Star.
London, England, 1830-02-16 00:00:00

NEW WRIT.

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On the motion of Mr. PLANTA, a new writ was ordered to be
issued to return a member to sit in parliament for the county of
Radnor, in the place of the right hon T. Frankland Lewis, who is
appointed treasurer of the navy.
Mr. S. RICE Made a few obseriations in a low tone of voice,
which we understood to be in commmcndation of the public services
of the late treasurer of the navy and member for Newport (Mr.
Vesey Fitzgerald.)

THE OAHE LAWS.
The Marquis of CHANDOS withdrew a motion which stood in
the paper relative to the game laws, until a future day.
The noble Marquis gave notice hat he would, on Tuesday, the
23d inst. bring forward a motion for the reduction of the duties upon
sugar and rum.

STATE OF TUE COUNTRY.
Mr. EGERTON presented a petition from the nobility, gentry,
and inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester, complaining of
the general disuessed state of the country, and that county in parti-
cular, and praying for economy in the public espenditure, a reduc-
tion of taxes, &c. The hon. member concurreu in the sentiments
expressed by the petitioners.
Mr. E. DAVENPORT expressed bit opinion to be in a:cerdance
with those of the petitioners.
The petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. W. PEEL brought up certain returns as to the quaaity of
silver coin in circulation.

Mr. IVODEHOUSE, in the absence of the hon. member for
Shaftesbury (Mr. E. D. Davenport), begged leave to withdraw a
notice of motion, which had been given by that hon. member (upon
the distressed state of the country we believe), upon the ground that
the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Peel) had declared his Intention of
shortly submitting some measures to the house upon this important
subject.
Mr. Secretary PEEL denied having made any declaration upon
the subject in question, but merely left it for the hon. member to
bring forward or withdraw his motion as he thought proper.
Mr. WILBRAHAM moved for a return of the amount of sunlit;
received by the Commissioners of Savings Banks during the Lee
two years. The hon. member ohsetved that it was generally ae.
serial that the capital of the country was in an increasing eunditfuty,
the tact might be so ; and his object in moving fur these, rein*
was to ascertain to what class of persons the capital was falling;
There might be some few wealthy increasing their property, abase
the greater portion of the public were in an impovonsittog state.
The blood might circulate in the heart at the same time due the
extremities were In a state of decay.
Mr. E. WODEHOUSE concurred in the propriety of the returns.
As he was then on his legs, he wished to ask the right hon. gentle, '
man opposite (Mr. Peel) whether there was any truth in the ap:
pointment of Mr. Franckland Lewis to the office of Treasurer of
the Navy ?
Mr. Secretary PEEL—Antinswer to the hon. gentleman's questioei
• 1 have only to inform him that a new writ has been moved this.
evening, on the appointment of that gentleman (Mr. F. Lewis) to'
the office of Treasurer of his Majesty's Navy.
Mr. N. WODEHOUSE said he was not aware of the feet, ree'er,
course would not have troubled the right ben. gentleman with
question. He (Mr. Wodehouss) had another question; tied
to put of some importanceln his *pink% t vis.—How It '
in the minutes of the evidence of Mr. Ale:sander Honig: the se
ewers to the queries put to- the Governor and Deputy Onetime! *I
the Bank of England Were not in the precise weedy
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Mr. Secretary PEEL could only account for it by there bring
no abort-hand writers present at the time. But the Chairman or
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trade. neither of whom were
then in the House, would be best able to answer the hon. meinh,fi;
inquiry.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sugaested bat
the returns moved for should include the amount paid into the
bards of the Commissioners, as well as the amount laid out in
purchase of stock.
This amendm nt having been made, the returns were ordered, for
the years 1828 and 11129. to thel:Hat Decembe: in each year in.
elusive.

%Ir. O'CONNELL presented a petition from an individual
siding in Cork, praying for a repeal of the Act of Union The
hon. and learned member also moved for returns of the names of
those who had served on the Commission of Grand Juries in Dublin,
from December 1822, to the present time. Also for the names of
the Common Councilmen of Dublin, from 1824 to 1/00. In con-
clusion he moved for a return of the names of persons discharged
, under the insolvent Debtors' Act in Ireland, specifying the amount
of the sums returned in their schedules, and the dividends, if any,
~that had been paid.
Aber a few words hom the Czt4wccr.Lon of the Exclyisipt.
anciNr. Bears. the latter motion was withdrawn.
Mr. BANKES resented the annual Fetition hem thz 'Mitten
of the British Museum.