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For thi Amendment 41—Against it 83.

Mir. WI NMI allowed- that other duties besides
:indi,:1•:11 may give a claim to public compensation ;
contended that the Barons of the Exchequer in
Scotland performed no adequate service of any kind
rn cniitle them to the provision of superannuation.
To make such a provision for them, was to provide
a retreat 'from a retreat. The independence of these
Judges was alreatly provided for. •
Mr. -DUNDAS maintained, that 'the duty of the
Barons of, the Exchequer in Scotland was the same
as those of the Barons in' England and Ireland,
and consequently entitled to a similar remuneration.
The Question being called for, the House divided.

. The Committee then went through the remain-
der of the Bill.—The Report to be received to-
morrow.

WHABToN brought up the. Report of the
Corninittee of Ways and Means on the Financial
Arrangements. of the year.—The Resolutions were
agree/ t., and Bills ordered accordingly.

1111 LITARYINQUI RY.
The CHANCELLOR of` the EXCHEQUER rose to
move for leave to bring in a Bill to revive and con-
tinue the Powers of the Commissioners of Military
Inquiry. fle hoped there would be no objection to
pass this Bill through all its stages as speedily as
possible. A Bill forthis purpose had already passed
both houses of Parliament in this Session,' hut
.by
some accident, it had been omitted in the Commis-
sion which had passed the Great Seal for giving the
Royal Assent to Bills ;agreed upon by both Houses.
In consequence of this omission, the Powers of the
Cortnnissioners had e'xpired yesterday, and it became,
necessary to have this Bill reVived, in order to con-
tinue them.

The SPBAKER thought it right to make some ob.'
servation on this case. It was contrary to the Con-.
siittition that Bills agreed upon by both Houses
should lie in the other House without being noticed,
when a Commission from the Great Seal came down
to give the Royal Assent to Bills so agreed upon.
There being'no reason to suppose that the preient
case happened otherwise than by mere accident, the
present nicition 'Might be sufficient.
After some conversation, in which Mr. PONSONBY
thiggested the propriety of a special entry on, the
Journals, and the SPEAr.g:a stated, that there was
no Parliamentary knowledge of the fa6t, to ascertain
which, so as to warrant, a special entry, a formal in-
quiry should be made in the Hous6" of Lords ; but
that no irregularity would be seen on .the Journals
of this House by proceeding Without a special entry,
as this case would appear to be the same as, that of a
temporary Bill to continue another, which other-
wise would have expired before the continuing 13i11
;wild receive the Royal Assent.
The Cllo=-1.441 of the Esc:RV:IOER offered
Some observations to the same effect. Leave was
given to bring in the Bill, which was passed. through
first and second reading, through the Committee,
and reported, and ordered to be read a third time to.
morrow. _ _ _

111 t. GalvrrAlt presented a Petition from the
Grocers of publin, complaining of the prohibition
from retailing spirits imposed on them,by the Ad
Geo. W. and praying the,repeal of the said. Mt.
Also a Petition from the Prisoners in the Sheriff's'
Pll4Oll in Dublin.