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London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

Northampton
Nottingham

I NTEIt-NATIONA
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L GAS COMPANY.
cans. •

Cornelius Apostool, Esq. (.Im. I Charles Mallet, Eq. (P..ris)
sterchni) Richard Paterson, Eq.
John Drown, Esq. (Vienna) Thomas Sully, EA.
Thomas Coles, Esq. James Smith, Esq.
Tunes Dickens, Esq. C. G. 11. F. Schmoll, Esq. (Paris)
Carr Schn Glyn, Esq. Henry IVilliani Smith, Esq.
*Charles'Kranter, Esq. (MIIi) Nicholas WarM, E,q.
Charles Oglrby, Esq. Thomas Wilkinson, Esq.
'THE DIRECTORS of this Company, !Living corn-
pli-ed all their Arrangements, will make the allotment of
Sharo, nn Tunastutr, the 26th instant

11r.I.,►sy Solicitor to the Company, N 0.5, Lawrence Pountney-
place, will distribute Prospectuses, and receive Applications for
Shires until that day.

The KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
PILESIDENT.
The Right Honourable the Earl of LIVERPOOL, K.G.
vult-ra
Most Noble Marquis of North-
ampton
Bight Hon. Earl of Darnley
Right Hun. Lord Bexley
Right lion. Lord Mayor
Hen. Mr. Baron Garrow
Sir Edward Knatchbull, Bart.
11. I'.
Sir William Geary, Bart.
Sir Robert Wigram, Ban.

William Philip lionywood,
Esq. M.P.
John Ashley Warre, Esq. M.P.
Sir William 11/izard
Samuel Thornton, Esq..
Frai.cis Cobb, Esq.
James Taddy, Esq.
Frederick Webb, Esq.
James Tacitly, jun. Esq.

- Tatussourt.-31ICHAEL GIBBS, Esq.
qIHE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the GO-
A. VERNORS of this CHARITY will be held at the London
Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, on SATURDAY, the 4th June next.
The Right Honourable the Earl of LIVERPOOL, K.G.

- -- -
President, in the Chair.
STIWA AM.
William Philip Honywbod,Esq. Stephen Hough, jun. Esq.
M.P. V.P. I John Inglis Jerdein, Esq.
John Blades, Esq. James Parlett, Esq.
William Taylor Coker, Esq. John Row Snow, Esq. .
Robert Currey, Esq. Robert Sackett Tomlin, Esq.
George Elwell, jun. Esq. Robert Westwood, Esq.
William Gkrinies, Rag.
Tickets 154. each, may be had of each of the Stewards, at the
Bar of the London Coffee House, arid of the Secretary, until
Friday, the 3d June neat. _

No. 53, Cannon-street.

JOSEPH RAINBOW, Secretary.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF OF LORDS, MAT IL

The Lords' Committee of Privileges on the Henniker Peerage,
received further evidence in behalf of the Claimant's right to vote
at the Election of Representative Peers for Ireland ; and the Loan
CHANCE LLOa moved a Resolution, to the effect that the Claimant
had made out his claim, which was unanimously agreed to.
Additional documentary evidence was adduced on behalf of the
claim to the Annandale Peerage, of JOHN Jeans Horx JOHNSTONC,
Esq. of Annandale; and Huou James Roixo, Esq. one of the Clerks
to the Signet in Scotland, was fully examined as to the'authenticity
of the documents, as to identity of signatures attached to them, and
their being true transcripts from the Scottish Records. •
Three witnesses were examined as to the claim under• the Gard-
ner Peerage, and further consideration adjourned until Mon-
day se'nnight.
- Coun'tl were heard on an incidental point in " Norbury v.
Meade," and, after a few n!•servations by the Loan Ciieucai.Loa
and Lord Iteoasnai.v, th., Arreal was dismissed as irregular, with-
out costs.

Mr. Soucrrort-Gatmcsr. (o ith whom is Mr. O'Coroutt.i., of the
Irish Bar, who will address their Lordships en the next day on
which the LORD CIIANCRLIoa will hear causes in appeal, if he shall
not finish his argument this day) was heard in the Irish Appeal
Scully *. Scully," for the appellant.
Mr. BROGOZN, and others from the Commons, brought up a
Bill for the better regulation of Copartnerships and Banking Con-
cerns in Ireland, and several Private Bills, which were read a
first time.

On the motion of the Earl of LivsarooL, the Canadian Cora and
Warehotiqed Grain Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed sin Thursday next.

The Razes of Postage Bill, and the Irish Chancery Court Bill,
were read a second time.

Viscount MELVILLE gave notice, that he-should, to-morrow,
move the ,second reading of the Scotch Peers Trials' Bill, for which
also their Lordships were directed to be summoned.
The new Thrown Silk Bill, the Naval Asylum and Greenwich
Hospital Consolidation Bill, the Pembroke %larket Bill, and some
other Bills, passed through Committees of the House.
Earl DARNLEY, in consequence of the heavy busiatss which
had pressed upon their Lordships for some evenings, had postponed
the correction of an error which had been committed by the Papers,
with regard to a Petition which he bad presented upon the Catho-
lic question. He did not mean to complain of the mistatement,
as he thought it extraordinary that reports should be generally so
correct as they were, considering the circumstances under which
they were taken ; but he regarded it as his duty, when entrusted
with a Petition, to set the Public right with respect to the place
from whence it came. He had been described as having presented
a Petition in favour of the Roman Catholic Claims, from Graves-
end, whilst it really was from the Parish of Gillingham, in the
County of Kent. He should take this opportunity of saying, as he
had been instructed to do, that the Petition presented by a Noble
Lord opposite, from Sheerness, had been got up by placard, and
that the Chaplain of the Hulks and Methodist Parslots bad joined
in procuring signatures for it.
The Earl of ABERDEEN presented a Petition from the Town
of Paisley in favour of the Equitable Loan Bill.—Laid on the
table.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. C. DUN DAS presented a Petition from Welford and Box-
ford against any alteration in the Corn Laws.
Mr. C URTEIS presented a similar Petition from Samuel Square,
Esq. Corn Merchant, London.
Mr. LINDSAY presented a Petition from the Corporation of
Cupar, against the reduction of Duty on Foreign Linen.
The Ilonourable Member presented another Petition from Perth,
against the Salmon Fishery Bill.
Mr. S. RICE presented, a Petition from the County of Limerick,
in favour of the Rmigration BilL
Sir J. BERES FORD presented a Petition from Berwick-upon;
Tweed, against the Duty on Seaborne Coal.
Mr. H. DRUMMOND presented a Petition from Francis,
Lord Grey, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Salmon
Fishery Bill . .

Similar Petitions were presented from the Proprietors of the
Riveri Dee and Don, in Aberdeenshire, the County of Cornwall,
and the Inhabitants on the River Shannon.--The above Petitions
were severally read, and laid on the table.
Sir I. COFFIN observed, that the Petitiosers from the North,
against this Bill, were not aware that the salmon came much earlier
into the rivers of the South, than in the North.
Sir R. SHAW presented a Petition from the Chamber of Com-
merce, Dublin, praying for a revision of the Butter Laws.—Laid
lon the table.

Sir THOMAS ACLAND moved for leave to bring in a Bill, to
enable Magistrates, at Quarter Sessions, to regulate the expenses of
convictions under the Vagrant Act.
Mr. ESTCOURT said be did not think a Bill of this nature at
all necessary, inasmuch as the existing law provided for the objects
which his lion. Friend's proposed Bill contemplated.
Mr. S. BOURNE was of opinion that some corrective should
be applied to the evils which grew nut of the present Law upon this
subject. lie should not, therefore, object to the introduction of the
proposed measure.
Mr. SYKES supported the motion. He did not hesitate to
say, that he thought some legislative enactment upon this sub-
ject necessary.
Sir T. AC'LAND said, that the sole object of his Bill was to
establish a sound economical system tii expenses with the concur-
rence of the whole Bench of Magistrates, instead of leaving those
expenses to the regulation of individuals.— Leave was then granted.
COUNTY C )Ult
Lord ALTHORP Moved the third reading of this BM.
Colonel TRENCH declared his opposition to so much