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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Report Cu pretested by eidonel S"." N LTT at the Bnr,
froca the Committee appointed tee try arid determine the
merits of the Ensilage Elect:am, atstiag, that Haasphry
Howard, Eon. was duly elected, that Sr lilausseb Lopez,
flint. was sot doily returned, bat that the Petah.. dal not
apnea, to be ft.:rufous air venstmos.
kr.hi•Nntnoreportedtronsthe Dublin E./reties Commit-
Nle.that certain circumstances baloccurred as team proem..
lag at evidence from !reload, that bad readmit it neer:nary
tee them to adjourn, which they could sot de without the
kuve of the Haase, and that they shield use meet hat
through the Speaker's warrant.
Mr. Wm aces presaged • Report from the Saftncls
Cwassiitte upon 11. eat, stating, that the right of Election
was kthine persons wily who held "states for lik.

COMMITTEE OF st LV
Upon the Report of the Committee of Supply
being brought np.
The Queen:Loa of the Eumcoups said, there
was one Resolution of the Co: tee. which, for
various reasons, upon re-consideration, he was an, i-
on* to withdraw.—lt related to the duty upon salt.
exported to distant quarters of the world, ipul
titularly to America.
Afteif a few words from Mr. BARING. Ilia Mr.
Polito•: ay, who expressed great satisfaction et the
proi-ositiw., that Resolution was accordingly with-
drawn, and !fie others agreed to.

PETITION FOR PEACE.
Colonel Sr 4 m tor presented a Petition from the
iuhabitauts of Greet and Little Bolton, in the
county of Lancaster, setting forth the distresses of
Vie uiarni ti.ture:l, from the continuance •of the
war, a:,l i.r.4y4:4•,7 that Paristanseat would tnt:ware.
t:ie first ooportainty to enter into nez,otiaticins fbr
peace. At tire wane time it set forth, that should
the etiemy of silting nreessouu hie or Cl i gho-
t• ourabie terms, they were willow, wit, to endure
farther hardships in the cause of it.eir King and
Country.
Oa toe motion that this Petition be laid upon
the table,
Mr. Cain two said, there could be no difference
of opinion as to the propriety of such a Petition
being allowed to lie upon the table, were it only
to keen constantly in view what must be the
duty of those olso advised His Majesty in re.oird
to its object. He trnsted that be should not be
wanting in that common feeling which every one
most entertain fOr Petitions of that sort. He could
not, however, avoid expressing his opinion and the
conviction of his mind to be, that•unleai the re-
medy they propied came with a reference to the
circumstances under which peace should be ob-.
twined, it would be imprudent to be lest away by
any descripfon of those grievances. Although he
was ready to admit, that it was pv*4:fly n4ural
for those Petitioners to have those sensations they
described, and to look for a remedy forthcir suffer-
'nits ; yet those who act for the good of the country,
must not he secured of hardness of heart, or of
lending a deaf ear to the sufferings of the people.
by their not thinking it proper to be driven to a
nagociation with the enemy, when they were con-
voiced it would not be a sure mode a obtaining
the redress sought for, and to which the people
were so justly entAted. He was sure that in say-
ing this, he was speaking the sentiments of his
Colleagues, who wars certainly the best enabled to
form a just co:rip:on of the most proper time to
bring about what was as heartily wished for by
' him and by all citiiern, as by the Petitioners them-
selves. It was not ugly their deity, hut their in-
terest, to secure peace as soon as possll.lo, tome
bare and honouraLe ground.; arty Ulu
no fair opportunity to effect it. This suiy rr.:;ht
hereafter be matter of dievettoioa silica a future
occasion, sod. therefore. be was.the less onsicres
to enlarge upon it. To procnre any pence, upon
grounds not permanent and secure. would not be
relieving the Petitioners from thrtr complaists ;
but, ..the contrary, to dispel the hors they may
' vet antegtaia of obtaining that ream,* A,boy rosse)t
for.
The Petition was then ordered to lk upon the
Me. Samara we Doke. Oat ifsseatbkyMtrr
tion to submit a motion to the 'lnn s& anoWscia
nes'lsy s,'.iiiight.for some additietial ',pet% relative
to Copenhagen.
Lord Fe Ls moos e gave Grine% *snaps* Thant
sLiyas'oniibt be should submit a matioti to 04

House, relatite to the propriety of restoring the
Danish ships taken at Copenhagen.
Mr. Minns, gave notice of a motion, upon
Thursday next, relative to the East India Coin.
pans.
AMERICA.
Mr. Can/nuts pretcn ted certain correspondents
relative to Antenea, which was laid upon the
table.
Mr. PoSsowlit, in panmanceof a notice,ntoved
foi the prod4ction'of the substance of all accounts
received by His Majesty as to the acquiescence of
the United States of America in the French Decree
infecting Neutral Commerce, and also the dates
when such information was received.
The CHAIICIILLOR of the EXCIUQCIER appres
headed the House would het deeds it necessary to
agree with the Right Honourable Gentleman in
thinking each documents 'necessary. All that
could resale from It would be, that no such inte-
fertJce or acquiescence did take place. 'ills was
a matter ffeefectly notorious, and therefore any pro-
duction opon the subject could net be productive
of any benefit, nor inform the House of any one
failet they did net already hno v. The Governmeht
of the United States not having taken any stuns to
procure an actual revocation of the French Decree,
there was therefore en actual acquiescence in It
up.-. 3 their pert.
Mr. PON await' was still anxious to know whether
any acquiescence on the part of America could lead
the frigate to form a judgment of the justification
which Mbustert had made of their Orders of
Council ?
The question was thee put, and negatived with-
out a division.

SWEDEN.
Mr. Ponta:vex root, lied stated, that upon the
first day of the Session he took the liberty of ani-
madverting upon that part of flis Majesty's Speech
which alluded to Sweden, and open the °blemis-
hes)* which then felt from a Right Hosioarsble
Geut/einan opposite, which he conceived were
liable to misconstruction. H meant that part of it
which stated, that the House should enable His
Majesty to make some subsidiary treaty with that
Power. A mouth had now elapsed, and rumour*
bad actually gone abroad that a suboidy. had al-
ready been granted, and he therefore imbed to
know, whether any money had really been sent,
and whether it was in consequence of any fowler.
or of any new Treaty with Sweden ? If a new
Treaty had been entered into, he should also wish
to know when it was likely that the House should
be informed of it froin authority ?
Mr. Cawatao answered, that no act had yet fol-
lowed the ohnervationethe.Right Honourable Owe
tleman alluded to, as there had, in point or fact,
been no arrival from the Continert till within these
few days. Eight or ten mails that were due came
nsu'ly at one time, an:l t!:e communication wEich
came by them intimated that a treat' Lad been
signed between His Majesty's Minister and the
Kong of Swecl-n, which was expected soon to be
EZelifeised. It nes true that a sum of money hid
seat to that country. in consequence of a for.
mer goat .not of this new one. •
Cc. .ON WOOL, AND PERUVIAN BANK.
TheElAlguELLcit of the EXtlik:4l3;.Ll Akteeld•
that fowl various rePotssentifi6ll 'That had n
made to His Majesty's Government from audio's'.
tic sources, they hag reason to Lebow that it voila
be expedient to prohibit the exportation of cotton
wott, and Peruvian bark, from Great Britain, fly
neutrals.. These articles had nonbecome exea-
itigly scarce upon the Continent. and carticulonly
the latter of theta., Perin fan bark, which was an
artiste very nocessury for the enenv. had formerly
sold at ten shillings per potond at i3.atis, but was at
preatat selling there at the advahced price of se-
venty shillings per pound. As it could hardly be
espwted, that by the operation of the meant:es
brought in upon the Orders of Council, they could
be rendered sufficiently efficient within.a short time
for this prohibition, he should therefore move itat
the House should'go into a Committee, to consider
thi„KeruPriety of adopting it."
Howse then went info a Committee, soo,
without any dissentient voice, agreed to what yips
therein suggested by the Chancellor of the La-
chequer.
Una the Howe resuming, a Bill wa' o dc: rd

accordingly.
The CNA lICILLOR of the EICREQU7.R intimated
to Mr. Sheridan, across the table, that it would be
attended with inconvenience to the public business.
should he persist in bringing fhrward the motional
which he had given notice to-morrow, as the com-
mittal of the Bill upon the Orders of Ceruipil stood
ti7:ed for that day. He therefore expressed his
wish, that the Right Honourable Gentleman would
postpone it.
Mr. SRRRIDAR. with his usual condescension,
acquiesced in the wish of the Right Honourable
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, sr he by DO
means wished to impede the progress of any ur-
gent business. He should therefbre postpone it to
Thursday next. He begged, at the same time, to
' mention, that he should take an soil opportulity
of marines for leavc to bring in a ISU, in puroianco
of what'lie bad formerly submitted is the Howiee
relati%e to the grievances of Publicans.
DROITI OF Ammuu+.
Sr FRANCIS BURDETT wished to know when
the Papers he had calle I for upoes this subject
would be laid before the House ?
The CH OiCELLoR of the EICHEOVER.
so-
swered, that front their being of a vo*.ussinens
nature, he could i.ot inform the Piet Ilonowstile
Baronet, but 110 t'..,,ught the prxtuction of thew
neve.saiily be attended with consider**
&LIT.

ORDERS 01 CODICCIL Biti•
On the Question that the Report of this JO
be bre tight trp,
Mr. Tte`st-tly rose. amd ;Wei what beetling?' to
him as an ob3et tiou. in point of form. It ckicl not
appear to bun that this bill had oriertated *hem
it ought to have done It hid oriel:lo'9ci in a Coi: •
mittee of Ways and Illbullov on aertlant of is
operating as a tat by impolite eertsin duties;
but there art. ali6 e;kriesssin it which mate-
rialltr to 'mu* whit% NY the
tom of the Haas-, (*telt to have been rtvionsly
fiectts 7ln Temitiithe if "Nide. His
theidoet. we, that twe thine had Ina
pstfoed io on* Covatoitta4 by which the. H- se
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