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HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 14.

Mr. WHARTON, the LORD ADVOCATE for SCOTLAND,,
Lord GOWER, and set era' Mend/vas from the Houte of
Commons, brought several pri. ate Bills, which acre laid
Aron the indite and read .t nest time.
rAnipu OE sr. GREGORY r. 'MINOR C•IION A OF T.
P•I I.s.
Mr. Richards again and Mr. %Vellterall were beard fur
the Respondents, and Sir Samuel Rutinlly its rept?. The
House will prwilouncejoilEment mod Wednesday.
Lord Min t nit AS v. presented a Report relative to the im-
provements to tw adopted in the adminiAtration of the Nan,
which um laid upon the tattle, and upon the mullion of the
?kohl, lawd after a few elewerations of the Earl of Suffolk,
it wait ordered that the Report without the Appendix be
'whin&
The Scotch Records Bill passed through a Committee.
and was reported without any amendment. —Only/A to be
read a third lour on Thursday.

MR. ERERE.
The Earl of DANN LEY said, after what had ap-
pcansl on their Lordship.' Ode. and diniug the
lute ~,,, lie conceived it his duty to inquire
if it were the intention of Ilia Majesty's Ministers
to &amiss that gentlemen from his official employ
as a Minister ; for it' it were nut their intention
to do so, be should thiuk it incumbent for himself,
or for some Noble Lord, to make a motion on the
subject. Ile could not now fix a day, or the slit-
cifie nature of his motion, but should take the
earliest opportunity of so doing.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL bore testimony to the
xeul.autl general ability of Mr. Foie in his
charac'ter ; hut he must ullow, in the instance
alluded to, he had acted with great impropriety.—
With respect to the inquiry- of the Noble Earl
(Darnley), he must decline giving any positive an-
swer oa the sulijeet.hit he was addressing
himself to their Lordships, lie wished to observe,
that iu the lute discussion he seemed to have been
misunderstood ; he did not represent that, on the
221 of .August, there were in Portugal more Eng-
lish cavalry than those of the enemy. He desired
the House to take into consideration, that, at the
time of the armistice, there was a fresh supply of
cavalry arrived in Mondego Bay and off the coast,
so that at the time it was practical to have very soon
a greater force in the field.
Earl Gee,/ said, probably the Noble Secretary
had been misunderstood ; hut lie only had to ob-
serve in that clew, no arenment whatever had been
used to throw off the disgrace of that Convention.
from themselves. .
Meth:PRESENTATION.
Earl CaosveNtre. rose to mention a misrepre-
mutation which had appeared ie the public Papers,
.with regard to what bad been alleged by him in
that House on a former occasion. It hail been im-
puted to him, that lie had stated Sir John Anstro-
ther had died for waist of uourishusent. He now
teak an opportunity, for the sake the relatives of
that Oticer, to contradict the statement so imput.
ed to him. While speaking on this subject, he
could n..t but notice the inconvenience attending
those who were dispt lied to give an Recount of their
Lordships' proceediugs ; and, although there wus
standing order on the subject, and the oat had
no right to a report, still a long practice had, in
some measure, led them to expect au acceulit of
their discussions in that House. The Noble Earl
conelwled by saying, lie 611004 wish that the order
should mot be put so rigorously in executimi.
DlvOitcF.S.
The AR(*11111'11,0! inquired, if the Noble Baron
opposite (Aticklatiti) could inform him of the time
and nature of his intruded motion respecting di.
vorees ?
Lord AUCKLAND said, it was his intention to
bring that minion very speedily before the House.
and he should take the earliest opportunity of giv-
ing notice of the time and the nature of it.
PCPULETT'S DITMICE BILL.
Counsel were again called to the bar. and fur•
Cher proccediii4s were resumed on this Bill.
Several *anew' were called, from whose testi..
army, particularly that of Sarah Bell, the landlady
of the White Hart Inn, Winchester; that Mrs.
Poitlett took an opportunity, in her lausbund's ab-
sence, of °Petering the carriage. and going to the
White Ilart, where Lord Sackville soon arrived;
that his Lordship went up stairs, when Mrs. Bell,
baring her suspicion excited, went up to the TOM
previously ordered by Mrs. Poulett ; the door was
fastened; she knocked, but it was answered she
could not come in. She waited near the door,
when Mrs. Poulett came out, and &sin d the maid-
senaitt to give her a towel. which she took back ;
Mrs. Bell afterwards arid into the room, where
she saw Lord Sucks die; two of the windows were
shot, but neitlin she nor the maid observed the
bed tumbled, nor any thing ou the doer ; these si as
no sopila in the room.
Rev. John ShorlantLproved the affection which
always subsisted beta CPII Mr. and Mrs. i'milett.
The LORD CH NAELLDR .14A ..1 if there were any
other witnesses to prove the sidulter
Serjeaut Lens observed, he was nut aware of any
other evidence.
Mr. Burrough contended, the evidence in this
ease was quite satisfactory, and was 5141. scut to
warrant the verdict of a jury.
The LORD CHA /IC Limn addressed a few words
t'. the House, and trusted their Lowt.line, would
net come to a hasty determination ou the evideure
adduced before them, but defer furthe r proceedings
• few days longer.
Lord A cetera ND expremed himself of the same
opinion, and remarked, whatever might he the ease
in respect to a Jury, he convoyed the act of adul-
tery had nut hens proved at t heir Lordship. Bar.
The seems(' readnig of the Bill was accordingly
postponed :Ma din—Adintrned.
HOUSE Or COMMON-It.

A new Member took the usual Oaths, and his Seat
Mr.Jost fON. from the Office of the Chief veers tars tip In •
laud, prevented a vetoes of the molder of Lamps in the
teems. squares, Sur in the en) of Diltditi
Upon the Order of the lhy for the second resdieg of the
Norwich Rinke Bitt, upon the disowns 'Ton loch the
Mouse Anil hero counted out on Friday last another di. isms\
pin took plare open the mutton of Ali. W. Si iil., that the
MN be read a second time this day sie mouthy, ali.ch tim
mertivell
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:4;gluority
T'prin the motion of LorJ Milton, the consiileration of the
4th Report relative to the thatch f'isionsiesiouers, was pot-
posted from 1 timidity to Mon Jay neat.
he liusuaratrie Mr. Loco pee aotich of his int/Mien

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to move, tee lugfroW, fur ere lain iritrre from Mr. Frere to
the late sir J..bu MOO.l, of tien December
Lord 'l're ems p,atp.iiwil law inotiou respecting theestiN
paean it. Spew, from tiesday semeght.
Mr 1'0%00,111W gabr nutter, lie would, tn-morrow, move
for Corms or Extracts of eleer Lel Ira t, with their luelusuirs,
from Sir i es iii Mord, addressed to Lurd Castlereagh,
wristen pie% ions to the 41th of May.
Mr. Vlwi ear.A n gsvr mitten of his intention of moving
an Address to His Majtsty, praying tin recall of Mr Frere
out of Spain ; hest as thew scar so many notices our before
the 'louse, he should out to any precise tune fur bringing
it to a aril.
Daniel Bailee, a sherilrs officer. who had heeti
contartted to Neesgate, by the House, for a breach
of privilege, iu arrestiug Sir Cluirles Ilamiltoe, a
Member of the llotirr, by mistuke for another gen-
tleinan,in which arrest lie had persevered after he hail
been warned of his error. was brought to the bar of
the !louse, and after a severe reprimand from the
Speaker for his conduct, was ordered to be dis.
charged from custody, first payieg his fees. (VI e
learn that Siratarles, in tbe most handsome man-
ner, facilitated the thud discharge of this mars, by
ea, tag the fees of the Surjeuist of the House, which
lie lied iucarred by his pereieting in his original
error.)
Mr. CURREN proposed moving, that there he
I laid before. the !louse, anvil monde% of the evidence
of the proceedirsgs liefure the Commissioners in the
llonkruptcy of Messrs. Nesbitt and Walsh, as re-
lated to the purchase of a Seat in that House by
the latter, but upon request changed his intentiun
into • &nice far that purpere to-morrow.
Mr. WIIIVESIVAD preseuted a Petition from H.
White, Proprietor of The indepeiodent Whig, now
confined in Dorchester flan!, for u libel, fur which
he was convicted. The Pottier', he stated, was in
substunee the same as that he heel before presented
to the House; but which he had withdrawn, on ac-
count of au informality iii it. The Petition was
then read ; it was of souse length. and stated cers
lain infornialities in the proreedings at law against
the Petitioner. and the hardahips he sustained in
confinement in .a distant goal ; offering to prove
the allegations of the Petition, anti praying relief.
Mr. Whitbread thou said, he should contest him-
self for the present with moving, " That the Peti-
tion do lie on the Table;" intending to take it fu-
ture opportunity of bringing the subject into con-
sideration; declaring however Ise did not hold him-
self responsible for the allegations contained iu the
Petition, knowing nothing of them but as there
stated. and taking care only before lie presented
it to see it was winded in that decent and respect-
ful style, to eiititle it to the reception of the House.
Whea he had before presented this Petition to the
House, it hail given rise to some observations from
an Honourable Member (Mr. Caleraft), which lie
felt himself called upon to notice now. That
Gentleman had stated, that the • Prtitiorier bad
bees refused permission to exercise in the garden
of the gaol, on account of the ill use made of a
like indulgence periniaed to a Gentleman now no
more (Mr. Gilbert Wakefield), whose literary and
other qualifications would endear his memory to
this couutry. This obeeervatiou had been pecu-
liarly hurtful to the feelings of the widow of that
gentlemen, and who bad authorised I to state,
that dining the leerier' of that geutleinan's C 011.•
fitivoleot no. complaint whatever had liven made
egainst his conduct. With respect to the com-
plaint in the Petition of the mode of striking the
Jury by whom be was tried, there evas the less
necessity of any otaiervution now, as lie tiuderstood
there was a process now going forward for the pur-
pose of inwestigating it in a regular way (by Writ
of Error). Another part of the Petition, if true.
must be admitted to lie a very serious grievance.
and deserving of notice and redrew': he ineatut the
power exercised by the Master of the Crown
Office in striking a Special Jury, of passing over
such names as he tl gilt proper, under the al-
legation of their not bring likely to attend ; a
practice which, if admitted subatantielly, gave the
power to the Crown of choomiig jut what Jury it
thought woper. There was another practice
which if it del not now exist, the cessation of it
was certainly of 110 very long suturing, that of al-
lowiag two guineas a piece to Special Jurors, where
they round a verdict for the Crown, and ratty one
guiace where tlwy found against it ; this if it coo-
t sd ought most certainly to be put a stop to.
Another evil was deserting of being adverted to on
this subject ; lie understood , it so happened that
then it Juror was kunwn to give his verdict against
the Crown, his moire wits omitted on all future pun-
nets. It was also said, diet the Crown wits in the
habit of pitying (Inutile fees on all law irroceedings
curried on in its behalf; this looked very like the
exercise of mettle intim:nee. Ile just zursorily
glanced at these topics new, as they would become
the subject of future consideration ; for the pre-
seat he shortie, content hinwelf with moving that
the petition do lie on the table.
Mr. (7 A 1.0 RA rr, who, upon presenting the former
petition. had stated stud justified the cominet of the
magistrates ofl)ureliester in their behurinornewurds
the Petetioner, said that however painful to the
feeling+ of any nice, ifiel 'moiling as lie was to
hint %twin. lII' 11111 st state, dolt from the best in-
quiries, he did believe that the late Mr. Weikelielel
did alma. the indulgence of the garden, by entire-
vouriug to creetedisenntents among the prisoners,
ohmic cril• had commuisictition with the garrlea, iii
crisespientse of which, it was resolved not to grant
sandier indulgence to any other prisoners. With
i. -1..1 to the Petitioner, lee repeated lie had every
indulgence possible, enweistesit with h:s situation.
The sending such prisoners there at all, Ise said,
rotiodered by the inagistretes as a very great
hat (Ishii.. and they had remonstrated against it.
Mr. WI NUMAM considered the cemplaints of
Mr. White as unreasonable and ill-lottuded upon
his own skewing, which 'mounted, lie said, to this,
thut a gaol was n gaol, and punishment 'flattish.
ment. He thought that, upon his own statemeut,
he had snore inilulgeoce than he was entitled to,
amid that if there was any Menne, it was to be im-
puted to the magistrates for granting too much.
The AT role% Rlf G UNRRA L corrected souse errors
into which, he send, time Honourable Grutlemaii
(Mr. XVlettereed) !eel been misled. Ile lutist have
been wilfully misinformed, when he was told that
two genera, were paid to special jurors who footed
fur the Crown, w here mily one was given what they
famed the other way. as that practice had long
snore been laid wide, and had existed only in the
Eschewer, and he was sure a practice so ross
and acandalons would nut now be endured. his
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who found against the Crown, he believed to he
wholly unlimnded, as he was sure there was no
judge who would not reprobate it if it came to his
knowledge.
Alr. WHITBREAD explained.
Mr. MARRY ATT said he was frequently sum-
moned on Special Juries, and though he had given
opinions both against the Crown and the charge of
the Judge, yet he continued to be summoued as
before.

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Sir FRANCIS BURDETT regretted the Right Ho-
nourable and Learned Gentleman passed over the
topic of the right of the Executive Government
of seinliiig prisoners to any part of the dominions ;
he bad thought that subject had been long since
set at rest, and was sorry to see the practice re-
vived. He dwelt upon the hardships of sending
men two or three hundred miles from their families,
when the King's Bench was at hand, and equally
competent to the business of confinement, not to
mention the additional hardship of the expense in-
curred by having their families to support at a dis-
tance from their own homes. Hu was happy the
subject was before the House, and had nu duubt
but justice would he done.
After4a few words from Mr. l'aaca'.At. and Sir
FR A NCIS BURDETT in explanation, the Petition was
ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.WHITIREAD then presented a similar Petition
from Mr. J. 11. Hart, the Printer of Tile Indepess-
dew Whig, who had been convicted as such ffir
the tonne libels as the Proprietor, Mr. IVhite, and
now confined in Gloucester Juil. He stated, that
this differed from the former Petition mils, in stat-
ing and coniplai tt ill g of still greater hardships and
severities exercised towards him ; and lie could nut
conceive upon what principle the punishment
iihmild vary where the offence was the 63111 C. The
Petition complained of his being &bailed the use
of fermented liquors, which might he• necessary fur
his health; and also, that all papers wet.: inspected
before lie was suffered to receive them.
The Petition war then read, and ordered to lie
ou the table.
ABOLITIbN OF REVERSIONS.
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Lord Puacn►srea, pursuant to notice, rose to
move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Abolition
of Reversions, and in doing so, he said the former
Bill. brought in for a similar purpose, grew out of
the first report of the Committee of Public Expeu.
diture, and was the lest political result of this im-
portant public investigation. Upon its rejection
in a former place no steps were taken by Ministers
to prevent that rejection, but they prayed Ilis
Majesty to suspend the exercise of this power till
six weeks after the commesicemesit of the next Ses-
sion of Parliament. Lest session another Bill
was passed through this House, but again rejected
by the Lords. We then thought it expedient to
search their Lordships Journals, to find something
here to justify the 'masure, against which the coun-
try called aloud with mu acclaim, and not one dis-
senteint voice was heard withiu these walls. The
solution was discovered by there being found a
protest, the contents of winch foramd no consider-
able rank amongst the follies of Princes. For their
Lordships &silent no cause was a►signed, because
nom was assignable. I leave it to Cfentlemen to
say whether that protest so peculiudy worded, and
with such sigunturee as those annexed to it, could
be otherwise contemplated than with pain. We
did discover, however, with pleasure, that one of
the Royal Primes nearest the throne of the nations
lied not affixed his name to that protest. Of the
value of this Bill I cannot entertain a doubt that
the House remains of the same opinion as be-
fore. I would refer to the arguments contain-
ed in the third report of Finance, as being con-
clusive
and irresistible ; but if any thing be wanted
in illustration, I em gl el to find here this slit) such
au attendance of Ministers, to state their senti-
ments concerning it ; for I hope they will not re-
main masters upon such au important subject.
A Noble Lord opposite (Lord Castlereagh) is.
hope, ready to litruisla those details, whirl' the
chronicles of Irelund will suppil% bins ith ; for
it was tint to unticot legends, but to the history
of deer periods, he need have recourse; for he
should look no further back than to his own vdmi-
nistration iii Ireland. I hope he will fornith us
with those long details of offices granted fur a long
period in .reversi ))))) a Ilia he revived, altlitneAti
many ages had suffered them to lie forgotts ti,
and buried as all attoiseineut for what hail paw-
ed. lo addition to that, he may also say. eh),
these extraorditiary grants are multiplied.— It is
a measure of the first political importance,
as it connects itself with the whale system of fru:-
porA and economical reform. That report had
laid long upon your Table without ant• attention
being paid to it during the present Aduainistrution,
fur they hu►e bbeWll every disposition to chill and
freeze up that spirit of temporary reform, which
their predeessaors had put in monies. I under-
stand that there will be an objection nestle to this
measure in point of time, but I coufess that is AO
objection that I cannot approve of, for the least
prorrintination would be unwarrautable, when we
have a great public duty remaining undischarged.
It 11 a measure which rest, not upon such narrow
grosiiiils us that of convenience, for we mast make
buses convenient when we have such imprt.iist
duties to discharge ; and therefore I hops .we are
now assembled to re-consider this measure with
the same spirit that we entertained last session.
What were the feelings of the. House when tins
Protest was put upon your table ? I do not ex.
s,v4rnite, when I say it was bordering upon in-
dignation. There was upon that occasion eiidence
of our old English obstinacy, for without that in
oar ',stores we are not the genuine Represents'.
tires of the people. The tone which we adopted
was tinnily, and I trust that such a cause will al-
ways create such manly emotions. How mines it,
then, that our hopes have beets so long disap-
pointed ? I out only contend, that this is not :u►
issconvenieut time, but the most comenient time
for the pulmw. In this stormy teasel' every to-
morrow will bring with it its griefs, its rates, and its
duties,which we can neither post aside nor postpone.
When we look to the events that are hatching in
the womb of fate, that at the ripe ' g of the next
session of parliament, we will not have gist and
important matters for rousideration, wide!' will lint
it out of OW' power- to disco** and paps slid; a
measure a► this within the space of the six week*,
at the end of which the present taispelleion ex-
pires. Suppose we mesa to scud this bill, during
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they puss it Without amendments, which sissy
produce further discussion and delay, and they
ultimately reject the bill, yet still we may
have ma opportunity of adopting some tempo-
rary measure.—Lhinlig last session, it inav be re.
membered, that there is ere j list eighteen Cecile spent
in the discussiou of it, alisfil so, was nut that no an.
gutuent fur not delaying it beyond the present sews
stun ? when, after that, there would only bestir weeks
allotted for the discussion of it, previous to the Sus..
pension Bill having expired. The Clergy Resident-
Bill was preceded by a Bill of Suspension, and was
sent to the Lords and returned with antstalinents,
some of which I felt inclined to diteuss in the (om-
mittee ; hut 1 was surprised to find that the Hone
had met upon a Saturday, and had gone through
the Committee ; and it must have passed upon the
Monday, otherwise tile Suspension Bill would hoe
expired. I this foinid it insist prudent to forego
that lest opportunity of stating me objections h,
• the Amendments that had been made ruttier tiro,
incur the danger of the Suspension Bill V%
Why, then, should we incur a similisr .; .
present instance? Princes have fi OWn6ll 111101; I. .
undertaking ; and when they frown, subject, .
too apt to tremble. it we are to do our duty, ws:
should do it with a due regard to our own lulls.,
ante and dignity. Ist ere those grease bulwarks
of oar liberties, Magna Chatia and the Bill of
Rights, obtained by our uncestors, by our dancing
attendance till those who °mined us were likely to
inieveed I Was it not by a speedy istrseverauce in
that plan that we obtained surety*? And will it
slat be by cluing e. our ancestors did that we shall
obtain what we are now contending for? The
anxiety of the House has never been fully gratified
in hearing the sentiments of Ministers upon this
estbjecr, although it ton been before the House
I more than once, bet I hope we elsnl now hear them
explain themselves fully upois this necation.—
Let them costae dowu into the plain, and rap-
pie with me, and weak as my arms are. I wil
esestend with them until I gain the battle.—
Let them give us that cordial support a bids
-Is so necessary to prove to the other House that
we are determined to persevere in this. measure,
and that it is needless for them to oppose it. I hope
we 41101 hear of no advice being given through err.
tails Noble Lords, as to the propriety of our proceed-
lugs. If Ministers here will give hints to these Noble
Friends, let them now give them hints of advice that
it would be most wire in them to aequivice its this,
and let them advise PrllleVl uot to interfere with
our proceedings. IVe kuow tint when Princes
have occasion to write a letter to this House, they
will find not the most discreet, but most reedy ad-
visers. Can we ant recommend to these advisers to
give advice, although it is to assume the less palat-
able form of retisqnstrunee ? Is there no friendly
monitor, by which we cast make theist feel what
we err, and what these Nobles are themselves? Ara
not the wealth and splendour of these Prinees the
spontaneous gift of our liberality ? The Slate Build-
ing is only strong and i•tately in proportion as it is
firm, and the strength of the enlmen is in its shaft.
Is there no warning voice to uilvise them that in
these days of peril, it is wiser for Priiiees to seek
popularity than to despise our recommendistioes,
and yepel them with weapons which wilt oak
recoil with redoubled force against themselves?
Cs there no one to speak to them even the bloomy
of truth ? If these Ministers be the Ministers of
the people, they will do as I now recommend to
them ; but if they. I e the mere chaff of the .11;y,
they rosy guide the helm for a time, but the) well
never quell the storm. Will they do so, cr a ill
they only shelter those abom they mount scree,' ?
The times were severe und scrutittiziisg, and Mi-
nisters do not et present squad too high in the
I eimeeive this to be a question of churn, ter w here-
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penieveratice. I nate not adverted touch to the in-
trinsic merits of the Bill, because I think few ob•e
jections can he taken to it. The offices in siltation
are of necessity sinecures, and aguiust every sinecute
there is *prima facie rare ulreurly made out for its
abolition. If we allow matters to reaulain as they are,
then those offices are confirmed in the power nf the.
Ministers, and where will you find* minister thst aill
come down to this /louse, and date that an Offile
should be abolished? I hope se shall not hear in
this 51'41.11111 il% we did toriuerly, any proposition for
carry tog this twitter only substantively into ettevt ;
namely, that they will permit the grauts to
expo, but will register the acts of the pre-
prerogative. flow uldurd would this specimen of
i.lentity be ? Suffer a mernber to sit, and compel
him to print his speeches.—Those alio have not
heard this matter corium ly diircuseed here, may
think I am rinsing a phantom ; but such a phantom
his actually already oppeared, to appal eves pa-
triot. into a compromise. Why not give the Crown
the chum* of exercisiog Allis discretion well ? flow
can they he so applied when you err giving
reversinits to children, or to grown up per-
sons, who are most unworthy of national bounty.
They may be persona that are of jects of cell-
sure, and blameable io every point of view,
whilst those who ire more entitled to yonr
bounty are not rewarded. Who COM My that
they have the full enjoyment of the national bene-
ficence, when we, as trite of the Illoti.es of Parlia-
ment, are not parties to the act ? Thr munner in
which di office is bedowerl, is offer, 4-enter Orel
the act itself. The princildes of socti
and reourifs, should be such as to render them
lion g nionurucuts of tuitional gratitude. What is
the Crown lint a ieverriouary interest?• and yet we
'Away!, do skit every parent would do to his non
otripring. I have often heard it said, that our in-,
quie.ttorial powers hive too long slept, and that
thereby we have 4iiiik in our ?rational consequence,
hot I think that the people htwe yet confidence its
us, and that that gym eon •if conliiience has grown out
of the constitution.—The days Of our ancestors,
were days of struggle arid of difficulties. here
was thou a keennese of pursuit, but now there is a
(Airliness of purees atop. These are the best times
of the Coustitutina ; but if Princes will interfere
with our twofers:nig.. that will beget jealousies on
our part. I rut afraid that the page of history will,
in future, skew thut we, as the scholars of our au-
ceators, .are inert. and that tits• folly of Prior's
and the weakness of Adinioters will furnish a title
in every chapter. We are now culled upon to decide
this important question—whether, in conse-
quence ui the oppootion green to tins ititissarr.
iu another place, without any grounds biting
'wooed tn. tialoosos a out, we are to deloy

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IMPERIAL PA RLIAMN E 7: tin late sir J..bu motet, of tie ad Dreeudirr lasi. wholly uolounded, as he was sure there produce further discussion and delay, and
lard 'lre eel: judge who would not reprobate it if it came to his ultimately reject the bill, yet still we
pentans' hi. motion vespeclingtheCan%
DOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL ea. have ma opportimity of adopting some te
' nary measure.—Ditrilig last session, it may I
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sou; Ufrulir :m.t.liiiirti'vir? lite” ialutelk;t:tii-mirror, moose kIIQW leilg.e.
Mr. ern eaTON, the LORD ADVOCATE for SPor LAND, Mr. IA lIITHREAD explained.
for Coiois or Extracts of NilinLet teas, with their Industries,
lord Guar PR, and seteral A 1.41661-3 from the House of feetri Sir Itas id Bowl, addressed to
Lurd Castlereagh, Mr. 11ARKVATT said he was frequently MM. membered, that there w ere jest eighteen %rely'
UtoOll4lollll, brought several pri*nte Bill's which acme laid wriseen toe% ions to the 47. th of Mayh.. . .
of mooed on Special
.Jories, and though he hail given in the discuseiou of it, eta if eo, was out that I
Mr. Mutt seran gave notice of is 'Mention mowing,
are the talk and read •1 nest time. 'opinions both repeat the Crown and the charge of gement fur not delaying it beyond the preset;
an Adders. to flis Majtsty, !waving thi recall of Mr 1 rere
isAatitu Or sr. GOO:Goal' r. MINOR. C•NoSit or sT. the Judge, yet he continued to be sure/tweed ati sem ? when, ale: that, three would only be six i
Pat I.s. out of Spun; hut as thrie were so many notices our before
the lloune, he should out Os any precise tune fur brinier before. allotted for the (hectometre of it, previous to the
Mr. Rirhank again and Mr. Wetherell were beard for
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT regretted the Right Ho- pension Bill having expired. The Clergy Resit
the Respatalcnts, and Sir Simnel Runsilly in rept?. The it 1.17::.de'.
Douse will prwitouncejudement nest Wednesday. t i Basler, a sheriff's officer, who had bee!' nouruble and Learned! Gentleman passed over the Bill was preceded by a Bill of Suspension, mil
Lord Mu lona A r preseali•d a Report relative Ia the im- contiwtted to Netegate, by the House. far a breach topic of the right of the Executive Government sent to the Lords and returned with aniendie
proveroenls to be adopted in the admini.tration of Ilse Nays, of privilege, in arrestiug Sir Clerles Hamilton, a of setelitig priecniere to any part of the dominions ; some of which 1 felt inclined to diteuss in the 4
which sere laid ape, the tattle, and upon the motion of the Member of the Ilettee, by mietuke for mealier gen- lie had thought that subject had been long since mittee ; hut 1 was surprised to find that the L
Inutile Lord after a few Moen-onions of the Earl of Soffolk,
set at rest, and was sorry to are the practice re- had met upon a Saturday, and had gone tbr
dentin in which arreat he had rereevered after he hod it wai ordered that the Report without the Appeuilie be . , .
of . . brought
priiitcd. 'seen warned his error. ere
The .• oh Records thin passed through a Committee. the I incise, and after a severe reprimand from the men two or three huudred miles from their families, Monday, otherwise the Suspension Bill would
and ass reported without any amendment. —Ordered to be Speaker for his conduct, was ordered to be dist. when the King's Bench was at hand, mind equally expired. 1 dins found it most prudent to ft read a third tour cm Thursday. charged trout custody, first payieg his fees. (Vi e competent to the business of confinement, not to that last opportunity of statitig my objectio
MR. FRERE. learn that Sir• Charles, in the most handsome man- mention the additional hardship of the expense in- . the Amendments that bud heen need, ruttier
The Earl of DARN LEY said, after what bad alt.
nee, Meditated the thud discharge of this Meet by curred by having their families to support at R ilea incur the danger of the Suspension Bill t:N pi
peanel on their Lordship.' Ode. and durieg the
paving the fees of the Serjenist of the House, which tanee from their own humee. He was happy the Why, then, should ow incur a nuttier &lige rl,
lute ilacutai , lie conceived it his duty to inquire he. lied Moored by hie presetting in his original subject was before the House, mid had
tot doubt intetent instance? Proles.* hate clowned upon
if it were the intuition of Ilia ibis
Ministers error.) butMstice Would he done. timiertakine • anti when they frown, %abject,
as
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Mr. CURREN imposed moving, that there he After* few words froin Mr. Nett:vet. and Sir too aid to tremble. If we are to do our ,duty
a i for e i
to do so, be should thick it incumbent f'or himself, laid before tin: !loose, such minutes of the evidence
oldie proceediesgs liefure the Commiseioners in the
Fe A Nete BURDETT in explanation, the Petition was should do it with a due regard to our own im
ordered to lie on the table. anew and digitity. Were dime greet bull' or for some Noble Lord, to make a 'notion on the
later!
of Messrs. Nesbitt and Walsh, as re- Mr.Woirsasen thee presented a similar Petition of oar liberties, Magna Charm and the Bi
suleject. He could not now fix a they, or the slit-
matt] Ito the lllMEllilie of a Sect in that House by from Mr. J. H. Hart,
the Printer of Tile Welles- Rights, obtained by our uncestons by our dm
tier nature of his motion, but should take the the latter, but upon request changed his intentiun deer Ofeig, who had been convicted Mb such eir attendance till those who opposed us were like
earliest oppertunity of so doing.
, into • dote.* far that marpeer twonorrow. the tame libels as the Proprietor, Mr. White, mid , succeed ? Was it not by. a speedy etrervenue
The Earl of LIVERPOOL bore testimony to the Mr. al
aI'IIITIIRVAD preoeuted a Petition from H.
zeul•auel generel 'Whey of Mr. Fevre in hie diplo- set' : o : now confined in Gloucester Jail. He etated, that that pleat that tie obtained suet:der ? And a
o ode, aropnetor of The fadepadrat Whig., now this differed from the former Petition mile hi stet- not be by doing to out ancestors did that we
oolitic chararter ;hut he mum allow, in the instatit•e. confined in Dorchester Gaol, for u libel, fur which
ing anti complaining
alluded to, he had acted with great impropriety.— fie was convicted. The petition, he stated, was in severities exercised towards Wm ; and he could nut : anxiety of the HOLM has never been fully gem
With respect to the inquiry of the Noble Earl eubstunce the same as deft he heel before presented conceive upon what presciple the puitieliment • in 'leering the sentiments of Ministers upon
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(Darnley), he must decline giving any positive till- to the House; but which he had withdrawn, on Sc- should vary where the offence was the same. 'l'lle subject, although it has beau before the 11
~. seer so the euliject. W'hilitt he was addressing count of tall itiformality hi it. The Petition was Petition complained of his being debarmed the use I more than once, brit I hope we sl:n1 now hear'
himself to their Lordships, he wished to observe., then read ;it was of some length. mud stated cers of fermented liquors, which might le• itercessary rut explant themselves fully upon this eceafie
that iii the lute descussient he seemed to have been (sin infornsalities in the ',tweeting* at law against his hetilth; mud also, that all papers were inspected Let them cotue dowu into the plam. and is
misunderstood ; lie did uot repreeent that, on the the Petitioner. and the hardehips he stietained in before he was suffered to receive them. pie with me, and weak as other those of the enemm arms are.
lish cavl
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of
alry Amon, there were in Portugal mord e Erg- confinement in .a distant goal ; offering to prove The Petition war then read, and ordered to lie contend with them until 1 g yain the bate
y. lie esired the allegations of the Petition, and praying relief, ou the table. Let them give us that cordial support Si
the House to take into consideration, that, at the Mr. Whitbread then said, lie should contest him- ABOLITION OF REVERSIONS. is so necessary to prove to the other House
I time of the armistice, there was a fresh supply of
, self for the present with molting, °That the Peti- Lord Peaces:seen, pursuant to rimier, rose to we are determined to perervere in this meat
cavalry arrived in Mondego Bay and off the coast, non do lie on the Table;" attending to take it fu- move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Abolition and that it is needless for them to oppose it. I I
i so that at the time it was ;essence' to have very aeon Lure opportunity of bringing the outfit-et into con- of Reversions, and iii doing so, he said the former Iwe shell hear of no advice beteg given through
a greater force in the field.
sideration; declaring however he did nut hold him- Bill. brought in for a similar purpose, grew out of tail, Noble Lotds, as to the propriety of our roc
ha Earee n l Gaye
nitsunt le said,
retoo pro d
; bablybut thliee Noe loby hle Secretaryb-
self responsible for the allegations contained in the the first report of the Committee of Public Expeu. lugs. If Ministers here will give bias to their N d buel to o
serve in that cure, no armament whatever had been
need to throw off the; disgrace of that Conventicle Petition. knowieg nothing of them but as there diture, and was the first political result of this im- Fneuds, let them now give them hints of advice
stated. and taking care only before lie presented portant public investigation. Upon its rejection it would be Heist wire in them to nequisoce its I
it to see it was weeded in that decent and respect- in a former place no steps were taken by Ministers and let them advise Pnllelel not to isiterfere i
from themselves. ,
MISIiEPRESE ful style, to ititle it to time reception of the Hotter. to prevent that rejection, hut they prayed His our proceedings. We know dint whim Prii
Earl CaosveNue. rose
NTATION. a
misre 1V hen he had ta
before presented this Petition to the Majesty to suspend the exercise of this power till have occasion to write a letter to this House, I
to mention pre- House, it hail given rise to some observations from six weeks after the (mums-owe:mesa esf the next See- will find not the 'mot discreet, but most reedy
mutation which had appeared ie the public Papers, an Honourable Member (Mr. Caleraft), which he awn of Parliament. Lest session another Bill visers. Can we slot recommend to these advise;
.with regard to what had been alleged by him hi felt himself called upon to notice new. That was paseed through this House, but again rejected give :Oyler, although it is to resume the less pa
that House nit • forme' oectanoit. It had been int- Gentleman had stated, that the • Petitioner bad by the Lords. We then thought it expedient to able form of renignetrunce ? Is there uo fete
thpelted to him, thut lie had stated Sir John Anson- btea relabel permission to exercise in the garden search their Lordships Jourmils, to find bornething 'monitor, by which we cast make them feel a
ey had died for wain of' esurishenent. He now
of the gaol, on uccouut of the: ill ere made of a here to justify the inensure, against whieh the count. we arc, and what these Nolsles are themselves?
took an opportunity, fov the sake of the relatives of like indulgence penniaed to a Gentleman now no try called aloud with one acclaim, and not one die- not the wealth and splendour of' these Prinees
that Oticer, to centradiet the statement so im put- more 'Mr. Gilbert Wakefield), whose literary and witteint voice was heard within these walls. The spontaneous gift ef our liberality? The Slate lac ed to him. While speaking on this subject. he other qualifications would endear his memory to solution was discovered
by there being found a ing is only strong and ..lately in proportion as
could nett but notice the inconvenience attending this couutre. This observation hid been pecu- protest, the contents of which formed no consider- firm, and the strength of the oilmen is in its el
those who were dispeased to give an Recount of their Italy hurtful to die feelings of the widow of that able rank amonget the follies of Princes. For their Is there no warning voice to editor them that
Lordships' proceediugs ; and, although there was a gentlemen, aud who bad authoriael I to state, Lordehioe &silent no cause ems assieeed, because these days of peril, it is wiser for nieces to a
standing order on the subject, and the eat bed 1 m :
toad outing the penal of that geutleinan's eOll.. non. was assignable. I leave it to Gentlemen to popularity time to despise our recommended(
no right to a report, still a long practice hail, in fitienwitt no. complaint whatever Ina liven made my whether that protest so peculiarly worded, and and repel then with weapons which wilt (
, some ineteure, led them to expect au accituto of ugliest his conduct. With respect to the cum- with much eigenturee es those stimexed to it, could rend with redoubled force rtgainst thonseli
their discussion's in that Home. T 1,.: Noble Earl plaint in die Petition of the mode el striking the be otherwive contemplated than with pain. We I's there no one to speak to them treat the Immo
• conelniled by saying. lie should wish that the order Jury by whom he was tried. there was the less did discover, however, with pleasure, that one of of truth ? If these Nineteen' be the 3iiiiister
should mot be put so rigorously in etre:title:l. 'freeway of tiny observatiou now, as he understood the Royal Princes nearest the thfollt of the nations the people, they will do as I now reconimene DlvOitaeS. there was a process now going forward for the pur- lied not affixed his acme to that protest. Of the them ; but if they I e the mere chaff of the s
The ARCRIIIsROP inquired. if the Noble Baron mese of inwestigating it in a regular tray (by Wilt value of this Hill 1 cannot entertain st doubt that they may guide the helm for a time, but they
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opposite (Aticklind) could nuttier him of the time of Error). Another part of the l'etition, if true. the House remain.. of the same opinion as be- never quell the storm. Will they do so, cr
and retire of !lib intruded mobou respecting di. most be admitted to Ike a very serious grievance, fore. I would refer to the argunieuts contain- they, only shelter them. ahem they cannot sere
verses ?
acid deserving of notice and redrew lie meant the ed in the third report of Finance, us being con- The times were severe und scrututizing, and
Lord AUCKLAND said, it was bis intention to power exercised by the Master of the Crown elusive and irresble ; butt if any thine hennaed Meters do net et present too high i
bring that motion very speedily before the House, Office in striking a Special Jury, of passing over in illustration, lam gin' to find here Otis do) such I cotweive this to lie a question onl
yo chum, ter wo
rd
and fie should take tine earliest opportunity of gib,- such names es he tl glit proper, under the al- an attendance of Ministers, to state their seal- in the House must acquit ',tell with maitlinesa ,
ing notice of the time and the nature of it. legation of their not being likely to attend ; a meets concerning it ; for 1 hope they will not re- perseveratice. I hate slot adverted much to the
t,i POULETT'S DIVORCE BII.L.
Connsel were again called to the bar. and fur- practice which, if admitted subetainielly, gave the mail, miatere upon such au important subject. music ferrite of the Bill, because I think few
power to die Crown of choosing just what Jury it A Noble Lord opposite (Lord Castlereagh) is. I ; jections can be taken to it. The offices in goat ther proceedim.cs were resumed on this Bill. thought limper. There was moodier practice hope, ready to fattish those details, wheat the are of necessity sinecures anti epeeist every sine.
, Several *anew' were called, from whose testi-
t which if it del not now exist, the cessation of it chronicles of Ireland will suppt; himwith ; foe there is *prima facie rare taresely mede out for
/ loony, particularly that of Sarah Bell, the landlady was certainly of 110 very long shuting, that of al- it was wit to ;emelt legends, but to the history abolition. If we allow matters to reaumin as they i
of the White Hart Inn, wineetates ; that Mrs. lowiag two guineas rt piece to Special Jurors, where of dent period., he need have reemerge; for lie thee those offices are continued in the power of
Nava took an opportunity, in her husband's ark- they found a verdict for the Crowe, and nay one should look no ferther back than to hi. own veins Ministers, and where will you find* utinisterthat 1
I settee, of Metering the carriage. and going to the Homed where they found against it ; this if it con- nistration in Ireland. I hope he will fornith us conic down to this House, niel amt. 'left an of
White Ilan. where Lord Sackville soup arrived;
.t9 t,el ought most certaiimly to be put • stop to. with those long details of offices granted for a long should be abolished ? I hope we shall not hems
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that his Lordship *rut up stoirss when Mrs. Be", Another evil was deeerving of being adverted to on period in .reversi ~,,, which he revived, although this seetion ;is we did formerly, any proposition
having her SUIpiCIOII excited, wen ap to the room
this subject ;he understood, it so happened that teeny ages had suffered them to be forgotten, datu me this tweeter oily substantively Into ette
perviously emitted by Mrs. Pouted ; the door was when a Juror was known to give his verdict against and buried as 1111 attoneineut for what had pus-- namely, that they will hermit the grants
fastened; she knocked, but it was answered ere (hi. Crowe, his eater was ottatedon all future pun- ed. to addition to that, he may also sm. why exist, but will register the acts of the e
could not eotne in. She waited near the door, nets. It was also said, dust the Crown was in the these extraordieury grains are imiltiplie4l. It Is itterogative. How elourd would this specimen
vrlit•ti Mrs. Pouliot came out, scud choir' el the timid- habit of pitying double fee. ou all law proceedings a measure of the first political isnoortetea., aletaity le: ? Suffer a ineinle•r w sit, and cow
'tenant to give her a towel. which she took track ; curried on in its behalf; this looked very like the to it connects itself with the whole system a tent- Lain to print his epetcliev.—Those who have
• Mrs. Bell afterwards event into the room, where exercise of undue: influence. Ile just e.ursorily poet' and economics'! reform. That report had heard this matter formed), discussed here, n
she saw Lord Suckv die ; two of the windows were
glauced at thews topics new, as they would become laid long upon your Table without any attention think lam rinsing a phantom ; but such a phant
shut, but neither she nor the maid Moored the the subject of future consideration ; for the pre- being paid to it during the present Aduainistrution, I has ;weevily already oppeered, to appal eve.
bed tumbled, nor any thing on die doer ; these wits le keitt he should content himself with moving that fur they have sliewei every ditspositian to chill and trots how a compronsier. Why not give the Crn
ar no sepia in the room,
the petition do lie on the table. freeze up tint spirit of tempontry re•fona, which I the chum* of exerckilig ibis discretion well ? II
Rev. John Shorland'proved the affection which hlr.o aLcastr, who, upon presenting the former their predeneaors had put in egotism. I under- can they be so applied when you fire gic
always subsisted between Mr. and Mrs. i'milett• petition. had stated mid justified the couthe•t of the stand that there will be au objection monde to this i revereems to children, or to grown up i,j
Tilt Loan Cu 411(4:WM 'PM el if there were any magistrattauflkweliester m their believiourtowards ameus,ure in paint of time, but I confess that is en ' sons, who are moat unworthy of national bout:
other %amines to prove the adultery ? the Petitioner, acid thee however paiiil.ul to the objection that I cannot approve of, for the least They may be poem's thee are objects of' e
Serjeaut Lens observed, he 04411 not aware of any reeling, of a„,r one. aw miwill,„ its he was to procrastination would be unwarrantable, when we sure, and blameable iii every point of vie
other evidence.
little them, he must stale, ilea froni the best in. lase a great public duty roue ~ il 1g undischtirged. whilst those who ore more entitled to yi
Mr. Burrough contended, the etatlenee in this queries, lie del believe that the late Mr. Weikelield It era measure which reed not upon such narrow bounty are not rewarded. Who Mt say ti
ease was quite satisfactory, and was smith Ilia to del alma, the indulgence of the garden, by entlea- grimed. as that of convenience, for we mast make I they have the full enjoyment of the it:inmost be
warrant the verdict of a jury. . 'mint% to create dissented% motet the prisoners-, times convenient when we have such suipertent ,whene we, an (site of the Houses of Purl
The LORD CHA Ne a LIME aiitirenscii a few words w Imre a•ell• had coitionuisication wit; the prefers', in ditties to discharge ; *lid thelefore I hope me are went, are nut parties to the act ? The in
f.• the Molise, and trusted their Loolslepe wools, censequenee of which, it was revolved not to grata now asseinbled to reconsider this ineiteure with aloe's /111 office is bestowed, is atm' greater th
not come to a hasty ifrfergolo"" " 11"' "l'icoe' 1 sonde'. indulgence to any other prisoners. `Pith the same spirit that we entertimied last session. the act itself. The princieles of sneti donate
adduced before them, but defer turtle r procee thug( it e.t.a to the Petitioner, lie repeated he had every %%'het were the feelings of the. Howie when tins and rewards, slitsuld be such as to render ilr
• few days longer.
indulgence possible, commistesit with h:s situation. Protest was put upon your table ? Ido not ex. living moitunicuts of toutional gratitude. Wits
Lord A l'Efit asp eaPeeallell himself of the 'am' The sending such prisoners there at all, he said, mig4ermite, when I say it was bordering upon in- the Crown lint a severesouary interest?. and yet
opinion, and remarked, whatever might lit the else was cotisidered by the inagietraes as a very great digimation. Theme was upon that occasion caldrons iilways do what every enrols would do to hie o
in respect to a Jury, he conceived die act oh
:idol- lialanhip..mil they had remonstrated against it. of our old English obstinacy, for without that in offspring. I save oftett heard it staid, that our
tery had not liens proved at their lesitlehips' Bar.
Mr. Wt entre!' considered the ceinplaints of our ',Mures we are not the genuine Represents'. quisnortal powers hive too long slept, and el
The-44,0ml rvitili"lt of the licit was iii:"fdiniilY Mr. White as unreasonable and moll-founded upon tires of the: people. The tone which we adopted thereby we parr slink its our national consetpien
postponed sire die.—Adlotirned.
hi. men ',hewing, which amounted, lie said, to tins, was meas. and I trust that such a cause will al- lint I think slat the people have yet confidence
HOUSE Or COMMONs• shut a gaol was mi gaol, and punishment punish. wept create such mettle emotions. How comes it, YR, and that that system .if runfiieuer hits grown.
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mint. lie thought that, noon his owu statemeut, them that our hopes haves been so long cheep- of the ottatittition.—The days Of our ancestr
A sew Member took the usual Oaths, and hie Seat he had more inilulgeoce than he was entitled to, pointed ? 1 out only contend, that thin is not an were days of strueale amid of difficulties. li,
Mr.dest %sus, from the Office of the rh le n:rert tors h. ler •
land, resented a retorts of the moldier of Lamps in thc mud that if there was any 'dime, it was to be 1113.. esconvenieut time, but the most convenient Otitis was then a keetineee of pursuit, but lime there i
he ettee eto, of Mem; puled to the magistrAtes for granting too much.
harms, STOW% , for the put'Pose. In this stormy IWWWIOII every to- (Aimee.. lif pariseSeion. These are the best tin
Upon the Order of the Day for the wen(' resdirg of the The At:rotten, GKIIENAL corrected *nine errors morrow will bring with it its griefs, its calm uutd its of the Coustitutum ; but if Princes will inter(
ICurwie h Biotite BIM, upon the division illein e loch the into which, he scud, the Honourable Grutlemait dutieewhich eve• can neither post unite 'tor postp one. with our proceeding*, that will beget jealousies
Monet htmlt Mew collided donor Friday twit :an hrr rt. isms\
(. illsreed) had been misled. lie lutist have Whcim we look to the events that are hateliiiig in our part. lash afraid that p the nacre oh history w
pin took place ninon the 10011011 01. Mr. R. Swill, thin the W Wlt
Bill be d a second time this day sae mocks, ,hall wee been wilfully misinformed, when he was told that the womb of fate, that at the nine • gof the next in future, +hew that we, as the scholars of our a
mega feed two 211W1Pal.1 were paid to special jurors who found session of parliament, we will slot have greet and ' ce.itors, •ire inert. and that the folly of Prim
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e only one was given when they impornt matters for cousideration, white' will put and the weeweaknessnt of *linime will funtith ali
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nom the motion of Lordor
ash fe.,pm, "tire to the niiich c„,,,„,,,,„,„,,,,„, waa rat. Eschewer, and he wee sure a practice so gross at the end of which the present suspension ex- quence a the opposition given to this nicest'
posted from 1 horsiday to Monday went. and sieusolalntis would not stow be endured, his Aires. Suppose we mean to seed ihcs bill, during in another place, - without any vowels bei
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the lietwarabie Mr. EDEN pat MORA of his iateatien • Ate wuriuvr the assotiou of leaving outjurention this session, to the Mouse of Loth, and that aesigued fir Llllol'llll ct Out, we are to del
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