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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Fft!DAV, FEB. 11.
The Committee of Privileges Sat, to take into con.
~iderat ion so much of the Aft of Union as relates
to the right of the Lords Spiritual,..of that part of
the United Kingdom called Ireland, to Seats in
that House. The Committee came to a resolution
upon the suhje6t ; which was reported to the House
by Lord ‘VALSiNCIHAM, the Chairman, and or.
dered to be taken into consideration on Monday
next, and the Lords ordered to be summoned.
The four Naturalization Palls, that were reported
yesterday, were read a third time ; and a Message
was ordered to be sent to the Commons, acquaint-
ing them of the same.
The Bishops of Witicitzsral and Cnarrie took
the Oaths.

Lord PELHAM laid a Copy of the Convention
with the United States- of America on the Table.
A Petition from the Loan Cans Baeor., arid
several others, were read, and ordered to lie uu tLe
Table.—Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
raioar, Feb. 11.
A Ballot took place, for electing a Committee to
enquire into the merits of the Petition complaining
of an undue Election for Great Grimsby.
Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS moved to discharge
the Order fat. taking into consideration the Petition
complaining of an undue Election for Kircudbtight,
on the 22d instant, and observed, that as there was
a very material difference between Freeholders in
Sco:land and those in England, and the votes were
under consideration of the Quarter-Sessions, h
would not cod until thel2th day of March, he th oi ight
that the House should nut hurry the business until
the decision of the Quarter-Sessions - should be
known. He therefore moved, that the Order of the
House, for taking the Petition into consideration on
the 22d inst. be discharged, and that the same be
deferred until the 24th day of March next.
'I he Right Hon. W. DUNDAS opposed the
motion for discharging the Order, upon the grounds
that the 22d instant was fixed for the consideration
of the Petition, and that the Sitting Member would
be put to very great inconvenience by the delay.
He submitted to the House, whether it was proper
that his Hon. Friend (the Sitting Member, Pat elm
HERON, Esq.) should be kept in suspence until the
decision of the Court of Quarter-Sessions should be
known, which might be finally reversed by that of
the House of Lords ?

General MAI'I'LAND also rose to oppose the
motion, upon the grounds stated by his Honourable
Friend who had last spoken ; and urged, that it was
in the power of of unsuccessful candidates, at any
time, to cause great expence and inconvenience to
the Sitting Member, if they were to canvas every
vote at the Quarter-Sessions, and the House of
Commons was obliged to await that determination.
Mr. CI DUNDAS rose to say, in answer to Go-
ner al Maitland, that he would be answerable that
no expence should attach to the Sitting Member by
the delay which should not be defrayed by the peti-
tioner.

General MAITLAND explained, that he did not
altogether advert to the expence, nor to the incon-
venience to the Sitting Member, so much as to the
convenience of the House in general, which ought to
be considered, and Sitting Members in future nut
be disturbed by vexatious petitions.
Upcn a divisior. of the House, the gallery was
cleared ; and, upon re-admission, we learnt that
there were 72 for the motion. for discharging the
order, and 44 againxt it. Discharged accordingly.
The Right ITon. W. DUNDAS presented a Peti-
tion from the Cotton Manuf.esarers in Scotland,
praying for leave to bring in a fill to regulate be-
tween Masters and Servants. Ordered to lie on
the table.

Mr. WHITE brought up a Report of the names
of the Members who were appointed a Committee
to try the undue election for Great Grimsby. They
were as follows
W,iiliam Frankland, Esq. Sir Cecil Sishopp,
Charles Moore' E-'q. John Wilier Willet' Esq.
Lord Vssimuntßerte Edward Esq.
Ch. Mmicagoe UntriSy, Esq. Pm 'il, Dundas, Esq.
Sir Liar Frrd-riek, Bart. • Freder.cte John Falkincr, Erg.
S. Campbell RowieT, Esq. C:.orga Niter, Esq.
Sir Matt. White Rid.iry, Bt.
I Nominees. John CAlraft, Esq.
Rowland B Ann, Esq.
Sir W;11. ELFORD gave notice, that he should
make a metion, on Monday se'nnight, respecting the
dismissal of Mr. Wrn. Marshall, who was the el* i
builder at Plymouth Dock-yard.
The SECRETARY at WAR, pursuant to his
notice of Wednesday last, rose to move for leave to
bring. in a Bill to extend the term for training and.
exercising the-Militia from tv;euty-one to twenty-
eight days in the year.
The House, he said, would observe that at the first
formation of the Militia, in the reign of. Charles iI.
it was the custom to train them five times i=r the
vear-four times by companies, and once in batta-
lion, making in all eight days, which method con-
tinned to the end of the reign of his Lite Majesty
Ceorge 11. when an alteration was made requiring
the Militia to be trained and exercised twice every
year, for the term of fourteen days each time, or
once for the term of twenty-eight days, which was
the practice down to the year 1788.. After the
American war, the militia continued a consider.
able time (he believed about three years) in a very
uncertain gate, when it was found necessary to al-
ter the laws respecting the same; and the situation of
affairs at that time not pressing the measure upon
the country or Parliament, a due regard was bad to
economy after an expensive war; the numbs: fthe
militia being about thirty-one thousand, two-thirds
only were called out, the remainder having neither
arms or clothing delivered to them. When the mi.
litia v ere afterwards augmented to forty thousand
men, it was proposed to exercise the whole, twenty-
one days, which would occasion a considerable say.
lug of Offizers' pay and other ergences; he was

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