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IMPERIAL PARLIAAIENT.

HOUSE OF PEER'S.

MONDAY, -JUNE 11.

•COUNSE .Was heard in pontintration, relatiire to
:the Writ' of trror, Lucena, z,. Crawford arid others;
Mr. Giles at considerable length, as t -s,econci
-Counsel for the Appellant: After which their Lord..
'Ships deferred the farther hearing of the case till
Friday.
Several tills, the greater part of which were pri-
vate, were. brought up from the Cominoris by Messrs„
ALEXANDER, PI ERR EPONi`, and GRAHAM, and
Severally read a first time.

The Caledonian Canal Bill was presented by Mr,
HAWK INS BiloWtkE, read a first tiine,'arid ordered
to be printed.
The Bills upori the table were forwarded hi their
several stages:
AYLESBURY ELECTION BILL.

The Order the Day respelling thii measure being
read; Counsel, &c. were called to theßir. Pre-
vious to the examination- of Evidence, John Toms;
with whom the Deputy Serjeant at Arms was dis_
patched to Aylesbury, to ascertain the alledge.lfaft
of a certain Memorandum being deposited by him
in a certain part of his house, 'was put to the Bdr;.
He stated thai he could not find the Memorandum
in question, nor could he tell what had become of
it, &c.

Mr. Deputy Serjeant was then sworn. He stated
that he accompanied the last, witness, pursuant try
their Lordships' order; to Aylesbury, and proceeded
to search the drawers which the witness pointed out
to him. It contained no paper, document, or me_
morandum, but a few hen eggs. He had no passible
means of communicating with his wife'previous to
the search. The woman appeared considerably
agitated.

'Tows was then farther examined; and the LORli
CHANCELLOR adverted to some inconsistencies
between his then, and former examinations.
One or two other witnesses were examined. Altet
which Counsel were heard. After Counselivad ecn.

chided, a short
.conversation took pl%ice
imrds AVCKL'AND, GRENvILLE, and the LOP
CHANCELLOR.

• Lord GIt€NVJLI.E, in order to gain every pradi-
cable information on the subject, and to of ord
time for its consideration, moved dint the Oehare
arising on -the question for the second reading of the
Bill, be farther adjourned till Friday near. Which
was ordered accordingly.
Some private business was then disposed of, a.i
the House, •at nine o'clock, adjourned till to-
morrow.

HOUSE OF. COMMONS.

MoNuAY, JUNE 12.

THE Caledonian Canal Bill, was, on the mo.
non of Mr. I. it BROWNS, read a third time and

passed.
Mr: LAMB brought up a Petition frorri the inspi
vent Debtors confined in the gaol of Hertford.—
Ordered to lie on the Table.

The Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING, Lord
Durum, -and :Mr. Wm. DortoAs, took the oaths
and their seats, On their re-eleaion.
Mr. GEORGE MoORE brought up a Petition from
the Insolvent Debtors confined in the gaol. of
,Co..
ventry.—Ordered td lie on the Table.

FOSTER brought up the Bill for exempting
Linen from all duty on Exportation in the United
Kingdom i read a first time, to be a second time to-
morrow.

•
Sir WM. YOUNC. moved, that the SPEAKER do
not issue his Warrant for the Eleaion Of aMember
for the Borough of Aylesbury, before this day three
weeks.—Ordered.

The Order fur the second reading of the Solway
Frith Fishery Bill was put off to Wednesday the
25th inst.
The Misdemeanor Prosecution Bill passed through
a Committee, and, on the House being resumed, the
Report was received, and ordered to be taken into
further consideration on Wednesday next.
The Attorney's Indemnity Bill also passed, through
a Committee, and the Report Was ordered to be re.
ceived to.morrow.

Mr. ROSE moved the Order of-the Day for hear..
ing the charge against Mr. JOHN- DAMEN, Under
Sheriff of the County of Cornwall.

. ,
The question being put and agreed to, Mr. DA.
mEN wag prdcred to the Bar, and the Si.PAKER.
having, on the Resolution of the ComMittee con.
raining the .charge, being read, interrogated 'hitn
what he had to say with .respecV to the matter con-
tained in the charge, • :. ' '

.
Mr. DAMN read -his Defence from a Taper, in
which he' stated, that he had not abed from any cor-
rupt motives, nor from any criminal partiality, be-
ing alike unacquainted' with either Candidate ;that
he had conceived it to be his-duty to aft as he had
done, -and" therefore prayed the foregiveness of the
House for an error, which had not arisen from' any
corrupt or criminal intention. •

On Mr. DAMEN being ordered to withdraw,

Mr. Rose, after sorneintrodalory observations,
moved, that the H use do agree with the Resolu-
tion of the Committee, that Mr: DAMEN, in
,atinex-
ing to the Writ the Paper purporting to he tiib Re-
turn of T. SHERIDAN, Esq. for the Borough of
Liskeard, had tided contrary to his duty, and in
violation of the Privileges of the House.
Sir ',Wm. LEMON bore testimony to the chara.ler
of Mr. DAMEN, and in confirmation of his sracc_-
ment, read a Letter from the Sheriff of Cornwall n
the subjeft, in which Mr. DAME N was represe::=:.,
as a young man of an excellent charader, and as