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liiL PAALL 1. 131ENT.

MUSE OF LORDS.
Tlititt.',DAY MAY 16.

SIR JOHN ST W r {naught a lviess'age from the.
Comm:ma, requesting that Lor,lSt, Vin Ont
be piirtnitted to attend arA give evidehee belore
the Selea Committee of that.lloOse, relative to Sir
.14: 11001:1(11. The L 012.0 CHANCELLOR infortnt-t1 Sir
John Stewart, that their' Loriships would send an
Answer by a Messenger of their own.•
CORPORATION oATIts..

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Some conversationarose on the second reading of
a Bill (introduced ky Lord RAtiNo it) for antlioriz.
ing alterations in the Teffils i Oaths taken by
Corporate Bodies. . .

Lord I
lAWKnatljtY objeaed to the further pro.
gross oldie Bill. A general Aa of this kind would
be a violent change of the Law of the Land. If any
Corporate Bodies were dissatisfied with the Terms
of the Oaths administered to them, they had two.
nao%ies of remedy, vii. Either to apply to the Crown
for a new Charter, or to apply to Parliament to pass
a Bill to enable theni to alter the Oaths. In the
latter case; Parliament would have the opportunity
of ascertaining whether the Terms of the Oaths
objeded to were such as to require alteration.
Lold RADNOR had been induced to propose the
Bill, from -at wish to satisfy the conscientious' sent
pies of persOis who were, from; their. situations
liable to oke Oathsi the terms of which were ab.
surd and coOttadiflory. He instanced the Oaths
taken in the Corporation of which he is, Recorder,
and which it was his ditty to administer. These
Oathsa were not included in ._any Charter ;• but as
they had, been long taken, •they 'subsisted by pre.
scription,. as the Mayor was obliged to swear, that
he would keep the City well supplied with flesh and
wine, coal and candle ; and all" the Officers of the
Corporation were required to swear, that they will
permit no CongregatiOns injurious to the City, save
and except the Mayor and Aldermen thereof.
The LORD CHANCELLOit was, of opinion, that
the Crown had the power of altering the terms of
such Oaths, without granting a new Charter ; and
recommended it to the Noble Lord to take time to
consider, whether it would not be advisable to make
an application to that q;tatter:
Ti; Bill was then ordered to be committed this
day three months.—Adjourned.-

HOUSE Ole ,CO.IIIIIIONS.
TeitrasneY, etov 16.
Mr. LEYCESiia. reported froitt thiteCtumnittee appointed
to Inquire further into certain pecticulars contented in the
Tenth Report of the COlntiliSsioners of Naval. Inquiry, that,
upon a full eonsideration of the restriaiens atiti limitations
contained in the minutes Of the conferenee toitli the Lords,
it did not appear that the Committee could`satts.aetorily pro-
ceed to the examination,, ter
,the purpose of which they had
been constituted, without trenchine upon the regulations un-
der which Lord Melville had been permitted to eorne before
them.e-The Report was ordered to 14: on the 'rabic..
Lord Wat. Itusseee_presented a Petitinn from the Free.
holders of the County or Surrey ; as did Mr.' L. D e less one
Irani the'Corporation of York, on the subject of the sores of
the Molise relative to the 'tenth Report. Ordered to lie on
the Table. . .
Oft the. motion of Mr. BARNARD, an Account was ordered
'of the Manner in which the sem of sotesool, granted in the
Parliament of Ireland had been, in completion of the last
Accouirt, presented to the Houle on that head
Mr. ist e.teriiews, after a short conversation, obtained
leave to liras in a Bill to amend so much qt tint t3tir of His
refajesty,. Chap. 84, as relates to the Recovery of Peoaltiee
thereby imposed oil Persons driving Waegons having Fel-
beet of Wheels of less than eix incites breadth, witli inure
than tour Horses.
Mr. Loy errata, pursuant trenotite, after stating tliet the
amount of uticleinted Divideads on the Public Fiends, at the
Bank of England and South Sept llntt,e, was
sterling, Moved, that there be laid before the House an 4e.
count of the Amount of Dividends en oblic Funds at the
Pans-' and South Sea House, receivable on or before the:>ist at
October, atm, and dez, reepeelively, acts} which remained
unclaimed op the etst of December lollowing, Alsa, a List
of the Numes of such Proprietors of. Property in Public
Funds, at the flank of England, or the South Sea House, on
which dividends are due, and WM, tell.—Orttered.
Mr. Hearst ssoN, pursuant to netice, ,neved for the ap-
pointment of a Committee to' coulder how fared may be
expedient to allow, Coals to a, litilitse esteenn to lie brought to
London by the Grand function and Paddington Coeds, upon
bpayment of the same rates aril! ditties as are ,gnat Laid on Coals
rought to the City of London coastways.' "
A conversation ensued, in Which:Mr. Bran desired the
Ileum' to been theirguenlageinsteny measure of this nature,.
in which the Conurittee of Management of the Cenulis was
interested, as also against any interterencas with a tilde Which
relined so great a nursery for Scainen.--Mr. F.
claimed any unworthy views on the pert of the Canal Pro-
prietors.—Sir Al, Rune? cleclered that the proposed-Tee-
sure waulcl strike at the rooted et trade upon whieh the em-
ployment and 'support of-the lees,oo Seamen that were now
tightiog the battles of their Country would, on the return of
Peace, in a great measure dllpeuit.. 'Anti Mr, CaltwEN
pressed a wish, that as the eubjeet,tvae of imporrattc,i, a
autficiertt,time should bergiven to consider it maturely.
.;fh;:.
Committee was then rappetntfaL
Admiral Marten era, purenout to his notice on Monday
last, submitted the string of Motions, betweeit thirtseand
forty in number, relative to the state 4tut stretigth of the lelaVy,
the state 01' the Dock-yards, of the-Stores in,the Naval •A re:
senals, the number athaeorinage of His Majesty's Navy, the
number of ships built tit His Niejestide,yarde and in private
yards,the number of Ships t.optured from the tneiriy, the ex-
pence of prime cuss and repairstele Ship of the Line, together
with a varietyof other details conneeled with the Naval
partrnetit during the Atlininistretion of Lord St.. Vincent and
since ; which were,agreed to with the exeeption of ono,
" lot a Copy of the Contract or, Agreenicnt entered into by
the Navy Board With !oho Larkin, tor a'Supply of Foreign
. Timber, dated 15th at May sklol
;"
which, on the sl4l4c3tinit
Of the uNNezt,Loa of the Lacireo ea It was withdra!vit, to
prevent ;he disclosure of the sources witeoce toe Supply of
Vimber for the British Navy was derived, with au under-
staliding, however, that if it should be touted riet.essery, the
Motion might here/1w be renewed.
Mr. lurreaTous moved for an Account of the Sums re..
ceiveti tram the Sale of phi • Stmes, tee. as Druits of Admi-
ralty, which he coneeived to be applicable to nubile true.
poses, and arniatinted to AMU ioo,oaol. !ruin the Ho tan.
rites to the latest period the'saMe could be merle out, toge-
that with the 'application of the same; The account
ordered, after art observation from the Cit enc. Lott of
the
Excitetati t:ets.litat then sums were riot by ay.silable to
tiny purposes ar the Public Expioiditure.
leo 91, As T EftEA nu eaVe notice of a° Motion to morrow,
for leave to butte; in A Bill in amend two Ads relating in the
County.lntirrnattee in I It:taad• , •
Laid HE N y Peer stated, that from eircufil“awies which
hail not:depended on himself, he !Quit himselreander the ie.:-
I cessity sof post porting the Motion o which-he had given notice
for to.otorrow ; horn' the advaneed period of threSessiOne.he
thought it likely that, he should not bripg forward that Mo.,
tion this Season, bin this delay was nut to be looked open as
any aband,,einent of the.objeet.
The Cfi ecet.eoe!iir chi, Excku.d.Eß ifinlined
tiouse,that it wouldfsiot 44 many cientlerneti
Who wished to be pre:serif the diseussien nit the Eleventh
Repute of Naval Inciiiiry,;,yltich a Leareett tVleoinereseejeeor
BE se) had noticed tor 141.44e', lid theretortestibmitk to the
Hon. Gentlemen opposite,' whether
.4411eGdmcr day in the
week plight not answer as went
- Mr. Catty, in the absence of his Learned Friend, consent-
ed on his part to haVe the Alutionfixed ter ThirtAlay ticet.
CON FINENTAL CUNNIXION.
Mr. GHLY rose fur the purpose Of 'turtling a
Gentleman oppowe,
011
*1 of peat rib AC otere4t. the 4 t
que,,lion to die R [Jun.
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1111 t•;%110 haJ beer') announced to the
ri ti,e; 3 01.• St,eect) from the Throne, ihat a pacific
:ni,,,rtureit.id been received from Franot, to which
His Majesty had, declined giving any &Etta an-
s'ver till he should cinsult certain Powers on the
Continent, and particularly Russia, with which he
maintained relations of amity and confidential in-
tercourse. Since that, the Right lion. Gentleman
had-stated to the Hou,e, on the day on Which he
brought forward the Ways and Means of the year,
the probability of important co-operation on
Continent, for. which he then made a provision.
A considerable interval had Since elapsed, yet'no
communication had, been made to Parliament on the
subjed. lie had absteined hitherto from calling
.for any inforMation, for the purpose of giving his
IVlaj:!sty'ti Ministers sufficient time to.decide`upon
the nature of the communication they might 'deem
expedient to mike. He did not then press for an
answer, nor wish to embarrass His Majesty's
nisters, but considering the very advanced period
of the Session. and i.he satisfAionsome certain•in.
fornwion on the subjed would afford the House, he
trusted some communication would be made before
the close of the Session.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
assured the House, that, whenever His Majesty's
Government should be enabled to advise His Ma-
jesty to make, such communication, they would
avail themselveS of the earliest opportunity of doing
.80. But certainly the comtnunications between his
Majesty and -then Pewers were not. at present
such as•to.enable. him to state anything with preci-
sion, and he was sure the Hon. Gentleman would
not eXpeEt from him, under such circumstances, tc).;.
make any dicedt reply as matter of opinion or con.
jefture..
Mr. FOX thought the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Might at least have stated whether there was any
reasonable hope that communication would be
made during the' resent Session.
The CHANCELLOR 'of the EXCHEQUER,.
had stated. to the House, that the present state of
the communications between His Majesty's Ga.
vernmeot and the Continent was not .such as to
enable him to make any communications on the'
subject with certainty ; -and that it could not be
expetied:frorn him to advance any thing 'upon con.
jettute.
Mr. FOX observed, that the Right Him. Gen. '
dermal seemed to lay much stress on the certainty.
Though lie may not at present he able to make any-
precise communication, he may in some time. What
that communication may he, he did not take upon
him to say. His flon..Ftiend had adver,ied to the
advanced period of the Session, and the. importance
of having some information on this Itubjen previous:
to their separation. Though:the Right-11,n. Gen,
tleman might not, in the present instance, -be able
to state any thing vs ith certainty, lie (night at least
iniAln the House, whether they might eotertain a
reasonable hope oisiteh a communication during the
Session.—To chi q reply was given.