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HOUSE OF LORDS.
worinsv, Jut.v 9.
Soon after twelve o'clock, the Earl of Liverpool an.
ed to the House of Lords, that his Majesty had been
pleased to elevate Baton Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of
Great Hi itain, to the rank of a Viscount and East of Eng-
lantl lit laird. The Lord Chancellor, who Has seated
on the woolsack, immediately retired front the house for
the purpose of robing, in order that lie might receive his
new dignities. Shot tly afterwards he warted the house
by the door below the bar, where he was met by the Lord
Great Chamberlain, the Edits of Liverpool and Slialies-
lorry, in their peers robes; Sir Thomas Ty en hitt, in his
official costume, and Sir George Naylor, as the retire-
semative of the Earl Marshal, in his tabard. His lordship
was introduced to the house by the Earls of Liverpool and
Shaftesbury, ■nd, oil getting within the bar, Sir George
Naylor presented I ' with his patent of nobility. His
lordship then advanced to the throne, and, kneeling in
front of the chair on which his Majesty sits, when Ile at-
tends the house, there deposited his patent. Having
taken it up again and risen, lie proceeded to the body of
the house, and delivered it to the auk to be read; it was
read accordingly, ■nd announced that his Majesty had
been pleased to confer the titles set forth ou his lordship,
fur his zealous, honourable, and meritorious services as
Lord High Chancellor of England fur a period of nineteen
years.
At the eonclusion of the reading of this instritinent, the
new created earl took the usual oaths; and then, attended
as before by the Lord Great Chamberlain, and the noble
earl, by whum he had beets introduced, took his seat, first
as a j 111 l ior ea►l, and then, by virtue of his office as Lord
Hugh Chancellor, as senior earl. The ceremony being
thus concluded, the house adjourned during pleasure,
His lordship shortly afterwards resonated his seat as Lord
Chancellor, and heard arguments in the case of

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independent belliger_
noble earl expressed a hope that ministers !would come
forward next session of Parliament with some proposition,
by which the country might stand in a position to meet
a foreign enemy.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE could not admit that the
country was bending sunder taxation, as described by Isis
noble friend. The greater part of the population was
more prosperous than in 1794.
The bill was then read a third time and passeJ.—Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, JULY 10.

The royal ament was given to the following bills :—The
consolidated fund, the husbandry horses, British spirits re-
gulation, assessed taxes composition, corn averages, cap-
tured slave ships, excheque politic works, naval property,
Mohair bounties, Eat India trade warehousing goods, Irish
revenue collection, ruin importation, lunatic trustees,
bankrupt courts, metropolis police, London a harfs, Dahlia
foundling hospital, and several private bills. The commis-
smilers were, the Lord Chancellor the Duk' of Montrose,
and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The Duke of Clurence's hill, the appropriation bill, and
the lottery bill were read the third time and passed.
Mr. Hancock, from the navy prize Unice, presented a
btateincid of fees received in the said dice.

PETITION FOIC ♦N ACT (Jr Gaaca.---The Eurl of
LAUDERDALE said, he held m Ins hand a petition which
he considered entitled to the attention of the inise. It ws
fru:n prisoners confined for debt in the King's Bench, who
prayed to be liberated by enact of parliament, in order that
they might rejoice at the ensuing coruuatiusi.—The rouble
roil added, that the petition was made in terms of respect,
and he concluded by sousing it be read.
The petition was read and laid on the table. The house
then adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—Tititi day the LORD
CHANCELLOR attended the house about three o'clock,
and soot after the doors were °pelted. The Duke of Wel-
lington, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of llarrowby, Earl
lkuhurst, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, then appeared
on the woolsack in their parliamentary robes ; sealed sis the
King's commissioners to declare the royal assent to four
politic tuns, aad also to prorogue the parliament. At 20
miiiiites after three o'clock the Deputy Usher of the Black
Rod was sent to require the attendance of the Commons to
bear the royal assent given. Soon utter the Speaker, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a numerous body of mem-
bers, came to the bar, and the Deputy Clerk of the Crown
read the King's commission fur declaring the royal assent.—
By virtue of the said commission, the royal assent was ac-
cordingly given to the Duke of Cl•lrCllCeti provision bill, the
appropriation bill, the lottery bill, mid another.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thou read the iking's
speech.
" My Lords, and Gentlemen,
W e have it iii (.n.111111;11111 front his Majesty to inform you,
that the state of plll/111: 1111%111V11.1 having enabled him to dis•
pease with your attendance in pat liament, he has determined
to put an end to this session.
" llis Majesty, however, cannot close it without express
sing his satisfaction at the zeal and assiduity 'vith which
you have prosecuted the laborious 411111 important enquiries
in which you have been engaged.
" He tins uSserved whit particular pleasure, the facility
with which the restoration of a metallic currency has been
effected, by the authority given to the Bank of England to
commence its pay mews in rash at ,in earlier period Blau had
been determiticd by the last parliament.
" His Majesty has tttttt minded us to acquaint you, that lie
continues to re.eive irons foreign powers the strongest as-
surances of their friendly disposition towards this couutry.
" Genaßallll of the House of Commons,
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44 We are comManded by lit. Majesty to return you his
thanks for the provistuu which you have made fur the public
service.

" Although the politic expenditure hns already undergone
considerable reduct aithin the present year, his Majesty
trust, he shall be enabled by the continuance of: peace, anti
iuternal tranquillity, to melte such farther reductions Its may
satisfy the just expo • s expressed by pailiament.
" Ilis 31ajesty has commanded us to assure you of the gra •
tilicatiim which he has derived from the provision which )uu
have made fur his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.
" Illy Lords and (ientkmas.
" It is with the greatest satisfaction that his Majesty has
observed the quiet and good order which continue to prevail
in those pails of the country which were nut lung since in a
state of agifat 1011.
Ills !Majesty deeply lanieuts the distress to which the agri-
cultui al interests, in many parts of the kingdom, are still
subject.
" It will be his Majesty's most anxious desire, by a strict
ultention to public CC-0111.1111y, to do all that depeads upon
him for the N•liaof the country from its present difficulties t
but you cannot fail to be sensible that the success of till
edit; ts for this purpose adl mainly depend upon the conti-
nuance of domestic tranquillity ; and his Majesty confidently
relics on your utmost exeitions, in your • • . I comities,
iu enforciag obedience to the laws, and in promoting har-
mony and concord amongst all descriptious of his !Majesty's
subjects. . .

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1 Ova a commission for proluguing the Parliument WB5
'tad.

Alit r which the LORI) CHANCELLOR said—

" ,B 0 Lords and Gentienson,
" By virtue of his Majesty's commission under the great
seal, to us and other hinds directed, and now read, we do, in
his Itlajt sty's name, and in obedience to his comfit:m(l%, pro-
rogue this p;•rliament to Thursday the twiulirl 11 day iit
September lir I to be thrn here holden; and this parka-
meat is accordingly plorugued to Thursday the twentieth
dey of Septembei nest."

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
TUESDAY, JULY 10.
The house resumed its Rliiihp to they. The Speaker came
to the house at half-past three o'clock.
Mr. queasier, the Ycaauann U‘lll.l of tilt black rod, ROOll
afeerwards summoned the house to attend in the house ui
peers, to hear the loyal assiait given by commission to various
bilk eigre, d on by Mole house, of parliament —(See Lords.)
Mr. Alt RUTH No mart(' for new w fits for King',
County, Irvlaud, io the lim in of Mr. l'arsone, ei ho since his
• haiku.' had accept d Ilse office of commissioner of the in-
.olvent court, Irel.wd ; and fur Cueleranoutti, in the room
of the Right Hon. J obis Reckitt, who had at cepted the
Chiltren.autedreds. W e et, metered.
A petit uu was to dater. oufintal iu the

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. quit partial._ _ pre.
sent session, without calling on ministers to advise his Ma-
jest), to agree to an act of grace, in favour of those
duals who were now confined on account of political °divers.
There was one gentleman confined who was of aucient
family ; and there was not one of the persons confined who
had been previously found guilty of any political offence.—
He also could nut mention the Case of Mr. Henry Hunt
without adverting to the sentence, the very ►evere sentence;
further, he thouglit it could nut but be admitted, that the
sentence was directed rather ngaiiist the mau than aguinst the
crime. The house had interfered for an individual found
guilty of corrupting the sources of legislation, and he did nut
see why the ministers might nut here interfere with credit
io themselves. He hoped what he said would he ti.ken, as
was nicaiit, in rood part. Petition ordered to be printed.
Oftueits ur TILE House.—Accounts were presented Imo
the East India House of pensions, tke. granted.
Mr. HUM l emnpluined of the negligence that had
attended the obedience paid to the orders of the huu•e.
Mr. CREE VEY and others having almt c ph - dof the
unnecessary delay that had taken place, the accouuts ate
ordered lobe primed.
Tuft Pon t.te Mott EY.—Mr. HU Ml presented a petit'
from Win. Leicester, complaining of 4,0(101. having, been
granted out of the post (Ace revenues in Mr. APAd. 1111 l for
the improvement of loads; the petitioner Complaining that
Mr. M'Adant had applied fits pl,ius, put (abed to the aural
same 'ears ay. Pet Ition ordered to be printed.
Count. OF SE,iON.-11r. lIUME presented a petition,
which u. had hue; hail 111 his possession, compl; g of the
proceeding of the clout of brbbil)lll in passing Acts of Sederuio,
by a hick wit, claimed the extraordinary power Of declaring
what acts a ere in desuetude. _ .

The petition was read. It WIN from Mr. Jamieson, a
writer to the signet, Scotland, complaining of WIMOLLY acts of
sederment.

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ViCE LCSII I NGTON presented the pe-
tition of Win. CliOki:. of the lIIi (II winter, complaining of
vexatious prosecutions by the sne,etv the SUllittesslllo of
vice , and of the conduct of the nil:inner. W ben the 111101,
nier, an told man, appeared to buv the book prosecuted, be
took up Col. 'fitus's •• Killing no Murder," anti raid, " 1 Olt
book contains excellent principl ii.—principles that ought
to be applied to Castlereagh 11101 his J The petitioner
said in reply, he did not think so. The 11011. member ob-
served that here was further proof of the ev:lr iesulting from
the employment of spies, vs bids he could oil no OCCOUIII ap.
prove. The petitimi having been read,
Mr. IVILIIERFORCE said, if it could be proved that any
person had so conducten himself, he would undoubtedly get
dismissed. He was nut favourable to the employment of
tpleb. If he here to take 1116 opinion of the society limit
such persons is the petitioner, lie should not have a very
favourable opinion tot this society.
Mr. HOBHOUSE wished to know whether any directions
had been given regaiding the trial or tile libel atiou of

The ATTORN EY GENERAL said, as the trial could
no: come on fur some time, duecii iiiii h.nt been given to
libei ate Mr. lienbow on hail. Pet it jou ordered to be printed.
Tes CORUNATION.—The Moguls of TAB iJOCh.
after ads erting to the number of troops collet tom; about
London, on account of the coronation, asked %Iselin r for-
mer precedents as to the number of troops collected tit the
coronation would he followed.

Lurd LONDON DERRY replied that a hat was to be
doiie auuld be thaw to hollow the King, out ou account of
the state of the count r), fur all V* Ai umal,ol and gout!
humoured.

Lord I'AVISTOCK then asked what reduction was to
take plate in the army, especially as the inesent large es-
tablishment was still less %wiled ►lice iilC
impinge I
Lurd LONDON DER ity said, an answer would lead him
(no much into detail—but after the address of the house
reductions would take puree.
Col. DAVIS hoped the reduction on account of St.
lieltua would be lu addition to *hat had been determined
upon.
IKELANS.—EDUCATION.—Mr. S. RICE moved, that the
9ta report of the education in Ireland, Att.. lee re-printed s
and he availed himself of (ills opportunity to complain of
the ',resent mode of public I. LiUCilloUll ill Ireland. lie com-
plained, not of the amount of lcy granted, but of the
mode in which it had brim appited Alutiuu agreed to.

COWIN AVON UV •
YU EL:N.-Mr. till NI 1. gave
nonce, that to morrow tie should move an addle), to hi)
Majesty, pray rag lino, in euux•yueure of the rights of her
Majesty, uud the %% mien of the people regal thug the 1:01011111•
Ilan of the Queen, to mince title urratigement) Mi Ito- irai:-
+Okay and order of the metropolis at the applimmon4
coronation.

Mr. BUTT LIA.WORTH hoped that her Mujesty would
be better advised than to think ut disturtnin, the cowl's-) by
being present at the coronation. (Hear, neat.)
Mr. A Idertuan 44000 awned the him. intinbtr *lto hail
just spoken, that her blajesty positively would be present at
the to ttttt atiun ; and he could foilher state, that the Qur. II
would I.rse uu oppurtuuity ut urging tor rights till they sse.e
fully acknooledged.
Mr. HUME begged to observe, by way of explanation, ..r
rialiet in reply to the allusion that had been mote to the
Queen's advisers, that he was nut one of bier
v.sess and that lie never had been, and was not likely es. r
lo be one ufthein. Ile lady spoke fur the countr).
The . onserkitiou oh, bete suspended, and the lonise im-
mediately adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JULY
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Before the °petting ill the gallery, an unusual and imincioe
crowd had collet led toi the mid till the adini,smii
of stranger,, we utast' ved thdt there wear 150 nwinbers
present.
(ARON:4,I'Oa OF Till Qtitieli.—Mr. HUB instantly
rust, and said lie did MI pureualit to his notice. The circum-
stances cornice( ed with the approaching cocontitiost of the
King led him to adopt OM btrii. Tile) were now within
tight days of that cutonatimi, and it ads uot yet dries mined
ill "dud in au the piTsoii holding the second tour► HI the
country was to appear lit that tetratuily. He did not know
hat orratigewesit3 a etc made tor the pre.euecof the
Tile deci,inii of the privy count (I guvr him ou 1111104M41114111
tin 1116 subjeN ; that dechitimi aiv, th:it it n ppm, ed to such
privy cuuucd, (Mali; 110 time had Queen, rouser I, as of right,
been entitled to be clowned ; I hitt, ut• course, the alleged
right Was not ria Wished ni the pre►ent iminiire.—(flear„
hear.) Su( li aus the opinion of the pi ivy touuctl, hot in his
opinion tar Queen's claim had been eitinplrti ly
(lledr,;hear.) The whole conduct observed tuatara% the
Queen he consider( d, and the public viewed it in the same
light, to still further persecution; the dots of the @twisters

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omptriat vattamitt. which presed upon the country. They were Indeed so , King's Beach prison, praying for an act of grace asst
exhausted and bowed down by taxation, that it would be becoming mark of favour to celebrate the approaching
difficult to maintain their rank and character, when called coronation.
HOUSE 01" LORDS. non to act as an independent belligerent nation.—The I Mr. HOIDIOUSE could not quit parliament for the pre.