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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Majesty had no °Gars or advisers in the other Houses—
Aletion agreed to.
Dr. LUSH INGTON said, as her Majesty had been
pleased to c 444444 nand his counsel and advise, he had to move
fur similar hodulgenee.
Alter remarks, from Lord Castlereagh, Sir J. Mackintovh,
and Mr. Vliont,
Mr. N KES thought there was considerable difference
lict%ieeny he ,:itses of the law rakers of her Majesty and th:.
Ilion. Gentleman who had last applied for permission. Ile
should therefore give a negative to this eeeee thin, as be was
fearfal that the applicat eeeee might be drawn into a precedent.
The mat' , however, ins agreed to, without ally division
being required.
Mr. CA LULA FT called the, attention of the Howe to the
New Barracks which Government had begun to build in the
Regent's Park. No estimate had beets Lid before the House
on the subject ; nu grants of money had been required ; M-
I deed the Ministers had taken the matter completely on
t heinselves without askii.g fur the approbation of Parliament. '
thilcss come satisfactory itIISWCIi were given on the sultject,
lie should move to have the Comperolkr of the Barrack D-
epartment called to their liar .to ascertain by whose
orders lie had began to build the barracks in the Regent's
Park.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained
the proceedings, bat in aii indistinct tune of voice. It ap-
peared that the barracks now begun in the Regent's Park
are in lieu of the Portman Barracks, the lease of which bad
expired. The expense of those barracks was upwards of
5,0001 a year ; the estimated expense of the intended bar-
racks %%NA about 70,000:. so that fur that amount. or ad-
wowing for the 5,0001. a year, otherwise saved, these bar-
racks worald belong to the public after a aeries of yea's.
Mr. Abercrombie, Lord Binning, &c. took part ill the
conversatiou founded on the explanation.
The other Orden of the Day, the Alien Bill, &e. were
hone through, nad the Hume adjourned.
TiluitsDAY, JUNE IS.

The Extra Post Bill was read a third time and passed, after.
Mr. Lushington had declared that the arrangements of the
Bill were not of a compulsory character, that individuals
snight use or reject the advantages of the extra post, accord.
ing to their ono plea are.
THE TEST Aers.—Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition,
signed by himself, and about 100 persons, being Dissenters;
in and about the metropolis, praying the House to repeal the
Corporation and Test Acts. Had the Petitioners relied on
number, instead of the strength of their reasoning, this peti-
tion might have been signed by upwards of one hundred
thousand persons. These Acts were a great hardship, and
the petitioners relied on thejostice of their case to gain a
hearing. They were constantly loyal, and well affected to
the Constitution. If he remained in Parliament, be should
bring forward a motion on the subject. They did not con-
sider that they ought to he so stigmatised as to be deemed
inelligible to hold civil offices.
Lord NUGENT seconded the motion, deeming it to be
an anomaly in these enlightened times to continue the ex-
emption of eligibility to fill civil offices. lie took this
opportuaity to state that he had in his possession a Petition
from the English Roman Catholics, however, in the
present state of the public mind he should not .present till
next Session, when he would submit sonic motion on the
subject.
Petition brought up, read, and ordered to be printed,
after
Mr. W. SMITH had observed, that she should have pre-
muted it before, but for the state of the public business;
however, the Disseoters were anxious to put in their claim
in the first Session of the first. Parliament of a new reign.—lt
was now thirty years since any similar attempt had been
made; he should bring forward a motion on the subject.
THE New B4REACES.—rate CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER moved the second reading of the New
Barracks' Agreement Bill.
Mr. CALCRAFT rose to oppose this Bill. The Bar-
racks were to accommodate the 2d Regiment of Guards,
bat he complained of the expence. The business ought
to be postponed till next year.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER defended
the imagine. He brought down the agreement within
two or three days of its baying been concluded.
Lord NUGENT expressed his regret that barracks were
every where appearing, and that soldiers were covering
the country. A militaty system might be adopted, but its
result was always fatal. Every Government that had
relied on the military had eventually been deceived ; those
countries were in the worst state which relied most on
the military, of which Turkey was a striking proof. \Viten
our finances were on the verge of bankruptcy the limber
of our soldiers bad been nearly (foulard. He did not
mean to charge the Government with a deliberate design
to set pp a military system; he only spoke of the tendency
of the measures which were now in progress of adoption.
The gallery was then cleared for a division. The num-
bers were—Ayes, 9S—Noes, 40.—The Bill was then read
a second time.
The orders of the day were then gone Burnie', and ;be
House adjourned.