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London, England, 1808-05-21 00:00:00

U'EMYSS V. KEI%.

This 'Appeal came on tor judgment. Lord LAIY-
DBRDALE, in a speech of considerable length, argued
in behalf of the Appellant, and made a motion to
reverse the interlocutor.

The Loan CHANCELLOR opposed the motion, and
it was negatived without a division.. The judgment
was then affirmed, subjea to several alterations pro
posed by the Lord Chancellor.--Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, MAY 20.
Sir SAMUEL, ROMILLY brought in his Bill for mak-
ing compensation to persons confined and brought
to trial for criminal offences, and found innocent.—
Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Friday next.
The Tanners' Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The Lunatics Bill went through a Committee..—
The Report was received, and the Bill ordered to be
recommitted on Thursday next.
Admiral HUM presented a Petition from -cer-
tain descriptions of Persons in the County of Essex
against the proposed measure of Distillation from
Sugar.
The Child Stealing Bill was read a third time and
passed, with an Amendment proposed by the Solici-
tor General, who thought the words of the Bill in
its original form would not affix the penalty on the,
stealing of a child for the purpose of using it in
begging, or of obtaining a reward for restoring it, or
any other purpose of tking it an object of lucre or
gain As the Bill originally stood, the penalty at-
tached to • maliciously stealing, and the legal con-
streClion of the word malicious, was such, tnat with-
out such an Amendment as he proposed the cases he
alluded to wuuid escape.
• Mr. WYNNE, Mr. LUSHINOTON, Mr. Alderman
Cosiatt,• and Mr. Stsisorl,' expressed some doubts,
whether tfie apprehensions of the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman were net beyond what the ease war-
ranted., as in their .opinion the Courts would con-
ceive malice in the cases alluded to, but they finally
acquiesced in the Amendment.
ARMY CLOTHING.
Colonel WARDELL' moved, that there be laid ))e-
-fore the House a Copy of the Letter of the Secretary
*of the Treasury to the Secretary at War, dated bch
Dec. 1807, relative to the mode of supplying the
Army with great coats, together with the,Answer
thereto ; and several other Letters on the Same sub-
je4-:k. He alluded shortly to the great , saving to the
public, by supplying great coats to the Army by
public contract; and expressed his confidence, that
if the same system was extended to the clothing of
the army in every department, the saving would be
no less than 100,0001. a year.
Mr. Hu s xis sow had no obje&ion to the produ6tion
of the Papers moved for. It was certainly a fixed prin.-
ciple with the Treasury, to have the public supplies
furnished by corolla, whenever that could be dune. -
But be thought it right to inform the House, that
the supply of all other articles ot clothing to the
Army, except great coats, was done through the Co-
lonels of the regiments, and made part of their eino-,
Willem. • Without an arrangement compensating.
the Colonels for the loss they would sustain- by be-
ing deprived of that part of their emoluments arising
from the clothing, the` supply of the other articles
besides great coats could not be made matter 9f open
contra& and competition.
The Accounts were ordered.
Mr: Husiussots brought in a Bill for the Im-
provement of the Land Revenue of the Crown:—
Read a firkt time, and ordered to .be read a second
time on Monday.
The Duchess of Brunswick's Annuity Bill, and
the Military Inquiry Continuance Bill, Were read a
second time, and ordered to be committed on Mon-
day.
, • On the motion of Mr. LRTHBRIDGB, the House
wont into a Committee; orf Mr. Palmer's Compen-.
sition Bill. Mr.-Fuller in the Chair. , •
Mr. LETHBRIDGE teoved that 'the Chairman' be
dire Bed to move for leave to 'bring in a Bill to se-
cure tciirMi. Palmer the future enjoyment of his per
centage on the net increased revenue of the, Post
Office, according to the agreement made with Mr.
Pitt in 178 g.
In answer to an inquiry from Mr. BANRES, who
repeated his general.ohje6tiona to the measure, Mr.
Lethbridge said it was not intanclvd that the present
motion,, or the Bill to be founded on it; should apply
to the arrear due to Mr. Palmer sinet his dismissal
troth his office.. He thought the -,near would he.
most properly made good to Mr. Palmer by a vote of
the House in a Committees of Supply.
In answer to another enquiry, front Mr. BANKRas,
Mr. LETHBRIDGE said it would be matter for future
consideration from what fund the compensatiou
should be. made.. In his own opinion the• Post Office
Revenue would, be the proper source from which to
take the compensation; that being the depart-
ment of the revenue benefited .by Mr. Palmer's, ex-
ertions.
• Mr. Bhaxas here took exceptioo to the proposed
mode of voting the arrear„ He ithought that oti a
vote of such large amount, the other House of Par-
liament ought to have an opportunity ofpronouncing
Its judgment, and cited several periiiiel instances in
Which it had been thought right to put pecuniary
grants in that shape which would allow such au op,
pertunity. A vote of the House of Commons ad-
mitted of no intervention, tio judgment -of the Lords.
He was therefore adverse to voting any part of Mr.
PalrOls coaspentation in that shape. He wished
to have the whole compensation, arrears as well as
future per centage, included in this Bill. The arrears
of the pension voted to Lord Like had been included
In the bill granting the pension. With a view to
the pra&ice of the House, therefore, as - well as to
give their rightful power of controui add revision to
the. Lords over the whole of the grant, he mobt,ni
as an Amendment,' that the wore " Altura" be
oinitteci‘'

debate contmued ► some titne,- during'which, • we
'iticlormaotf; 'the. Speaker spoke forabove; twenty
ininat.., in favour of the titirekrained cdmpensatioti
to Mr.- Palmer. The div?sion.then "took place, when!

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Mr, ').lzl;;Es' Amendment. :t4las-lost.by' a majority
IVi. ii 3 it) 31. •
Whet) strangers were re-admitted into the Gallery,
CHANCIILLOR oftlie.kitcumuEa was represctit-.
ing the; propriety of accompanying the grata with
aotne specifications, ,whiclviwOuld.:cirnit'of,a certain'
degree of eontroul in the,Uppier
Mr. )loss said the stipulations for service, and the
nature of the service, should'be included in the Acl
of Parliament as,well as it) the original agreertibnt:
flu thought the grant should be made the subjea of
a clause in the Appropriation Act. lie adverted to
the cases cited by Mr. IL/pukes, in proof of this opi-
nion.

The CHAIRMAN was direded to move for leave.to
bring in a_ Bill-according to the original motion of
Mr. Lethbridge. The report was received, -and 4
Bill ordered accordingly