The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

FRIDAY, I ELS.

Tar lltuoric or TiTCHririo, from the Committee to deter-
mine the meritA of the Election for the Borough of Chippen-
h;:m, pre,:ented its report to the House, when James Hankins,
wa declared dui) elected. .
Mr. from the Hank of England, presented at the Bar
tot' the House, the Papers moved for by Mr. Haskissoo, respect-
in„ the National Deht, Sinking, Fond, Unclaimed Divideods, and
1 ottery Prizes, n hich were ordered to be printed.
31n, Rolm tiron:;iit in a Ilill to amend a Bill for Regulaiinz
the Office oi*Trcasor:T of hiA i:kiesty 5 Navy, which wai rend
a first flow, ;Mt orden•4l he MO a second tine on Monday.
Th, Imerican Intercourse Bill was ordered to be read a third
time on Monday.

takinz the Penrhyn Election PetalOß into consi-
(tor:oLn' wa, po-tpord till the tlith of :.larch.

1/ re, !Jr •Kisiov brought in a nil!, continuing to hig 3lajcgt•
the MAL ~.rear, awl (Wier Duties !'or the service of the current
.!ar. ft r. as r,..ad a fic-t time, and ordered to he read again or.
.1011.1 a. The Ilan. Nleiniser also brought in another Bill to
:sable his Niaje,t% to pay oirtiie Exchequer Hills outstanding Foy
the last %ear, which was read a tint time, and orderedto he
I.•ail araiii on Monday.
etln the m-stion 'ilf. //rgi(tssox, it wag ordered that there
laid bet iire the House aceount of the Three per Cent. .In-
nuities, appoiloed fur pu) hip,* oir intere4t of the Eighteen
Loyalty Loan; also an account of the Interest paid on
fur the last three ears.

The llouie then re;olved itielf into :t Committee of the whole
consitior of the !,;.'itppliei for the current year. The Report
KA: ordered for Montly.

.11n. r:r inured, That there he laid befure the Hume,
.lecoiit of the N avid awl Military Storer taken at Cupeulta-
.ya, Tecif)iug the , quantity, and value.

onnrits I\ cot NuIL.

ruE INCE I.t.iP OF 711 NC:EU:QUI: a moved, That the
lloase do re:ol%e it•elf into a Committee of Ways and Means,
to 1‘ 114'11 the.e Order, were referred.

Ou the que,tiuu I:eing put, that the Speaker do now leave the
ettair--

Loan Purri• said, he was not so fully qualified to form a
opinion upon the propriety of these Orders as the Learned
alicleman cner the sa ; hot the I louq, was competent to de-
cide how far the i'rivv Council wai.jitstitied in advising his Ma-
je,ty to issue Orders contrary to the law of nations, and the mu-
nicipal law- of England. As these Orders emanated from his
:Majesty, the non-,• had a right to examine how far the lire-
rogati►e of the Crown ought to he carried before the turcs-ity
of a Parliament was entirely superseded. The Noble Lord would
take it upon himself to convince the House, from the first legal
Authorities, that these Orders were illegal ; and quoted the Mae
of New castle's Letter respecting the seizure of the Prtissian ships
contrary to the opinion of several celebrated Civilians ; and the
then Attorney, and tioliciior Generals. and Lord Hdon's opi-
nion, in au appeal case last war, when his Lird-hip did not by
aav means consider Orders in Council legal, as they formed no
Fart of the law of the land, therefore no nece;sity whatever
could be pleaded in assuming what was absolutely the prix liege
ut' Parliament. Under all these circumrtances, he thought ti
big of Indemnity advi,eable, to exonerate Ministers from the
consequence of bay- ing onduly.adriiett his Majesty tc isi ()goers
repein-nant to Ow laws of Er. nand.

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