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ing the salary were intended to convey any censure on the
Noble Duke.

After some observations from Lord W. LENNOX, the
returns were agreed to.
The NOBLE Loßn then moved for returns relative to
Cotton.

Mr. LITTLETON would take that opportunity of ad.
verting to what had passed early i❑ the Session, with
reference to having laid before the House annually some
volume stating the returns of imports and exports. His
Right Hon. Friend (Mr. P. Thomson) had turned his at-
tention seriously to this subject, and had given the House
hopes of laying such a document before it. He wished to
know whether it was his intention to propose such a
document, and at what period next Session he thought he
should be able to lay it before the House.

Mr. P. THOMSON said that the attention of the
department to which he belonged had been called to the
subject, and he was in hopes at an early period in the
next Parliament of laying a complete volume of returns
before the House ; and he should be very mvch disap-
pointed, indeed, if it did not preclude the necessity for so
many motions on the subject, and a very great saving of
expense to the country. He was in hopes of making it a
volume not confined merely to returns, but containing in-
formation upon every point of interest to the House and
the country. He trusted, after this werk had bee❑ laid
before the House, Gentlemen would exercise some forbear-
ance in moving for returns.

Mr. COURTENAY had not any doubt of the ge-
neral utility of the work, but the Hon. Gentleman was
wrong in attributing to himself all the credit of having
commenced the plan, for during the existence of the late
Administration, had attempted the very same thing.
Mr. LITTLETON had not the slightest wish or in-
tention to detract from the praise that was due to the
Hon. Gentleman. He (Mr. L.) was connected with a
very large manufacturing and trading county, and he
could hear testimony to the peat zeal and diligence of the
Hon. Gentleman when be was in office.

Mr. ROBINSON thought the plan proposed would
lead to a great deal of extra expense.
Mr. SPRING RICE could assure the House, that
though the proposed plan would lead to a little extra ex-
pense at first, it would eventually be a very great saving
to the country. He knew of one return which cost the
country upwards of 70,0001., and he believed it never
was looked at in a second session.

Lord KILLEEN would take that opportunity of giving
his Learned Friend (Mr. Crampton) an opportunity of
explaining some expressions which were attributed to him
on a late discussion, when a petition was presented with
regard to the dispersion of the meeting at Nober.
Mr. CRAMPTON said, in consequence of the way i❑
which the question was put by his Noble Friend, he felt
hi nself bound to answer it. It was certainly difficult for
any person to recollect the exact words he may have used
on an occasion that was unexpected. He could not, he
was perfectly sure, of his own knowledge have said any.
thing of the meeting at Nober. It was stated by a
Learned 111. tuber of the House that that meeting was a
perfectly legal one; he believed what he had said was,
that it was certainly premature to give such an opinion,
but that he had seen the information on which the Ma-
gistrates acted in dispersing it, and that, in his opinion,
they were perfectly justified in so doing.
The return was then ordered.

Mr. LEFROY, jun., presented a petition from a parish
in Ireland, against the grant to the College of Maynooth.
Mr. Alderman WOOD rose to complain of the conduct
of one of the Hon. Members of that House. He had
brought in a Bill, which on several occasions he had put
off on account of the Ministry. On a late occasion he left
the House at half-past one o'clock, when that Bill stood
in the paper, and in his absence the Hon. Member for
Glasgow got up and moved that it should be read a second
time that day six months. He believed it was au unpre-
cedented proceeding.

Mr. DIXON said he had given the Hon. Alderman
notice of his intention of dividing the House on the Bill
(the Steam Navigation), yet he had persisted in going
away. His conduct he believed to have been perfectly
regular.

After a few words from Mr. FANE and Lord SANDON,
the subject dropped.
Mr. WILKES presented a petition in favour of the
Bribery Bill, especially of the clause to be proposed, that
each Member should take an oath, that neither by him-
self or friends had he either given or promised a bribe in
order to secure his election. He would take that oppor-
tunity of asking the Noble Lord opposite whether be ex-
pected to get through his Bill this session ?
Mr. WILKS gave notice that next session he would
move for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent any future
Parliament sitting longer than three years.—(Hear and
laughter.)
Mr. HODGES presented petitions from Biddle and
Tunbridge Wells, praying the House to institute an in-
quiry into the condition of the labouring poor.

Mr. BRISCOE presented a petition— from the city of
York, praying for certain alterations in the Pluralities
Bill now in the House.
RESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER.

As it had been intimated by circular to the Mem-
bers that the Speaker would this evening express his in-
tention to resign his office to which he was elected on the
2d of June 1817 (on the resignation of the present Lord
Colchester) there was a very full attendance of Members.
The Right Hon. the SPEAKER rose and addressed
the House, evidently labouring under deep emotion, as
follows:—The state of the public business indicated that
they were aow nearly at the close of the Session, and as he
knew not, at what period it might terminate, he hoped
the House would not think him unreasonable, in
requesting permission to present himself to them at the
present time. He had now had the honour and the pride
of being elected to that chair during six successive Parlia-
unents.—(Cheers.) He had at all times been impressed
with the conviction that one of the first and most import-
ant duties of the Speaker was to keep a strict watch on his
own conduct, and as far as he could to keep alive the
same watchfulness on the part of the House, to the main-
tenance of their rights, privileges, and independence—
(Cheers)—to facilitate, as far as lay in his power, the
progress of the public business—and to conduct himself
towards the House and Members individually with
the strictest impartialiey.—(Cheers.) He could most con-
scientiously say, and he hoped it would not be attributed
to him arrogantly, when he said it, that he had served the
House with strict fidelity.—(Loud cheers.) He would
not have the temerity to place himself in contrast or com-
parison with many of his predecessors. But among the va-
rious duties imposed on him, laborious and difficult, he had
been cheered and upheld by the best encouragement and
support, the constant co-operation, confidence, and appro.
b ition of the House.—(Cheers.) He might, therefore,
hope that his conduct in the Chair had not been wholly
inefficients : for various as had been the changes in the
several Parliaments on the return of Members, he, at least,
had found no change in their uniform kindness, conside-
ration, and assistance of every kind. He ought no longer
to trespass on their attention, but conscious, as be was,
and as every man must be, of the great variety of im-
perfections under which he laboured, there was one to
which be wished particularly to allude, and if at
any time, acting under the infirmity of temper, of indis-
position, he had shown, or appeared to show, any inatten-
tion or want of zeal—for incivility lie hoped he never had
shown—to any Member, he was most sincerely ashamed
of it, and heartily sorry for it, —(Hear.) This he
knew well, it was not consistent with thegeneral turn of
his nature, and he knew it was inconsistent,with his duty.
He hoped the House would pardon him for taking this
opportunity of endeaving to discharge what be felt
to be a duty of respect to the House, what
he knew to be, justice towards himself. The
House he was persuaded, would pardon him and suffer
him before he sate down to say, that from the full-
ness of his heart be felt that he owed a debt of grati-
tude to the House which it was impossible to express
by any command of language which be expressed—a gra-
titude, the recollection of which would be deey and last-
ing, and which neither time nor circumstance could efface.
( Hear, hear.)
Lord ALTHORP rose, and after some complimentary
remarks, proposed a vote of thanks to the Speaker.
Mr. GOULBURN seconded the 'notion.

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(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

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Lord SHAFTESBURY Fat as Speaker.
Lord SEFTON presented two rations, one from
Liverpool and another from another place, in favour of the
the new plan of education in Ireland.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. BERNAL, Air. SHEIL, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. RUT/BEN,
aril others, came up from the Commons with the Customs
Duties' Bill, and five other Bills, at Lich were severally
re td a first time.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented several peti-
tions from persons in Ireland, against the Irish Reform
Bill.
Lord RADNOR presented petitions from parishes in
C irk and other pl ,ces against tithes ; also several in
favour of the Irish Reform Bill ; also a petition in favour
of the Factories' Bill, from a person in Norfolk.

Lord LONGFORD presented a petition from West-
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