been ad;
they have not been approve('
means have been used for thi
that point also, I hope some i.
before the House. With this expeClation, and with
these views, I shall not oppose the motion for delay-
ing- the consideration of the Message until Monday
nett."
The motion was then put and carried, without any
further observation.
On the motion, that a Message be sent to the
Commons,to inform them, that the Househad agreed
to the amendment made by the Commons, in the
Bill for the Relief of discharged Soldiers and Sailors,
by facilitating their conveyance to their respeffive
settlemenrs, a conversation arose upon an objeetion
made upon a point of form made by Earl Radnor,
which was answered by Lord Auckland, Lord Al-
vanley, and the Lord Chancellor.—The motion was
then put and agreed to.

'Tie Irish Liiw Courts Bill was brought up from
the Commons by Mr. Lee, and read a first time.
The Nottingham Police and Elation Bill, and
several others, were forwarded in their respedive
stages.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY, MAY 16.
The Select Committee, appointed to try the me-
rits of the Cirencester ElCtion, reported the sitting
Members duly elected, and the Petition against
their return not frivolons or vexations.
Mr. HILLYARD rose to move, that John
Simpson, committed for prevarication before the
Seled Committee, appointed to try the merits of the
Great Grimsby Elation, should, on Wednesday
next, be brought to the Bar of the House, in order
to be discharged.
The SPEAKER observed, that the forms of the
House uniformly required a petition to he pre-
sented : he wished, however 'to call the attention
of the House to one fait : this person had already
presented one petition, which had been rejated -
but he was not aware a second application couldbe
made, without it was also accompanied by a pe-
tition.
Mr. HILLYARD said, he should have applied
for a petition, but on Thursday last, when he gave
notice of his motion, no mention was made as to its
being necessary.
The SPEAKER said, if the petition was pre-
sented-to-morrow, there would be no delay.
The Committee on the County Bridge Bill was
deferred till Thursday.
A Message from the Lords informed the House,
their Lordships had agreed to the Nottingham
Magistrates Bill.
The Naval Stores Exportation Indemnity Bill,
was read a Second Time, and committed for to-
morrow. •
Mr. ROSE deterred his motion for the prosecu-
tion of the. parties in the Ilchester Elation, till
Wednesday.
Mr. TIERNEY postponed his motion on the
subjea of the Treaty Ad, till Wednesday se'nnight.
• WAR WITH FRANCE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
brought the following Message from his Majesty ;
(For the Message, see t.sr Lords.)
Lord HAWKESBURY—" It is my intention to
do no more at present than merely move, that his
Majesty's Message be tak..n Into consideration this
day se'nnight. It must be the anxious desire of
his Majesty's Ministers, that this very important dis-
cussion should come on with as little delay as it is
possible ; but, at the same time, they would not
feel that they aeled consistently with their duty to
the country, if they called en the House for any
opinion with respe to their condud; or respeain.g
the present stag of public affairs, until they were in
possession -of that information which would enable
them to form an actorate judvient on the subject.
Measures have been, for some time past, taken in the
event of the determination of the discussion, subsists
i hetwem his Majesty's .Government and the
Freach Republic, in the way it his, to put Parlia-
mint in possession of all the information necessary.
It is the intention of his Majesty's Ministers to lay
before the two Houses of Parliament, with as little
delay as possih!e, all the papers relating to the ne-
gotiation. Gentlemen will understand that the cir-
cumstance of the papers being rather ninnerous, has
not enabled me to afford any hopes of m_y laying
them on the table before Wednesday or Thursday.
I should think, if I laid them on the table by Thm s-
day, tholrli. I hope to be able to do so on Wednes-
day, that itcre will be sufficient tote between that
day and Monday, to enable the House fully to en-
ter en the disensskn. I bdl it to be the wish of
every one, that the discussion should not be delayed
beyond the period .necessary. It is the with of his
Ma'sty's Government not to press for the opinion
of Parliament till itlyas had an oo;:orconity of fully
examining and considerisig she subjed."
The question was pelt ..that his Majesty's most
racious Message sliould,he: taken into considers •
non on this day se'nnight.
Mr. GREY---,, Sir, Ido not mean in any degree
to objed to the proposition of the Noble Lord; on
the contrarso I consider it as one which is extremely
proper to adopt ; 'namely, that we should adjourn
till we can be authentically informed of the faits.
The Noble Lord, in my opinion; very properly ab-
stains from asking any opinion of the House ; indeed
he could not ask it, in regard to matters of which the
House is at present in perfad darkness.' Having
only heard his Majesty's `Message read' these is but
one question relative to it, whieh aitgzeits itself to

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