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NATIONAL REGISTER.

monies advanced by the persons accustomed to act as Island
Agents, for the reasons assigned in the Resolutions of this day,
come to ,n the Committee, and to send a copy of the said Reso-
lutions for the information of his Grace.
64 ResoLvEn—That in consideration of the rivaticies suf'
fared by his V.,tjesty's Officers appointed to the rtg tmetfts ots the
Island establishment, by the unfortunate difference* 'Which oc-
curred I.:st Session with his Majesty's Ministers, this House
will provide for the .rrearages of the usual Island allowances
of lodging money, and sub4istence to such Officers,their *twee,
widows, and children, from the 81st December, 1909, to the
Ist of December, 1810."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEXT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

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MONDAY, JAN.I4.
A Cornfiittee from 'each House held a Conference In the
Painted Cr 'amber, when the Committee from their I.ordships'
House co .municated the Resolution for authorising the Lord
Chancellor to put the Great Seal to a Commission for opyning •
the Parliament, agreed-to by their Lordshipste ribiday, to the:,
Committee on the part of the Commons ; at the same time de-;:,
airing their ccuettirence with t satuu—Adjourned.

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IiftSDAT,

A Committve frcrn both 11;uses held a cortferenest in the
Painted Chamber; return of their Lordships' Qom- •
miLree, the Lord Pre iidem informed the House thatOte Corn-
mons '- ad agreeu to the Resolution for a Commissintomciet the
Great Seal:making onli it verbal Amendment, of no iinpdrta;nee.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The Commission in his Majesty's name, authorising the open-
ing of Parliament in forin, was read.
The SPEAKER of t3r. 1-iyuce of Commons, attended by a num-
ber of the Members of that-House, appearing at the Bar,
The LORD eHANCELUID read the Speech, which was in
substance as follow
66 MT Loan* AND GINTLRMIEN,
" Acting br virtue of the authority given to us by his Ma-
jesty's Jommission under the Great Seal, and which has been
now read, amongst other things,t 0 declare the causes of your
present meeting, we have only at present to discharge our duty,
by calling your attention to the afflicting circumstances of his
Majeati',; indisposition, and to make provision for the care of
his Majesty's Sacred person, for the maintenance of the Royal
Dignity, and for the exercise••of the Royal Authority, during
the continuance of this calamity, in such manner, and to such
extent, as the exigencies of the citoc may require."
The Commissioners were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Chancellor, the Lord President (Camden), the Lord
Privy Seal (Westmoreland), Earl Graham (the Duke of Mon-
trose) and the Earl of Liverpool.
The customary orders at the commencement of a Session
were then made, and Lord Walsinghani appointed the Chair-
man of the Committees of the House, during the present
Session.
The Loan CHANCTLLOR gave notice that he would submit
some Resolutions to the House on the subject of Proxies on
Wednesd,:y se'nnight, for which night their Lordships were
summoned.—Adjourned to Monday.

Mr. Sum mar; deliered his sentiments at some batik
in opposition to the motion, but did not more any Amend-
ment.
• The Resolution was then put and carded without a tlivia;
:the Report was brought up and agreed to, and the same Was
ordered to be commulicated to the Lotds in a conference...a
Adjourned.

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7021115 AT, 3Ale, 15.
The e avec eLLoa of the Esc zollits called the attention If
tate Hdb. to a clerical ern" in the ,P.eielution adopted last
Sght, authorisi4ube Great Seal is be_rit to a sit* Se
opening the SeWon ofkarliamont. The sentence to Maack 1e 1
alluded was this tos#4 Illeat it is expedient and necessary that
Letters Parent should issue under the Great Seal of the United
Kingdoms of West Britain and keltrid, soled Great emirs."
The three biter words being floaeinees, be moved that they
be left out, and the Resolatiolaillet bick to the Lords, whisk
was agreed to.
zxzetrripx.
-Mr. SntltinAl4 said, as the Neste • ha 4 at Present, nothint
before them, he would take the °profanity of mentioning, a
subject whirls had made a very deep and serious impression
,:iipen his mind ; he alluded to the cieeuttisnuace of the 'entente
'iiftfie law having been earned into execution .urns person
who had been condemned to sn death during the suspension
of,the ftmctlons of mercy.... Mr. (45.1 had writte, a, letter, on
•48urklay last, on the subject, to the Right Hott:-SecTerary..4r•
site (Mr. RTDER,) and he had to acknois le4re theaarration
which had been paid to it by thlrith.. Non. Gen,. fie should
not now make tiny motion on.thet subjectelant should probably.
bring lt,before the-Muse on some future oceas on.
Mr. Piles:vat:Observed, that on a'subject so likely to-agi-
tate the passions of thehuman Mind, lie could nit suffer a Elbe
impression to be in any meaner conveyed to the publii; and,
therefore, lie must trespais on the House by Milting a few Oir
servations upon-it. In acting as he had done, he conceihd his
.Right Wn. Friend was. perfectly justified; he bad acted in
strict compliance with,a-direct ano positive Atct of ParliaMent.
. With respect to the channel of mercy being stopped, the .l uoges
-had the full power of respiting, and were the intermediate chan-
nel ; and, though the ultimate Channel of Mercy was stopped,
the intermediate ones were open; but through none of then bad
any intimation been given that a respite would have been
adviseabie.
Mr. SIiERIDAN said, be was perfectly aware of the Act to. •
which Mr. PERCZVAL had alluded. The Right Hoc. Gentle-
man had, in one case, taken upon himself the responsibility Of .•
reppiting a criminal in Scotland twice : he did not find fault welt
him for having done AO ; it Was honourable to his feelingls; but '
why was it done in one case and not in another? This seiptia"
don of mercy was one of the lamentable c•msequences ;rising
from the crippled state of the Monarchy, which might have
been avoided, if the more speedy and direct mode of supplying
the royal authority_ had been adopted. , •• ,
Mr. Secretary RTDIta said thessinne circumstance bad occur-
. red in 1788-9. Persons had beenitried, convicted, and executed
for murder, during his Majesty's ; and If he had
now interfered to prevent the law tab its course, his conduct
would have been unprecedented and higliy improper.
The Serjeant at Arms informed the Commons that the House •
' of Lords desired the presence of the House, to hear the • Com-
mission for opening the Parliament read..-Upon the return. of
the House, the Speaker informed them that Parliament was •
opened by Commission by a speech from the Lord Chancellor.
The Clandestine Outlawry Bill was then read, and the Speaker
read the speech from the Chair.
To a question asked by Mr. Sar*IDAN, the CIANCELLOR of
the ElCllege ell answered, that a second Commission would be
necessary to give authority to the passing of a Bill.
The usual Committees were appointed, and the Standing
Orders read.
The CHANCtLLOIt of the EXCHHQI7EII obtained leave to
being in the Regency Bid, and upon bringing it in, it was read a
first and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
W. Saturn made a few phservations, regrettlfsl that
another mode of acting was not adopted by the House in the
present exigency.
• Thr CRANCtLI.OII of the Excuequee moved, that the
Hove be called over on Thursday next, which was agreed t 0...
Adilugned•

IrEDNILSDAY, JAN. H.
Mr. BANNS gave notice, that he would, on Monday, move
for the revival of the Finance and Sinecure. OffLe Committees. •
The CHANCZI.I.OIt of the EXCIIEQUER stated to the Hone the
necessity that existed for the appointment of a day, upon which
the receiving Petitions for Privati_Bills would terminate. The
constant interference of Bills of a fnvate, with those of a public
nature, basether with many other inconveniericiess induced him

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