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environs, has been trifling, since several large de. those petitions. It was rather a fearful circumstance,l
taehments marched from that corps to the interior ; and one which by no means ought to be treated in
of Bulgaria. I the light way in which the Right Honourable Gen-
Nothing of importance has taken place in Servia. tleman seemed disposed to treat it, after the subject
No change has taken place in the respective positions had been so long excluded from the constitutional
of the two armies, except that the Ottoman corps, approach to the throne, that, at the commencement)
under Tschapan Oglou, has received orders to retire , of a new wra, the avenues to that throne should
to the Northern part of Wallachia. yet remain barred,
All the Russian Generals of Division, have been The CHANCELLOR if the EXCHEQUER
summoned to Bucharest, xs here they met the General denied that he had any disposition to be facetious on
in Chief, Kutusow, and Generals Langeron, Sapa. this subject ;iior was 'he at all--aware that he had
niako, &c. This junction of Generals at head guar- been so. All that he had said was, that it was really
ters, has contributed to the propagation of the war- , extraordinary to enquire of him what course of pro-
like reports now in circulation . t ceeding had been adopted by another Officer of the
FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY 19. I State ? As far as he was aware of that course, he
Yesterday a Prussian cottrilr passed through this bad communicated it to the Hon. Gentleman. The
town, on his way from Berlin to Paris. ! Hon. Gentle Man was correct in saying that it was
- -- - ; the duty of his Right Hon. Friend, as a Member of
Parliament, to be present in his place in the House,
but he conceived that on such a day, when no public
business of importance was expected, and when the
enquiries of the Hon. Gentleman could not by possi-
bility be anticipated ; the absence of his Right Hon.
Friend could not be imputed to him as a very serious
offence.
1 Mr. WHITBREAD said, that the Right Hon.
Gentleman would perhaps communicate the conver-
sation to his Right Hon. Friend, and that to-morrow
he would be able to afford additional information on
the subject.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that, to-morrow, his Right Hon. Friend
would be present to answer for himself.
LORD STEWARD or THE HOUSEHOLD.

P4RLMM.EATART PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, MARCH 4.

The Siigar Bounty pi:i was read a third time, and passed.
The Watch and Ward B:ll was read a second time, and order-
ed to be committed to-morow; with an understanding that it
should be farther postponed, the Earl of LAUDEIDALZ having
stated, that a Noble Friend of Is!, was anxious to be present
at the committal of the Bill, who could not conveniently attend
to-morrow.

The kids Court-houses and County Infirmaries Bill and seve-
ral private Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and read
a fir,t time.

The Earl of MOIRA presented a Petition from the Debtors
confined in the gaol of llodmin, in Cornwall, praying relief.—
Laid on the table.

The LORD CIIANCEI.LOR proposed that the appeal case,
Lord Elgin v. Maclean, should be further heard to-morrow, be
not having been able to come in time to the House this day front
his being detained at the Council at Carbon House. He also
proposed that the consideration of the claim to the Roxburgh
Peerage should be proceeded in un Monday, if the parties were
ready, that the whole of this important case might be disposed
of as soon as possible.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE adverted to the wish of some
Noble Friends, who, with himself, were desirous of entering
their protests against the measure which had recently been re-
peatedly sanctioned by the House; but he seemed to think, that
agreeably to a strict construction of the Orders of the House, the
regular period had gone by. He therefore gave notice, that on
to-triorrow he would move for the consideration of the relevant
Standing Order, with a view to its occasional suspension, in or-
det to enable them to enter their protests regularly upon the
Journals of the House.

Mr. W. \VYNNE rose likewise to ask a question.
The office of Lord Steward, which WAS of the highest
importance, had now for some time been vacant.—
He wished to know if it were soon likely to be filled
up. He should otherwise think it necessary to bring
the subject before the House, as many great incon-
veniencies were daily arising from the want of such
an efficient Officer.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, the office would be filled up to-morrow.
THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

The Neb:e Earl also notified his intention of moving for the
production of certain documents (a list of which he read), cal-
culated to throw additional light on the effects of the Orders in
Council, and of the system of granting Licences.
After transacting some judicial business, their Lordships ad-
journed till to-morrow.

Mr. WHITBREAD said, the important office
of Lord Chamberlain had also been long vacant,
and great and numerous inconveniencies had thereby
accrued. In that House even one of its first and
most efficient offices couid not be filled up for want
of a Lord Chamberlain—the office of Serjeant at
Arms ; and it was highly necessary it should not
long remain so.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken, for the office
of Serjeant-at-Arms had been filled from the com-
mencement of the Session.
Mr. WHITBREAD replied, that the office had
only been filled by the appointment of the Deputy
Serjeant ad interim ; that, from the authority of the
Speaker, and of the Act which had lately passed that
House, it appeared, that two Officers were neces-
sary ; and it a deputy were not necessary now, he
saw no reason why it ever should he so—Adjourned.

THE I.l\ ENING STAR.