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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Centleish, Dud terminates the wit in thS.Vtighloall'i
late dominions.

Extract frees a Letter from Captain Briggs, Political Agent
in Candeish, to the Hnousrahle Muoutstuart Elphinstuue,
dated Suunghier, leth July, IBIS.
1 am happy to inform you that Moolhi is at
present in our possession.

Givers' Order by his Excellency the Goversor.Ceeseral a•d
Commander iu Chief. dated Head,spiartees,Casp,Oechar,
Vith Lk.einh.r,
'l•he Commander-its-Chia has ranch satisfaction
in annanocing to the mint• the stieresAfial result of
an attack (7) wide by the troops under the com-
mand of Brigadier-General Hierrlyman, consisting
of his Majesty's 17th foot, and the eth regiment
rif votive cavalry. on • considerable body of
the Nagpore Rajah's troops posted near the town
of Jubbulpore, and supported by foot. pieces of
cannon ; which after • short struggle were captured
by our troops, the enemy being completely routed,
nod dispersed with considerable slaughter.
The evacuation of the fortified town of Juhbul-
pore, and the capture of several guns. and 11 quan-
tity of military stores,. were the immediate conse-
spncai•es of the foregoing operations, which reflect
credit on Brigadier-General ilardt•men, and the
troops engaged, and to whom, and especially to
Lieutenant Pope, eth native cavalry, the Com-
mander in Chief desires that his approbation •ud
thanks for their conduct may be communicated.

17. This is the affair repnrtirl in the, dispatch from the
Co...rime. is. Costincol at Bombay, dated 14th Jmnsnry, 1818,
published in the Gazette of 9th June, 1818, page 1047.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Titrftsn.ty, JANUARY 11,

Th;.• lots, at twat O'CIOCk, in pursuance of the
last writ of imirrnvtioti, the Stx PAR t.t Am tot T
..1 the Tilted Kiogelnio Goeut Btitaiu and Ire-
-I:inil its.rittbled.
1. venal 1.00,!s atteriihrirce in the Upper
11. to-r. Luray tivEuiroot, snort, th.it the PRINCE
ItEnt:\ r loot, to letter. ~item, appoiiited Sir
Bli.:11A KO IcIIARDS, the Lord Chief Baron of
the Corot of Exchequer, to preside iii the House
of Lords in the room of the Louis Cliatecti.ou.
The letter. Indent Weir rend; and on the motion
of Lord LIVERPOOL, the CHIEF BARON war
authorized to sit ou the Woolsack, and to have the
mace Laid thereon.
The COIFS IlstitoN—" I have to acquaint the
flimsy, Ono his Itoyal Highness the Prince Re-
;4etii, riot bring üble to attend in person, hiss been
C•ir name and on the behalf of his
sty, to 1.1 der letters patent to he issued under
Se.ii, appointing certain Commisaitmers
thereto to open thus prtstrit Porliainerit."
The I loom. then odifolf ord during pleasure, to
iwroot the Commissioners ,t) out on their robes.
The. Lords Commis-timer% boon alter entered,
root lock thei They were, the Duke of
Wt.Ltiscrott, Earl II A 'MOWRY, the Earl of
Livruponi., the Eirl SHATTEADURY, and the
r,:irt or Vk'ESTMORLAI.D.
Tile LORD CHIEF BARON, slot being a Peer of
rht, on Cie entrance of the Cominissnmetv,
retire.) behind the Prince's Chair of State.
The Co ttttt loos were then summoned. They en-
tette, in grest numbers, preceded by Mr. thrum,
their Chief Clerk.
The letters indent were then read, authoiising
the Caninsissioners therein minted to illprn the pre-
Sent Parilailieet.
Earl I I ARROWRE, who, as President of the
Council, spoke tor the Comniissimiers, then said,

" Goatee''s of the Howe of Commons,
" are i otomaioltol to acquaint you, that as SOOll IS
Sho rs of both Houses shall have been sworn, the
• .111,11 S shall lw slated that iudnced his Royal Highness the
1.10, e 11...ge0t •, summon this path:intent ; and it heing
y that y..n 01,01114 choose 3 Speaker, it is the plea•
slate of los Hoy it Highness that you procrel to the place
where ton Sr. fu sit, and there choose some proper person to
Le your Sp,sakrr, and that you presto, him 1041111froW, at
too o't lock, at the bar of this House, to receive his Royal
Highness's approbation."
The Commons then withdrew, and the Lords
ordered that prayers should be read.
Atter prayers the Iloii.e proceeded to swear the
illentiters. A very considerable number took the
oaths stud their seats.—Adjourned.