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London, England, 1840-02-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT'.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Pis. 20.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at five, and proceeded to read her Majesty's gra-
cious answer to the address from their Lordships.
The answer was in terms similar to those of the an-
swer to the Commons' address, which has been already
published.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented a peti-
tion from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, against any alteration
in the Corn-laws.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH asked if the Government
would lay before their Lordships the despatches from
the Mauritius.
Viscount MELBOURNE said the despatches would
shortly be produced.
POORAAWS.

The Marquis of NORMANBY laid before the
House a general order of the Poor-law Commissioners,
relative to out-door relief.
On the motion of the NOBLE MARQUIS, the Prisons
Act Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed.
The Earl of HADDINGTON presented a peti-
tion from the Presbytery of Lawler, praying for the re-
enactment of the Scotch Act of 1690, by which patron-
age in the Church was abolished. The Noble Earl at
the same time stated that he did not agree in the
prayer of the petition.
ADDRESSES TO PRINCE ALBERT AND
THE DUCHESS OF KENT.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented to their
Lordships the answers of Prince Albert and her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, to thc addre,ses of congra-
tulation presented by their Lordship 3. The Prince de-
clared that he heard with the liveliest satisfaction the ap-
proval which their Lordships expressed at his union
with her Majesty, and that it should be the study of
his life to merit the confidence reposed in hini.

The answer of the Duchess of Kent was, as far as
we could collect, in the same terms as that which her
Royal Highness returned to the Message from the
House of Commons.
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.

Lord ELLEN BOROUGH begged to ask the
Noble Marquis, the President of the Council, whether
it was the intention of her Majesty's Ministers to accede
to the motion for referrfing the petition of the East
India Company to a Select Committee ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that it
might be more advisable to wait until the Government
was prepared with measures in reference to the several
topics of the petition. But if the Noble Baron chose
to press his motion for a Select Committee, it would
not be opposed by her Majesty's Ministers. At the
same time, it was not expedient for him to state what
were the points to which the attention of the Go-
vernment, had been principally directed. He was
ready to attend to any suggestion that the Com-
mittee which the Noble Lord intended to move
for might make to the House, and he would render
any services in his power for the purpose of conducting
the inquiry which the Noble Lord proposed.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH, after what had been
stated by the Noble Marquis, felt it would be unneces-
sary to occupy the House on Tuesday by making any
observations on moving for the Committee of which he
bad given notice. He should therefore merely wove far
the appointment of the Committee ; he was most glad
that he should have the valuable assistance of the No-
ble Marquis,. The NoYe Lord then moved for certain
returns relative to the trade of this country with the
British Colonies.—Ordered.
TRANSFER IN AIDS BILL.

On the motion of Lord DUNCANNON, the
Transfer in Aids Bill cvls read a third time, and passed.

CHINA

The Duke of BUCKINGHAM wished to know,
from the Noble Earl at the head of the Admiralty,
whether he had received any official accounts of the
transactions that had t.cen represented as having taken
place in China.
Earl MIN TO said that he had received no official ac-
count of the transactions referred to by the Noble Duke
at the Admiralty. He bad, however, received private
information, from which he felt bound to say that he
considered the accounts that had been before the pub-
lic were in effect substantially correct.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM wished also to
know whether any steps had been taken in consequence
of the death of Sir Frederick Maitland ?
Earl MINTO said that, in consequence of the death
of that gallant officer, Admiral E:liott had been or-
dered to the port.
SPANISH LEGION.

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The Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to
move for certain returns relative to the Spanish Legion.
What he wanted to ascertain was, if any arrangement
had been made by the Spanish Commission with the
sanction of the Secretary of State for Foreign Aff►irs,
respecting the adjustment of the claims of the officers
awl men of the British Auxiliary Legion, not presented
before the 30th of September last. He wished also
to have a return of the decision of the War Office
respecting pensions and compensations granted to
wounded officers of the Legion. He should be satis-
fied if the Noble Viscount would inform bins to-
morrow, when he moved far these returns, if
any arrangement had been made for the paying
of the Auxiliary Legion by the Spanish Governm,:nt,
and if an arrangement had been made by the
Spanish Government, what were the intentioas of her
Majesty's Government with respect to those persons
who were now in a state of the most a;)ject poverty.