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The other orders were disposed of, and the HMO adionesed
at bait put Ten o'clock.

TIIURSDAYr reD. 27.
Mr. Qaarme, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, sum-
moned the House to attend in the House of Veers, to hear the
Royal Commission.—(See Lords.)
Mr. Leader took the oaths and his seat.
Mr. Brown, Wank() of the Fleet, presented the account of
persons discharged from the Fleet prison.
The annual accounts of the Ramsgate Harbour were pre-
sented, the title of which having been read,
Mr. MANNING, in the absence of Sir %%Curtis, the Chair-
man, begged to state that such lion. member bad never any of
the Harbour Duties in his hands ; on the contrary, that bon.
member had frequently advanced money out of his own pocket
to carry on the works. .

Petition ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. CALVERT obtained leave to bring in the St. Saviour's
(Southwark) Market Bill, to enable a market to be held in such
parish.
Mr. CURIVEN presented a petition from persons engaged
in the Greenland and Davies' Straits Fisheries, praying fur
protection.
Lord F. OSBORNE presented a petition from the county of
Cambridge, complaining of agricnitural distress, severe tax-
ation, the burden of tyllies, &c. He presented a similar peti-
tion from Belton. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. MANNING moved for return; of balances of the Rams-
gate Harbour dues since 17'32, where ;ridged, Bcr.
Mr. W. DUNDAS presented the Berkshire petition praying
for Reform, Btc.

Mr. MON CK said the House was any thing hot what it
ought to be. Instead of being the guardian of the people's
purse, they had too much interest in the sharing of it; they
were independent where they ought to be dependent, and de-
pendent where they should be independent. Tbey were inde-
pendent of the people, and dependent on the crown for fitrours.
Petition ordered to be printed.

Mr. PItYCE presented the Herefordshire petition.
Lord FOLKESTONE said he had heard a good deal of
abuse of this sod other county petitions; but lie had heard no
refutation of the doctrines contained in them. Some persons
took credit to themselves that there was no such matter in this
petitition as had been introduced into other petitions ; had it
been proposed, he doubted that it would have stood • good
chance of being adopted. Petition ordered to he printed.
Lord ►FOLKESTONE postponed friau the sth to the 12th of
next month, his motion on the subject of An equitable adjust.
ment of contracts.
Mr. CURTEIS resented a petition from soma parish in
Sussex, on the subject of the hop duties.
The CHANCELLOR orthe EXCHEQUER replied, that in
answer to inquiries that had been put to him, be had no inter.-
lion to propose any reduction of the hop duty, nor to propose
that there should be any committee on the subject. He, hoer-
ever, had no objection to aflord relief in the time of payment
of the duties.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL expressevl the hope, that something
would be done to relieve the petitioners, or oilmen similarly
circumstanced. Petition ordered to lie on the table.

Mr.CUKTEIS said, that at a diataut day he should oall the
attention of the House to this subject.

Mr. WILLIAMS ebseried, that since November the Master
of the Rolls bad been unable to attend to his duties; that
Judges had attended for his honour; and that as the Judges
weir going on Ilthe circuit, three weeks would elapse before
they could again attend for him. Under such cirounotances,
he wished to know whether any thing was to be done to pro-
tect the intermits of the suitors of the court I

Mr. PEEL said that the indisposition of the Master of the
Rolls had been severe ; but ft had been, and was expected,
that the illness would only be temporary.
Lord A. HAMILTON brought forward his motion for papers
respectiug the imprisonment of Mr. Bowring at Calais, and at
Boulogne. His loidelsip slated the case;—be was arrested
and imprisoned at Calais, on his return from Paris, after his
baggage had been regularly examined. Ile was Went e re-
moved to Boulogne, and eventually imprisoned an secret—be
was retained nominally in solitary confinement ; and when be
was discharged, it was stated that no charge was preferred
against him, because be bad not violated the law. If thts
were the case, was there no redress for a British subject who
Lad been treated as Mr. Bowring bad 1 Not content with de-
taining Mr. B. he was imprisoned under the worst 'dream-
stances, having been confined in fool places, and amongst the
lowest prisoners ; he was denied also professional assistance.
After about a fortnight, a new charge was preferred against
Mr. 11. charging him with being a sort of accomplice in trea-
son. He understood that the papers were to be refused—why
be could not ts 11. In point of time, there was no objection—
and there could be no reason of state, ■s they were partly be-
fore the country already ; but it would be useful to be before
the country, to warn Engljahmen what they had to expect on
crossing the channel. Ile did not think of '36643460g or com-
plaining of the French laws ; the subject of complaint was the
injustice towards a British subject, in violation of what was
avowedly deemed the French law. Ile concluded with miring
for copies of the correspondence with Mr. Canning, &c.
Mr. CANNING said, whatever might he his opinion of the
expediency of the motion, he had no reason to complain of the
manner in which it had been brought forward. Ile should
nevertheless oppose the motion on the distinct parliamentary
ground, that it would be always tennis° to produce papers
where no necessary view was pointed out. It was for the
House to show hew far the correspondence was necessary ;
It had not been required for any distinct ground. As to Mr.
Bowring, from his personal character and talents, lie laud no
reason let to speak respectfelly of him. Within three quarters
of an hour after he heard of Mr. B.'s imprisonment, lie sent
instruuctions to the British Ambassador in Paris, to watch the
case, and to see whether Ms. B. was dealt with impartially,
according to the French laws, as if be bad been a natural born
subject. Mr. B. was eventually set at large because the
French Government declined to press the greeter charge, and
as to the minor charge, that of carrying' sealed letters, defraud-
ing the Revenue, that charge not warranting imprisonment.
After the release, our ambassador took the opinions of French
!Wyo.-taws of opposite political opinions, and both of them
agreed. that We French late justified what had been done. If
Mr. B. had gone to France, lie did so knowing We inferior
character of French juriaorodence, as compared to the juris-
prudence of England, and having abdicated such rights and
advantages for a time, lie must lie content to put up with the
disadvantages of plug to the coetroul of the laws of other
countries. Ile must oppose the motion, because to agree to it
would lie to counteneece We notion that there might be ground
for national interference.

Sir U. WILSON was ready to admit that Mr. llowring had
experienced consideration from his own Covermuent ; but
whatever the law might allow, a Prussian Serf would not have
bces ti..atcd us Mr. Iluwrin; had .bun lu ailudin4 to