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.o bring i• • Rill fotermied on
Cuounitioe.
nog the Report iris oared,* be
.(AY PRPIALTIER.
Hitless, Penalties Bill iris lirCinsht
to, sod the Bill ordered to be
t►e third time on Monday

:ESENTSIENTS.

the Grind Sou
Preseetieent Bill wan rc,g•
.caiprital throttsh the
Committee, a new dense *as the Report hrolittit
up, aud the BiN ordered rue the third readies la.esioaTuw.

PA PER DRAWBACK—(IRELAND).
The Irish Paper Drubs& Bill was read the third time,
sad pars. d.

NAVY PRIZES.

The Navy Prise Bill passed tbreeph a lemniwitree. and
ou the House resuming, the Report was ordered to be
brought up to-sorrow.
LOTTERY. -

The Lottery Bill pawed through a Committee, and the
Repot., was orde►ed fur to-morrow.

MADDER DUTIES, &e. •
The Mad*? Deities Rill, the Lueduts Cosh Rill, sud the
Earise Licenses Bill, were severally read a secuod time,
sud ordered fur committal to-morrow.

PETITIONS.
Mr. Brewer presented a Petition freni lames Campbell,
confined in the gaol of Hamilton, under a warrant from the
Sheriff of Lanarkshire, complaining of undue hardship, and
praying the House to grant relief —Laid on the table.
A Petition wan presented from Holton, praying for An-
nual Parliaments and Universal suffrage.—Latd us the table.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

Mr. P. Mooaz bums* isa a Hull to sinew, two debar
Parlianitui for buiklieg a Theatre fn Dcmcy-laac, which
was read a first aad swami that.

GAME—(WALE9I).
Mr. M•DOCIIII obtained tem to bring in • Bill for the
more cff,eival preinTvathin of Game in certsiu dnitriel• of
the pi iucipality of Wales.

man was mistaken generally in supposing that the
Medical Staff were now excluded from a share in
the prise-money --but he was correct iii asserting
that the part of the Staff stationed in Brussels dar-
ing the actions of the 15th, 16th, and 18th of
June, and the subsequent operations till the army
reached Paris, were excluded from participating iu
.The• Hem Gentleman had called it a new rt.
gelation, but he was mistaken in supposing that it
differed from the practice in the Peoinsula. If lie
-s*terred to the orders for the payment of prise-
money in Spain, he would find that they were al-
ways limited to the troops actually engaged. It'
some base were not drawn, the right might, with.
very little extension, appertain to officers at home,
as some of the wounded soldiers had been relit for
cure to Plymouth aud other ports. Though
officers might have gone in state to Paris, yet all
who had joined a week before the arrival at Paris,
went under the possibility of a severe contest at
that place, and that conferred a fair claim.
Mr. BENNErr still beliered that the Medical
Staff employed at Brussels. were emitted to a share.
From the lateness of the Session, he should not be
able to go further into the subject before it closed,
but he certainly would next Session.
The question was then put, and the Speaker left
the chair.

In the Committee, Mr. ARBUTSINOT moved—
That it Is the-opinion of this Committee, that the mom of
14,000/. be grouted for ilefrayirg the charge of the' works
carryieg to iu Holyhead Harbour, fur the year NW—.
Agreed to.
A pant of 3,1001. was then proposed oo account of the
works in the Harbour of Lyme Regis.
Mr. GORDON opposed the grant; he saw no rea-
son why a harbour, for the cun►euieoce of a certain
cline of people, should be paid for by the nation of
large.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said, that the whole estimated
expense for completing the works in question
amounted to 80,0001. ; but it had been thought
advisable to apply for only 3.3001. iii the present
tear. Parliament had already limited large Hints
for carrying on the works—it would be unwise to
*too now, while they were in a half-fiiii.lied state.
A Member, whose name we could not learn, said
he saw no reason why, if Parliament hail already
grafted some money for a specific purixise, they
were therefore bound to grant more.
Mr. BROKER said, he could not approve -of ex.
pending money whet* it now appeared to be a mat-
ter of doubt whether the objects of the guilt could
ever be attained.
The motion was then oitlidrawn.

The next motion.

That a sum of 15,0110/. be granted for the pnrcbauof
NO acres of ground on Hounslow Heath, as a pace of ea..
crease fora brigide of cavahy, having been put,
Mr. Wisuac said, he saw tin necessity fir the
proposed grant ; pieuty of ground for such a pup.
pore was open on Wimbledon Common. Hr also
thought the purchase money too high.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT sasf, that it was only from ve-
cessity he had ventured to !propose that the grant
should he made. The ground on Wiiiihlctlita
Common was held only on lease.; on tile enclosure
of the Common it might he altogether rttlicti uway
Prow the purposes of the grunt—and an Act for that
purpose was actnally iu tronteuiplatiou. It was the
most convenient ground that could be burl about
London. The price could tint fuirly be objected
to; he had known of 1001. an acre paid 'lithe saute
place.

Mr. C. CALVERT said $ fess words in opposition
(as we undere.tutni him) to the motion.

Mr. CALCIIAFT ObjeCted to the purchase of this
ground, for the mere exercise of a region• ut of
cavalry at Hounslow. He would r.ke the praise of
the Committee on grantaig 15,0001. for such a pur-
pose.
Colonel Wool, said, that this was the onit• spot
in the whole kingdom, where a brigade of cay.ilty
could he assembled. A great eaproise had liven
in-
curred during the last war, by finding covei tog
for cantonment* at Irwhich mod WoodhAtige.—
Besides, it would be a convenient spot to kit p the
troops for the neighboin nig duty at Hampton Goat.
Windsor, and other place*, and Olio might be atm,
without the great expense of building detached
barracks. The money in die purchase would i.ot
be altogether unproductive, for farmers near the
spot would be glad to rent the ground for the use
of the grass, subject to the occasional eicetc,se of
the troops.
The House then divided, when the numbers

For the Grant
Against it

Majority in favour of it 4?

On our readmission to the gallery, we found the
Chairman proposing a grant of 50,000/. fur the
Caledonian Canal.
Mr. BROUGHAM thought all the best authorities
sheaved the impracticability of this expensive and
extraordinary undertaking, and the impossibility
of working ships during gales, owing to the height
of the hills and narrowness of the channel. A late
introduction of a steam-boat, forsooth it was said.
mode the canal at last useful—for years it wa► use•
less, but now, through this connivance, it is de•
elated to be yalusble, and that it is just pto,ilde to
realise something out of the speculation. The
money is thus, by an opportune invention...4ll;rd Irian
total loss ; this ought to teach Committees how they
sanctioned the comtneucersient of expenditures of