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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEW.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-.-Tnvistrer, YAW tr.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at half-past two
o'clock.
Lord STO'FORD, at the Bar, informed the
House, that His Majesty had been waited on to
know when he would be pled to receive their
address, and he was commandesl by His
.Majesty to
inform the House, that His Majbety would receive
the Address this day at three o'clock
Lord MARSHAM give notice that he would
on Monday next fix a day for taking into further
consideration the •Report on the Middlesex Elec-
tion,.
Mr. HUSIaSSON moved, that His Majesty's
Speech be taken into consideration.
The SPE-A.I(ER. read, pro forma, that part of it
which relates to the Supplies.
Mr. HU:tKISSObt then moved, that a Supply
be gr'anted to His Majesty.
The SPEAK ER iuhirrned him, that such a mo.
tints could iwiy he Made in a Committee of the
wt.ole it would be for him to name
a day when he meant to move for such a Com•
mittee.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved, accordingly, that the
House would, ors Monday next, resolve itself into a
Committee of the whole House to consider the said
motion.—Ordered. Adjourned to Monday.
The Speaker then proceeded to St James's in his
state coach, with the Address, attended by about
thirty other carriage., with different Menthe's.

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AMER/CA.

CONGRESS OF rim UNITED STATTS.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, 3. . .

On 6he motion of Mr. J. Randolph, the !louse re.
solved itself into a Committee of the sshole on the
,rt of the Seled Committee on the Impeach-
ttrte r simnel Chase, an assochite Judge of the
Supreme Court of the United Saes ;
atnum in the Chair.
Tile agre d to the eight articles, with
a small amendment to the Ist, and another to the
4th.
!hey reported the same, and the Howe ad-
jaunted.
TI,ESIIAY; DEC. 4

The House resumed the unfinished business of
yesterday in relation to the Impeachment of JUdge
CkiPie-
They refused to concur in the amendments ma-le
yesterday in Consinktee of the whole—so that the
articles remain in the same form as reported by the
&led Committee.
The rc pwt was taken up article by attic'.:.
Mr. Nicholson call:d the yeas and nays, and was
snpported by the constitutional number.
The question, on agreeing to the first article, was
nccordingly taken by yeas and nays, and there ap-
peared to be 83 in the affirmative, and 34 in th: ne-
gative.
The second article was also agreed to, yeas 93,
nays 35.
The third article was agreed to, there being yeas
84, nays 34.
The tOurth article being under consideration, Mr.
Eimer moved to amend the same, by striking out
the third and fourth seEtions thereof.
the amendment was not carried.
The fifth article 1.%4S read, and some objedion be-
ing taken to the same, alter a short discussion, it
was zgreesi to, yeas 7C, nays 4S.
The sixth article was also objefted to, bit passed ;
the yeas ric.ng 73, note 42.
The seventh article was agreed to, yeas 73, nacs
42.
article before the House, a di-
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The eighth _ _ being .e the , a .
vision of the question w.ts called for, and on the
first paragraph, the yeas were 7 4, Rays',o.—lt was
agreed to.
On the second, being also the last paragraph,
the yeas were 73, the nays
.3e, and it was also
agreed to.

A question on agreeing to the wink artic:s
carried without a division.

Mr. Nicholson moved the appointment of
Members by ballot fo: conduet;rg the impeachment
On the part of the house; but the i louse adjourned
without coming to a decision.
WEDNESDAY, DV.CEMLLA,
The articles of impeachment against Judge Chase
re brought in enrolled
1:,.• House resumed the unfinished business of
nia!, viz. the appointment of managers to
. • the impeachment of Samuel Chase, one of
tae associ. ted Justices of the Hatted States, and
having diretted that the number should consist of
seven, the House proceeded to ballot for the same,
and upon examining the ballots, the following.
six members were elected, /ravish-, a majority nt
Cie whole number of vows, viz. !sir. J. Randolph,
M. Rodney, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Early, Mr.
and Mr. Nelson. The I iousl then proceed-
:l to ballot for the seventh Manager, when, after
• • fifth ballot, Mr. G. W. Campbell had a mak.-
and was declared to be duly elected.
i hi motion of Mr. Nich:lson it was
Resolved, That the seri:les agreed to by shit
louse to he exhibited in the name of thernselee,,
and all the people of the Vatted State,. against I •
muck Chase, in mcintenii,ce of their impeachment
against him for high crimes and misdemeanors, he
carried to the Senate by the managers appointed to
conduel the same impeachment.•
It was also resolved, 11.121 a message be sent to
the Senate to into, ni them that this 1 l'otise have ap-
pointed managers to conclude the impeachment
against Samuel Chase, and have directed the said
managers to carry to the Senate the articles agreed
upon by she House to be exhibited in .maintenance
of their impeachment agsti:.s: the said Samuel Chase,
and that the Clerk do go IX;i:t the said message._
Adjourned.
TEURSDAY, OCCE4IIIV.I 6.
The House went into Committee of the whole
OQ the Bill for preserving pee ia the ports, arid
harbours, and waters. under the United States jst-
risdiaion—Mr. Dawson in the Chair.
After some time spent in debating, and amend.
ing the same, the Committee rose, reported pro-
gress, and ',bunted leave so sit again.