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SECOND 01: NtXTMONTH'

The STATE-LOTTERY commences Drawipg,
THE TICKETS.. and SHARES zite qn Satc:.4y,
RICHARDSON, COODLUCltotilittfrVilitit
Licensed State..Lotter“)ffices,Nb. to 4, Combat, .No. S,
Opposite the King'sMeN4e,s,. Charing-cross, Londbh ; turd
at. NorWrich • where the following 'Capital kriiestaye
been Sold anil Shared in the last three Years :
_ __LAST STATE-4.OTTILRY.

No. The First.drawn Ticket, 26th Days
i6;883, in a half, a Fourth, and Two Eighth Shares, 30,018
33,989, In Two Fourths, Two Eiglithiousd Four
Sixtezntlis, - • - 20,000
2j,2 IS, I n ,One Fourths One Eighth, and Ton Six;-
- teenths, - -
9,913, In a Halt., a Fourth, an Eighth, and Two
Sixteenths, • . 4 • 5,00 ck
24, r6s, ilr a I I.llf,Two ragntns,ana Four Sixteenths, 2,000
15,9311, In Sixteen Sixteenth's, - . 2,000
14,755, In a Half, a Fourth, an Eighth, and TwO-
IN WHOLE TICKETS.
No. 19,496 - - L.10,p00 No. 20,137 - 5,000
29.4i4 - 10,000 i 0,012 - 5,0o0
1,252, • -10,06 b 0,646 " 5,000

io,ooo

2,900

. . .
Also, Lottery, 1794 • •
No. 12,807, In Sixteen. Sixteenins, - - C. 30,000
And iti former Lotteries a great Proportion of Capital
Vrii2s. .

Richardson, Goociluck, and Co. recommend an imme-
diate Purchase, as Tickets and Shares will continue to
rise.

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AFORGE ant.i'MlLL,. with Two Engines,
built by MesiirS: Eoulton, Watt and Co: bite Ot them
of the pOwer equal to twenty horses, and the other to
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Twenty-six Acres of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land;
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.• MUSE O 1 C'OMMONS.

VIEDLOSPAY, EIIB.
AT four o'clock a very considerable number of
'Members being assembled,
Lard HAWKES.BURY rose and said, in con.
sequence. of the Communication made yesterday
to the House, he now rose to propose a Person
to fill the Chair in the room; of the Right Hon.
Gentleman who had thought it his duty" to • re-
_Sign. It is, impossible, that, the information of
his resignation should, not have' made 'a most seri-
ous impression ;on the minds of the House. It is
impossible that it 'should -not feet deeply the loss
which it has sustained, from ;the resignation' of
a person whose abilities,• candour, firmness, as-
aiduoni attention to' business, and vigilance to
maintain,the dignity of the 'House, and the ho-
nour of the Chair, have been to long exercised in
that distinguished sitnation. It is inipSsible not
to regret the cause of. that resignation, as it is
oe.casioned. by the Country's being deprived of
the:benefit of talents as great and splendid as ever
were employed' in the direCtion. of its Councils:
It is, however,- a consolation that the talents of
the Right, Hon. Gentle Man, whose successor the
House is now to appoint, are not to be lost to the
Nation. He his accepted a high and important of
lice, which he neither. sought for nor wished, but
to which he has been called, in' consequence of the
present circumstances,' and the present alarming
situation of the Country. I shall now propose,
to fill the Chair in his 'Mom; a person whose
abilities, unwearied exertion, and character, have
raised -him to the head of the Profession to which
he belongs, but whose attention to proalsioeal
pursuits have not contraeted his mind -or his
ideas, and 'who has been in the habit of &Voting
his leisure burs to the study of the History and
Constitution of the Country. His name it is now
almost unnecessaiyior me to mention. The House
will anticipate. the name ofSir JOHN MI TFOR D.
candour, if abilities,. if a capacity for constant
applicati-on to business, if suavity of manners
constitute the qualifications most essentiul to a
SPEAKER of this House,- no man can present
fairer and stronger claims .to that high and -dig-
nified Office. His Lordship concluded with
Moving ". That Sir JOHN MITFORD be called tet
take the Chair."
Mr. If. BROWNE said, that in rising to
second the Motion made by the Noble Lord, he
could not bur join in the regret which. every.
'Ocetleinan must severely feel, on the resignation
of the late SPEAKER, and the causes of its . The
Country has been for several years engaged in an
,arduous contest, 'and during the- whole of that
time, all the 4iigh Offices of Government have
been tilled with per Sons possessing an intrepid
spirit, great abilities, a courage, always prepared
to meet .and encounter danger and difficulty, and
in his opinion,, the most unsullied integrity. But
of all. tilde Offices not one has been filled with
greater respeCiability or dignity than that with
which this House is more particularly connected,
and thedischarge of the duties of which; , it has
an opportunity of more immediately observing.
Whatever prejudices may be entertained, from
political opioionS, against some of the persona
who are. retiring. from, Or coming into Office,
4 was persoaded that none was entertained
against him. He was persuaded that tire was
but ‘one opinion respdting
.his conduci, and cha-
rafter.---He was persuaded that whatever dice
he might be called to fill, he will maintain the
charattler he has so deservedly earned, and that
he,will not forfeit the good opinion which is en-
tertained of him.--He Will shew the 'same firm-
ness that he has hitherto done.—His courage will
not-fail him in difficulty, and the same principles
of moderation will guide his conduct. He did
not mean to dwell upon the .charaCter of his Right
Hon:- Friend, as he had beef) anticipated in any
thins 'that he could say, by the observation;
vvhiCh had fallen from hip: Noble Friend- who had
made the Motion. He had only now. to express
his happiness that there is another person in thi:i
I-louse so well qualified in every respea to be
his successor in the Chair. The Honourable
anti .Learned Gentleman' moved to bo called to
.the Chair, all 'must allow} to be well learned in
the Law, than which no qualification is more 'im-
portant to a Sr E AXEL of the tioese of conirnOns.
The_Bouse must recollect the pleasure' and. in-
struftion. which it has always received from his

.speeches,. as a Member of Parliament, • He has
always evinced the 'purest, and most fervent love
for the Constitution and for his Sovereign. The
importance, an d• even necessity ola SPEAKER of
this House twin well acquainted with the pm:
Lice of the Law, is a strong arothent in support of
the Motion for calling- the Hon, and bcarned
Qentleman to the Chair.—His temper and man-
ners are 4Uf.th as to conciliate respeft to himself
and the opinions. of others. At this
alarming pertot the great object of ail Parties
ought tobe to maintain. the Constitution .of the
Country. It is :a t.t..at consolation that 'it is,
wrengthened -of late ;so trileh..by the -Union of
Ireland with Great BYFaiit, • and of her Legisla
tors with the Britidi Parliament, The House of
Commons is the
_great support and defence of the
Constitution, anl/4i how can it then better or
mire effettual4 defcrtded than. by plaeihg in that
Chair, a person who honours it best, and loves it
most ?

A great numher of Members calling Sir Jon N
IVITPCOtD to the Chair, he rose and said,
No Gentleman would be prprized that any
person, standing in the sbuation to which he now
did, should fee! himself deprived of his usual fa-
and'at a 10.,s in what manner ••() express
hinv,elf. He did' not twin to make professions
to the, House of his unworthiness the'honour,
or in,:apaciry to discharge the duties of the situ,
itt, to whkh it was now prversed to call.him
r2si,,oscion o; the public situation in His
Majcs's Mile]) he had for some time
held, would, no doubt, leave an impression, that
be, nattered himself that he :was, riot . altogether
unqualified for the office, to which it was pro.

' posed to all him, which
.would be wholly in_
consistent with such rofessions. He had also
g,
the example. of the Ri' t Hon. Gentleman who
Iris now resigned the Office of SPEAKER, waich
he filled with so much honour to himself, .and
advantage to the House„: who, twelve years ago,
on being first called to that distinguished situ-
ation, did not think it necessary to follow the
praaice- in this respeft, which-had been long
maintained, but with that modesty.and humility
which is always becoming, submitted to the coin-
!minds of the House. Influenced' by these con-
siderations, he should conceive it hig duty to sub-
mit, with respeft, to the opinion of the House;
should they think fit to call him to ,an office, to.
whiCh he had not -of hiniself aspired, but Whith
being suggested to.hintby his friends, he would
confess, had become the objeftof his, honest am-
bition. Eery person who was acquainted with
his situation at the Bar, must .be sensible that
he must make considerable sacrifices in. accepting
the Office to Which; he was now proposed;_ more
especially es he 'Might have looked forward to
some of thcse situations Othonour and' indepen-
dence, to which tolerable talents and application
commonly raise persons of that' profession. But
an independent competence was all he had in view,
and. that this might be earned in the way in which
his services might be of the greatest use to l,is
Country, was his most earnest desire. He was
aware that though the House might now call him
to the Chair, another Parliament may deny Mm that
honour. In that case, he would betake himself
to his profession, in which, he hoped, that by
attention and application, he would again be en-
abled to gain that independent competence which
he desired. If the House, however, should now
think fit to call hiM to the Chair, he would, in
one sense, consider' it as one of the happiest mo-
ments of his life.
Mr. SIIERIDANsaid, that no man was more
re'sdy than lie was to pay tribute to the profes.
sional merits of the Hon. and Learned 'Gentle-.
Man. He believed that no man is a greater ho.
nour to his professiOn, liut he must say, that in
his opinion, the qualities of a Lawyer are not
sufficient' for a Speaker of the House of.Commoni:
The Noble Lord, who proposed. the Hon. and
Learned Gentleman to fill the Chair of this House,
said, that he had devoted his time and talents to
the study and praElice of the Law, and concluded
‘vith observing, that the House must anticipate
the person ' he:was going to name.. But surely
there were others in 'this. House, ,well learned iv
the Law, anti who have devotetl their time to

the study and praAice of it, whom it was pos-
sible to suppose that he would nam:. He
did not sec, howeVer, the weight of thi6 ar-
gument in. favour of chusing. the Learned 'Gen.
tleman proposed. It has not been the. praaice
of this House in' chusing a SrEAKER, to look
to knowledge of the , Law as tivc most essential
qualification, but to the, honest zeal of an inde-
pendent Country Gentleman. It has nor beeh the
pray tice. of this House, to chuse a -person who
holds, or has . only resigned an Office which he
held at pleasure under the Crown. Indeed, he
was very much surprised on hearing' the I-lon.
and Learned Gentleman say that he had resign-
rd his Office. On what rounds has he done
this ? Was his eledion a matter of fixed previous
arrangement ? Was he so well assured of the
votes of the Houser by those:
.who are coming
into office or those who are going out ? if, in-
deed, - there is any distiri!tiop between Ahern.—
This alone, he conceived. to be .ground enough
for the House to assert. its iPdependence, and to
chum• another person. :He wished to know
whether a person who has,not yet taken the oaths
is eligible to.the office of Slq AIcER. —With this
view he desired parr of the= Ail passed in. 170 z,
on this subject, to be read. . •
The paragraph of the .Ael was read, and pur-
ported that no person can vote or take a part
in any debate, who has not taken the Oaths, pro_
vided a SPEAKER has been chosen.

Mr. SHEK I DAN said he named no one at pre..
_it in opposition to the Gentleman proposed.
Mr. PITT rose to make a very few observa..

tions upon what had fallen frOm the Hon. Gentle-
man who had spokeittist. The Hon. Gentleman
seemed disposed to propme a Gentleman to, fill the
important office of Speaker, without having at'all
adverted to the circumstance, whether that Gen_
tied= was capable of being eleded, r' even of
sitting •in that House—lf the Hon. Gentleman

lad aiiverted to the Aa of Parliament, l►e would

have found that it was.notonly impossible for the
Hon. Gentleman to whom he had alluded, to express

3 that House his assent or dissent to the choice of
he House, supposing it shobld fa.ll upon him ;

-• •
but for him even to be present at the Debates,
wirhoutincurring the penalties prescribed by one
Clause of the Aft in question, without having
taken the Oaths in full Parliament. The Hon.
Gentleman certainly could not have been aware
of this circumstance, but having now an oppor.
tunity of looking at the Ad, he hoped the lion.
Gentleman would not press the subjea any far_
ther. For 'his own part, he was very far from
pressing this obje(tion invidiously, but it was so
obvious and so insurmountable, that he could not
avoid suggesting it. He had heard a rurnpur of
something of this kind being proposed, which had
induced him to look into the question, and he

hen found that the words of the' A were dis-

tind and insuperable. The Hon., Gentleman
seemed to be a little offended with his Honour-

able Friend fox' supposing that the description
which.he had given of the qtalifications neees.
siry fur a Sp9ker could, only apply 19 his Learned
Friend. The Noble Lord certainly did not go
to, the extent of saying, that these qualities were
possessed only by the Right Honourable Gen..

tleman who -had been proposed ; he hoped and
tru:cd, that if that Right Hen. Gentleman were,
not the. ojea of their choiccu that-there ytere
many other (.3entlemen whose talents would en ale
them, to discharge the. dilties.of that iMport,m)t.
office with honour to themselyes and advantage-
to the House...lt seemed however ratlier singulu,
that thel-ion. Gentleman,, who seemed !nut at. she
very idea of attribtiting talents pecully.to any
one person, should himself be so narrowed in his

choke, as tetpropose a Gentleman sylio was ineli-
gible in -point of form. The qualification for
which he seemed `lnclined to propose this Gentle-
man was certainly not one thaC.belonged ex-
clusively to him, it was, that he was a Country
Gentleman, a title that he possessed. in common
with many other Gentlemen of that House, but
still the Hon. Gentleman could only seled one,
andthat a Member who from .not having taken
the oaths, could not consistently with the forms
of the House and the words and spirit of an At
of Parliament, he the object of their choice. The
first objedion which the Hon. Gen tleman had made
to the Motion of his Noble Friend, appeared to him
most extraordinary, and such a .one as he WAS in-
clined to believe had never beennade before; it was,
thal his Learned Friend belonged to the profession
of the Law, andthat he had attained the highest
rank in that profession which talents and industry
could raise any man to, He did not mean to as-
: sert that there were not many Gentlemen
who were not of the profession of the Law, who
were well qualified to discharge the Ogee. of
Speaker, but undoubtedly it could not be de_
. nied, but .that a knowledge of the profession,
and that application to business- which gene-
rally , accompanied ir, must be extremely, ad-
, vantageons in the discharge of so arduous an
Office. Besides, a man who studied the Law
with enlarged and liberal ideas, must ac-
quire an intimate- knowledge
_of the Con.
stitution, and a love for it, increasing as that
knowledge was augmented. These were cir-
cumstancea, that, in his oeinibn,. so far from be,
ing an objedion, were the 'strongest recommen-
dations to a Candidate for' the Chair of that
House. , He begged to observe, that it was not
merely that honest zeal which the Hon. Gentle-
man had spoken of, that was necessary to qualify
a man for the Office of Speaker : It required those
habits of application, and that method and pie-
cision in the ilischarge of business, which belong_
ed to the Profession of the Law, whose proceed-
ings bore no small analogy to the proceedings of
that• House. It was not only in the public pro-
ceedings of that House that the difficulfieS of the
Office consisted ; there were many other parts of
the duty that required those talents, and that vi-
gilance, which had been uniformly displayed by
the ,Right Hon. Gentleman, who lately so• ably
filled that Chair, and who, he had no doubt,
would carry into whatever other station he might
be placed,• those eminent qualities which were
necessary in arduous times, for difficult situations.
The other objektion which had been made, was
still more singular than the former ; for lie objected
to his Hon. and Learned Friend, that he had
done that, which, if he had not done, he would.
have been disqualified, namely, resigned his Office.
So that the Hon. Gentleman had proposed one
person. for the Office of Speaker, who was ineligi-
ble, and'objeded to another that he had qualified
himself for the Office. If the Hon. Gentleman.
would look at the Mt of Parliament, he would'.
find that no person could be chosen Speaker of
that House who held any Office at the will of the
Crown. The Hon: Gentleman's objeftion, there-
fore, amounted., to this, that his lion. and,
Learned Friend being ambitious of the honour of
filling the Chair. of that House, and willing to
take the chance of meeting with the approbation
of the House, had taken the necessary steps •to
Make himself eligible. The conduet of. his
Hon. and Learned Friend, upon this occasion, had
displayed that manliness and sincerity which he
had ever shewn, and which he was sure must re_
commend him to the favour and'good opinion .of
the House, and make, hiM the obje& of their
choice.

Mr. MARTIN said, that he had heard from
different quarters so much of the 'integrity and
other good qualities of the HonL Genileman, and
among them his impartiality., that he was in:-
duced to vote for him ; 'and he only wished, that
if he was chosen to the office he would justify
the idea he had of him.
Mr. NICHOLLS said, the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman's character, for understanding was very,
high, and that was a general qualification for the
office—but there was still another qualification in
him that was almost peculiar ' to himself, and
Which fitted him- most aptly for this office,, he
meant the long
_habit . that Learned Gentleman
had been in, of considering 'Cases which related
to . Rights of Private Property, and which gave
his understanding 'a superiority in that mina
over most others. This was likely to be highly
advantageous to the Proceedings of ►he House in
a great part of its business, namely, Private Bills
of various descriptions. It would be a great ad-
vantage to have such a 'person in the Chair ref
that Hciuse, for it would acquire a cliara&er
which it at present wanted—that of being equal
to the other House in their Provisions lin the
Disposition of Private Property.
Mr. SHERIDAN requested that the Ati of
Parliament referred to by the Right Hon. Gentle.
man might be read ; which being read by the
Clerk. accordingly, it required that the SP m:ER
of the'House of Commons should not enjoy, for
the time being, any Office holden at the plAtsure
of the Crown.

Mr. SHERIDAN resumed.—He contended that
what. the Right Hon. Gentleman had laid down
in so peremptory a tone as the Law of Parliament
on tins subjea, did not appear to be the fair con.
sualion of the Ad, and that in his comment up-
on it, he had discovered a disposition to quibble
and confound, rather than to explain, and lay
hold of the letter of the Law, whilst he over-
looked its spirit. Mr. • Sif RR /DAN asked, how
die spirit of the Ad could be followed ups if the
person proposed for the Speaker's. Chair only re-
signed an Office holden by him at the pleasure of
the Crown, an hour or two before the time 'of
elation, merely that he might render himself eli-
gible according to the letter of the Law ? And
he would, ask, suppose the Hon, and Learned
Gentleman who so lately held the Office of At-
torney-General should, not he chpsen, would His
Majesty's late or present Ministers (for he hard.
ly knew how to make a distinction between them)
vcnture to continue him in that Office ? Or would
they have been so. unjust, as to have advised Ms
MAJESTY to deprive the Country of the abilities

of the Hon. Gentleman in his official charadm.,
without stipulating and pledging themselves to
his elevation to the Chair of thr House ? . Their
condua towards the Learned Gentleman' had been
premature and rash, and towards the House dis.
respettful. He would contend, that 'as- the Mt
stood, his Hon. Friend was as eligible as the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman, and that it would
have been more decorous for the Learned-Gentle--
man to have come down to the House in his offi-
eialcharader, and to have taken his chance of
being elected to the Office of Speaker, rather' '
than to have followed the advice of those whom,
the • ainsidered as his ,powerful friends. It had
been argued, that his Hon. FOend, whom he
meant to propose; was not eligible :bat this, in
point of law, .he would deny ; besides, as he un-
derstood that the Hon. Gentleman he meant to
have proposed had already; taken the oaths aboVe
stairs, he would contend that he was not liable to
any of those penalties in. the Aft :referred to.
1. When he mentioned, the name of the Hon. and
Respettable - Friend of his whom he meant to pro- •
pose (Mr. CHARLES DUNDAS), the House would
at once see, that, he .meant tti' bring forward.no
party man, and that the proposing luch a person
would not be misconstrued into a proposal of fat'
Lion. With regard to the Right Hon:Gentle-
man who had so lately occupied the Chair Of that.
House, he agreed in every panegyric which had
been bestowed upon him, and he must say, he felt
deep regret at having lost him in his late cha-
, raeter;• and, without meaning any ;thing'clisre_.
if spetiful towards his proposed 4uccessor,, he mot,
beg leave to pause, and, at least to require the
evidence of fans, before he agreed in the same pa-
negyrics upon him ; and he must say, that he felt
his confidence. somewhat abated, from the changes
which had .happened,. when he saw a disposition
in'the new'MiniSters to follow .up the same mea-
stires with those who had retired.

Lord GEORGE CAVENDISH spoke in a low
tone of voice. When we caught his words, he
was observing, that the present times Were pe-
culiarly critical ; it therefore became *House
to, consider_ its true charader in 'the choice they
made of a Speaker. He must say, that the Hon.
Gentleman intended to' have been proposed, watt-.
of that charater, from the knowledge he had had,
of him for many years ; that had he been elated.:
he was sure he would have done credit to himself'
and the House. He was a Gentleman who stood'
unconnetted with all-party, and- such, hadire-
beeil proposed, he should have given him his
vote. He had long known the urbanity of his
manners, and was assured that.there was not *.
more firm and independent
,cllaratier. • ..

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The HOuse then lOudlycalled for the Question,.
that Sir jotor Mirponn be called to take the
Chairs which-being-rend by the Clericrwat car:-
ried without a divi,,on.
Sir Jo +N MITEORD was then conducted to,
and seated in the Chair by Lord HAwrcEsnyki
and Mr. 1. H. BRowNE.
Sir yoinv AIITFORD, from the Chair, then
said, that he could not but feel the deepest and
most 'grateful sense of the obligation he wai under
to the. House, for the Honour they had thus con_
furred upon him ; but he was encouraged to un-
dertake the arduous duties of the Office, in the
hope of being honoured with the confidence and
sppport.of the house, whilst it would be his ani-
farm endeavour, in discharging the' duties of the
Qthce, only to consider what the SPEnKER of the
House of Commons ought to do, without any al.
fatiOn, prejudice, or partiality whatsoever.
Lord ARDEN said a few words in so low A.
tone, ;and many Members moving out, that n4_
thing could be heard.

.
11.1711 said, bethought it right to zpprise
the House, that it would be proper rei make known
to His MAJESTY to.tnorrow;.'tor his, approbation,
upon whom the choiceor a Speaker had :alle1).•

The House then adjourned, at half pit five,
till To.morros'.