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London, England, 1808-06-03 00:00:00

HOUSE or COMIONS.

A Mesesze fres the Bosse of Lords announced *heft
assent to si•ieral pi irate Bins, wittiest amendment.
,llr. G presented a Pet:tem (ruin certain Grocers
•of the city of Duelin, of an Acs prohibiting
their retsiiinl, of spirits, and praying that it &night be re-
pealed. Laid oa the talkie.
Mr GRATTAN alSv presented another Petition Boas the
Prinhiers °endued in the Sheriffs' "awl, to Du**. Br debt,
praying relief. Laid ua the table.

TITHES.
Mr. PA.WEILL moves, " That the petitions re-
luting to Tithe,, fl.em several counties of
Le referred to a Committee of the whole 'don't on
Alond sentaglit, instead of ‘Vedne.,day next."
The Lotto Anvocave moved the House asould
resolve itself into a Committee on the Scotth
Judges' Anenity Bill.
Mr. BAxr,es expressed himself altogether averre
to the principle of this Bill, and was extremely sur-
prised to perceive it was endeavoured to be hurried
through the Home, when it made so great a gr.'s t
of public money, and was a subject on which so
many various and disagreeing sentiments had been
already delivered. It was a measure instituted
without any necessity; the Crown had the power
of granting pensions to superannuated Judges al-
ready; and least of all did there exist, iu'the pc .
sent instance, any shadow of reic.ou for the lute
ferrate of Parliament. , The question had beeh fur
souse time under the consideration of the Finance
Committee, and the report hachlicen delayed by
some -untoward circumstances, but would very
shortly be before the House ; this would enable
them to decide the necessity of the measure. He
should, therefore, wove .4 That the committal of
the Bill be deferred until this day se'esight.”
The LOAD ADVOCATt Of SCOTLAND lAN no res.
• um .14.- she de4s7 proposed. and was surprised to
DWI the Hen. Member had any serious objection
to the Bill, which was only intended to set the su-
perannuated Juiges of Scotland cm the same li-
beral footing as those of' Englund. It was an im-
proper mode of providing for the superannuated
Judges from the revenue of the King; .first, Ls-
cause the*: pensions would be withdrawn at plea-
sure ; and secondly, because they would enpire
at the life of the King. He wished much the pen-
sion list was now opened to public view, and the
pensioners also discovered to the public, as had
before taken place in the year 17et. This he did
not %vce to criminate tither the present or any other
Alinistry, but tl:ought it would give general satis-
faction to the country, and therefore mentioned
it. He considered the delay as ...Indignant to the
Bill, and, therefore, should oppose it.
Mr. Aseneensuile wished the Bill should not
be committed until the' report of the Finance
Committee should be before the House: the delay
was inconsiderable, end might be attended with ad-
vantage to the conntry.
Atier a few words from Mr. Roar, the gallery
was cleared for is division.
• On the division there appeared for ;pine into the
Committee—.
Arc 5.......
Piues

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Majority in favour of gulag tato a Committee 31
On our re♦dmission, we found the House in
Committee on the Bill, and Sir JOHN biEwroar
addressing the Houle. After a few °beet% ations,
he movekl, •6 That the Barons of the Exchequer
should be omitted in the entnneration of those
Judges who should be entitled to pensions ou re-
tiring."
Mr. Helmut contiderel that including thorn
Judges would be an entire violation of the princi-
ple* on which the Bill iraas onginatly fonuded--and
should, therefore. support the amendment of the
Hon. Baronet.

Mr. FULLER thought it would be better to per-
mit the Scotch to have all possible means of 'emu-
neratiou for their labour in their II country. That
present deficiency. was, perhai, the reason as unsay
young Scotchmearthronged the streets of London,
in hope. of promotion. if it would be any means
of keeping three young adventurers at houses
he would feel happy in giving the Bill its greateil
latitude, and should, therefore, support the orit,-;-
nal clause.
The LORD ADVOCATE Of SCOTLAND ,itipported
the original
,and contended the Barons of
the Exchequer had so many serious aroestions to
fulfil, that it would be extremely improper there
should be I/0 provision for them, whew they were
incapable of performing those duties. The grant
was only just, and had been satictionett by repeated
precedents.
Sir SAYUEL ROWILLY had repented to have
heard 'some distinct exislanatton of the Atrial duis
ties of the station. This he had not heard; aryl
at were a Sinecure, it would be highly improper If

rant any such demand. Thom wet...versa other
places in the judicial departnainkoOrich called
much more Rir a reformations° ' Th. Judges of
Wales acre without a conspetenrailary, and the
attention of the Legislatitre would be with much
more justice dinicted to she remedy of this evil.
The SOLIcITONA.;ENIMAL Of SCuTLAND con-
tended, at great length, tluit the Court of Esche-
seer being -by the Act of Union recognised as the
Supreme Court of that country, the Judges of this
Court, shove all others, „should not bo onsittcd iu
the provisions of the present Bill, as it was most
necessary such men should be altogether out of the
reach of either favour or ministerial influence.

Mr. ABERAROMIHM again repeated his former
objections, and maintained, there was nothing invi-
dious in the distinction intended to be made.—
Should the duties of this Court become at any
time laborious, he would have no objection to vote
for such • provision.
Mr. RO6Z contended the Barons of that Court
)sad assistant and important duties to perlicrus, end
from his knowledge of several of the Barons them-
selves, he could assert that they felt the doty at
least proportioned to that of ether Courts iu that
coontlT.
Sir g. Bourtt v thought no Sheriff of a county
in Scotland, had so little judicial business to trans-
act as the Barons of this Court, and should there-
fore support the amendment.
Mr. AMES thought them rather a Board of
Revenue than a Court ofJuitice, and henee consi-
dered it a waste of the public money, to include
these Learned Gentlemen withiu the provisiou of
the present bill.
The CHANCELLOR lathe Excntotme argued in
favour of the right of thellarous of the Exchequer
to a share in the general provision, and contended
it would be very unjust and impolitic to exclude
them. The Barons of the Exchcqucs had judicial
ao well as ministerial duties to perform, and gave
up
the profitable pursuits of the legal professioa
Oa entering upon their offices. lie strenuously re-
commended the measure to the consicleration of a
)iberal Perliameut, as one absolutely cleees,,ory for
the preservation of the judicial dignity of the
eountry.
Mr. WtribITAII thought that the argument
. drawn in favour of these Judges, from similar
grants made to other Judger, beauewhat resembled
Me arrogance of the potatoe in the fable, exclaim-
ing...os See how we pippins swim." They, in
fast, were not Judges ; and as to the frinclamentail
nooeseity there elevated for a plurality to form a
getsroae, it truly reminded him of the story of a
gentleman, who, ioquiring of his servant Jack
what be was doing' be answered, " Nothing, Sir ;"
*, And what is Tom doing then ?"..-c• He ~, kelp.
log me, Sir." There, in fact, was nothing to be
dace in the judicial capacity ; end therefore such a
revision was an antseersvary waste of public money.
Mr. Loses spoke in favour niche Motion, and

p dis w then took place upTs Sir John ;NeaParet

-aseendtnent, to exclUde thr Barons of the Exeho-
quer from the annuity to be granted to the Judges :
Agate the Amendoest, 114
thr it, - 41

*Or* is Siam of the MAW% - 44
Upoo our return to the gallery, we found the
House in a Committee of
WAYS AND MEANS. _

In which it was resolved to more far leave to bring
is Bills in conformity with the resolutions of yes-
terday.
Tim Report was brought up, agreed to, cad
Bilb stirred accosdingly.
MILATAIIT COMNIMION.
The Ciaancoutort of the Exasetura stated,
that a All had been lately passed, both in that
House. sad the House of Lords, continuing the Bill
for ap sating Military Commissioorni of Inqeiry,
but wWch by some inadvertency bad been omitted
amongst those Bills which received the Royal As-
sent resterdaY ; and as that Commission hail. in the
interval, expired, it now became necessary to bring
in a Bill to rewire the former Act. To Ai, he eon-
ceired there could be uo objection. He should ac-
cordingly move for leave to bring in such a Bill,
without the formality of a previous notice.
The Setnala thought it proper to state, that
it was contrary to the constitution and rules of both
Houses. that Bills, which bad actually passed in
each of them, should be allowed to lie upon the
table of the other House, without any notice being
paid to them, or the Royal assent given ; but as this
was stated to be mere matter of accident. in the
present instance, it would be for the House to de-
termine what line ought to be pursued.
Mr. PONIONSY proposed that some official
statement should be made of this circumstance
Its;telie Journals of the House, as it might be
as a precedeat, and be attended with die-
advantageoas comiel twee's.
The Smuts* &,d, that the House were not
at present warranted to do so, as they had no do-
cument before them.
Aker some further observations from Mr. Pon-
sonar sad the CHIAN CSLLOR of the Fannon mt.
the former expressed himself satisfied, and leave
was given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. Hussman then brought in the Bill, which
was read a tint and secood time, committed, re-
ported, and ordered to be ingrossed.
VACCINATION.

Sir Tnostas Tula** presented • Petition from
the London Vaccination lastitutioa, stating. that
'it was formed in the metropolis in 1799, in order
**promote the extension of vaccine inoculation,
by supplying the proper virus gratuitously through-
out the empire--that they had sixteen stations in
London, at which 2568 persons had the begat of
in•Fulation (banal
.la 4 year, and that the matter
bad been supplied to SU9I applicants through-
out the kingdom. besides medical tnen in various
quarters, together with a great many in the army
and navy, amounting in all to upwards of Ml,tino
actually inoculated. and therefore praying
persons
protection of the House in auy measure
about to be adopted upon this subject. Upon this
petition being read,
bin Ftit.Los opposed its being laid upon the
alleging, that the petitioners were impostors
Mid swindler.. He said the Rot al Jennerian Se-
amy had been instituted in 1603. under time au-
spices of Dr. Jeoner ; but that these w ere persons
formerly belonging to it, who bud erected thornselteA
into another soca ; he knew not whether it silo
.liar the purpose of Luling sozeo!:at were convivial..

odor the ptitpose of sttiodliug bial and other indivi-
duals out of the guineaseldwription. This Sum
he had been induced to givc front his seeing the re-
spectable natne of the Duke of 'Richmond antoogrt
the number of subscribers ; but tii.ding afterwards
that, instead of being the Jeunerian Society, it aas
composed of a parcel of swindlers and QuakeN, he
demanded back his tire ;vine" and threatened to
si•nd them to Liow-street. This they complied
with, bid he war still convinced they were only
picking the pockets of individuals, and therefore
their petition ouAlit to be resisted.
Sir 'faunas l'uarron viiidieuteil the character
of the petitioners from the aspersions thrown out
against them, and suited how mach the public
were indebted to their laudable and lin um tic cser-
tions, by dirtributing the proper vaccine vre% gra-
tis throughout the kingdom. The Jeaticrnin in-
stitution had been eNtablished iu 1/403, while this
one war establi,hed in 179 and altimugh coin.
posed mostly of Qltali...ra, a more orde:-Iy set of men
never existed. There were also a number of medi-
cal men of the fiat rerpectability amongst them. Ile
could venture to assure the Hou: flelitcinan, that

ou imposition W11:4 intended to Ix practi;ed by
the revertalde persons who signed, the pe-
tition. At all events, Out lion. Gentleman had
nothing to complain of, as lie had got his tive gui-
neas 'aurora. _ . .

The Petition was then laid upon the table.
Mr. Rom, some time afterwards stated, that it
was his intention this day to hare submitted a mei-
tion as to this subject. but from a communication
he had had with those acquainted with the nature
of it, sou►e further ielerinatiou was deemed neces-
sary. His object was to render etwcination as ef-
fectual tu votsible to the public, by establishing a
central institution, for the purpose of disseminating
the proper wirer to persons appl i Cir it, without
the least expense; as the numerous mischiefs that
had taken place from that mode of inoculation I:ad
been more owing to the use of improper rims than
to any other cause. He had gm partiality to one
institution more than another; but he should sub-
mit, that the whole should he under the Hl:lunge-
meet of a certain number of the Colleges of Sar-
geons and Physicians of London. Pc should
postpone his motion to Thursday uext.