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HOUSE OF COMMONS, TUUDAY, JULY 4.

The House met at the usual hone, but there were two bal-
lots fur Election Committees, on account of which the gal-
lery was nut opened till half-past five o'clock. When it was
opened we found the Committee fur one of the Petitions (that
from Grantham) assembled round the table. The names hav-
ing been called over before we entered the gallery we had nu
irpport oust y of recording t►em.
The names of the defaulters on former ballots ware as
low—
Earl
Bective Hon. E. Law :des
Lord Castlereagh I F. J. Needham
Lord G. Cavendish sir E. 1113. leis
Sir J. Copley John Plume'.
Mr. A. Ellis G. Prendergast
- Fine Hon. R Smith
J. P. Grant C. Wetherell
They were ordered to be taken into custody by the See-
jemit at Arms.
Lord G. Cavendish and she Han A. Ellie were immediately
after taken into custody by the tierjeinet at Andras, and ow the
motion of Mr. B. BATHURST, Ordered to be discharged ou
payment of their fees.

The ballot fur the Committee on the Petition from Chester
was brought in, and the names called over as follows:
G. G. Morgan I Hon. H. Legge
John Maxwell W. Evans
Sir T. E. Wiouiuglon W. Maass
J. 1. Lockhart I Hun. E. Curt
Sir .1. Maijuribanks Hun. W. Lamb
B Gasket' I A. Boswell
Colima Davies T. F. Lewis
Hon. F. A. Prittie

Mr. WILSON brought up a Petition from the London Rec-
tifying Distillers agaluid the importation into English ports
of Scotch raw sp. .
Mr. MAXWELL brought ■p various Petitions from the
Slop-owners of Scetlaud, praying that there should he uo
alteration in the duties on foreign timber.
' Sir J. Owns brought in a Bill to regulate the imposing
fres anal regulating fees and recoveries it, the Court of Sea-
-1114110 in Wale., and to put them on the same fuotiug as the
Courts of Westminster Hall.—ltead a first lime, to be read
the second time to-morrow.

Ou the motion of Sir J. M•cain7o•ll, the Ps irately
ing in Dwidling•hutisrs Bill, and Ilse Capital Felonies Re-
peal Hill, were read she third tune and passed.
'f he Capital Felonies Commutation of Punishments Bill
was also, after a few remarks from Mr. MARTIN, lu which
Sir J. MACKINTOSH as briefly replied, read the third nine
and passed.

On the motion of Mr. B. BATHURST, Lord Castlereagh,
Mr. Prendergast, and Mr. J P. Grant, were ordered to be
discharged out of the custody of the Serjeaut at items, on
payment of their fees.
The Report ofibe Shrewsbury Road Bill was brought up,
and, together with the ■meudm.nis, ordered to be engrossed.
Sir J. Copley was ordered to be discharged out of custody
on payment of his fees.
Mr. Mitchinson, from the Bank of England, brought up
accounts of Bank motes and Bank pull bills now in circuses.
lion.—Ordered lu be printed.
Mr. Brown, hum Neonate. brought up scampi, which
bad bees ordered by the House, of the •stew !tad usher de-
aeriptioss of the butkrupta committed to Neonate Mace
1809.
Sir W. Cymru obtained kave to bring is • Bull for re-
gulation the Militia of the City of Loudon.
Mr. Asses obtained leave to !mien is • Bill to alter sod
Mead the Acts relative to County Raw.

CORRESPONDENCH RELATIVE TO THE COVET
OF'EXCMEWER; SCOTLAND.
Lord A. HAMILTON precan:rd..bia motion by ad.
vetting to the Board. or Cuminiseioners /glitch had
beets appointed by Parliament to inquire into the
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There Cocninissioncrii, -*Sear •
lie .coinpliniuted, 144414de
its piss Corers' of which they IF
reduction of places and offices of different kiodsin
the Courts or Scotland, which would effect a saving,
if carried into practice, of 1,5001. per m.—
Not one of these pieces had been abolished in
the way in winch it had been recommended. When
he had before brought forward his motion respect.
ing the appointment of a fifth Baron in the §cotch
Exchequer, the Noble Lord opposite (Castkoragh)
had given the House to understand that the Board
bad expired of itself ini the demise of the Crown.
This expiration was reportedwo have takin place
in February or March last. It would appear.
however, from the correspondence of the Com-
missioners with the Home Department, that they
had suggested the propriety of continuing the
Commission; yet the Commirsion had been al-
lowed to expire, even before it had executed the
1 duties intrusted to it by the House. He was sow
prepared to prove that at the time of his motion to
which he had alluded, The Commission had nut ex-
pired, nor was it in a state of expiration at all.
Let the correspondence •for which he wes about to
move be produced, and it would appear that Ito far
from it having expired, the Commissioners had
been in correspondence with the Home Depart-
ment subsequently to that period, and the Secre-
tary had addressed the Commissioners as an exist-
lug Board. From the time of the first Report till
that present, 110 one step hail been taken to enforce
the recommendations of the Commissioners. But
the most important part of these proceedings was
the revival of the Commission. Although it had
been stated that it had expired of itself on the Be-
mire of the Crown, and would nut be renewed, yet
the new warrant had been addressed to the Booed
of Commissioners sitting at Edinburgh, without
any notice having been forwarded to the Commis-
Gloaters individually of their iutended reepponitineut,
or any measures taken to know if they were inclin-
ed to act longer under the Commission, and con-
tinue to execute those duties which they hod hither-
to su ably and diligently discharged themselves of.
He complained that throughout his Majesty's Mi-
'ssisters, and especially the Secretary for the Home
Department, had nut treated the Commission, or
any of its concerns, with that feeling and favour
which the House bad a right to expect from them,
with regard to any plan fur effecting economy to
which the House had agreed. The Commission
had been abruptly dismissed, the furniture was
disposed of, and the apartments in which the Board
sat were given up. All those things would
have to be replaced, and all this expense and
trouble was owing to the Secretary of the
Home Department not having informed the
• Commissioners in time that they were to con-
tinue their functions. He moved for copies of
all correspondence which had taken place betweeu
his Majesty's Secretary of Slate for the Home De-
partment mid the Board of Commissioners appoint-
ed to inquire into the fres, offices, and emoluments
of the Scotch Courts, in reference to the revival of
the said Commission.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that lie most of COMM
COGICOd against the interpretation put by the No.
ble Lord on the conduct of Government, with re-
gard to their treatineot or the Commission ; they
were by uo means disposed to neglect the recom-
mendations of the Commissioners. It had struck
them that the demise of the Crown would naturally
have tire effect of dissolving the Commission. This,
however, which was a law question, had been sub-
mitted to the law officers of the Crown, who gave
their opinion that the Commission did not cease in
consequence of that demise. Milliliters being de-
termined by this opinion, found that all the acts of
the Commission executed alter the demise of the
Crown were valid. Sir far were they (rola wishing
to interrupt the proceedings of the Cu 11111 l triton,
that. had the law officers given a contrary of/it:ion,
it was his intention to have brought in a Bill for
the purpose of legalizing such proceedings of the
Commission as might have been mtwarily adopted
after the expiration of the Commission. They
found an easier course, however, mid that it was
only to revive the Commission. and all those acts
would he retained. Ile did not thick then that the
Noble Lord could have *Hy use for the correspon-
deuce. Government had waited to put into force
the recotrimendst of the Board, until the Cum-
intssioners hod completed their arrangements. This
was the mode by which suet, measures were gene-
rally carried into effect. When the. Gore 11111 l ent
should have•ucted out the Reports of the Commie
pion, time Noble Lord would be better able to judge
if time sense of Parliament were complied with. But
at present lie could not make out a charge against
them fur nut having acten, or out emending to act,
because Mmisters acknowledged that they had out
as yet acted On there Reports.
Mr. J. I'. GRAhT wished to ask the Noble Lord
what was to be dune with the Bill regarding the
Courts of Session iii Scotland ? The ;thermions of
customs of may kind in Courts of Justice must al-
ways be important. In the preretit instance there
were various Opinions.. Lie thought it would be
desirable .0 have the Bill primes'. and circulated
with the blanks filled up, but not to press it in
the present Stss iiiiii in order to give full tune fur
Clllll9llleratinsl 111 all patiteb.
Lord CASTLEREAGH nitionated Lis willingness to

put it Of} WI next tirssom. •
Lord A. HAMILTON protested alpinist Ilya
assumption that Ministeir had 001 hero able to act
because of the inipetfectioo of the Reports of the
Commission. The tact war, that the Reports wale
sufficiently complete two yeasts ago to enable Mi-
nisters to have acted oil thrill*
1' Ith the emareilt of the House, the Noble Lord
withdrew has iiii two.
Mr. Solidi, being in the custody of the Setjeant
at Arms, was ordered to be discharged on payment
of his Tres.
Mr. J. T. Fan,. in consequence of the additions
of his name not having beret expressed in the list
of defaulter•, was ordered to be discharged without
payment of fees.
A Message from the Lord► amsounced their Lord.
aiweut to the Irish Trade Assistance Bill. the
Cork Harbour Bill, the Dublin Lies Light Bill,
and several others.

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