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boat on the subjellt. He therefore witlolrew his no.
tice, dewing it to he uniitiateod thee he should sub-
mit it on Friday, If however, his Majesty's Minis-
ters would assure him there were hopes of a commu.
tieation relative to the ftegnajtions with France, he
would in each case consent further to defer his mo-
tion till Tuesday se'nnight.
The CHANCELLt)R of the EXCHEQUER—.
" It is impossible .for me to say whether I shall be
We to make any cemmunicatic'n to the House bee
bore. Erislity ; the House, however, may be assured,
they as yell As his Mejesty's Government is possess-
ed of such information, as it is its duty to lay before
the !louse no time will be Jost. I wish the notice of
the Hon. Gentleman to be distinct and precise :
Am I now to consider the notice as provisional;
end •that unless some notice or communication
should be given previous to Tuesday, he does not
mean to bring it nb ? I wish it to be ascertained,
not with a view to any personal convenience of my
I wn, but for the convenience of others, whether, if
there should be no communication the motion will
be made on that Jay r
• Mr. PATTEN.said he could scarcely give a pre-
cise answer, but he was in hopes his notice would
tot remain over `Tuesday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—
" I wish the Hun. Member to state the condition on
Which his bringing forward his motion depends.
The Hon. Gentleman said, if a communication
should be made the day previous to that for which
his motion should stand, he would not bring it on.
Will he state that if the communication should be
Made on any ether day, what would be the distance
of time at which he would bring forward his mo-
tion?"
Mr. PATTF.N replied, that his notice was provi-
sinnal. If any communication was intended to be
made, be did not wish to exclude his Majesty's
Ministers from the opportunity of bringing it for-
ward; but he was not prepared to say whether he
could postpone his motion or not.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQUF.R—
-" Then I understand, that even if no communica-
tion is made, he will bring forward his motion on
Tuesday ; but that if a communication is made so
Late as Monday, it would be for him to consider
whether he would bring it forward on a future day."
General GASCOIGNE observed, that if the
Right lion. Gentleman would state that he enter-
tained a hope of making a communication to the
House, perhaps there might be no objeClion to the
motion standing over for a further period.
Mr. GREY said, he undeistoixl that in one case,
namely, a communication being
.made between this
and the day for which the motion was appointed,
the Hon. Gentleman would be at liberty to postpone
it ; but he wished to know whether, if no communi-
cation was made, he would then put off his motion.
He understood there was some expectation on the
part of his Majesty's Ministers, of a communication.
Tiewever this might he, he could not help lamenting
a delay, which, under the present circumstances,
was as extraordinary as unaccountable; a delay
which, in no instance within his remembrance, had
tier occurred ; a delay by which the country was
kept in a state of ignorance totally unprecedented.
Several gentlemen rose, but Mr. SPEAKER ob-
served, that there was no question before the
I pause.
Mr. FOX—" If a Gentleman gives a notice, it is
St that it should be understood."
Mr. PATTEN said, lie gave notice that he
should bring forward his motion on Tuesday if
there wes no communication made to the I louse.
The Committee on the Lunatics' Estate Bill was
deferred till Friday next.
Leave was given to bi ins in a , Bill for the regu-
lakes of several Ports in Leland.
Nt IT INGHAM
Mr. FOX presented a petition from the Mayor
and Magistrates of Nottingham, against the Bill
pendine in Parliament, and praying to be heard by
Counsel. The Honourable Member suggested the
propriety of delaying the second reading of the Bill.
Mr. BOND observed, there might be objeainns
on the part of some of those persons who were in-
terested in the passing of the Bill.
Mr. I. H. BROWNE said, he thought the
Mayor and Corporation would have been perfeltly
ready. lie had expeited they would present a pe-
tition, and had distinctly stated that there was time
for them to retain Counsel by Wednesday, and lie
thought the Hon. Gentleman had acquiesced. He
had transmitted the Bill to the Mayor of Notting-
ham on Friday, that he might be prepared to pre-
seit the petition, this day, and have Counsel heard
on Friday. It might strike the House that the writ
one ht not. to issue till the Bill had passed. He
should therefore move for its suspension for three
weeks, by time he hoped it might be gone
through the Houses of Commons and Lords. He
could wish not to be under the necessity of further
suspending it, but if the Bill was delayed he should
be compelled to move to extend the period for is-
suir.g thy writ. The heat of parties, in tvirise-
caence of the approaching election, was never so
eat at Nottinghans as at this moment. It was
material There should be no greater delay than was
z‘s.alutely necessary. There had been notice of this
pill lrs'sie before the recess ; and the only thing un-
known *as the precise form in which it WAS to be
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Mr. FOX sail, he felt extreme objections to any
clay. -• He ianderstood the Mayor had only come
tip to town this day to consult Civins-1; there was
rri business before the House for Friday nest, and
wished this could he postponed till that day.—
) :e .issented to the propc.sition for delaying the issue
of the writ.
Mr. I. HAWKIN3 BROWNE said, as the
Hon. Gentleman acquiesced in delaying the writ,
he readily would consent to defer the second reading
till Friday.
The Petition was ordered to lie upon the Table till .
the second reading of the Bill.
The Committee on the Coroner's Bill, was de-
ferred till Wednesday.
Sir HENRY MILI)MAY said, that previous to
the Christmas recess, a Committee Lad been ap-
pointed to examine into the abuses in the Navy.
It had been sitting now tour mi..nths, and he was
a.lsioui to know what progress it had bade. As
he saw one of the Committee in his place, he wished
to aik him what progress had been made. If no
report was presented to the House, he should sub-
mit a motien on the subjef on Wednesday next.
Mr. APIEUREPONT moved for a new writ for
the ti Lion of a Knight of the Shire to Notting.
Lam, in the room of Lord William Cavendish