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IitRLI4MENTARrnioceEpINGs.

HOUSE OP LORDS, DECEMBER 11.

Sir W. Johnstone, Bart. of Hilton, o. Noel, Tempts*, and
Ca Bankers, in London, a Scots Appeal. Counsel having been
fully he rd on this cause, via. Mews. Adana and Horneri for
the Appellant' Sir S. Rowdily and Mr. Wingfield, for the Re-
spondent, and Mr. Adam on behalf of the Appellant in Mils
The LORD CHANCELLOR, after a short view pf the
culler merits pf the case, moved their Lordships to idlbun
decree Of the ce‘trt below, with £2OO costs, which was
itocordintki•

It was ordered, on the motto) of Lori WALS;WCHIAM, that
So Reports be received from the ,judges on Petition for Private
Bills. after Tuesday, the 9th day of April neat.
Their Lordships resolved into a Committee on the Insolvent
Debtors' Amendment Bill, and some Amendments, chiefly of a
verbal nature, were made on the suggestion of Lord Ex.csr-
so aovon. The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
The Sugar Brewery Big, and the Starch Manufacture Bill,
were brought up from the Commons by Mr. Lointusrxon &Ad
other Members, and severally read # Ant time.—Adlourned.

•=1.•••=m1IPIP

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Hise, from the Book of England, presented various ac-
counts of the Bank-note and Tokens in circulatioo.—Ordered
to Ile on the Table.

Mr. RIIIINSON brought la the West Indk Exportation hi-
slenwity Blll.—Read a first, and ordered to be read * second
shale to-storrow.

Petitions complaining of urdue returns for Stunford and
Bristol, were presented, and ordered to be taken into eo9tddirn•
tion ; the former on Tuesday, 23d February* the *ter on
Thursday, 25th February.
Lord CAST LIMEAO H. brought up the Bill for itaiging alma*
to be bid out in the purchase of %ands to be attached to the
title of Wellington.—Red a first, and ordered to be read a se-.
pond time to-mogrow.
On the motion of Lord CASTLZIMAGII, who intimated that
there was some inaccuracy in the pill with respect to the de-
volving of the qprates to be so purchased in the heirs male of
the Marquis of Wellington, the Prince Regent's Message oh
the subject was ordered to be taken into further consideration
to-morrow.

Mr. LVSHIWOTON brought up the Malt and Pension Duty
Bill, the teruilLons and a half Exchequer Bills Bin, the Rice
Duty Bill. the Corn Distillation Prohibition Bill, and the Spa-
nish Red Wine Duty Substitution Bill; which were severally
read a Ent, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.

On the motion tor the second reading of tke Bill for better se-
curing the Duties on Malt,
Mr. W. DUNDAS made a variety of observationsa tending to
thew the bardships which the Bill imposed on Scotland.

Mr. LASCELLES and Mr.WHAR'rON maintained, that no
greater liardslaiit would be sustained in consequence of this ran-.
ware hi Scotland than in Yorkshire, and other English districts.

The Bi wai then read a second time, and ordered to be cam.
alltted on Monday.

The House having resolved itself into a Conamktee of Supply,
On the Motion of Mr. WHARTON, it was resolved that the
gm of £1347. 19s. be granted to his Majesty for the Marshal-
sea Court.

The House haying resumed, the Report was ordered to be
.areceivad on Monday.
Mr. Loattattorou brought up the Report of the bland, of
Jamaica and St. Domingo Intercourse Bill, which was agreed to,
and ehe Bill was ordered to be read a third tittle to-morrow.
The Household Bill weut through a Committee.—To be re-
Totted on Monday.
Lord PALMER3I7OIII presented the Estimates for Army Ser-
vices, which were ordered to be printed; and his Lordship gave
notice, that on Monday he would refer them to a Committee of
Supply, for the purpose of proposing a Vote of. Credit;—but
should defer the Debate *lithe Estimates till after the holidays.
Mr. WitARTON brought in a Bill to allow a Drawback on
Chocolate exported ; also a 8311 to enable the Assistant Sccretary
of the Post-office to send or receive Letters free of Postage.—
Read a first, and ordered to be read a second thus to-morrow.

Mr. Mews's presented a Petition from the Parish of Mile-
*ad, for a Bill for relieving their Poor.
GOLD COIN BILL.

Mr. LUSHINGEON appearing at the Bar with the
Report of the Gold Coin Bill,
Mr. WHITBREAD said, that, not with any hope
of making the Might Hon. Gentleman opposite asha-
med of Lis resolution,. but with a view of proposing
that it should be rescinded, he would:move,.that the
Clerk should read the Resolution of the House of
Commons of the 14th of May, by which it was de-
claied, that, in die estimation of the Public, Bank.
;rotes and guineas were equivalent.
The Clerk having read the Resolution,
Mr. WHITBREAD observed, that the subject
bad been too frequently discussed, to render it neces-
sary for Lim to offer any thing further to the House
upon it. He should, therefore, simply take the sense
of the House, without debate, and for that purpose
move, that the lttsolution which had been just read
be rescinded.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
saide,tbat as the Hon. Gentleman made this. motion
without debate, he, without debate, would support
the Resolution. At the same time, he expressed
himself perfectly ready to meet the Hon. Gentleman
in discussion on the subject at any time that he might

~think proper,
The House then divided—For Mr.. Whitbread's
' Motion, 26—Against it, 63—Majority, 37.
On our re-admission to the Gallery, we found Mr.
Hustrassosi on his legs. He stated, that as his opi-
nions on the subject then before the House were very
generally known, he would not tire their patience
by going at great length into the question in refe-
rence to the law. of the laud and the principles of
justice. He was disposed to think, that ant of the
walls of that House, notwithstanding the assertions
of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Vansittart) they
would not be able to find any one person who would
agree in the Resolution which they had just affirmed,
no more than they could in the ordinary business of
fife procure a guinea, all that description of coin hav-
ing completely disappeared. If any person could
doubt that there was a depreciation of the .paper
currency, he knew no better mode to convince him
of the tact, than by drawing his attention to the Bill
then on the table. His Right Hon. Friend argued,
that the paper could not be depreciated, if tbree.con.
were acceded to ; Ist, 1 hat the coin of the
realm should pass at .a current rate, to be fixed by
the Sovereign Authority of the State; 2d, That the
paper currency fihottld correspond with ;be denami..
Batton of the roue. These two principles were acted
upon in all States. The first reinstituted the essence
of money ; the second was its representative, But his
sight Hon. Friend found a third conditiou neces-
sary to prevent the clepretiation of this representa,
iivf, and which they were the labouring to effect by
Arts law. To render the current coin and Bank pa',
per eliudly valuable, a penalty ioust be inflicted on
iboae who dispose.of the former for 'ore than the
I. ice attached' to it by the fieeel:eic Authority, or
ho dispoie of the latter for len an its nominal
rhea they caase to this tionc4lsiOn, that