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IMPEZIAL PAItLIAMENIT.

tiOOSE OF LOTUS—FRIDAY, Pzs. 1.

Counsel were heard at some length relative to the
Scots Appeal—Hamilton and others r. Geddes.
'viz. Messrs. Abase an.l. ALEXANDER, on the pats
of The Appellants; Messrs. RoitiLt•r ana lioftNrt,
for the Ilspondeut. After which, Mr. Aisast, as
leadingiC.unsel for the ..Inellantc.
Their Lordship deferred the further considera-
tion-of (he case WI to•mcrrosu.
It was oriered on the Motion of the Bistyy of

FALTER, that the Lord Bishop of ROCHESTER be
reque.red to :leach before their Lordships, at the
l'thestiate Chi '1 of Wes' 'ninster, on Wednesday
the .•fth instant, b.:ing the day appointed, by His
hlajesty's Pl'oclarnation, for a General Fa::, &c.
The Bills upon the fable, all of 1 private or
local description, were forwarded in their respeaive
stags.

Lord H '.7IOESBURY moved that this House
do now adjouen.
The tad of 3AitVLEY roseoint to oppose the
Motir• , hut to express his di .:trobation of the
condos% of Ministers on the buss ess to which he
shoal immediately reter. It was svelter-sod, as
far as .ce c uld lc arn, that the meeting on tn-t. ;on ow
wets chiefly for he pare. of laying before the
House t Spanish Papers, which Mi-
niY ..7s had c: a f erucr evening notified their in-
tetti-1-% n tur.,ish ; they professed their desite to
have the subject brought fully and entirely before
Parliament, and, at the same time, to have it dis-
cussed and decided upon, on as early a day as seas
pradicable. Why did they not act in con formity to
these professions ? They had laid such information
before the House, in the first instance, as they de-
clared was fitting and props for the due under-
standing of the subject. If they had not commu-
nicated all tLat they thought proi,er for that pm pose
in the first instance, it was so far a direliflion
of their duty. At that time, Noble Lords on
his side of the I-louse were ready and willing to
'discuss the subject ; they induced no delays, they
tidied nut for farther information; they were
Wien ready. Ministers themselves had insisted
upon the propriety of deciding upon a subjest of that
peculiar impertance, with as little delay as the na-
ture of the case would admit. Why did they not
ill so ? The proceedings which induced the delay
all originat d with Ministers. They said turther in-
formation was necessa-y ; in that case, on their own
principles, it should be laid before the House on the
earliest possible opportunity. A Woe of eondu,9, on
such an occzsim, he could not approve of s at the
care time het shed not to oppose the Motion of the
Noble Secretai f in the present instance ; be could
not, however, avoid observing, that with His Ma-
josty's pre-set iSeiverninent, there seemed to be a
wish to a servile imitat.an en the past of that
House of the proceedh,s, on such occasion ,of the
other house of l'at Lament.

Lord :MULGR A' expressed his surprise at
some of the observat, swl eh tell from tit,: Noble
Earl. ‘Vith respect. however, to the naF -s and
documents in que.: e. he woe Ad flirt say, that
they were more volti.,iinoil. ,an he had formerly
occasion to apprehend. ena:,:..g a quantity of net less
than 70 pri-:•-a7 pages. Every exertion was used
to get the Papers ready for piesentation that.
day, hut it was found impratticable ; and it
was wished the House should meet to-morrow, for
the purpose of laying the Papers on the table, with
t!se earliest oossible opportunity. Wit', resrea to
the blame which the Noble Earl seemed to impute
to him, for his condo& on the occa.ion, he must
say, be thought no blame could fairly he imputed
to him, either for what tie had done in the fit st in-
stance, or in the subsequent r. oceedings. He had
certainly, according to what he had professed, laid
every information before the House, which he
thought necessary, for the due understanding of the
zubjeel. He had professed his anxious wish to have
the subject fully and completely before Parliament
and the public, and on that principle he acted.
'Else idea of producing additional information, it
should be recoiWied, did not originate with him ;
it was deemed, upon mature, consideration off the
topics, to be necessary by other persons, and in
other quarters. In conformity, therefore, with the
wish to have every degeee of information which
may be deemed necessary before Parliament and
the public, it was, that he had proposed the
prodaition the additional documents; and
this, with as little delay as possible: in which
vier, and with reference to an early discus..
sion of, and decision upon, the subjea, it was
propossed to meet to-morrow. Such ass attack upon
Ministers as that, proceeding from the Noble Earl,
he had never yet heard of. He had heard of attacks
upon Mil i tors, for withholding due information, ir.
the first ins:at:et—and pertinacinusly refusing it af-
terwards ; but never, till that day, did he hear them
blamed for wishing to give every possible informa-
tion upon a 'Wire:l. He had heard of attacks upon
Ministers, for wishing to urge a premature discus-
sion of particular topics ; bat i:evcr, till then, did
lie hear at- y Ntlivisters arraigne:!. for postponing the
day, in order to afford a fa and *mete interval for
deliberation. With respect to the Noble Earl's idea,
that'a wish existed with His Majesty's present Mi-
rasters. to induce a servile imitation, on the part of
that House, of the proceedings of .he other I-louse
of Parliament, it was entirely unfounded. Did
such a desire manifest itself in an obvious wish to
teive their LlreLhips as full and complete information
upon the subjects in questi:4l, as that which was pro-
posed to be given to the other horse ? Did a line
of proceedit,g, obviously intended to enable that
House to discuss and decide upon the subject, or at
least as early a day as the other House, argnj a wish
to make their Lerdships the servile imitators and
• followers of that Howse? Certainly net. So much
fir the assertion of the Noble Earl on that head,
and the wish to meet to-morrow being in stria con-
formity to every. principle laid down by His Ma-
jesty% Ministers in that House. for their conditO
with respeft in the subjea in question, he did nut
see bow any Noble Lord could consistently objea
to the proceeding.

The Earl of DARNLEY, in the course of a
abort explanation. recalled to the recollection ul
shah I .ordvhips, his saying that he did no mean to
oppeic ►hc Motion, which would reader a meeting
to-morrow neressAry.--Adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NnW WRITS.
Mr. Bouvtaix moved for a new writ for a Corn-
tnisioner to serve in pArlittment for Burntisland,
Kirkaldy, and Dysart, is Scotland, in the room of
So .1. S. E!, trine, Bart. now Earl of Roslyn.
Mr. S. BOURNE for another, for the Borough
of Newark, in tile room of Sir Thomas M. Sut-
ton, SaliCC apponted a Barns of the Exchequer. A
third for Totmss, in-Dev ashire, in the room of
Vicary Gibbs, Erg. since appointed the King's
Solicitor Gerinkl. And a fourth in the room of
Robert Dallas, Esq. since appointed Chief Justice of
Chester; which were agreed to.
The Hill for authorising the Proprietors of 0:e
Nottingham Canal to raise an additional sum of
money for the completion of that work. was r.:.01
a Fast, and ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow.
The House having resolved itself into a Com-
mitter of Ways and Means, Mr. DICKINSON, Jun.
in the Chair;
The eHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
roved, that the still of 2,000,0001. by Exchequer
Bil!s, be raised for the service of the present year;
which being agreed to, he gave notice that he
should propose a speedy day for taking that resolu-
tion into c”nside-r at tn. . _

After which the Report was ordered to be received
to-morrow. _ _ _

lie aft....rwar,ls gave notice that, on Monday next,
he should propose to tke house some resolutions re-
lating to the Loyalty Loan.

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.
Lord MA RSI lAM, after adverting to what had
fallen limn him on a former day, on the subjea of
the !louse contenting itself with the evidence ad-
duced in regard to the condua of the Sheriffs on
the Middlesex Eleetion, without the trouble of ex-
aminingt witnesses at the bar, said, that he should
abstain from saying any thing in support of his
opinion at present, as it would come more properly
in a future stage. Since he made his former mo-
tion, he was informed that there would be less ne-
cessity for the House to hear evidence :it the bar,
as he had been informed that the Sheriffs them-
selves would be satisfied with what appeared in the
Report, and meant to bring forward no witnesses
themselves: however, in order to give sufficient
time for examining the precedents upon the sub-
jeCt, and considering that the delay could not be
material, he should move that the order be extended
to Tuesday next.
Mr. FOX professed to have no objeCt;on to offer
to the arrangement now proposed, n it had he any
more than a very few words to trouble them with,
in relation to what bad been said, as the parties
themselves were willing to admit the tr salt of the
evidence contained in the Report ; but he must ob-
serve, that when the House was called upoi: to aft
AS a Court of Criminal Jurisdiftion, it was not very
obvious that they should so far deviate from the
practice of other Courts in similar cases, as to con-
tent themselves with evidence taken in another place,
inn( . I of toe' :g it at their own Bar. This he spoke
generally. as not knowing beyond what fell from
the Nobl, Lord ; he did not know whether the par-
ties were or were not satisfied with this mode of pro-
ceeding, as in that case there would be less ohjeaion
to it. Ile must, however, protest against any such
roceeditl, if the Sheriffs had any exculpatory evi-
dence, which they would be desirous of offering, in
addition to what appeared in the Report.
Th. SPEAKER reminded the Ilmse, that it
wi,uld be informal to suffer any further conver-
sation on this subjeO, withcut previously reading
the Order of the Day ; wh ch having been done,
Lord MA RSHAM explained, that he was given
to understand, in a conversation with the Counsel
employed on this occasion, that the Sheriffs would
be contented with the evidence contained in the Re-
port, and within the last few moments, it was inti-
mated to hint, that, on their own part, they meant
to decline calling any witnesses. He understood
further, that what they intended at first to submit to
the consideration of the House, arose out of a pro.
ceeding which took place, subsequent to the disso-
lution of the Committee, whose report was in
To scion. This, however, he now learned, they
did not mean to persist in.
Mr. FOX said, that his objeftion would not be
removed, unless their so declining it should appear
to he their own a& and choice.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he meant. not to trouble the House with many
words, at the same time that he could not help dis-
senting to the extent to which Cie Hon. Gent. (Mr.
Fox) sought proper to urge his objeftion. He must
deny the pi inciple to be established, that the mode
now proposed was not consonant to the praltice of
Parliament. even upon subjeas of a penal nature;
but, on the other hand, contended, that, previous to
Grenviiie's Aa in the year 1770, it was the invaria-
ble pradice of Parliament, to admit of no other
evidence than what we, contained in the reports of
their Committees. The Committees were, before
that time, select, as at present, and all that Mr.
Glenville's Act di.l, in that respect, was imposing
an oath on the Members themselves, as well as pro-
viding that the witnesses also should be examined
upon oath. lie was aware of no other applicable
cases since that time, except those of Cricklath-,
Shorthorn, Great Grimsby. and what happened jii
the last Session. in respea to the Liskearti
The first of these that occurred since the passiug of
the AO of 1770, was that of Cticklade, in which it
vas proposed. that evidence should be heard at the
bar. 'this was the first that took place under the
new law, and on that occasion the House professed a
vely strong objedion to deviate from the former
praCtice in this respea. The proposal, however, was
persisted in, and several discussions took place, after
various adjOurnments, till at la •t the subjea was
suffered to drop, without any discussion raking place
npon it. The next case that occurred, was that of
Shoreham; and the House then, as well as in the two
subsequent instances of Great Grimsby and Liss
keard, adhered to the ancient prof-tit*. For these
re.tsons it seemed, on the first sight, to hiss, that the
I louse should pause, and well consider the reasons
for it, before it could consent to abridge those privi-
leges which it hitherto exercised, of being, if thought
proper, contented with the evidence given upon
oath before its sworn Committees.
Mr. FRANCIS said, oat he hoped the sultjea
would be well considered before the discusdon, and
that no Gentleman should think himself bound to

THE BRITISH PRESS

LONIY)N,
SATURDAY, FEDRUAILY 2.

A Morning Paper of yesterday announced the
receipt of Paris Papers to the 23d last, inclusive.
The 18th was the date of the Paris Papers previ-
ously received, and consequently this new set must
have brought down the news from that city for five
days later. It is an extraordinary circumstance,
that, if in possession of such a source of intelli-
gence, the Print in quistion should not have made a
single extratt from it. Instead, however, of giving
the Paris news from the Paris Papers, it gives it
at second hand, from articles under the Paris
head, alleged to be contained in Dutch Papers,
which it professes to have received to the 29th.
In these it pretends to have found the follow-
ing strong and important fats, viz. an account
from Hamburgh, that F.aglaad and France have
accepted the mediation of Prussia ; a report from
the Rhine, of the breaking up of the camp at
Boulogne; that General BREIT-Gem:lE is to succeed
Count Co Ercrirt., the Austrian Minister, at Paris;
that the GRAND SIGNIOR has struck off the GRAND.
VIZIER'S head, as an atonement to General Ba use ;
that our An e ASSAM)* at Vienna has been in a vio•
lent passion with Count Cow:wean.; and that a
part of BON AP A RTE. 6 Life Guard: had set out
for Lyons, from whence it was supposed they
would proceed to Milan and, consequently, the
inference that BONA! A RTR himself was to follow.
Now it is somewhat curious, that of these particu-
lars, given yesterday as new, from the Dutch Papers,
two of them, viz. that of General BEt.t.coa ant,
and the departure of BON APARTS'S life guards for
Milan, were published in the papers brought by the
Hamburgh mails of last week, and are to be found
in Tus BRITISH PRESS of Jan. 24, and Jan. ;
and we have strong reason to sirspeet that the other
articles never appeared in any Dutch or French Paper
whatever. We do not think it necessary to state new
all that we know upon this subjea ; nor should we
have said even so much, were it not fur the extrava-
gant credulity of our contemporaries, who are so
ready to swallow every thing offer:d to them in
the s..ape of foreign news.
The Speech of M. V aes HAISI ..T, a Member of
the Dutch Legislative Body, upon the demand of
the State DireSnry, for a contrioution upon pro-
perty, will be found interesting and important. It
is given in the last page.

New Writs were ordered last night in the House
of Commons, in consequence of the following new
promotions, viz. Sir "f so. M. SuT TON to be a Baron
of the Exchequer, Mr. Gins. to be Solicitor-Gene-
ral, and Mr. DA L L AS Chief Justice of Chester.

A Court of Common Council was held yester-
day at Cuildhall, at which the Loan Ma volt, ten
ALDERMEN, Recortmar, Siii irrs, and a great
number of Commoners, attended, principally to
consider the Bye Laws for regulating the Port of
London, and to eleft a Junior Clerk to the Court
of Requests.
The debate upon the Port Bye Laws having taken
up much time, the Court amended and agreed to
a few of the first, and adjourned the further consi-
deration of them to the next Court, which will be on
Thursday next.
Mr. GRIFFITHS informed the Court, he intended
to move at the next Meeting, "That the State
Coach, provided by this Court, for the Chief Ma-
gistrate of this City, and also the six horses, provid-
ed by the Right licinourable the Lord Mayor for
the drawing of the same, with the necessary set.-
vantsattached thereto, be entered se:th the proper
Assessor, in the name of the Corporation, and that
Mr. Chamberlain do pay the duties chargeable
thereon."

The Court unlnimousl? eleaed Footo to DAVIS,
Junior Clerk of the Court of Ittquests. in the room
of JANES STLVENI, dearased.

DUKE

P.

Thursday completed' the 20th year that the
Duke of YORK has had the command of the Cold.
stream Regiment of Foot Guards:. on wh:ch OCCA-•
sion His Royal Dig!..rsess gave a most sumptitim
dinner at Wat.t.is's Rooms, to all the ()Meer( whi.)
now belong to the regiment, or have belonged to it
during that time, to the number of about one bun.
dred and fifty. At half past five o'clock His
Royal Highness took the chair; Lord Cas
took his seat on the light of Ilis Royal High.
ness, and the Duke of CVIII BERL ANO on his left.
Lord CH A Rt. IS SON MET, Sir BROOK WAT'
Gen-Tals CAL v6RT, WIN V ARO, LENI6OI, BUR_
RAND. and llkowsklo, were likewise at the head cf
the table.
After (Finer Non nelVs, Domi,e, was sunk v
very fine effeFt by the chi K trvz rs, Gott t.
and S A '.E, whom we were happy to observe perlealy
recovered from his late indisposition.

Dutte then gave,
The Kin;, with throe timas three.

Role Britannia followed, which wt.; sung by
whole company, accompanied by His lIo)
ness's band.
The Qieen and nine: of Wales, with three tot:e• ti ae.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND gave--
The Duke ,dYurk, and the Twoltieth Atmiversarr.
u't sung a song, written on the occasion, on
the. Coldstream Regiment, which was extremely
well received.
In the course of the evening a number of excel.
lent Glees were sung by the Kr, vvETS, SAL 1., Gus;
and LEE re. Messrs. DI GNU M. 'FAY LOX. and Gr..
BONS, sling a 'number of Songs. and His Royal
Highness's Band played a number of martial piec.s.
The entertainment was under the diretion of the
Hon. AnTisu a UP TON and General WisvA lAD. and
it is supposed it will cost His Royal Highness near
SOOl. fhe Royal Dukes left the room a short time
before twelve o'clock.