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London, England, 1803-03-09 00:00:00

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IMPIS.7I.IL raraLoinir.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Tur,l)%v, mAltcu

Counsel was heard on thtuzrt of the Plaintiff;
respecting a Writ of Error from the Exchequer
Chamber in Ireland, Rowr. v. Pow tit. %rho, it ap.
Oared, not making out a case to the littigfailion of
their Lordships, it was deemed unnecessary to hear
Counsel on die other side.
The Bills upon the table were forwarded in their
respcnive stages.
Mr. 13RAGGF„ and others, brought up from the
Commons the PkINCE of WA:I.VeA Annuity Bill.
After waiting a considerable time,
Lord lloaaer presented a Message from his
lvlajmy, similar to that delivered to the Commons
and to which we refer.
His Majesty's Message was, on his Lordship's
Mut.oe, ordered to he taken into consideration to-
morrow, tmd the Lords summoned.
Lord kiosAaa, alter moving the first reading of
the Falser, of WAL es's Annuity Bill, stated, that
the respeerwhich he, in common with all their Lord-
ships must feel for the' illustrious Parsonage who
was the ohjoel of the Bill, would indtice him to pro-
pose an earlier day for its second reading, than
Monday, yet tin effect which a present domestic
rnisfortni :e must naturally have upon the attendance
of bis7Noble Colleague mould he feared on that ac-
count, oblige him to propose that day. His Lord-
ship then moved, that the Bill he read a second time
on Monday next, which was ordered accordingly.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TL:tSDAY, n ARCH P.

The SPEAKZR Look the Chair at half-past three
o'clock.
Mr. Housroww brought up a Petition from the
Cotton-Manufadurers of Glasgow, prayir4 for leave
to be heard by Counsel against the Bill for regu-
lating Disputes between Masters and Servants em-
ployed in that Trade.—Ordered to lie on the Table
till the second reading of the said Bill.
A Person from the East India-House brought up
certain Accounts, which were ordered to lie on the
Sir WI% VIAM lIIATHCOTE, ;,%.Ir. CHARLES DUN-
DAS, and Mr. DASH WOOD KING, obtained leave of
absence for short periods.
Sir Eowsko PhLLEW brought up a Petition from
certain Apothecaries and Chemists, against the NleLii-
cine Ad.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
On the motion of Mr. VANsIT r A CT, the Order of

the Day of l'hursday last, for certain Accounts re-
speding the Number of Ships, and their Tonnage,
&e. &c. was read, and discharged ; and a fresh
Order made to the same purport, correcting the irre-
gularities of the former.
Sir R.At.ra MI t /UNICE brought up the Report of
the Committee appointed to enquire into the merits
of a Petition complaining of an undue Elation for
the Borough of Bridgewater, when it appeared to
the Committee that George Pocock and .lefferys
Allen, &qrs. the sitting Member, were duly eled-
ed, and that the Petitions, on either side, were not
frivolous or vexation.
kiswKiNs BROWNS brought up a Report
fro:n the Committee appointed to enquire into the
rits of the Pc ition complaining of an undue Elec-
t- n titr Nottingham, stain that Frederick Shuttle-
v..orth, a witness, ,tad been guilty of wilful prevari-
catim, helot e the sail C,ominiree, who availed them-
&lves of the powers vested in them by an At for
that purpose, and committed the said krederick Shut-
tlewortn into the custody of toe oergeant at Arms.
On the motion of Mr. Ha wit:fa Biowsis, he
moot committed accordingly. :
A Petition against the Cotton-Manufadtirers Ar-
bitralint Bill was presented from Paisley, and order-
ed to ii r on the Table
Mr BY NG moved for leave to bring in a Bill for
grantiag encteased Allowance to Coroners, i,t
cohsequence of the, encrease of expellee to which
they were subject.
Mr. DiCK PINSON" said he should not oppose the
Motion at present; bat if his objetions to the mea-
sure %dere not removed against the second reading of
the Bill, he should then oppose it.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. thorn brought up certain Accounts re-
speding the number of Ships, Tonnage, &c. as
movea for on a former day, which were ordere‘i to
lie on the Table.