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London, England, 1830-05-29 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT. )

Colonel LINDSEY moved the further consideration on
:he Perth Harbour Bill.

Mr. HUME moved that the Shipowners of Perth he
added to the list of twenty-six Commissioners appointed
by the Bill.
Colonel LINDSEY opposed this amendment, when
strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared
For the original motion 76
Against it 59
Majority
The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to
be read a third time.

Mr. C. W. WYNNE presented a petition from the
Corporation of Dumbarton, complainining of the Report
of the Committee on the Clyde Navigation Bill, praying
that the Bill might be re-committed, and a Committee of
appeal appointed. ,
The presenting of this petition led to a long discussion,
in which Sir R. Inglis, Mr. H. Drummond, Mr. Sykes,
Mr. Kennedy, Sir T. Freemantle,lMr. Campbell, and Mr.
C. W. Wynne, took n part.

The House then divided, when there appeared_.
For the petition being referred to another Committee 24
Against it
Majority

7

The Bill was then ordered to be re-committed. j
GREECE.

Sir R. PEEL went to the Bar, and on being called by
the Speaker, presented papers, being communications be-
tween his Majesty's Government and Prince Leopold, re-
specting the Sovereignty of Greece.—They were read and
ordered to lie on the table.
THE ROYAL SIGNATURE.

Sir R. PEEL moved the Order of the Day for the Com-
mittal of the Royal Signature Bill. On the question that
the Speaker do leave the Chair,
Lord ALTHORP said that as the intended duration of
the Bill was so short, he would not press for the hearing
of evidence by the House ; but should it become nncessary
to renew the Bill between this and the close of the Session,
he should feel the necessity of calling upon the House to
hear the testimony of the physicians : at present he should
not give the Bill any opposition.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the only question relat-
ing to the Bill was its effect as a matter of precedent. As
the indisposition under which his Majesty at the present
moment unhappily laboured did not affect the Royal
mind, he c'asidered that the safeguards established offered
sufficient security. As forming a precedent, care should
be taken to guard against its forming a pretext under
which, in the event of the Royal mind suffering in any
future reign, the Ministers for the time being might keep
the King away from the members of his family, or other-
wise abuse so great and important a power. He should
have thought, therefore, that the examination of the phy-
sicians would have been advisable, and in all future cases
thst course he thought ought to be pursued. In the pre-
sent case he was'perfeetly satisfied withithe security ; and if
at any future time valid objections should be raised against
it, the means of obtaining further securities would be still
accessib:e.

Mr. C. W. W. WYNN entirely concurred with the
Noble Lord who had just sat down, in thinking that the
present Bill was chiefly important in the light of a prece-
dent. As to the existing state of the Royal mind, they
had abundant evidence in the form of the Bill that it was
not affected, and also the firm of the Bid prevented its
abuse in any event of mental incapacity ; for the language
of the Bill is, that the Royal Assent must be given by
word of mouth, which distinctly implied by a person
completely cognisant of the nature of the instrument to
which he was giving hi, assent. Hereafter it may be
found that additional precautions were necessary—and if
so, they might be added for the better prevention of
abuse, and to guard against the present measure being
drawn into any evil precedent,
The House then resolved itself into a Committee. The
Bill was agreed to be reported, without the awiendments ;
upon which the House resumed, the report was brought
up, and on the question that it be read a third time,
Sir BOBER I'PEEL said, that in reply to an observa-
tion made last night, respeeting the mime in such a case
o
Regency Act there was a clause, enabling
present his
then Prince of Wales, to sign " George
phfia forginga that
in
Prince
the
Regents
the Royal S•gnature stamped, he had to say,rea eestytn
and declaring the punishment for the
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