The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-18 00:00:00

VitE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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IMP ERIA L PARLIAMENT.

'IOUS]: OF LORDS.

MOND tY, APRIL 12.

On the Order of the Day being read for the second reading of
the National Debt Bill, Earl Ltvutroot, spoke briefly in behalf
of its merits.

The Marquis of LANSDIWNE thought it too early a period to
break in on the SinkinzFnnil.

he Earl of LAUDERDALE saw no reason why the money should
not be taken in the way proposed.,
The Bill was Been read a second tine.—Adjourned.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13.
The Innkeepers' Rates, and Weymouth Election Hills, wcre
brought up from the Commons.
The Order of the Day for the consideration of the Prince Re-
gent's Message being read, -
Earl LIVERPOOL shortly addressed their Lordships on the neces-
sity of continuing our aid to Portugal, and concluded by moving
an Address to the Prince Regent, stating that the House would
cheerfully concur in measures to enable hi* Royal Highness to con•
time the same support to the Goverminnt of Portugal as given last
year, sci as to enable the Allied Powers to make additional exertions
in the Peninsula, in furtherance of the common cause.
The Address was agreed tu.—Adjourned.

WtI)NESDAY, APRIL 14.
The -National-Debt Regent's Canal Amendment Bill, West
Middlesex IVatemorks tills, and several private Bills, were read a
third time, and passed. •*. •
The Duke ofSusgEic presented a Petition from the Mi:sionary
Society, praying for leave to disseminate the Christian Religion in
India.—Adjouroed.

- • •••• - • TITURSDAY, APRIL 15.
The Royal Assent was notified by Commission to the eitstoms
Duties Pill, the Excise Duties Bill, the National Debt Bill, the
rassvnget. Bill, the Canada Rum Bill,. the Newfoundland Corn
Bill, the Felons Tranpurtation 13iJt, the Artificers' Wages Rill, the
Regf►nt's Canal Bill, the West Middlesex Waterworks Bill, the Pic-
cadilly Paving Bill,-several Laical and Private Bills ; in all, .10.
Adjourned till Wednesday se'imiglit. • •

APRIL IS.

Seroggatt, enri ler, in Truro, did openly and corruptly endeavour to
rc turn two \lembrrs to sit in Parliament for the Borough ol 'ft egonv,
contrary to the Constitution of the kingdom.,
The motion was Lig) eed to, nein. con. and Seroran was ordereci
to be taken into custody by the Scat at Arms.—Adjourned.

WI: 1)N v, APRIL 14.

IVIr. F. LtiVIS gave notice, that on the first Wednesday after
the holidays, lie world more for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and
aniend the Laws regulating the Assize of Bread in the City of Lon.
don and its 'Vicinity.
Mr. WIIITERFAI) presented a Petition from the Missionary
Society, praying that if the trade to the East Indies were opened,
they might be allow ed to send Emissaries into the interior, to pro-
pogate the Christian Religion. In laying it before the House, the
lion. Member begged to be understood as giving no opinion upon
the subject.
T. Seroggan, in custody of the Serjeant at Arms far illegal
practices at the late Tregon) Election, was ordered to be committed
to Newgate.
The Boston Harbonr Bill was lost on a division, the numbers
being for it, '26 ; against it,
A select Conmittee war balloted for, to hear' the remaining
evidence on the India Question.—Adjourned.