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London, England, 1828-04-22 00:00:00

-liberty to do so in and offer such evidence as would hest
jooward their interest.
Lord LAUDERDALE said, the question, was, whe-
ther or not they were to have twb inquiries ?
The second reading was then ordered to be postponed to
the 29th.

Lord SELSEA presented a petition from Arundel in
favour of Catholic Emancipation.
The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition from
Stirling praying for the repeal of the Corporation and
Test Acts.

Lord MELVILLE presented a petition from the Royal
College of Physicians Edinburgh, praying that facilities
might be afforded for, procuring subjects for dise,!tion.
The Earl of 51IAFTESBLIRY presented a similar peti-
tion from the Teachers and Pupils of the Aldersgate-
street School of Medicine.

On tht. motion of Lord Colchester. a message was sent
to the Commons desiring that they might permit 1111..
Barclay and Mr. Manning to be examined before their
Lordships on the Bill for the Disfranchisement of the
Borough of Penryn.
The Duke of WELLINCTON moved the second read-
ing of the Life Annuities Repeal Bill.
Lord KING said, that a more foolish measure or more
replete with blunders than that which it was now proposed
to repeal, a measure by which the country lost so many
millions. It was a matter of astonishment that auy per-
sons could be so foolish as to pass at one and the same
time two counteracting ills, which bad decidedly antago-
nist principles.
Lord lAEXLEY could not believe that either the Act,
or the letter referred to by the Noble Baron, called for the
appelation-S attributed to them, auJ the ridicule thrown
upon them. The Nob?e Lord spoke in a tone of voice so
exceedingly low as to be almost inaudible. We understood
him to say the calculations of Mr. Finlayson had been made
on an erroneous basil ; that be believed up to the present
moment he had made a good choice iu Mr. Per-
cival, any that was the calculations which had
been begun eight years ago, and had continue five
years after his learibg office, it would bavebeen too
much for him while in office to have acted on any
estimates on this subject, be might have been able to
have made. He did not think the Act was to be sent
into utter condemnation ; he considered it most important
that the country debt should be made a temporary one, and
that every thing calculated to lead to its liquidation should
be resorted to.

Lord GODERICFI, feeling that he was one of the cul-
prits, thought it :necessary to say a few words on the
present occasion. There might be quacks in the financial
department of the Gsvernment, as well as other situations
of life ; he hoped he was not such a character, nor would
he adopt the Noble Baronet's example of giving cleri-
cal lectures. As to the last letter that had been
referred to it had been written after he had retired
from the office ; and upon Mr. Finlayson'S introduction
to him, he found him engaged in making one of the
most intricate calculations that he had ever seen suggested
by the Noble Lord who had just spoken, for the purpose
of showing that female life was much longer than it had
however, been generally assumed to be.--(Hear, hear.)—
It was obviously a:subject of great importance, but nothing
had at that time appeared to justify the assumdtion of a
new basis for thecalculation of human life. Me had a great
many schemes in hand relative to annuities, and he told him
to bring, as fas as the nature of the thing would admit, his
investigation to a close, because it was impossible to go to
Parliament without having the matter as elaarly proved
as it was possible to be: He said he had proceeded
but it was still problematical whether his calculations had
satisfactorily made out his premises.
Lord KING explained.
Lord LAUDERDALE then rose, and we left him
speaking.