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stould not tegulaily lee lamight un.!er tl cir Lord. 1
ships' view; they trogla he discussed on subsequent
oppot tuuities, or be. if deemed more advisable, re-
torted to the consideration of the Committee al-
ready appointed to iuquire sieve:hog the usage
and prasaice of the House on former cases of
Impeachment ; and more especially respelling the
Most expeditious mode of proceeding with the trial.
What he should in the present instance move their
Lordships upon, more immediately grew out oldie
communication recently made at their Bar. He was
aware of the strong objeltions which were urged
upon the occasion of the last Impeachment, which
came before their Lordships for it ial ; what had
been said respeding the great delays involved in
that proceeding; the enormous expences which those
induced, were heavier than any which would have
been impost on the accused, had he been found
guilty; though, by other means, those expences
were prevented from falling heavily upon him. It
VMS incumbent on that House, to take care that, in
no future case, ground for similar objeelion should
arise, at least as far as it was in their Lordships'
power to avoid it. One great means of counters/l-
og this was, he repeated, to avoid all delay as
much as possible ; and to guard against this,
one of the most efficacious means was, that their
Lordships, pending the trial, should be regularly
summoned, and proceed with it from day to day.
A mode which, he believed, would tend more to
avoid vexatious delays, than any other that could
be proposed ; and he expressed his hope, that
whatever resolutions their Lordships might come
to in these respells, would be firmly adhered to ;
and particularly that no business whatever, public or
private, should be suffered on any day to pre-
cede the trial A mode, in which the opinion
of the Judges also, when necessary, might be mote
expeditiously obtained, than that used formerly, may.
Ise thought, be suggested ; but these points, he re-
peated, might be con. idered on a future day, or re-
ferred to the Committee, which still existed; the
peat consideration which he then endeavoured to
impress their Lordships with, was, that substantial
justice should certainly be done, but in the speed-
seat mode prallicable. His Lordship concluded by
moving, di An Address to His Majesty. praying,
that he would be graciously pleased to give direc-
tions to prepare a proper place its Westminster Hall
for the trial of Lord Viscount Melville, Ste."
On the question being put,
Earl STANIIOhE expressed his coincidence in
opinion with the Noble Lord, that every delay
should, as far as as possible be avoided; and one of
the best modes, he thoto,rht, to avoid delay, would
be. that when a question should arise, their Laid-
ships, instead of immediately adjourning to the
Chamber el Parliament, to take the sense of the
House upon it, should stay and hear farther
evidence upon the trial, beiote they came to a
decision upon such question. With respell to the
allusions made to the trial of Mr. Hastings, and
the attendance of the Judges thereon, he observ-
ed, it was the only case. he believed, on which the
Judges walked, and the trial stood still.
The question was then put, and the Address
moved by Lord Grenville immediately agreed to by
Moir Lordships.
The Bills upon the Table were forwarded in their
te psnive stages ; among these, the Irish Land Par.
• titans Bill, the Excise Expiring Laws Bill, the Ex-
ehrtpter Bilis, and the felons' Transportation Bill,
severally went aweigh Committees of the whole
House, and were reported without Amendment.
Adjoin aid tall to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr Johnson, from the Secretary's Office, in
Ireland, presented an account of the quantity of
wool and yarn, imported into that country, for the
last three years ; distinguishing Spanish, horn other
wools; and
Mr. Hass, from the Bank of England, an ac-
fount of the number of Exchequer Bills, drawn in
pursuance of an agreement between Government
and the Bank, for the loan of s,neo.ooot. from the
latter, for the last three years. and now out-standing,
and unprovided for wbiah were ordered to lie on
CA table.
Mr Crawford, from the of of the Paymaster-
General of the forces, presented an account of the
sums voted for the supply of the army for the year
1804, and now remaining as balances in the Exche-
quer, and in the hands of the Paymaster-General,
which was disposed of in the same manner.
The British Fishery Encouragement, and the
Irish Eat:homer Bills Bill, were read a first, and
ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
Mr. Hawthorn brought up the report of the Corn-
snittee of Supply of last night, on the miscellaneous
services.
Mr. HUSK ISSON moved for an account of the
Receipts of the Property Tax in the years 1863 4-5,
and up to the sth of JAnuAry last, as tar as the
same can he made out.—Ordered.
Mr FELLOWES moved for a Committee to
examine into, and consider the return of the num-
ber of Non-resident Clergy made to the House on
the 17th instant, and to report their opinions on the
sanst.—Ordered.
LEVY-EN-MASSE ACT.
Mr. YOKKE thought it would be super.
Baous in Lim to preface his Motion with any ob-
servations, as he did not suppose there could be
any objeelion to it, and fancied the papers he meant
to call for, would he serviceable, with a view to the
expelled military plan, which there was reason to
think would be brought forward some time orother.
The measure which he alluded to, and which was
generally called the Levy-en-Nlasse Al,r had three
objeCts in view :—lst, the enrollment and classifi-
cation. in their respeelive parishes, of all the men
capable of bearing arms. trona the age of eighteen to
filty ; 2J17,, their training and arming ; and 3dly,
the use which they might be respeßively made of,
in case of invasion. The last of these there was no
occasion for carrying into effeet, as fortunately the
country was not invaded. The second was also su-
perseded by the preference that was given to a
Volunteer system ; but the first was certainly afted
upon, at least for the first year. By the Mt, the
enrolment was to take place in January, and the
rem nto be aside on the 14:h of March. The re-
turns of the fit st year were sent in, but whether they
had si...ce been attended to, Ise did nra know ; AS s ace
that time he had no Access to ufficiAl documents. If
they bad not been made in the thin years succeeding