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London, England, 1809-01-26 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COAIMONB.

Sir Tuna! Mtusa presented a Petition from
the inhabitants of the Borough of Ports, tip,
which was received and referred to a Committee to
consider and report thereon.
Sir THOU Isl 1.11 &TOM presented a Petition from
the debtors confined io the King's Bench Prison,
ainoinitiog to 267, praying relief. fie took the
opportunoty of stating to the House, that he
learned the serest gaols throughout:the kingdom
ware erowilud to au uopre.cesbasted and alarming
degree : li.,t he outlerstund that a Noble F..iirl
(Moira) had resume I his usual WWI lions in favour
of this most Calamitous deseripiiiiii of persons, iu
another Mace, lie should content himself, for the
present, with moving to brimg up the Petition
now, reserving to himself any future opportunity
of aiding so'ineritoriiitis u service, by airy exertion
in his power in their behalf. The Petitton was to
cordiugly brought up, read a first time, and order-
ed to he on the table.

The Hon. Mr. LY GON moved, " That the Ilonse
do on to-morrow se'tinight resolve itself into a Com-
mittee, to consider of the most effectual menus to
prevent future dilapidations in the Plymouth Deck."
Ordered.—
Mr. Johnson, from the Office of the Cltief Se-
cretury in Ireland, presented at the • Bur of the
House the Thirty-fourth Report of the Comismittre
annotated to inquire into the•Pubfic Aetorwitts of
Ireland. —lle also presented the Seventh Report
of the Committee appointed to igigire 11110 the
Fees of the Public Offices iis IrelauMys-They were
both ordered to lie on the Table. .

ViltlTlllteAD expremied a dire to he in-
formed of the nature of the communication., winch
he.i taken place between Sir James Srunikrtz auJ
the' Ruvian Goverunient.

Mr. ('a* in answer, stated, tb,t the gal-
lant Admiral had addres.arl hinincif to that Poser,
but in very general nod quidnie I I.q111• ; hot that,
such as they were, the communication lia4l been
wholly unauthorised by His Majesty's
and without their privity or direction.
Mr. PONSONBY gave notice of his inten-
tion, to postpone his promised motion reveal:oz
the conduct of foe war in Spain. from to-morrow
fortnight to Monday fortnight.
Mr. PLIWEV4I. inoved, "That the Rev. Mr.
Cary do preach before the House ut St. Margaret's
Church, on the Bth of February next, beim( the
day appointed by His Majesty for a soleinis fast
throughotst the kingdom."—Oidered.
Mr. Secretory CAW mita, in answer to a question
pot last night by Lord Folkston,. relative to the •p-
-potsitment of Mr. Barlow, Member for Poole, to l
Consul-Geirral in Portugal. said, that Gentleman
was he $111,401101 in the actual exercise of the four.
tions of his office in that kinzdosn. Lli•fure that
Gentleman went .ahroad, Ise hail applied to the
Hoismorable Secretary upon the propriety or neves-
sity of vacating his seat, and he had seferred hint
to the Sreaker. to whom the question, us he coa-
-1 eeived, properly belonged, to resolve his doubts ;
I since which he hod heard no more on the subject.
Lord FOLKSTONa observed, the question ought
to be put and derided. in order that if necessary
I a new Writ might be issued for supplying his place.
The Ciawctia.oit of the ExcitEemt moved,
"That His Majesty's Speech, by the Lords Coin-
missioners. be taken into considitratioe." The title
was accordingly read, pro forma. and it was referred
to the Committee appointed to sit to-morrow to
consider of a supply to lie granted to His Majesty.
Sir. SAMtI6II. RUMILIA gave notice of Isis inten-
tion to move for lessee to bring in a Bill to extend
the benefits of the Act of the 42d of the King, for
the relief of persons confined for debt. to persons
in eonteinkit in Courts of Equity, for not obeying
the osiers of those Courts.

• Mr. 111:tstte M trcrtN inquired after certain Ac-
rooms frnin the Treasury, which had been ordered
last year.
Mr. Ilesaissos informed him, they. were tint as
yet quite made, but they were nearly so, and
%Wail Ile short!) Isid it fore the House,
A N rit was °Mere,' be issued for the election
of a Member to serve in Parliament in the rixou of
Mr. Barlow deve:sseil.