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London, England, 1807-01-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF cumvoNs.

The House this day proceeded to ballot fott.Mem-
bers for a Committee to try the merits of we Pen.
rhyti Petition ; the I.,:luwing is the reduced list cf
Members chew% :
T. Pk Lathhrthr, F.q. William Old, Fie.' -
LW,' lICOU In MI atani. G. A. L. Keek, Esq.
Cnarles Ch tuba, E.q. Lord VI-count Lbtlngton.
T. Sher, Esq. Jnhn Atkins Wtrght, En.
D. Daven,ost Esq. James Lvtither,

iinrs W Herbert.
Sir Herr, Neste, Hart
Ruben Greenhill, Esq.

Hugh LtTauter. Eq.
Robert Hunt, EA.

Mr. lloward bronght up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Eieftion for Tregony, string, that
the sitting Members were duly elected, and slat the
Petition was not frivolous or vexatious.
Oa the Motion of Mr. C. W. WILLIAMS
WYNNE, the Bill for the Prevention of the Seduc-
tion of Soldi•rrs was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed on Monday.
The At for pi ohiSiting the Importation of Gun-
powder, Fire Arms, &c. into Ireland, w.thout Li-
cence, was also read a ".2d time, and committed for
Monday.
Mr. PARNELL then gave notict,lie would, on
Monday next, move for the porponement of the
consideration of the Mayo Petition, for the purpose
of affording time to the persons concerned in the
prayer of the petition.
Mr. VANSIITART moved, " That the House
should, on its breaking up, adjourn to Monday
next, which was agreed to."
Lord Temple brought up a Bill for the Exporta-
tion of a limited quantity of Woollen Yarn, an-
nually, to our Settlements in Canada, which was
read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday next.
Mr. iloblinuse brought up the Report on the
Grain Intercourse Bill ; some amendments sug-
gested by the Report were agreed to. The Bill was
then read a second time, and ordered to be read a
third time on Mond.ty next.
Mr. BATHUithr stated to the House, that, in
consequence of his being appointed a Member of a
Committee, to inquire into precedents of the expul-
sion of Members from the House of Commons,
he, in common with the rest of the Commitrec,
felt it would he necessary to introduce much extra-
neous matter into their Report,as they were required,
by thy terms of that motion, not only to colleft
precedents of Expulsion, but also to add their
opinion on each particular case. This the Com-
mittee felt both inconvenient and unrecsary. He,
therefore, moved, " That the present order he dis-
charged, and that the Committee he again ap-
pointed, simply to coiled pteorsients for the Expul-
sion of Members, and also for the readmission of
such Members to Parliament, as had been before
expelled."
The motion was erred to.
Mr. VAN•If rA RT then moved " for leave to
bring in a Bill, appointing a Committee to revise
the Aft of the 38th of the King, imposing certain
duties on Sugar, 'L'obacco, and Snuff," which was
granted.
fie also moved the second reading of the Aft for
raising a million sterling, by loan, on Exchequer
Bills, for the service of Ireland ; which was agreed
to, and the Bill ordered to be committed on Woday.
Mr. VANISH' R moved —4' That there be
laid befot•the House an Account of the net pro-
doce of all aft Permanent Taxes, fur the thin last