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London, England, 1809-02-12 00:00:00

66 most heartily coincided, with what had just fallen from.his
Noble and Learned friend upon the Woolsack."—Adjourned.

THURSDA FEB. 9. •
• The Report of Lord Boringdon's Divorce Bill was received,
and the Standing Order being suspended, the Bill was read a
third time, and ordered to the Commons.
The Earl of MOIR t, pursuant to his notice, rose to move the
appointment of a Committee to consider of the State of the Laws
relative t* Debtor and Creditor. Mis Lordship pointed out the
evils which, in his opinion, attach to the present system; and
observed, that it was not his intention to propose that the power
of arrest should he altogether done away, but he wished to re-
commend the ancient practice of the Law, which was, first to
summon the debtor, before his person could be seizeti. lie
then moved the appointment of a Committee, to consist °fall the
Lords who have attended during the present Session; which was
agreed to nem. di,;.--Adjourned.

FRIDAY, FFn. 10.

AMEILICA.

The Earl of Mom presented a Petition in behalf of tl-e Pri-
soners confined in the Gaols of Liverpool'.
Lord A yet: t. s n moved, that there be laid before the House
an Account of the Imports and Exports of Irelands for the last
three years, as far as the same could he male up. Also, an
Account of the Imports into Ireland from America, and the
Exports to Atnerica from Ireland, avid of the principle articles
chiefly imported and ex virteti during the same period.
Lord Acc KLAN n had another motion to [mike. The object
of it would he, to have laid on the table of the House whatever
accounts of the proceedings of the American Government and
Congress, which may base been transmitted to his Majesty's
Alinisters, by the British Minister in America.---Ailjourned.

110UsE OF COMMONS.

MONDIY, r1,:11. 6.

curcr I,RY zitr,T.tNn.

Mr. WHITBREAD paid some handsome compliments to
the military talents and eminent services of the Itig-ht Hon.
General in the field, and at the same time declared his inost per-
fect conviction of his fitness to till the office of Chief Secretor)
for Ireland; but as he could nut be both in Portufral and at
Dublin at the same time, and, in his opinion, the atiice of Chief
:...ecretary in Ireland was an efficient o!lice, he ought not to have
been paid for the services of it, when there was no po-sibility of
his executing. them. He had no objection to the MO( lion.
General being paid for his services. a 3 otlicer, but he con
ceived he ought not to have been paid for duties which it was
clear he ccfdd not execute.

Sir Artint NVE.:LLEsir.vr said, that the real and sole
motive he had for remaining in oqice while he W 0 em
plowed abcoad waf., that it was the wi,:h of the Noble Iler,on
at the head of the Irish Government that hey shlt:l4L. Alla in
regard to the emoluments of that ()thee, he bepx.l leave to ob-
serve, that though they were large, as large as those of offices
of more importance, yet there were expences attached to the of-
fice of Chief Secretary of Ireland, w hich did not so peculiarly
fall on the i.ecretaries of State in En::land. The Right
lion. General concluded with observing, that 50 long as the
MI hle Duke at the head of the Government in Ireland did not
think proper to vacate the appointment, he felt himself bound
to keep up his c,tabli-liments there, which he could not have
done had he relinquish:A the emoluments of the office.
Mr. WIIITBR!: A o obtained from Sir Arthur ‘Vellesley a de-
claration, that he would not take a2ain his civil employment
when he was abroad on military dude- ; and Mr. W. e xpre.sed
his conNiction that, after what had nos pa.,:ed in the I lont,e, it
would he lon;,, before any Mini, ter: ventured to commit the
irregularity of which he had complained. _

The House having resolved itself into a Committee of IVavip
and Means, the Duties titi Malt awl Sitg:sr, ai):1 the 'faN
Pions, were agreed to be cominued for t I ..'l* It :11.11 (PIAUI Ilf Ole pre-
Wilt Will enituing year ; a. was the slim ot1(000,000,. to be rai,:-
ed on Exchequer for Cie service of Gicat