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as ito.cutits an; li. initcr of the Howie to Lave
most early iusestiguilon instituted; hut as he wi,11,41
hut to depart front parliamentary usage, and to. to.
was not sure that the adoption of the proprewil
motion would not pledge the House to do tto, 11,
hit himself obliged to dissent from it. Tn gmo!I
time for more consuleration he moved, that the de-
bate be adjourned tdl IVedneaday next.
Lord C. CHURCHILL could not con.ent to
adjourn a debate of such importance to l'euryn no ,t 1
the nation a single hour.
Mr. F. DOUGLAS was adverse to any pustpoot.
ment.

Mr. Themes, did not see the objert a delay.
He was doubtful whether it would be better to pro-
ceed by a Select Committee, or • Committee of
Privileges. He believed there was nn precedent
exactly applicable to the case on the Journals; but
it would be a • monstrous proposition that therefore
there should be no investigation when abases Inn(
been proved to exist. lie should be extremely
glad to receive some further information on the
course proper to be pursued by any Member who
might possess it. Perhaps the Member
him (Mr. Ilat,kes) might state In.s resi I:ins fur
delay. At present it seemed that delay had been
moved for, merely for the purpose of delay.
Mr. BAIiIC ES regretted the Right Ilan. Gentle:
man (Mr. Twriley), should have supposed him ru
suggest defiy, through any indirect motive. Irl,y
660(1 he %—or for whom ? There were four
modes of proceerliii4—by a Select Committee --
by a Committee of Privileges—by stiminolimg tlof
parties, and examining them at the bar—or Listly,
by bringing in a Bill for disfranchising the goiry
electors. Of the four, he least approved of a
Sele'rt COIll til it t ee.
m tri. Tdert,E;►t:
oft,N,
dr. Yi rnenr t
ti
him sisa Ihlnott,
iibeNem
elnfule
further
lzh
in
his intention than to impute any improper mo;ites
to him.

711 r. J. fl. Swill( would rather the debate
adjourned till to-morrow. lie bad no liesiluti"ii
saying it was a ease for di4rnsicliisement.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH would vote for the
meat of tile debate.

Mr. WYNN, Sir C. nURRFLL, and Mr. t
DOUGLAS !simian; made a few ob-eiiatiin,,,
question for adjourning the debate till to-morrow
was put and carried.
. _

On the inotioo of Mr. WYNN. the further con-
sideration of the Report on the Penryn Ltertion was
postponed•till this day st'imight.

POOR LAWS.

On the motion of Mr. S. kinuttnr, the l'oor
Laws Amendment BM was re-committed to it
Committee of the House.

A liwg conversation took place on the el:oc.e
providing in certain ca.ies for the appoiiiiineci
select vestries, between Mr. Omni:limey, Sir C.
Monck, Mr. W. L. P. Wellesley, Mr. Mr.
N. Calvert, Mr. S. Bourne, and Mr. Punier, after
which the clause was agreed to.
The clause respecting the employment of alite-
bodied pocr by the parish, when they coold not
obtain work by their individual exerti,:tc,
agreed to, after a short conversation between Mr. S.
Bounxr, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. T. COVRTENAV.
On the clause for rendering the owners of 'nitres
liable to the Poor's Rates, where the valuation of
rent did not exceed 9.0/. per annum, sod ace net
than 6!.

Sir C. MuNot strongly objected to this transfer
of the pujnient of rate from the owntr to the
occupier. The principle of it wan not wore nh.
jectionahle than the means by which that principle
was to he carried into effect. There was i o
appeal from the mode of making this trai:.fer.
After a few words from Nlr. Alderman IVooD and
Mr. STURGES BOURNE, this clause was asgerril to.
On the clause for enabling the Overseers to me.
move Scotch awl Irish vagrants to their re.pective
parishes without previously committing tlwas to
Bridewell, some I onver.atiun arose, in wlocti
Alderman Worm, Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN, mai
Mr. Wtr.twas, objected to the tonsuotiala for
vagrancy in England.
Mr. Alderman WOOD moved, us an amendment,

For the omission of the committal fur it vet, 'lays to
Bridewell previous to the removal of vivant. in Ltiziatiml,
in the satne manner as this clause made au exesuptiust in
favour of Irish and Scotch. vagrants.

Mr. littomutnE cowllWined of the expenre to
which Bristol was put by the removal of Irish va-
grants.
Mr. STURGES POURNE lamented this incosiveni-
encl., and would be glad to see it remedied. Ile
would also be glad to see the worthy Alderman'.
Amendment adopted, if it could be agreed to,
but in another shape.
The Committee then divided on Mr. Alderman
B'oon's Amendment, when the number', w re—

For it
Agaiust it

Minority against it ......

The Committee was then dissolved, ai,4l t,
SPEAKER having resumed the Chair, the Reim:
was ordered to be brought up to-morrow,

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The House resolved iiself into a Comm :tire of
Supply, in which, on the motion of Libra PA T...
MERsToN, a number of men, not eseeediag fj5,000,
was voted, solely for the purpo►e of founding a Mu-
tiny Bill on it, and without Wedging the I lon-e
with respect to any subsequent proceedingi, on the
Army Estimates.
The Muse re%mned.—Report to-morrow.
Sir Jolts NEWPORT postponed hie motiom rt .
lative to the Distilleries in Ireland till to.nn,,,
sennight.