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BR EACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. WYNN brought up tlie Report of the Coop
mirtre of Privileges, which stated, that the Co m•
mittee, having examined into the arse of the al-
leged interference of a Peer in the elect' of
Member of that House, the Committee had to re-
port, that the letter respecting such illicit mid cor-
rupt ititerference, had been established from the
confession of Thomas Ferguson. ro be the writing
and compo‘ition of the mid Thomas Ferguson,
and had been uddremed to Wm. Dykes, without
any ',reviews co eeeee ninication or authority from
Loril Douglus, who was innocent iu the traisec-
uon that the Committee were of opinion the mini
latter woo la corrupt attempt to •'Avert the firer-glom
of election of Members returned to serve rn l'ur-

Eminent, mud a high breach of the pri*ileges of the
House.

The Report being read a second time,
. Mr. Winn, moved, that the said Thomas Fei•
guson be taken into custody by the Serjeatit at
Arms. which was agreed to wem. roe. ; and the
said Thomas Ferguson wits then ordesed, when ap-
prehended, to be lodged in Newgate, duriug the
pleasure of the House.

COUNTRY BANK NOTES BILL.
`On the 'notion of the CHAPICELLOiCuf the Ex-
THEQUIR, the second reading of the Country Baulk
Notes Bill was postponed until 51onday se'unight.

COMMITTEE OF SUI'PI.Y.

The CHANCELLOR of the ExcncuuEa moved
the postponement of the Committee of Supply
Id Mondry next.
Mr. BA NIKES opposed the postponement,
purpose of briuging up the Report of the
tee upon the proposed purchase of the
the late Dr. Burney.
Mr. STURGES BOURNS hoped the Ft
her would not persist in his objectio►►. as
the Poor's I.swo A►neuilmrot Bell before'

which would not admit of further delay.
Mr. Cuitieitm said, that should the Hon,
he► persist in opposing the'poltponeit`tent,
divide the House upon the question, as the state of
di,tress in which many parts of the country. were
now involved, required the immediate application
Of the heading hand of the Legislature.
The 'Howse then divided, when there appeared
forpostponing the Committee of Supply-7
Ayes
Noes 3

Majority 44
On our re-admission int. the gallery we found
Mr. GREN'rEI.II addressing the House. He ft.*
quested to know of his I-1 ruble. Friend (Mr.
Booties) whether it was the iiitention of the Finance
Coairnittee to gu into the consideration of the sum
clargeil by the Bank to the public fur the triune-
tion of AS affairs? He had heard such 'had been their
intention, rod could
,never have been inilticed to
this& that the Finance Committee would hive
passed over so great an item as that of the charge
made by the Bank to the public. The immediate
necessity of this investigating was obvious, and he
would, therefore, again ask cf the Right (lon.
Gentleman opposite, or of the t'lluirmais Of 'the
Committee of Finance, if the subject was shortly
to undergo discussion? fie bad heard it stated,
that the Right Honourable Gentleurni had, at
last, determined on the propriety of taking up this
subject himself, no doubt for the porpose of pre-
venting its bring inquired into above stairs in the
Finance Committee. He was sorry to hear it ; for
though the Right Honourable Gentleman might he
desirous to reduce some of the charges made by
the Bank fur so ninny years against the public, still
he thought the subject would he best handlyil by
the Committee, as every one knew that an exam.-
nation by the 31iniater ill Downing-street, anti
mm before a Committee of the House, did not
produce the same elects.—(A /,.ugh.)--That
Right Honourable Gentleman, in fact, was not,
nor eier hail been, a match 14• the Bank. This
opinion had been the deduct' and result of four
years attention to the subject, and be was decidedly
of mansion, that if justice was now door to the
public a 'tieing might be effected of 900,000/.
per ottani'. a !Mil exceeding that of Y 50,000/.
for ivhich the Chancellor of the Exchequer heti
taken credit to himself, is arising out of the profits
of the System of the ,11,ottery, against which so
Many protests had been Made in that House as well
as out of it.
Mr. )3Amses said; that in the coitittiunieation
which he had on the subject with his lion. Friend,
he hid admitted the subject Was one upon which
the Committee °tight to have entered. lie thought
so still, though he perhaps did not think so Saa-
guisiely of the benefit likely to be derived (ruin that
interference as the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Grenfell!.
It might have been recollected by hint, that he hail
stated on a former occasion, that a great public
benefit might have been derived to the (mory,
had the late Chancellor of the Exchequer (~lr.
Perceval) availed himself of the advice and assist-
ance of the Fmance Committee, whereby a much
better b4rgniii might have been concluded for the
public with the Baud', on a late memorable oc-
casion.

l'he question was put, that the llouse resolve it-
self into a Committee of Supply on Nlinalsy mat,
which waP agreed to.

TRANSACTIONS OF Tiff BANK.

Mr. GRENFELL gave notice. vssice lie could ob-
tain no satisfactory assurance as to the intention
of the Right Hon. Gentleman on the Committee
to interfere in r case which so eminently deinaiiileil
examination and scrutiny, that lie should, on Tiles-
day week, move fur is Committee fur the spreific
consideration of the transactions of the Batik with
the public, similar to that motion which lie had
submitted in the two Srssioos preceding to the
consideration of the House.—Notice accordingly.
A new writ was ordered fur the Borough of Var.
mouth, in the Isle of Wight, fur a Burgess to
serve in this present Parhanuent in the room of
John Leslie Foster, Esq. who since his election
had accepted the office of Counsel to the Revenue
iii Ireland.
PARDONS UNDER THE GREAT SEAL

On the motion or Mr. F. Doutat.as, the Pardons
under the Great Seal Hill was committed, and the
Report ordered to be ►rcrirrd on Monday next.

FLAX BOUNTIES.

Sir JOHN NE I; I.oRTgave natit:e, that on Tues.
day srennight he would move for leave to bring in
a Bell to extend to Ireland the provisrions of the
Aet of Geo. I. respecting bounties on the growth
of nox.
PURCHASE OF GAME PILL

011 the ntotion of Ms. G. BANKES. the *beyond
reading of the l'earchape of Wane Bill was post-
poned until Monday next,

able-bodied men were not entitled to parochial
relief in the manner generally supposed.
Mr. STURGES BoultNn said, that another Bill war
intended to give effect to that principle.
Mr. N. CALVERT also thought some alteration
should take place in the clause which took children
from their parents, to afford them parochial assist-
ance.
Mr. S. BOURNE replied, that it was not intended
to remove children without the consent of their
parents ; but to take charge of them for the pur-
pose of instructing them in useful work, and sup-
porting them so long as their parrots could not af-
ford them maintenance.
Mr. HOLME SUMNER was very Noxious that the
lion. Gentleman (Mr. S. Bourne) would throw
xplanatory hints of the main objects of
iout going into details.
se then resolved itself into a Committee,
observations from Mr. Mules, General
Huskissou and Sir C. Mouck.
then proceeded to read the clauses
seriatim. On reading that which mimed
of parochial fees, for the erection
, and the procuring certain land
,meat of paupers who were able to
.BERT proposed, as an Amendment,
that these words should be added—" and with the
consent of Such majority of the inhabitants, and
two-thirds in value of copyhold and leasehold pro-
prietors, having a certain term."
Mr. S. Bockisst had no objection to the Amend-
abent—lie wished, however, to say, that lie had
fasted the Bill according to all precedeuts.
Sir C. Monett was against this mode of mort-
gaging the rates; it went to divert the property
from its preseid use, and to make a future genera-
tion pay for the relief afforded to the present.
Mr. S. BOURNE said, dint the lion. Baronet's
argument, if admitted, would go the length of
f,reventing the building nf any work-houses; for
these. of course, continued for the interests of the
I parish, and the parochial funds were devoted to pay
' the charge of their hnilding often for a cOusiderable
reriod.
Mr. floLoswoene.iipproved cf a subdivision of
single lots of laud fur the employment of the
poor. ,
Mr. SICURoEs BOURNE approved of this plan,
which had been for souse time in practical Mier.
ation. kind had been let out its quarters of acres
to iudustriou' people, on the condition of their
not applying for parochial relief. This was found
to he a very salutary regulatiau.
Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS and Lord COMPTON
approved of it.
Sir CHAS. MONCK repeated his opinion against
inortgeging the Poor's Rates. This was of all
others the last tax that ought possibly to be so de-
voted. As to the propusitiou for providing land 10
make industrious labour productive, lie looked
upon it as au assuniption of that which was iu itself
contradiction to the whole tenor of this Bill ; for
if the labourer he so prone to industry as this chore
supposes, he will have no necessity of throwing
himself for support on the parochial funds.
,The
,amended clause Was then adopted.
bas the clause being read to render the owners of
bailees leased fur less than is year. on a rent not
exceeding 201. oar less than 4/. per year, to Imola-
went by au equal pound-rate, after a deduction not
exceeding one-third of the same—
Mr. Lrrtat.TON expressed his determination to
talke the sense of the [louse on the clause.
.Gen. Tnuitueou.was decidely against it.
Mr. STUROES BOURNE was very much mistaken
.if it was not a measure of justice and necessity.
Sir C. Morsel& was of opii t i )))) , that, to extend
the assessments to the Owners from the tenants, was
snore)' of varialice with the great principle of the
Poor Laws, iiiid contrary to the enactments of our an-
cestors, who, from 'cuninion seise and feeling, could
have been altogether ignorant of political eco-
nomy; though nut than studied as a science. and
instead of effecting a reduction in the I'nor Rate's,
was likely both to increase the number of the Poor
and the pressure of the rink
Mr. WROTTESLE4 was of opinion that the clause
might be qualified.
Mr. N. CALVERT thought, that, considering the
great losses of the landlord, from Larioas causes,
the rates of such liouies should hid exceed one-
half the, rent.
Mr. PHILLIPS thought the Annie, under all the
circumstances, entirely objectionable.
After some further discussion participate) in by
Mr. Comm Sir C. Monck, Loid C ptuis, Sir
C. Mordainit, Mr. F. Lewis, Alderman Wood;
Mr. Thompson, General Thornton. Sir T. Baring,
Mr. Butterworth. Sir F. Brydgesl Colonel Wood,
Mr. Mellish, amid Mr."Lisinb, it was carried as an
amendment, thut for the words " two-thirds" in
the clause, should be inserted " one-half."

Several verbal stnetwlnrento were made.

The question being then put un the clause as
amended, and the Speaker haring decided for the
affirmative—

General THORNTON said he was resolved to
divide the House. _ . .

Tlse House accordingly thrilled on the amended
clause, %logs there appeared—
For the dense 54
Apin►l it 0

The remaining clauses of the Bill haring been
discussed and adopted-.
Mr. CuItWEN brought up a clause for enabling
the overseer, of the poor to extend relief to the
wirer of mariners, who may be abbess' at sea. on
the merchant service.—This clause was adopted.
The (louse was then reassured, the Report re-
ceived, and ordered to be taken into further consi-
derat' on Tuesday next.
Colonel Wuou presented a Petition from the
Pariahs of St. Luke's, against the Parish Vestries
Bill.

The otlwr Outer. of the ITay were then disposed
of, and tloe Ilonse adjourned at TWELVE O'CLOCK
until Alonday next._

On the tuih iHAt. the Corporation of Berwick
voted the freed of that Ilmough to Lieut.-Ge-
mini CameoELL, of Lochsliel, m Argyleshire, the
present Member of Parliament for Ayr, &v. who
ionise time ago declared his intention of offering
himself fur Berwick at the entitling election, and
being present, immediately took op the freedom.
Several public-honer* were thrown open for tire ell..
tertainincot of the burrow/.

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THAT TOT. LAST NIGHT *RAINS? CHARTING ANY SUM
OW Tog renLic MONI.V. UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUM-
STANCES OF THE COUNTRT, FOR TRH PURCHASE 411/ THB
LATE DR. BURBLY'S LIBRARY.

Proud, Hon. T. Rector, Sir John Parnell, Sir I!.
Krum it. Hn. H.G. Lanibtoo. I. G. Parnell, W. H.
80-unchain, Henry Lloyd, Sir E. Pelham, 11011. C. A.
Cultherst, Sir N. latutteke,.lobn Symonds, J. P.
Catena, Juhu Latour*, R. Stripa, Earl of
Duncannon. Vic Methuen, PAul Wilkins, Walter
✓ercusson,Sir R. C. North, D. 'Walpole, Hon. G.
Filiroy, Lord John Neu port, Rt. Hon. Wood, Alderman
Folkstone, Vi.. Sir J. White, M.
Guiar Sir Wm. Doborooe, Lord E.G.
. .
Gascoigne, Gen. Onto Won, Lord TELLWRIL
Graham. Sir James Odell. Wm, Correia, J. C.
Derou, Sir R. Prothorue, E. *bright, Sir J.
Hornhy, Ed.

INDIA.

(Front the Bengal Hurkarv, of N0v.22)

The chief article of intelligence, which has this
week reached us, is the new attitude which matters
have suddenly assumed on the western side of the
Peninsula. It appe•rs that acts of (motility have
been committed against a division of British troops
at Poonah, and that a large force, in horse, is as-
sembling in that quarter. In consequelice, the di-
vision of Colour! Lionel Smith, intentlial for an-
other service, had marched upon Poonah—the
movements of the troops on the Nerbudda have
beau influenced by these occurrences. IVe base
pleasure to state, that his Excellency Sir Thomas
Hislop joined the army at Gurdalt on the 10th
instant. His Excellency hail directed that three
troops of cavalry sod a battalion of infantry should
march from Husseinabad for Nagpore, for the se-
curity of that capital. In consequence, tits Ist
battalion 22d regiment native infantry and three
troops of the 6th cavalry, with the gallopers of the
regiment, would march on the 12th, under Lieut.-
tolonel Gahan, for Nagpore. It was expected the
reinaiuder of the Hussetuabad force would cross the
Nerbuddii on the 14th, with the exception of the
let battalion 10th regiment, which would remain
at that station. The contingent of the Berar Rajah
amounts to 3,000 horse and 2.000 foot, end was
assembled in the vicinity of Nagpore preparatory
to marching on service. Thia force is under the
superintendence of Major Agnew. The Madras
battalions are cautoned on very high ground, about
three miles from the Residency, and the detach-
ment of the Itth regiment Bengal native cavalry,
about seven miles, ma the slope of a hill. Much
rain had fallen in that quarter in the beginning of
this mouth.
. lime right, of the army, under Major-General
Dosikin, arrived at Dliolimor on the* 9th. On the
opposite side of the chunibeil, a small guard of
Scindia's troops were stationed. The division un-
der General Doniciet remained at Dhulpoor on the
12th, but it was expected that it would move on
the 13th, keel.ing
,along the left bank of the
Chunibul. AVltetlier it 'night afterwards proceed
towards Jspore, or to the southward, appeared
uncertain. The corps compusipg tips iliviwoo are
very strong. His Majesty's 14th foot, 950 rank
and file, 6th dragooos and Ist native cavalry, 600
each; three complete Sepoy battiii.oor, 1,400 Gard-
tier's horse, and 1,200 Bliortpore.
Sire have receiveal a melancholy account of the
fatal tileetv of the prevailing epidemic in the cells
try division of the army. It is stated that 400
natives had fallen a sacrifice to it in two days, our
has it be-n there confined to the natives ; eight
Europeans had fillets victims to it. Letters of the
16th mention, that alter a rather long march the
preceding day, many Europeans had been attacked,
and that the whole road during the march was
strewed with dead and dying natives. Au officer
remarks, " I cm fortunate in having lost ouhy two
servants."

Tlie accounts of the 17th are still more afflicting.
The number of deaths reported on that day amount-
ed to 500 natives, and -29 Europeans. Only two
officers had been attacked, and had speedily reco-
vered. The chief mortality was among the camp
followers and the Sepoys accustomed to poor fare.
Laitilimum, with brandy. was generally successful
when administered in time, and calomel completed
the cure.

The following statement of mortality from this
disease., ninny years ago, is said to rest on high
medical authority : At one of the great Mullahs
held at Ilurdwar, every twelfth year, in the month
of April, a sudden blast of cold air from ►he hills,
which came down the course of the Ganges, pro-
duced so fatal and violent a cholera morbus, that
twenty thousand persons perished in the course of
three or four days. Great as this number is, it will
not appear incredible, ►then it is known that nearly
a million of people are suppo►ed to be collected.
In common years the number at the fair is estimated
at 300,000.
EXTRACT or A LETTER FROM CUTTACK.

" Mattitaub Khauu, one of the Jughundoo's
Chief Sirdars, has been k►lled, and another, Gun-
muss, severely wounded in the breast. 'l'he dif-
ferent drtachruents have been hunting Jugbundoo
in every jungle, where he atteu►pts to halt, and
the general opinion is, that he cannot escape much
longer."
INSURRECTION AT CEYLON.

We are Unable to add any thus); to the following
notice of au insurrection at Ceylon. which has ap-
peared in the Gureriunent Gazette. and therefore
give it without recasting. in order to form a new
paragraph :
" We are concerned to state that accounts have
beet. received from Ceylon, of an insurrection haw.
Mg taken place in the inferno of that island. the
object of the insurgents bring to solace one of the
family of the deposed King on the throne of
Candy. It iv to be lamented that one of the civil
servants in that province leas fallen a victim to the
fury of the assembled rabble. We have no further
particulars of this melancholy evelit."
(From the Supplement to the Oriental Star, of
IVocember 19.)
_ _ _ . _ _

Major-General Dunkin, with the right of the
army, left Agra on the sth, and expected to reach
ITholpore on the left bank 01 the Cheenbul, on the
Hill. On that day, the centre division was only a
few miles distant from the encampment of Scindia.
There was n repo►+ that his flightless intended to

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Chairrnion
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