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London, England, 1806-02-14 00:00:00

RaIRLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY r 3.
Lord HOLLAND moved that.the Impeachment
Witaeffer Indemnity Bill thould be read a fecond
time on Monday, and that the Losds be fummoned
for that day.
Lord HAW KESBURY faid, 'he did not mean to
oppofe the motion made by his Noble Friend, he ooly
withed to call the attention of the Houfe to this Bill,
the °Ned of which, it would be recollefted by their
Lordthips, made part of a Bill which was before the
Houle left Seffion, and which went to indemnify
perfons giving evidence on the Impeachment of Lord
Melville, froth both criminal profecutions and civil
procefs in confequence of fuch evidence, Some
doubts, however, then arofe with refpeft to the in-
demnification from civil procers, and only the indem•
nity from criminal profecutinns was agreed to.—,-
With refpee to the civil indemnity, certain queßions
were referred to the Judges, with a view of alcertain-
ing whether perfons were legally jußified in refuting
to anfwer quettions, the refult of which might tub.
jeft them to a civil fait. Their Lordihipa were aware
that, a prorogation having iotervened, the judges
did not conceive that there were any queßions now
regularly before them to which thee were called upon
to give an anfwer. The fubjeft, however, which
was involved in thole qinflions, he confider:el to be
of importance, and he fuggefled whether it would
not now be advifable to refer fimilar quellions to the
Judges, for the opinion of that Learned Body, before
they proceeded upon the Bill
Lord HOLLAND laid, he did not objet) to the
proceeding prrpofed by the Noble Lord, but as there
Wafer) obvious neceffity that their Lordthips thould
either pals or teje& the Bill now before them, with-
out lots of time, his Noble Friend would alto be aware
of the neceffity of having the opinions of the Judges
as fpeedily as poilible. The earlieft day that could
be named would, he conceived, be the moR advife-
able, to be appointed for the attendance of the Judges,
in order that their Lordfliips might, without delay,
proceed upon the Bill, and either agree to its provi
lions, or finally rejett it.
After a few words interchanged between Lord
HAW KIIISBUILT and Lord 1101.1.am0, refpefling the
time to be appointed, it was ordered that the Judges
thotild attend on Monday, for the purport of then re-
ferring to them certain queflions.
The fecond reading of the Bill was alto fixed for
Monday, for which day the Lords were ordered to
be furnmoned.
Mr. ALEXANDER and feveral other Members
of the Houfe of Commons, brought up Lady Vif
countets Nelfon's, and Sir R. Strachants Annuity
Bills, which were feverally read a firlt time.
Adjourned till to.morrow (this day).
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
1. F. FM, and G. B. MAINWARING, Efqrs. took the oaths
ad task haw aw the Counties of Bedford and Middlefts.
On deu ennien of Mr. HURST, a new Writ was ordered for
In MOW, In the room of the Right Honourahle Cherie,
Sennett, commonly called Lord Milton, who, Gam
ellediles, had accepted the Mee of Treaforer of his Majefty's
On
On the modes al Mr. D DUNDAS, a new Writ wag ordered
far ilkhossl. In Ifintleae, hi the mom of the Hen. 0. H. 1.
=ll4ll4llllWeie diallik his ..sped of the Office of
ask Calkers Malinds.

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On the motion of Mr. VANSITTART, a new Writ was or-
dered
to be If for Cefbell, in Ireland, in t►c room of the Right
Honourable William Wickham, appointed one of the Lords of
the Treafury; and for Worthen), in Dorfetibire, In the room of
J. Ceicraft, Efq. appointed Clerk to the Board of Ordnance.
On the motion of Mr. CREEVhY, the name of Lord Henry
Petty was ordered to fiend as one of the Committee for Managing
the impeachment again& Lord Vifeount
Mr. PERCIVAL prefented a Petition from the Debtors con-
fined in the jail of Northampton, praying reliti...-Ordt.red to lie
on the table.
Mr. H. PEN WYNDHAM prefented a Wailer Petition from
the Prifoners in Merton, in Wiltfisire, which was alfo ordered
toile on the table.

Admiral BERKELEY prefented a Petition front the Cloth
Weavers of the County of Wilder. After what bad palled in the
courfe of the two preceding &Mons, the Honourable Admiral
Rated, that he hoped it would have been in his power to have pre-
fenced a Petition of a different complexion from that which he
held in ha kaad, and that fome conciliatory meafures would have
been adopted between the matters and journeymen, which would
geed rendered any farther interference of the LegiSlature °noted-
WT. He was forty to lay the Petition he now prefented !hewed
that no inch accommodation had taken place. He was happy to
think, however, that this had not been owing to any unaccom-
modating fpirit on the part of the Petitioners, who were fairly
compared of weavers, and in no inßanee of that dais which W-
afted on the defteudtion of the machinery.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the table,

On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Reture of Non•Re•
Eden= in Ireland moved for on the sth June lift, were ordered to
be made forthwithrAdiouened.

THE EVEIVIAG 57AR.

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By a letter which we have this morning received
from York, we learn, that (even tranfpnrts with the
King'; German Legion, and two with the lath regi-
ment, under Colonel Buawsvr, have arrived in the
Humber, from the Contintnt.

We have been (hewn a letter from an Officer, in
the Expedition under Sir DAVID DAIRDI it is dated
from the eoaft of South America. There was then
little doubt of their final deflination being the Cape
of Good Hope. They had enjoyed an extraordinary
degree of health. In the Sarah, hofpital fhip, which
contained all the fick of the army, therhad but very
few men, and no Officer had died linen they failed,
excepting the two who were drowned.
All the recruits going out fur the European corps
of the EMI India Company, have been attached to
the 24th regiment, and as w.ll as the Company's
Officers, were to aft with Ili:. regiment in effaling a

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