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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, MO.

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PANLIA4ENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 211.
The Royal Assent was given by commission to the Eieli-
teeo-penny_Duty bill, the Flax Seed growth Bounty bill, DA
I'hval Officers' Mikes' Pension bill, the Irish Coen Impor-
tation bill, the Irish Distillation bill, the Irish Sugar Draw-
back hill, the !dolts Prise Register bill, the Innkeepers'
kmance bill, the Scotch Creditors' Bill, the Portsmouth and
Dover Works' bill, Sir George Brograves Divorce bid!,
Campbell's Divorce hill, and about lacisty-Sve private hills.
Commiuimirs were the Lord Chaiscellur, the
of llontrose, sad Lord Walsingliam.
tie. Whastuti, Mr. Adam, Mr. Jolliffe,Sir Rs ilhanhi,
Lor.l Percy, eat ittlicr Members from the guasc i 4 Cum:
mons, brought up the British Ships' Capture bill', and sett-F*l
pr irate bills ; which were laid upon the table, and afterwards
read a first hat.
SCOTC3 RECORDS BILL
Upon the third reading of this Bill ;
The Earl of SurFotit stated, that he coolil wish
a mode of registering Records similar to that con-
tained in this Bill, should be extended to England.
It was remarkable, and at the same time to be la-
mented, thy* excepting the two counties of York
aril Middlesex, no method of pwrierving Deeils
had been generally adnitted. He should also *WI
to inquire, sihat was the mode of press:wog tits,
Decrees of Chanteery, for he could instance the ease
of his own family, where the Earldom of Muffing
had descended, yet (tie estate had gone to anotitur,
stud a female descendant ; this was a subject of
great ibiportanee, and one which unavoidably could
not be thoroughly triv.mtigated, on account of • deed
referred to, iis the Reports not hiving found. This
of itself was an evil to be imputed to the want
of due care in the preservation of Deeds and Re-
cords.
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
M 11101.4 V. FLINT AND OTHER&
This was an appeal, where l)r. Arnold, nectar
of the University of St. Andrews, complained of the
improper election of a Professor of 'Medicine us the
same University. Sir SAMUEL RoMILI V was hard
uu the part of the Appellant.
MR. CHASMILLY.
The Earl of Su erotic role, for the purpose of
giving notice of a motion 'thane to an individual,
who had been alluded to by other Noble Lords ou
a late occasiou. It was a motion of considerable .
importance, and was justly entitled to their Lord-
ships' most serious consideration. He could nut
now state the words in winch he should frame it,
belt it was his intention to bring it fo.roard rev/
soon, immediately after his ',run.' fronk.tlie coon--
try. At the same time, he lnel no ohjettiou in
stating the substance of this intended motion winch
way "That a Resolution he adopted by time Haase,
that airs Chart:idly is a traitor to this country, and
that he be arrested as such, wherever he may Le
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fosiati-ia Great Britain. or its daisaisiSona.- or in arty
other country, where leave can be first obtained
for that purpose." lie also gave notice of. similar
Resolution against numourier. lie It hould take
time to wool this motion io that manlier which
would be most suitable to its purport. Before he
ott down, he COIII4I not but express a desire to know
if Slinisters bad employed the person now alinded
to.

The Earl of Liegesmot did not mean to make
any observation upon the subject of the Noble
Earl's intended motion, hut should wait till the
lireper opportunity presented itself, when he shattd
deliver his sentiments; but bethought it incumbent
upon libu to declare Nlr. Chariotlly had never been
directly 110 f indirectly employed. by His Majesty's
Ministers. nor hail he from them been entrusted
with any degree of confidence or authority.
The Earl of SOFrOLIL we. 04d to hear the de-
claration made by the Noble Secretary, but lie be-
lieved that Mr. Charnailly. being a foreigner, could
not leave this country without their permission.
The Earl of ll..tvcseout. observed, that with re-
spect to foreigners. there was no disposition on the
part of His Majesty's Government to detain a!,y
one who was' disposed to quit this country, but
rather the general practice was to facilitate their
departure,

ORDERS IN COVNCIL.
Lord Gamest st.a was ooziest to inquire of his
Majesty's Ministers, whether the rumour he bad
heard to day were fronded on troth he most ar-
'clently wished it might be so, that his Majesty's
Ministers had at length relinquished their Orders
is Council. In calling their Lordships' attention
to ttie inquiry, he could not help bringing to their
recollectiou, the constant and quiforin opinion
which he had so often pressed upon the considers,-
lion of the Mouse. From the first he was contiiieir,
and had always made the declaration, that the.,
Orlers in Council were. founded in short-sighttd
policy ; that their consequences wottlii bucon
more and more ruinous to this country ; that •
their mischievous effects would eisoleautly tsieresse;.
and that sooner or later, they must he ahanslored
He was happy, tJlat the time had arrived, and th..t
Ills Nkjesty's Ministers,either Promos alarm et *hair
growing mischief, or from a conviction of the troth
of these sentiments which had more than once been
delivered by so considerable a porno% of their
Lordships' House hpd thought wisely to abeuden
so atiserl and ruinous a system of polii y. Ile had
risen merely for the purpose of making this innitiry,
because if it should happen, the report n 1..4
true, IP should consider it Ins Auty before the, null
of the Session, to bring another motion on that sub-
ject before the !louse.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL was sooty the Nolde
Lord had not taken sanppurtnnity of making this
inquiry in the pre* Ore of his Noble Fitend,
Bathurst) whose flfS('Lil situntinn would hate
enabled him to speak inoee.,pa t iciOarly to a aohject
under that department. Siill:iii hie Noble friend's
alias uo e, he con lil a iswer the Noble !Lord's * ire•o
that an alteration had taken p see in the Onkrs in
Council, hut they Were tint rescinded. In opposi-
tion to what had been so often urged against the
Orders in Council, he was still of his former opnenii. -
they were a measure of just r‘;”..slienry, and were
founded in the wisest polity. The &hi:ratans

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which bad been made, was one consistent with the
principle upon which they were founded, and vase
• ineraiy made tirsuit the change which had 81.61100,
from circumstances. In nq other sense was it an
alteration of the orders themselves..
Lord (iRENVILIS *Hid. sir &vas the alteration
ormtained the principle of the Oilers in Council,
in the tonne protportlon it would like them be found
. full of ruin and nriscinef to the commerce rod wel-
fare of the country. "But he trusted this 'thereinto
W•l4 ton „Treat degree au abaudounient of those Or.
tiers, and which Alinisters were reluctant to admit.
Ile should be sorry to deprive the noble Secretary
of the opportunity of passing en eulogiusn on them
at this time of their dcitth. Peace to their manes !
But if the alteration did not go to time desthictiou
of the principle upon which these Orders had
liven t'ounileil, it would be seen hereafter Mem-
bers most be under the necessity of alatudoning
the system, otherwise the country would not be
able to exit.
AUeIELAND wished to inquire what were
~,one of the particulars of the alteration—for in-
•111114..e, were the does. seizures, Sm. done away ?
Aunt, froth the answer, lie should have no difficulty
in deciding how far the alteration coincided with the
principle of the Orders in COUllt:ii.
LOCAL MILITIA.
)7pon the Order of the Day for going into a
Colmuittvie %tiro this Hifi--
Vistasatit ,Stivuoters stated his surprise, that the
NoGle Sacretary had not as usual upon the passim;
of Bills of that deteriptloll 4111Zell the reasons for tts
iotrodueti?ii. lie was fir (ruin being hostile to
the Hill before them, but if hr could have thought
Vint rouse further measure would not be adores'
!Jv Iliioisern iu re:tartl to the old Militia, which at
pressot was inefficient, as'it could not be effectu-
ally employed for the whole of Great lkitain nod
Lela:: 1. The Noya Viscount expressed himself
gem rsliy, as hiving no disposition to oppreve'die
establialistrvist of a local militia. hut held tl weepti-
Wile tome mode ought also to be adopttfoe the
farther regulation and reuderiug snore effe •ve the
old militia of the eousstry. .
pm F. 4.1 of Lteaaeoot, hoped the Noble Vis-
count wonlil not expel, that i question of such a
tewleuev receive any unswer from Ihs Nla-
jesty's litsilueies with joist propriety. The Bill on
the talkie was similar to that which was intrciloced
the lust tics sou, and time principle of both was the
value. It was thought eapethent to mate a force
inure tipuu tow principle sit the first militia of the
coinitry. The history of this kind of force bad
its origin iu the posse rondefaies, out of which arose
the niilitta; but the modern militia had ',hanged
• its 'ware. nod win. become more like a regular
forte. hinoy lout sa-gw,egteil the praprirty of
institstiiiLt awaher force, which shout.' more re-
vemble the old mill:ie. and from this consideration
• the • volunteer system was fibroma. This at the
time was the best force which (.04111 lie raised, bet'
fit sow and *toted minty iilijeczirms to its futtire
peihency. The local militia woe free from all the
serious objections winch applied ro the volunteers ;
it was a meaeurr which had met with uneommou
slice's., there were 254 revituents iii Scotland um!
Eniglatid, and 'towards of 193,tner men.
Viscount Stomourft shortly explained, by oh-
serinic.t. he hail ant put any question, but merely
made ao observation.

Tile EMI of Ss LK f ptS thouselit it injurious that to
many men should te,,i out of the [meal ut
one which would Iw the coissequener of Cie,
prraei,t Bil etnitemied, the &fence Of the~
emintry had not been increrserl, bit resumed in
the mine state it did two veani aLto, fur althunkli
tlicwe revimerit. hua iwen the men remnant-
ondiscipliord. lie woti!cl propese !route alters
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Lion in the Committee, would prevent the
inettovesiielive of too great ia iiittnimre quitting the
regifneut it* tip• lame time.
After Anne further conversation lietiveen the Earl
of 14,,,Ituntcay., the E•srl of LteeßPAot., and the
Rawl of A rll.loFilan, respecting tclnuw. permitting
'soy man volunteering into the mit it of any county.
upon the ,siipteetion of till Earl of Itarteont., it
rzreed, that the Bill 11110111.1 OR, through the
Committee, and this clause slionld he reserved for
a future arurouloneut.
The hill then passed through the Committee.
The Report of the Committee appointed to in-
finite concerning roads awl bridges in the Ili:O-
-len& of Scotland—and the Report of the State of
the 'Notional Debt, were presemori at the Bar, mud
oraered to Lc Lid ou the table. Adjourned.