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London, England, 1802-12-09 00:00:00

.I.II4PERML PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE -OF PEERS,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. S.
Sp.
••it Orders were made relative to hearing Scotch Ap-
r Ts, and other routine business disposed of.
the third reading of the Small. Notes Bill was postpo'ned.
th4R• EGER TON, attended by several Members, brought up
e Chester Road Bill, which was read a first time.
_ After waiting some time in expelation of farther commu-
nications from the Commons, their Lordships adjourned till
lo•rnorrow.

HOUSE OF COl►ll"ilC'S,

WEDNESDAY, DEC. S.

,The SPEAKER stated, that he having been re-
turned to to serve in Parliament for two places, viz..
vlroodstock and for Heytesbuty,
A , he bad made
'3eleftiOn to Serve for Wooditock.
bury
new Writ was of course ordered Heytes-
te' PE /g.KS :,et-
thr Hon. joart BERESVORD, stating
4L,Om
hni:tg'e had been returned to serve in Parliament for
ennty of Waterford, and for the Borough of
:Is killen, and that he had made his eledion to
serve for the County.of Waterford. .
A new Writ was ordered for Inniskillen.
A new. Writ was ordered for the City of Ches.
tp
in the room of Liird ITELGR.AVE, called op to
the House of Peers.
;Ll7-7e SPE ~IKER said, that he t3d received a
etter from the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, con-
taining a Petition complaining of an undue Eleaion.
l
Or Trinity College, Dublin.—Ordered to be taken
'nto.consideration on the 3/St of May.
MA new Writ was ordered for .the Borough of
uckley, in Northamptonshire, in the room of SA-
EL HAYNES, Esq. who had accepted the office
of Steward of the Chiltern Hondo:di.— Ordered.
Mr. GOLDING said, that he had been elected ,
to 5€ tve in this present Parliament for the Boroughs
ti Fowey and Ply mpton, and that he had made his
"r4e6tion to serve for Fowey ; a new Writ was of
course ordered for the Borough of Plympton.
A new Writ - Was ordered for Marlow, in the
room of T. Wi Lt. I Ams, Esq. deceased..
A new Writ was ordered for Portallington, in
the room of H. PARNEL, Esq. who had accepted
the office of Escheator of Munster.
The Report of the Irish Militia Bill was brought
tip and agreed to, and it was ordered to be read a
third time to.morro..v, if then engrossed.
The Report of the Commirtee.on Expiring Laws
was trough; Op, and Bills were ordered to be biought
In pursuant to some of the Resplutions.
ELECTION PETITIONS.
rhe, CHANCELLOR of „the EXCHEQUER
fr'+4
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tit; *-
tesoeaing the hearing i
he rose to t.,,..efe, trot the House should not,
hikei°re the Adjournment for the Christmas Recess,
i"to consideration any of the Petitions which
~,(1 beer, Presented, complaining of undue Elections,
eturns, arc.--Ordered.
'The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER gave
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• °t-iee, that he should, on Monday next, move tcZ
m." Pone,
till after the 7th of February, the con-
4eeration
of such Petitions as were appointed for.
acing previous to that period.
r.
ST. JOHN -presented a Petition from some
etiors of Nottingham, statin&, that when they.
Put their Names to the Petition, complaining of an
~`l."(lue Eledion for the 1:Own of Nottingham, they
'111(1 not know all the allegations in the said Petition,
07did they now mean to support them. "1. hey,
meant merely to have stated, that it was their in-
tion to have voted for Mr. Coke. .He moved,
it should lie on the Table.
Mr. fIiRCH rose, and was proceeding to corn-.
leellt upon what he considered to be exaggerated
tentts of what took place at-that Election, when
SPEAKER called him to order, and stated, that
$h Question Question was merely, whether the Petition
nould lie on the Table.
Mr. BIRCH said, there %.vere some points which
11! wished to. have explained, bur if it was irregular,
would not trespass upon the House. The Petition
l'lotdered to lie on the Table.
eit WM. PULTENEY presented a ,Petition from
e
• The'ain persons, Maltsters at Shrewsbury; against
imposing a Duty on seer.
t The Malt Duty Bill, the PensiOri Bill, and the
:Chequer Bills Bill, were read a second time, and
ere ordered to be committed to-morrow.
d mle SECRETARY at WAR moved the Order of
iy, for the House to resolve itself into a Corn-
rna te.le of Supply, and also that the different Esti.
Aries, which had 'been presented respetling the
&c. should be referred to the said Corn-
4eee---Ordered.
far H ouse then resolved itself into a Committee
dtit he SECRETARY at WAR said, it was now his
tee
to submit to the consideration of the Commit-
91e Military Establishment which His Majesty's
torero
tho9ght it right, under all circumstances,
terr,°Pose fol. the ensuing year. But before he en-
ha.dcl.intoddetail of the different Estimates which
sban been presented, he would( with the permis-
tio_,( the Committee, make some general observa-
_ abeivielinsyin the sobjeti. The Estimates which had
upon the Table presented the details of
to th itarY Establishment, greater, both with respell
e lnc rte number of Men, and the Expence that would be
ever d than any which upon former occasions had
peaceen maintained by this Country in a period of
And the question upon which the Corn.
.11fittee
.ther
rulcould first have w decide would be, whe-
rviii;_afr umstances rendered such an increase in our
Y Establishment necessary If that queS.
" baould be ci • ,
decided in the affirmative, and upon