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The LORD CHANCELLOR did not mean to oppose the re-
ceiving of the Petition; neither would he venture an opinion as to
the contagions or non.cootagious nature of the plague. All he could
say en the subject was. that if the plague had been introduced into
that Home, Is could have no diffscuky In telling their Lordships
ha nease—(A lash). The Petition was ordered to he on the table.
On the Motion et the Bari of Ltraaroot., the Duke of Cumber-
land's Annuity Bill went through a Committee, and was reported
without amendments.
The Marquis of HASTINGS gave notice, that he should, to.
morrow. introduce a Bill to explain and alter he 35th Chapter of
the 13th of George 111. which set limits to the rate of interest at
which money was to be lent in India.
Lord BEXLEY presented a Petition from the Corporation of
the City of London, praying to be heard by Counsel at the Bar,
against certain parts of the Equitable Loan Bill.
The Duke of ATHOL opposed the prayer of the Petition, as
tho House had already decided that the interests of the City of
London were not sufficiently affected by the Dill to justify the
hearing of Counsel st the air on its part.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE supported the object of the Pe-
tition, which was laid on the table.
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The Marquis of LANSDOW N. presented a Petition from the
Chamber of Commerce of the City of Dublin, praying for some
alteration in the Law of Merchant and Factor.—Laid on the table.
Adjourned.

HOUSR-OF COMMONS.
Mr. CURTETS presented a Petition front the Magistrates of
I the Brighton Divisiontof Buses, vonsplaining that a Podia* bad
been presented to the House purporting to' be the Petition'of the
Magistrates of Brighton; against the' Brighton Improvement BTU,
whereby the Mil was Mired. They stated that. do Magistrate
bad signed the Petition. which hark only the names uT twthre ob-
score and ignorant individuals attached to it, and tbeytpitiyed.that
the eessrivers of the Petition might be punished.--i-,Ordered to be
printe 1.
Mr. CURTETS gave notice that he should move, next Session,
the re.futreduction of the Bill. He regretted that the advanced
state of the Session prevented any reps being taken to punish the
persons guilty of such an offence against the House.
The Hole went into a Committee on the Peters' Divorce BM,
Counsel were heard, and witnesses examined.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. ,
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from an in-
dividual of the name of Bishop Burnett, complaining
of the 'Conduct of the Colonial Government at the Cape
of Good Hope, and praying that the House would in-
stitute an enquiry. The Learned Gentleman went at
I some length into the details of the Petition. It was
alleged that Mr. Burnett was induced, by the represen-
tations of Government, to go out to Albany Settlement,
and to expend a large sum of money, nearly twenty
thousand rix-dollars in expenses and improvements.
In the course of some contracts with the Colonial Com-
missariat, he had been accused of some defalcation by
the CoMmissariat, and in other respects treated with
great harshness and injustice. These sufferings and in-
juries he made known to Lord Charles Somerset, in a
memorial. The Honourable and Learnt Gentleman
stated, that the conduct of. Lord Somerset merited im-
peachment, if the allegations of the Petition Were true.
The Petitioner sent in his Memorial to the Governor,
and instead of ordering it to be inquired' into, Lord
Charles Somerset put at into the hands of the Fiscal to
be prosecuted, and the unfortunate Petitioner was ba-
nished from the Colony fur five years. During the
pending prosecution against him, certain nefarious libels
had bees circulated against Lord Somerset, accusing
the Noble Lord of certain abominable offences. Now
the Noble Lorlwas as incapable of such offences as Mr.
Burnett was of accusing him of them. It afterwards
appeared that the author of these libels was a
Mr. Oliver, who now called himself Jones, and was
in high favour at the Cape. The imputation of those
libels hid been made the cause of other vexatious pro-
ceedings against Mr. Burnett. His house was broken
open, and his papers violently taken away. For all
these proceedings, he asked some reparation, or at
least for some inquiry. He complained of the conduct
of the Commissariat, of the proceedings in the Cow is
of Law, and above all, of Lord Charles Soto: net. It
appeared from the allegations of the Petitioner, that
the Noble Lord was in. the habit of receiving money at
one rate of exchange, and paying at another, and pro-
fiting by the difference. The Noble Lord was charged
.with improper conduct, in having sold a horse for
10,000 dollars to a Dutchman named Duer, who had
a cause pending before the Courts. The horse died, and
in order that Duer might losenothing by his bargain, the
Noble Lord decided it immediately in his favour.--
Now these were certainly most enormous accusations.'
It was further stated that all the proceedings in the
Commissariat department were full of corruption...-
They paid 28-fr stivers where the same things might be
had' for 10 stivers in the ordinary course of trade. The
Learned Gentleman, after enlarging on those details,
said that the Petitioner was ready to prove them at the
Bar of the House. Indeed they were ample ground
for an impeachment, if - true. He (Mr. Brougham)
would himself impeach the Noble Lord if he had eel-
denceenough to support the-allegations. But in milting
these statements he used the authority of the Peti-
tioner only. The Petitioner was consistent in his story
and respectful in his language. He appealed before
die House as a sufferer, and he asked for redress. If
redresscould not be immediately afforded, at least let
him have inquiry.. Let the Noble L'rd himself have
an inquiry. It was no more than justice. To withhold
inquiry would be injustice. Charges of this kind were
flying about, and it was rank injustice to suffer them to
float over the country without some attempt at refuta--
doe. Nothing bad been done. Commissioners Indeed were ap.
poftted, but whets was their ripen? He knew that Mr.' Biggs
(one of theCommitidoaers)was an able,bonest, and mai
but be had been taken ill, and the report was araete ji~yldeyed.
Major Colby, the tuber Commiisloner. might nine the Tepee g bat
k was not done, and be feared it mould nut be. It was Wnitdy
important that something 11100111 d be eliseted,for timsOassunkieners
themselves were charged with is didecigamdmi to 61111 to the tom.
plaints of persons aggrieved by theColedal GOVMMONIN. He should
new move for kayo to bring up the Petition.
Mr. WILMOT-HORTON began by complaining of
the per: mai discourtesy of the Learned Gentleman,
who had not previously informed him of the contents of
the Petition, io order that he might be prepared with
a reply. If there was any part of the,' correspond-
ence betw, en the Colonial Office and die Cape which
could throw light on the subject it was at the service of
the . House. It was unfortunate that the illness of
Mr..Bigge had delayed the report of the Commissioners.
Wite respeit to the charges in the Petition, be be-
lieved many of them to be extiege-ated, and some to
be untrue. He had never before heat(' of jany imputa-
tions on the Commissariat, and should discredit them
now until substantiated by evidence. With respect tp
the different rates of exchange it was not likely to occur
again, as Government had adopted measures to remedy