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EDUSE OF PEERS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27.

TIIFIR Lordships resolved into a Committee of
Pt iviieges ; and Lord WALSINCHAM having taken
the Chair, M'r. Townshend, of the Herald's Cot.
ge, was farther examined, as was also a Mr. Col.
thurst, respening certain points touching the claim
of tix Rev. Mr. Brydges to the Chandos Peerage ;
after which, the Committee adjourned the farther
consideration of the Case till Friday.
After.the House was resumed,. the various Bills
upon the Table were forwarded in their respalive
stages. Among these, were the ,Sugar Duties
Drawback Bill, the Irish Revenue, arid the Inn.
keepers' Subsistence Bills, which were read a se-
cond time, and committed for to-morrow.
Lord AUCKLAND moved to the following effeet,
that there be laid before the House an account of
the amount of the Sums granted from time to time
so the Commissioners appointed to manage Queen
Ann's Bounty, from the time of the first appoint-
ment of these Commissioners, to the latest period
to which the Accounts could be made up, distin_
guishinc, the Amount of the Sums issued in each
•year.----And, secondly, an account of the distribu.
tiun of these Sums by the said Commissioners, the
amount, and the appropriation of the -surplus of
the said Monies, &c. which, on the question being
put, were ordered accordingly.
The Duke of RICHMOND was sworn and took
his Sear.

The Bill for the better regulation of the Law with
reaped to certain capital offences, &c. introduced
smile time since, and laid before the House by Lord
ELLENBOROUGH, was read a second time, and
committed for Friday.
The Orders respeding the three Irish private
Bills, being read,
Lord 1? EDESD ALE rose, and made a few ob.
servations, arising out of what he had stated yes.
terday on the occasion. He referred to what ap-
peared in the Reports of the Committees on these
Bills, and adverted to the pradice which prevailed
in the Parliament of Ireland, of proceeding legis-
latively on the Certificates of Judges and others ap-
pointed to examine Witnesses upon oath, which
superseded the necessity of bringing such persons up
from distant parts of the Country to be examined
before the House, &c. which incurred a considerable
expellee to the Parties, and which consequently
would be increased to an,enormous degree, were
they brought to this Country for that purpose. The
Nobld and Learned Lord repeated his observations
cat yesterday, respeEting the propriety of having a
Legislative provision on the subjed, to regulate and
extend the pradice, and to render it more effectual.
He corm luded by recommending that the Reports of
the Committees on these Bills, ,be received in the
usual way;--which, as we could coiled, was ordered
accordingly.
Some.routine business was then disposed of, and
their Lordships adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

'WEDNESDAy, APltrt. 27..

Mr. I3anooa moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to improve the Harbour of Eris A.—Leave granted.
Mr. Wm. MINE)As gave notice that he would
move this day se'nnight for leave to bring in a Bill
for the relief of Schoolmasters in Scotland. •
The Order of the Day was read for the House to
resolve itself into a Committee of the. whole House
on the Coroners' Bill.
.Sir R. BUXTON said, he continued in the same
opinion with respell to the Bill before the House.
He was satisfied that so much interest would not
be made use of to get the situation of Coroner, un-
less there was something very lucrative attached
to it. From all he could learn on the subjed, he
was satisfied the former pay of nine-pence per mile,
was quite enough ; therefore he should vote against
the SVIIAKEIt leaving the Chair:
Mr. HURST aaid, that men of charaller should
be elelled to fill the situation of Coroner, and when
they wete chosen, they ought to be supported in a
handsome manner. '
Mr. FULLb.R said, unless the Coroners received
A handsome income, it was not to be expelled that
they would do their duty.
Sir WM. GEARY said, it was his wish that the
Bill should go before a Committee.
Mr. D/CKENSON said, the antient Law of the
Country was against the Bill now in the House :
according to the Law of the Land, the Coroner
ought to his duty without reward : the Sheriff's
were also governed by a similar Law, which pre-
vented them from taking money for the discharge
t f their duty. A Member of Parliament was not
vvortily of himself, if he did not do his duty to
his Constituents and Country, without remunera-
tion. lie therefore thought the Coroners had already
:cceived sufficient pay for their labours.
The House then divided, -
For the Sr EAK Eft leaving the Chair - 6z
Against it - - 44.
On Our return to the gallery we found the House
in a Committee on the

Mr.7OI)DRIa proposed an amendment, It That
tltr sum dilowed to Coroners should remain at nine-
iwoce per mile, with a power to be vested in'the
Nlairistrates, that they may grant the additional
huni-'of eighteen pence per mile upon extraordinary

t)L ,tslt)fs,

Atter a short conversation between Mr. DICKEN-
hryN, Mr, Iluasi, Mr. Dv.N.r, and Sir ROBEKT
13u7,:T0N, the House divided on the Amendment.
For the Amendment, 69
Against it, SS
The Sr r,,,s!::r it gave notice, that he should count
Hoase to. morrow at halt past three o'clock, to
prweed to ballot two Committees, and that the
of the Mcinners would be called over, and
th'i;e Members who were absent would be ordered
IQ I>e taken into the custody of the Serjcant at

A rffi-$.
The Order of the Ehy was read, for a scum.)
rci.!diog of the Wo;ilten ManotWittrers' Bill.
, I, 4SC I I. L, 48 said, he thought a!i
11;crt severdl Pctitioos the Bill, it

would be better to TeTer the Petition, to the ori.
ginal Committee.
Mr. DICKINS said, he did not think the mea.
sure which the lion. Gentleman had suggested was
necessary.
Mr. LAcceLt.rs said a few words in explanation.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXC.HEQUER ob.
served, it would be right, in his opinion, to send
the Petitions to the Committee up Stairs for their
combideration : this. he did not mean as the only,
proceeding, but the House could then consider the
clauses of the Bill, with the objedions to them.
General L4SCELLES said, it was not his in.
tention at present to enter into the merits of the
Bill, but lie thought it ought to be taken up on a
broad footing.
Admiral l3Eßt;rt.Ev repeated a few' of his former
observations on the Bill.
Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he considered it a
subjea of great importance, and it would be for the
Committee to determine what will be proper for the
House to do after they have heard the arguments
for and against the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time, and or.
dered to be committed.

Mr. Ho BIIOUSE moved, that the Petitions against
the Woollen Manufatiurers' Bill be referred to a
Committee, anti that Counsel be permitted to be
heard in support of them.—A greed to.
Mr. DICK INS moved, that Counsel he permitted
to be heard against the Woollen Manufaaurers' Bill.
Agreed to.
Mr. LEIGH moved for leave to present a Petition
against the Irish Courts of Law Bill.—Leave
granted.
A Petition was presented from the Tanners of
Waterford, against the mode of colleffing the Tax
on Leather. .

The Sheerness Pier Bill was read a first time, and
ordered to be committed,

Mr. ALEXANDER brought up a Report of the
Militia Families Bill. The Report was ordered to be
taken into consideration to.morrow.—Adjourned.

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