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London, England, 1809-06-14 00:00:00

MALI4IMEATARr PAOCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 13.

The Irish A t.ction t)utiss Bill, and the Blackfriart Bridge
Sunday Tolls-Lill, Pyre read a third time and 'sassed.
'The African Cr,ffee Bill, and the Irish Revenue Regulation Lill,
were read a s.,:•ona time and committed for to-narrow.

The Appf. priation PM, and the Irish Catholic BM, were
brrt•ght. up from rho Commons by Mr. Wharton, Sir Henry
Montgomery, and other Members, and read a first time.
The Scoti Judicature Commissioners Bill was alms brought
ap by Mr. Robi•rt Ctundu and other Members, agreed to with
a 1 amet.dnient, which was ordered to be taken into consideration
to-morrow.

On the third reading of the Woollen Bill, Mr. Jackson was
beard on behalf of the Clothworkers and Shearmen,agaiaat the
Bill.
Earl lITZWILLI AM moved to leave out a clause of excep-
tion, with respect to LAndort. which was opposed by Earl BR'.
TRUR ST. •The. Motion was negatived, and the Bill read a third
time and passed.
Ths Prize Money Bill, the Ship Owners Bill, and the Friendly
tiocet its Bill, Were rerrted, and the amendments agreed to.
The Bankrupt Bill passed through a Committee with amend-
men's. After some conversation between the LORD CUARCIII".
LOR, Lordi FRS/CI tIE and RLDESDALL. Report to-morrow.'
The LORD CHANCELLOR intimated his intention of cal-
ling ?Asir Lotviships' attention enThursday to the case of the Rox-
burgh kr:trent.
The Order on the Banbury Peerage was discharged, with the
view of postponing the further consideration till next Sessions.
'file Eart of BESBOROUGH moved to suspend the Standing
Order with respect to the Manchester Water Works Bill.
•The motion was opposed by the Lard Chancellor, Lords El-
lenborongh, Redesdale, the Earl of Wilton, and Earl Grosvenor,
and supported by Lord Harrowby, and the E.tri. of Hardwicke.
After a long conversation the House divided—Comeau 19—Not
Contents 10—Majority 9.
On our re-admission, the House was discuesinia motion for
the third reading of the pill, The Loan Cita scri.aoe. Intiatuttod
his intention of protesting against the. recent decision of the
House. After some observations from the Earls of Wilton, Car-
lisle, and Lorstßedestlale, and after some further coeversation,
the bill was read a third time and passed, and sent back to the
Commis. a with amendments.

The Committee on the irith Militia Bill was postponed till to-
morrow.

StATS in PARLIAMENT BILL.

This Bill was brought up from the Commons, by Mr.
wen and other Members, and on the motion of he Earl of LI-
VERPOOL, read- a first ,thus, and ordered SO be printed. His
Lordship gave notire of his intention to move the second reading
to-morrow, if the prints should in the mean time be on the table.

SALE OF OFFICES PREVENTION BILL.

Oa the reading 'of this*Bill,'
.Earl GROSVFNOR apologized for not 'having.
before noticed it, which had arisen from the Multipli-
city of bills that had crowded their Lordships' table,
and distracted their attention at this late period of the
Session." He perfectly agreed in tfie principle of the
bill, bilt.ohj fC ted to the exceptions with-respect to
Sale of Commissions in the Army, and of offices 'at-
tached to the law. With respect to the for Mer, he
thought that a matter of so mulch importance as esta-
blishing the practice of the sale of Military Commis.'
sions, should have been made the subject of a sub--
stantive bill ; and with respect to the latter, that the
practice of selling such offices should be confined to
the present possessors of these situations which were
entitled to the sale. _ _ _

.The LORD CHANCELLOR obeer►ed, that the
exceptions in the bill did net establish the practices
mentioned by the Noble Earl, but left them as it
foundibem. The sale of military commissions was
subject to his Majesty's regulationseto which it was
left by the bill. With re:pect to kwuffices, no mis.
chief whatever had arisen from the practice of selling
them ; and it should be recollected, that the salaries
of the Chief Justices of the Courts of King's Bench
and Common Pleas, who derived an emolument from
the ""Saie, had not been increased for a long period of
years. In' the Court of Chancery nc officcs were le-
gally saleable.
The Earl of ROFSLYN, with respect to the sale
of commissions, observed, that from that source was
derived a fund for the-half pay of officers retiring in
consequence of she or infirmity, Who could not other-
wise be provided fur without imposing a considerable
burden upon the country.
After some observations from Lord Rantsnaca
and Earl Gaosveson in explanation, the bill was
read a third time and passed, with amendments, and
sent back to the Commons.—Adjourned.