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in military distii,line and exercise. This part of
the Bill, when he considered the critical circtm-
stances, with resped to pending invasion, in order
to be of'real service, should he carried into effect as
speedily as possible, for on a short approaching
interval much may depend. The Noble Lord then
adverted to the delays which he conceived Mini-
sters had suffered to take place with respect to the
measure in question, and censured their conduct on
that head. Much time had been lost. This was
the only measure they brought forward for the de.
fence of the Country, and as little rime should be
lost as possible. He deprecated the idea of losing
any time in consideration of a Recess, but if such
a proceeding was resolved upon, he hoped it would
be for the shortest period possible, not extending
beyond the Monday, which would follow the se-
cond reading of the Bill. His Lordship then alluded
to some parts of 'the Bill, which,. from their ques.
tionable nature, as well as on account of the con-
dud of Ministers in these respeds, he deemed to
require mature consideration and thorough investi-
gition on the part of their Lordships.
The Earl of CA/ NARVON warmly deprecated
every idea of hurrying the progress of a Bill of such
imortance as the present through the House: an
attempt of the kind militated against the letter and
spirit, of certain Standing Orders. He knew there
were certain precedents for speedily pushing Bills
through, the House,.but he hoped they would not he
arced upon ; it was the duty of the House fully and
maturely to consider and investigate the measure.
He fully agreed in what had been stated by a Noble.
Earl of the nature of the Bill ; it was one of an in.
tricate kind, and should not be. hastily proceeded
with: its diens on, and connexion with other mea.
sures proposed by Ministers in the last Session
should be also considered, as well as the length of
time which they suffered to-elapse before they came
forward with the Bill in question. The Noble
Earl, after animadverting on the conduct of Mini.
stets in these respeds, contended for the propriety
j. of discussing the measure in the most cautious and
deliberate manner.

Thy LORD CHANCELLOR quitted the Wool-
sack, and delivered his sentiments upon the occa-
sion. He adverted to the irregular turn which the
Debate had taken, but which to observe upon, as he
then felt it proper, he must necessarily fall into the
same irregularity himself. The question
..he can.
ceived was, Whether the Bill should be read a second
time on Tuesday ; and in considering this,,the Noble
and Learned Lord commented on what had fallen
from a Noble Earl then near him, and from a Noble
Lord who had spoken rather at length at the :oppo..
site side of the House : the inconsistency of whose
arguments, as operating either in favour of delay,
or on the contrary, for expedition, were pointedly
remarked upon by his Lordship. With his Noble
Friend he agreed in the propriety of maturely and
deliberately considering the measure before them ;
it was irregular in point of form, as well as an
erroneous way of considering the case, to go
upon an assumption of what the Houie in its wis.
dom may resolve upon with respect to the ensuing
period of Recess. He seemed 6 think the latter
day mentioned, the preferable •of the two, as, in
common with several of their Lordships, he knew
bnt very little of the .detailed proyisions of the
Bill, save from that description of them which his
duty on the occasion of the first reading of the Bill
rendered it necessary he should read to the House ;
and he was fully convinced of the propriety of duly
and thoroughly discussing the m-asure in question.
The Earl of DAttNLEv spoke in explanation, and
-Lott' MtNro seemed inclined to speak, when

Lord IT ALSINGNAM deemed it incumbent on ,
him to remind their Lordships of the obvious irre.
gulatity of the present discussion. There was,
striEtly speaking, no Question before the House, as
in point of form, the second reading of the Bill
could not regularly be moved for, until the prints
were before their Lordships.
The coireaness of this remark was with great
gond humour acknowledged by the LORD CHAN.
C E LLOR, and
Lord HAwKEsBURY, in the course of a short ex-
planation as to the point of form, reminded their
Lordships, that what the Noble Lard had observed,
had been conceived by him in the first instance. He
then observed that it was his intention t move for
the second reading of the Bill, on Tuesday.
The Innkeepers! Allowance Bill was brought up
from the Common s, by Mr. ALEXANDER ; and two
Private Bills were presented by Admital BERKELEY.
These were severally read a first time ; and the
few Bills on the Table foFwardeti each a stage.
Some Arrangements with
.respea to the Judicial
. Business of the House, were then oink, and their
Lordships adjourned till THREE o'Clock, on Mon-
day.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23.

THE House was summoned to the House of
Peers. ,Oit their return, the SPEAKgit informed
the 1-10usci- that the Royal Assent hid been given
by Commission, to the Exchequer Bills Bill, the
Irish Ditties Bill, the Irish Countervailing Duties
Bill, the Irish Malt Bill, Boydell's Lottery Bill, and
the Port of London Bill. •
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Mr. VANSITTART presented Accounts of the
Public Income and Expenditure, which were order-
ed to lie on the Table, and to be printed._

The Insraor General of E;:} arts ,and Imports
presented an Account of the value of Exports and
Imports for the year ending the sth of January,
184, which was ordered to lie on the Table, and
to be printed.
An Account was presented from the Excise Office
of the produce of Duties, which was ordered to lie
on the Table, and to he printed.
The Innkeepets' Allowance was read a third
time, and jassed.