The National Register.
London, England, 1809-03-05 00:00:00

heat high from the honest coin iction, that, by well-directed in-
dustry, they had been enabled to pay all thoso debts which they
had formerly incurred. The 'lon, Member then coneluded
moving for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Bank •
rupt Laws.—l.eave granted.
The A 1 CE 1.3.0 It of the Ex(' n 17911 ER moved the third read-
ing of the Sugar Distillation Bill : after a fzw words from sir
.lames Hall who opposed the Bill, and from Air. DaN is 'l% hu
supported it, the Bill wai read a third time and passed.
The other orders of the day were then disposed oft and the
House adjourned.

ThursdaN, .11arch 9.

SC 97(11 It 1:CO it DS.

The Loan A nvocATr. for SuoTt.A.ND, while he admitted
that in its original concoction, there was no s stem MOW
pletely calculated to produce the desired effect, than that which
had been adopted in Scotland for the preservation of its records,
declared his conviction, that still there was I) sv stem w hick,
by the lapse of time, might not require improvement. Such
was the situation with the regulations for the preservation of thp
Records in Scutlaud, His wish, however, was, Dot to do away
the cx istihg u:ulations, but gradually to ameliorate and im-
prove them. lie concluded by moving for leave to bring in 3
Bill for the better regulating the public records of Scotland.
twelve was accordingly givel, and the Lord Alvocate, Sir
I'. Murray, Mr. H. Dundas, &c. were authorised to prepare
and bring in the same.—Adjourned.

Friday, hArch 3. •
A message from the Lords announced that their Lordships had
agreed to the Irish Militia Enlistment Bill.
The Vauxhall Bridge Bill, to enable the subscribers to collect
a capital, sue and he sued, build houses, and purchase landotet
was read a first time.
Mr. Lo(' - -
KIIART brought in a Bill tiApra
the Golden-lane Brewery to sue and be
managers.

Sir S. ROM ILLY brought up the lit
laws now in force concerning bankrup
time, and ordered to he read a second
19th inst. and in the meentione to be
G Emma T. CI, V E
Mr. WI'S N E called the atteatipm of tau If ouse to the conduct
of this officer when he •was examined before the Committee of
the whole House respectin his knowledge of Mrs. Clark's
terference with military promotions. lo his own mind, the
belief of General elavering's having grossly prevaricated wal
strongly impressed, and, under that` conviction, no had on a
formf.r eventig made a motion upon the sullied, which he was; •
aftemards induced to withdraw, at the suggestions of variou4
Members„who thought it would be more properly di ett.:sed winat,
the minutes shquid be printed and distributed, and every Geattot
man rod& refreshiiii(anemory with those parts of the testitany
wltieh',.intatht heroine the sullject of debate. Ile thought
that General (layering's own friends would be nn‘itia,, for a
speedy decisiiie of the House respecting him. To support the,
motion w Welt he should have the honour to make, he should call
the attention of the House to the circumstances of the case. In
the first place, General Clavering had offered himself as a vo-
luntary It-loess, without solicitation. Dad he been compelled
to attend the House, prevarication might have been more ex-,
cusable' because a w itness so situated would endeavour to protect
himself, but:43eneral Clavering, who offered to invalidate the
testimeityliCiimither„ and a material lyjtngss, was entitled to no
indulgente.' That General paVering had prevaricated he
believed tq GOtleman wo‘fild entertain the lest domht, if thity
peruse the minutes of the • evidence. The non. Member then
read questions and aufswers from General elaverines evidence.
After which he moved, " That it was the opinion of the Douse
that General Clavering had grossly 4)revaricated in the evidence
which he had given at the Bar."
Sir M ATII VW WHITE It tot.Ey 4tated, that General Clavens
ing, in his examination, had no intention of prevaricating when
he was examined ; and proposed, berore they should come to a
vote, that the Duke of. Argyle, to whom .the (ieneral was relatf
ed by marriage, should be permitted to give evidence at the Bar,
to confirm the conversation which General Clavering had in his
examination stated to have had with him. General Clavering ha 4
been in the service of his country since he was 14 years of age, and
had always conducted himself in a manner becoming the charactej

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