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110USF. OF LORDS.
MORDAY, MARCH 29.
Lord HOLT.AND presented a Petition from the Town of Pool
fur revision of the Criminal Code, with a view to the reductino
of caaital punishments.
Cos:nounsT los Flinn Ilit.r..—The Earl of Liverpool
moved ei.• third reading of the Consolidatill Fund Bill.
The Marini,' of Laxsoowne said, lie had offered no opposi-
tion to this Bill, conceiving that it was convenient for the public
service it should reach the third rcwling. It w•as to give the
Public a b.•ncfici.l interest arisin.: out of balances in the hands
of the Bank. This Bill rximined the public advantage to one
balance only, nairely, a balance of monies accumulaun{ in tae
Eicher:per. Why the public were not to participate in the in-
terest wising from balancer left by Coe Custo.nr ant Excise,
amounting to 3,000,0001. the Noble Marquis could not tell. He
expressed a hope, that the Government of pis Royal }lig:mess the
Prince Regent would extend the prineqile tor the benefit of the
public. Toe Bill was read a third time.—Adjourned.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30.
Several Petitions were, presented against the Insolvent Debtors'
Act, anti for Revision of the Criminal Curt".
A Message from tie Cis:onions brought up the Poor Law
Ametidnalit Bill, with the amendment made by the Lords.—
Agreed to.
WINDSOR ESTABLISHMENT BILL..The House on the mo-
tion of the Earl of Liverpool, west into a Committee upon the
Custos Personae Bill.
Earl Grey sal I. he did not mean to object to the principle of
the Bill, yet he had a few general obirreatons to make which
miglit as well be made in the Cooniitn!. Ile expreued a hope
that he clotild not be considered as a person who wished to deal
out reward for services with a ni;•gardly hand, or deficient in re-
spect for the (loyal Family. In the eclipse of the Royal Autho-
rity tee fl•It all the respect ant' duty which ought to regulate his
conduct le Parliaineilt. In msking a regulation of this nature
they were not only to consider the Sovereign reduced to the most
deplorable of cilantit,es. but as a Sovereign who hail ruled many
soars over a great, generous, and loyal people. With the observ-
ance of those principles, he trusted he should not be supposed to
art incondstently, if lie stated, that at the time he made those
profinsions, he considered himself bound to take care, in the pre-
sent distressed irate of the country, that no unnecessary expence
should be entailed on the public. 'I hat w a the pfinciple lie
wished to adopt, and he could not believe the indignant monad
version thrown upon him during a former debate, could afi e
from an 7 feeling but mere spleen against the Bill itself, which
operateu to t:,e Isadvantage of Iseult:ober individuals more im•
mediately interested in an extended ssu.•.lishment.—Earl Grey
then sepeated his (Lima objection to the grant of 10,0001. a year.
lu his Royal Highness the Duke of York, tor extraordinary ex •
genera. lie could not discover how extra cxpcaces were incurred.
He was told of travelling espences. but when the House consi-
dered that hi, Royal igmess resided within ten miles of Wind-
sor, and that his situation as Commander in-Chief gave him the
power o providing horses for his journeys, extraordinary ex-
pellee tinder that bead could not be made out. It was a grant
not jiktitied, and it would be a dereliction of duty if he did not
prot st against it.
The Marquis of BUCKINtIIAM and the F.arl of LAUDER,
Haul sapportral the them to the Duke of York, and after the
Rill had undergone considerable discussion, it passed through
the Committee.—Adjourned.

WEDNESDAY. MARCH SI.
The Royal Assent was given by Commission to twelve Bills,
among which were the Exchequer Bills in Aid, the Poor Laws
Amendment. he Husbandry Horses, Trial by Battle Abolition,
the Nas•au Salt Bill, /sc.
•'she Earl Of 411AFTESBURY moved the third reading of the
Royal liouicdrold Bill, which was accordingly read a tbi,•d tune.
The Earl GMOSVENOR moved for a retorn of all places in
Reversion granted by the Judges of the Courts of Westminster
since Jsuniary I,4lM.—Orderol.
The Noble Earl. who had apparently entered the House
with intention to oppose th • Wind.or Esrablisliment Bill, in the
last stage, %As not apprised that the Bill had been read a third
ne, therefore asked the Earl of Shafinibury• whim it would bf
read? Lord Shaftesbury told the Noble Earl the Bid was read a
third time at seven minutes past five o'clock. Lord Grosvenor
expressed some sun prise in consequence of the information, which
appeared amusing, and the subject of merriment, to several
Lords present.
The House adjourned:
THURSDAY. APRIL 1.
Rowse CATDOLICI OF fat:Lawn —Lord WILLAVD rose
for the purpose of giving notise, at the request of a Noble Friend,
(the Earl of IMnouglimore.) then unable to attend. of a motion
of considerable importance. The Noble Earl wished him to give
of a tiratim on the subject of the Petition from the Roman
Catholics of Irelan'L At the same time he was desirous of con-
su,t`•r the convenience of the House as to the day. He did not
vrlsh to take the Lords by surprise on mm subject of so much im-
portance. He could not brie•: it on before the holidays, but his
intention vnio to flx it for Cie 4th of May, in case it could not he
broug!it on sooner. Lord Holland then:fire mot KI that the
Huuie be summoned fortuesday the 4th of May. Tire House
was accordingly sunnunned for the 4th of May.—Adjourned.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2.
PrTITIOW from the UNIVERSITY of Oxraan.-- Lord
GRENVILLF. sail, he held in his hand a Petition from the Pnis
versity of Oxford, praying no alteration may be made in the laws
imposing certain disabilities on Roman Catholics. The Noble
Baron moved, the said Petition be read. It was acconlingly read,
t.r.d purported to be signed by the t hancellof, Maga, and Fio.
lard of the eniviasity of Oxford. The Petitionc:s stated, that
they. had heard the argummts in favour of the claims of persona
pri‘tessing in their petitions to Roman Catholics of Ireland.
'Choy remained, not6ithstan:linr, synsiiile of the value 6f the
laws to secure. the civil and religious in-titittiim of the country,
aid dal, fore prayed, those laws for the protection of Church and
Stare may be preserved unaltered. n.y.
1 i.e Petitioa w.az la:1 on the table.—Adjourned to Monday.

ItOUSE OF COMMaNS.
MONDAY, MARCH 29.

Low Dow CLENOY.—Sir. J. Graham movod, that the London
Clergy Biil be read a wound time. but added, that he should not
slpi,o7t any increa e of sal:try to the Loudon CLrgy, except
w'aerc t;.ey were rcadent. (Hoer,
Ti.'. House divided. The number. were—Ayes 62—Noes 34
—Mr,,ority it;. for the second readiug now.
B.trt VET.% rxE.—M r. Alderman Woon presented a Petition
fora Freeholders and llo.rsekcept r. of Itarhataple stating that
the recent briberia and corruptions were nothing like in e tent
to eriberks whic'i formerly woe place there. Wear on,: a I:Pig/1),
air! Fayintt tli- House to extend tic franchisea.—Petition .order-
rd to he pintal.
C:tty Crxeror.—Mr. Alderman Wood prescaied a Pctiiion
Lan the small parish of B.:,.ishaw, in the City of Londoa,
ttatc.l the Iteccor'• etire..d to be mt.; tLat. he Ict his