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London, England, 1801-02-13 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ss.

Earl FORTESCUE, Lord DORCHESTER, and the
Bi!hop of WINCHESTER (who preaches by order
before their Lordfhips to-morrow), were fworn,
and took their feats.
The Lords Commit:Goners prefent, namely, the
LORDCHANCELLOR,DUICe of PORTLAND, and Lord
AUCKLAND, retired to robe, and on their return
took their feats upon the Bench, when Mr.
QuasslE, Deputy Uther of the Black Rod, was
dWpatched to order the attendance of the Corn.
mons, who forthwith appeared at the Bar, with
their newly.eletted Speaker, Sir JOHN MITFORD.
His Majefty's Commiffion was then read, em-
powering the Peers therein mentioned, or any
three of them, to declare and announce his Royal
pleafirre to allow, approve of, and confirm the
Eleaion of Sir JOHN MITFORD, Knt. whom his
Majefly tinder-Rands his faithful Commons had
chofen for their Sr z• R ER.
The names of feveral additional Peers were
inferted in the Commiffion, and among them thofe
of Lords MACARTNET, MENDIP, and HOBART.
The new Srsanua Sir JoHN MITFORD, then
addreffed their Lordthips, and (bated, that he was
commanded by the Commons humbly to notify
that, in obedience to his Majelty's Commands, his
faithful Commons of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland had proceeded to the
eletion of a new Speaker, and that their choice
bad fallen upon him.
The LORD CHANOILLOR then flitted, in effect,
that the Lords Commiffioners had it in command
from his Majetty, to declare and announce that
his Majefty's opinion of the eminent abilities dif-
played by his faithful Servant Sir JOHN MITFORD,
an a fituation of high importance and truft in the
Adminiftration of ihe Law of England, and the
zeal which he manifefted for the due maintenance
of the happy and ineftimable Conftitution of thefe
Kingdoms, and his profound knowledge in the
Laws thereof, induced his Majefly fully to ap-
prove, allow, and confirm the choke which his
faithful Commons had made of Sir Jona Mirroto
for their SPEAKER.
The SPEAKER then made a concife and appro-
priate reply, cipreilive of his grateful thanks for
his Majelly's royal approbation, and particularly
for the very gracious terms in which he was
pleated to order the fame to be expreffed; and
that be (hoold endeavour, by a aid dili-
gent difcbarge of the duty he was about to cuter
upon, to convent:ate for thole errors to which he
was unavoidably liablc.
The Commons, who had attended in a greater
number than we ever witnelfed on a like occafion,
then withdrew.

1111101.V/14T DEBTORS.

The Eatl of Moms called the attention of the
Inoufe to the circumflances of the number of
favent Debtors confined in different parts of
the kingdom, and in whole behalf their Lordthips I
bad received many petitions during the left Se lion
of Parliament. It was not his intention at that
time to propofe any fpeciiic meafure upon the
fable& but tb call the attention of their Lord
(hips to the fituation of thefe perfons, and to
be informed whether it was in the contemplation
of any of his Majefty's briniftirs to introduce a
Bill during the prefent Satin relative to Infolvent
Debtors ?
The !AID CPIANCIILLOIL quitted the Woolfack,
and took occafion to obferve, that the general fyf.
tem of the Law of Debtor and Creditor to this
country greatly required amendment. Towards
that point he had for fome time poll turned his
anxious attention, and had confulted feverak who,
from their habits and praßice, were mach more
einiverfant in that fpecics of legal MOMS that.
Limfelf. He therefore 'had a Bill drawn up, the
particular provilions of which be amid sot anti