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PARLIAMENT,IRr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE s.
• Lord BARHAM (late Sir C. Middleton) &ft Lord of the Ad-
miralty, was introduced with the aceuttonsed formalities, (worn
and took his feat. His ',wages fupportera were, Lords Bolton
and Wodchonfe.

The Royal Mein was siven by ConunilSon to the Land Tax
Commiffioners Name Bill, the Property Tax Amendment, the
Naval Enquiry Renewal, the Military CocnmilLoners, the irib
Spirit Licence Bill, the Wine Duties Bill, and the Slate Exemp-
tion Linty Bill, and thirty-two A as of a private or local defeription.
The Lords Commillioners were, the Lord Chancellor, Lord
Walflogkarn, and Lord Auckland.

SUFFOLK raid, that with served to the motion,
of which he had given notice, be believed for that day, relative to
the State of Ireland, he Damild defer it for the prefent. He did
not, however, relinquith his intention, but meant to bring ft for-
ward, probably in the euurfe of next week, but of the particular
day he Mould take care to give due notice.
On the motion of the Whop of LONDON, and relative to
which proceedings a few words were raid in a very low tone of
voice by the Earl of Bridgwater; their Lordihips were ordered to
be funmoned for Monday next.
The Earl of SUFFOLK wilbed to know whether his Majefty's
Minifters were dirpored to allow a return to be made to fuch mo-
tion as he intended to make refpafting Bills drawn fret the Weft
ladies.

Lord HAWKESBURY protelTed his intention to afford the
Noble Load all the information potßble on that fubjud, and he
had prepared a motion which he thought would perfettly coincide
with the wither M the Noble Earl. He then moved for OAn Ac-
count of all Bill, above a certain fun, drawn from the Weft In-
dies, from the tft of May, 1798, to the fame period in altos."
The motion, after a Blurt obfervation from the Earl of SUF-
FOLK, was carried.

On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, the farther
4.mifideration of 'lngham 's and Moore's Divorce Bills Wall ad-
journed till to-morrow.

Tbc Earl of SUFFOLK expreffed his intention of bringing for-
ward a motion relative to the St. Pancras Bill, which flood com-
mitted for to-morrow, in tbecourfe of the evening, mould he not
fee a certain Right Rev. Prelate in his place.
The Bills on the Table, chiefly private, were forwarded in their
refpeetive Raga.
The Bifbop of ST. ASAPH moved that the order for referring
the St. Pancras Poor Bill to a Committee of their Lordfhips to-
morrow, mould be difelarged, and aenewed for Tuefday nest ;
which ordered accordingly, the Reverend Prelate aqualnted
'hair Lordfhips that be Rill peddled in his intention of bringing
furw•at d a motion refpedling the meafure, of the nature and effect
hi. bad Rated on a former evening; this he flould do on Monday
'telt, 10, which day be moved that the Lords be fummoncd—
irdcr, at.

On the motion of Lord A UCKLAND, the order was enforced
ar tM staelufion of !hangers • and, in confequcuce,the doors were
"44 but for Anout half an boor.

:Oat - ft immediately after our re-admifiton into the Hoof; their
.onfhipg relayed Into a COMiniii‘C (LON WALSINGHAM itt
14: Chair), on the cafe of—.

jurnet T(T.
The LORD CHANCELLOR. (fated, that from
the ben attention he could give to the fubjed of dif-
tuition in the Committee, the laft evening of their
Lordthips' meeting, he was led to conclude, that tt
was impoffible, continently with the forms of the
Hcufe, to give effed to the motion then made. This
opinion of the Noble and Learned Lord's gave rife
to a fhort debate, or rather converfation, an which
Earls Spencer and Carline, Lords Auckland, Mel-
grave, and Harrowby, and the Marquiffes of Buck-
ingham and Abe corn, took a part. The Noble
Earls above-mentioned expreired their regret, that it
fbould be deemed preferable to adhere to form, in a
cafe where the moll important interells ofjunice were
at flake. The Earl of Carlifle, in patticular, ad-
verted to the advantage which he conceived the ac-
curing parties mull derive from the proceeding which
took place in the former Committee, and obferved,
that if thefe were not to be communicated to the ac-
cufed, their Lordlhips fhould be metamorphofed
from their former capacity of grand Jury Ratting a
bill, to a petit Jury, whole funetion it was to try the
caufe.

Lord AUCKLAND called to the recolleEtion of
the Committee, his dtubts on a former evening, that
the motion could not, confiftently, be rifted upon.—
He regretted part of the proceedings which had taken
place, as contrary to his fenfe of propriety, but had
to exprefs his hope, that no copy of pi oceedings had
been communicated.

Lords MULGRAVE and HARROWBY con-
tended, that full and fubllantial jußice may be done
to the parties, notwithfianding the proceedings that
had hitherto taken place; thefe made no di&rence,
and could not a/Feft the proceedings now in train, in
which the cafe would be openly and regularly can-
railed at the bar of the Houfe, and evidence beard
on both fides. The Noble Secretary of State ob-
(erred, that if the officers of the Houfe had done their
duty, no communication of the proceedings in quer-
tion could be made.

The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM made a few ob.
fervations in fupport of what fell from Noble Lords
at his Ade of the Houfe. He confidered, upon the
whole, the Learned Judge, as being placed in a worfe
Intuition, in confequence of the proceedings hitherto
adopted. He then adverted to the died of certain
proceedings which had taken place, which called up
The Marquis of ABERCORN, and an explanatory
converfation enfned upon that part of the cub jef
After the LORD CHANCELLOR had ihortly
explained, it was ordered, that Connie' and evidence
lhoold be called in.

Accordingly Mr. RoMILLY, for the Petitioners, in
fupport of the accufation, and Mefrs. ADAM and
NOWLIN; in behalf of Mr. Juflice Fox, appeared at
the bar. The Learned judge himfelf took his feat
below the centre of the bar.

Mr. Romm.y immediately entered upon the fads
of the cafe. He (laced he was Counfel for Mr. John
Fawcett, and ten other •perfons, who prefented one
of the petitions, complaining of certain tarts of the
conduit of Mr. Jufiice Fox in his judicial capacity,
while on the North Weftern Circuit, in the fummer
of the year 1803, in Ireland.
The fira witneft; brought forward was Mr. John
Fawcett above-mentioned. He was very fhortly exa-
mined, when Mr. Johnfon, Clerk of the Crown, for
the county of Fermanagh, &c. was brought forward :
this Gentleman was examined in brief by Mr. Ro-
st ILLY, and afterwards at greater length crofs-examin-
ed by Mr. ADAM, on the part of Mr. Judice Fox. He
was lhortly examined by Mr. Ron L LT, and was ail-
ed feveral queffions on the part of their Lordlhips.
Mr. William Arm thong, another of the petitioners,
was the third withers called. After Come arguments
between the Counfel, and difcuffion among their
Lordfhips, be was examined in pa►t ; when an ad-
journment of the proceedings, chiefly on account of
the latenefs of the hour, was moved by his Royal
Highnefs the Duke of CLasi; Nes. This, after a fhort
converfation, was agreed to; and the Houfe refum-
ing, the Committee were ordeted to fit again at four
o'clock tomorrow.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Houle having, purfuant to a Ammons by the Deputy Gen •
damn tinier of the Black Rod, attended in the Houfe pf Peerp,
the Speaker on its return announced that the RoYal 'Went had
been given by Camonlffioa to feveral public Ade (for which Ike the
Report of the Lords).
A Petition was prefented front certain Woollen Manufaeterers
of Yorkfhire, againft the Woollen Manufacture RegUlation BilL
—Ordered to lie Polite table until the fecund reading of the Paid
Bill.

Ordered, on the motion of the Marquis of Douglas, that a new
Writ &mild be Wood for the Medi= of a Commiffioner to fcrye
for the County of Forfar, in the room of Sir David Carnegie.
Bart. dectafod.

Sir W. LEMON prefented a Petition from the Freels°!Semite.
of the County of Cornwall, upon the fullea of the Tenth Report.
Ordered to he on the table.

The Report of the Committee to whom was referred the Peti-
tion refpetling the Improvement ut the Pan of London, was, on
the motion of Sir William Curtis, taken into the eonfideration of a
Committee of the whole Route, Sir Charles Price in the Chair.—
The Report being gone through, the Houle refunted, and We Re-
port was ordered to be received to-nionrOw.
Sir CHARLES PRICE prefented a Petition from certain Car-
men, hating the lots they were li to Cutler from a prooofed
arrangement refpetrling the Londonkely Docks, and praying the Haute
to confider the fame—Ordered to lie on the table, and to be refer-
red to the Committee on the London Dock Bill.

Lord W. RUSSELL brought up the minutes of the evidence
taken before the Committee on the South Lantbctit Water Works
Dill, which was ordered to be printed; and the further confidera-
don of the Report was, on the motion of Mr. Tierney, poltpaned
till Friday. _ _ _

The iapers ordered on the motions of Mr. Jefferies, were pre-
fence,' by Mr. Dickenfon, and ordered to be printed. •
Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, on
the fuhjedt of the Quantity of Coals to be carried to London by
the Grand Junction Canal.
The frith Diltillery BiU was read a third time and paffcti.
On the motion for the third reading of the Bill for Supplying
the frith Cities and Towns with Water,
Mr. FOSTER objeded to the Bill, as giving too great powers to
grand juries, and moved, as an amendment, that it be read this
day three months.
Colonel BAGWELL did not think the objection of the Right
Honourable Gentleman was well founded, and oppofed the amend-
ment.

--as-r1; JOHN NEWPORT fupportal the amendment, arhaeli was

-The Report of the Committee of Ways and Pagans was brought
up. agreed to, and Bills ordered accordingly.
The Receiver's General Amendment BM was rad the Belt time,
and ordered to be read the fecond time to-morrow.
The WeR India Free Ports Bill, the Public Auditor's Bill, and
the Pa. Horfe Duty Farming Bill, were read the third time, and
palled

- The Bill for inquiring into the Fees and Gratuities of Pebik
Offices In Ireland, was read the fccend time, and ordered to*
eonunitted to morrow.

The Expiring Laws Bill was committed, and the Report wise.
ed to be received to morrow.

Ordered, on the motion of Ilfr.lirlllllE.ll7l, that an Ac-
count mould be laid before the Iluefe of the balances of public
mosey in the hands of the Renewer General of the Cu(toms sat
the jth of January, jth of April, sth of July, and sth of OCtober,
In each year, from the year a 793, Inclufive, up to the sth of April
lA, with as account of the names of the perPos in whore hands
Yuri batmen were at each of thufe periods refpedively ; alfo to
whom and when paid.
A Clerk from the office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland pre-
rented an Account of the expence of Criminal Profecutions In that
Country from the year t7p s up to the fat& period at which the
fame could be made out.—Ordered to lie on the table.

MIDDLIMI SLICTION.
Mr. CREEVEY prefented a petition from certain
Freeholders of the County of Middlefez in the inte-
reß of Sir Francis Burdett, praying that they may
be allowed to defend the feat of the Honourable Ba-
ronet, &c. The Petition being read—
Mr. CREEVEY gave notice that it was his inten-
tion to move to-morrow, that the order which Rands
for Friday, for the appointment of a ballot to try
the merits of the Middiefex Elation fhall be dif•
charged. The Honourable Member added, that he
fhould move that order to be poßponed to a future
day,. with a view to afford a fair time to the parties
to prepare and exchange lifts.
The SPEAKER Rated, in anfwer to a queltion
which had been put to him, that, conformably to the
terms of the Ad, the petitioners in this cafe were en-
titled to all the rights that belonged to the Candidate
on whole fide they came forward.
Mr. H. THORNTON wilted the Honourable
Member who bad given notice of the motion upon
this fubjea would date the time to which he propof-
ed to poftpone the Order that flood for Friday, as
he apprehended it would be found to be the opinion
of the Houle that the Petitioners were not entitled
to the exchange of lifts.

atir 1r SCULPTURE.

The MASTEII:of the R01.1.4$ prefented a Peti-
tion from the Truftees of the Britilb Mufeum, pray-
ing the aid of Parliament to enable them to purchafe
the colleaion of Antient Sculpture left by the late
Mr. Charles Townley, of Park-ftreer, Wetiminfter.
This colleaion was rot to be rivalled in this country.
It was one which vied with, perhaps, any, private
collation of fimilar works- to be met with in any
part of Europe. Such an acquifition to our National
Mufeum was much wanted. Foreigners had long
ince remarked, that our country was the only great
late of Europe where a public collation of the fa-
mous produaioas of the ancients, in the art of fculp-
lure, is not to be found. In the prefent fituation of
Europe, and of this country, it was greatly to be
wised that we might have within ourfelves fubjels
in that branch of the Arts for the Qudy of our ar-
tifts ; and under thefe circumftances the Britifh Mu-1
knob has racked the aid of Parliament. On the
other hand, the palms who have the diration of the
affairs of the late Mr. Townley have lignified their
readioefs to difpofe of fo much of the collettion as the
Truftees of the Mufeum with, on terms deemed very
reafonable. Having raid this, there remained for
him jolt to obferve, that all he meant 7.. t prcfent was
to move, " That the petition thould be referred to a
Committee, fo as to bring the whole fubjett before
the Houfe."

The petition Rates the price of the collation to be
purchafed at moool.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER,
with evident fatisfadion, intimated the recommenda-
tion of the Crown to the prayer of the petition.
Sir WILLIAM YOUNG bore dittioguithed
timony to the excellence of the collation, and the
great meta& of Mr. Townley, not as a coUeaor only,
in which refpea his merits were undoubted, but like-
wife as a judge of the arts, and of the greateft cor-
reanefs of talk. The colleaion was worth four times
zo,oool. He walled it to be recommended to the
Committee, to grant fufficient to purchafe the whole
collation, of which the articles of fculpture, though
fo eminent, formed but a part. The collodion was
fuperior to any private colleaion in this country,
and even fuperlor to any private one, (excepting
four or five) in Rome itfelf, the capital of the libe-
ral arts. If, therefore, the reprefentatives of Mr.
Townley would be willing to part with it, he willed
the Committee to extend the purchafe to the whole
collation.

The MASTER of the ROLLS obferred, that
fuck a purchafe was no doubt defirable, but the ttoF
tees of the Britilh Mufeum did not with to overarm
the liberality of Parliament.

A Committee of the Honfe was now appointed
to confider of the Petition, and report to the Houfe.

IRISH CLERGY.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT rote to make his pro-
nailed motions ; the &It of which was, that an ac-
count fhould be prepared and laid before the Houle
next fawns, of the Benefices, Dignities, Prebends,
Dunatives, and Parochial Chapels belonging to the
Ettablifhed Church, upon which the Clergymen have
not been refident within the laft year, dittinguilhing
fuch clergymen as may have received any licence or
permiffion for non refidence from their Diocefans ;
alto ftating the names of the feveral Clergymen who
have been non-refident. The fecond motion was for
an account of the names and numbers of loch' pa-
rifhes as have been united in Ireland ander one bead,
flaring the time when fuch unions took place, and
under what authority. Alto what diftance the feve-
ral pariates were afunder, what glebe land belonged
to each, and whether there was a glebe boufe, what
churches were fianding in the feveral parlfhes at pre-
fent, and what at the nme of the onion.
The Honourable Baronet Rated the objeft of there
motions to be, that the Houfe fhould be pot in full
infurmation previous to the difcufrion of the meafure
for enforcing the refidence of the kith Clergy, which
a learned Gentleman (Dr. Duigenan) had given
notice of his intention to bring forward next feflion •
but the adoption of which be bad expeaed this lei-
lion. If the learned Gentleman fhould not bring
foiward this meafure early in the next feifion, he felt
it To material to the intereß of the Proteßant
ERa-
blifbment, that he fhould himfelf conceive it his duty
to bring it before the Houfe. The non-refidence of
the itith Clergy was a great grievance, but the union
of the parithes was Rill as mi(chievous. This pratlice
of uniting parifhes, merely in order to increafe the
revenues of individual clergymen, was fuch, that in
tome cafes there were fourteen parifhes under one
pallor; of courfe there was but one Proteftant church
in that difiria, in which there were fourteen Catholic
chapels. He fubmitted to the Houfe whether fuch
a :tate of things was calculated to forward the inte-
telt and doarane of the Church Ellablifhment.
Mr. J. FIT ZGERALD feConded the motion,

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Tl:e CIIANCELLOR of the EXCHEI
Rated, that it was the full intention of Dr.
nan to propofe the manneralluded by the Honc,l
Mover for enforcing the refideoce of the frith r
Mr. ALEXANDER laid, that Bifhops in
often divided parifhes that were too extenfive
attendance of one Reetory.
Mr. VANSITTART wifhed the utmoft 411
tion might be had towards the end propofed
Hon. Mover. The Right Hon. Gentleman obl
that unlefs very llrong grounds exifled to call
union of parithes dektibed by the Hon. Mover,
was very reprehenfible.
Sir GEORGE HILL bore teilimony to th,
lar refidence and laudable demeanour of the I
in three diocefes of the North of Ireland, with
he was well acquainted.
The motions were agreed to.
tn.{ OF MAW.
Col. STANLEY role to poftpone the motion
which he had given notice for this day, to refer
Report of the Committee on the Duke of Athol'
petition, &c. refpetling the Ifle of Man, to the
fideration of a Committee of the whole Honfe.
underftood that many Gentlemen who did not
pole it was fixed for this day were difpofed to deThr,
their fentimerits upon it in order that thofe Gentle,
men fhould attend, as he was deliroas to have the
Wind's fully difeulfed, he was intinced to poilpone
it till to.morrow.

Mr. CREEVEY obferved, that as the object of
his proceeding oo the part of the Petitioner waste is.
validate an Adl of Parliamen; he walled the evidence
takeo before the Committee to be pressemi before
the Honfe thou go into the ma of Ike
fubje&. In ode to aford time foe &Joshed's'.
it defirable that the Honourable Geode:met moan
lhould be vliponed till Friday.
Mr. CU'KWEN had no doubt it would be found
that many faßs alledged in the Report were in direft
contradision to the evidence.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIJEIt
thought the remark of the Hon. Gentleman would
apply better on Friday.