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PARLIAMENTARY PROGSE.DINGS.

.H1:4111E OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JUNE ey.
The Royal Affent was given by Commiffion to twenty.ans
Bills, which were moftly of a private or local deftription,...
Amoog the Public Adtsorrere the Id& Martial Law Bill, the
Clerical Eligibility Bill, the Debtors Relief BM, and inns
Members Duty Exemption Bill.
The Lords Coaurilifioners on this median were, the jib]
CSAWCILLOI, Lord WASAIDIGDAkk IDA Lord Atm AAAAA .
The ATTODARY GDDIRAL gild Mr. MANSVIIILD west
beard OD the part of the Appellant, in the Appeal from Chao.
eery, the Earl of Strathmore v. Andrew Robinfon Bowes, Er+
after which their Lordfhips deferred the further confidential*
of the cafe till Monday nest.
The funeral Bills before the Honk were forwarded in
ref podbice liages.
The Order of the Date for the third reading of the In
MIRY Bill being moved, the Bill was •accordingly nada third
time, without oppofition ; it was afterwards reindeely paglugs
and a Meffsge was ordcred to be fent to the Commons to so-
quint them therewith. -
The Earl of ROSELYN, after thartly ',Admit; the Houk
ebb:iced, upon the great ineonv asideltmight wife from
the enforcement of the reran , Madre to pri.
vete .itills, with refpodt to peaces . ***Mt Iltlad the
%st :
diftant parts of Scotland, wide!' tread, la a
great degree, be dose away; by as tholli
Countties to,taki tlarditlimeapolit ' 406 WON
Petitions, tee. In orieratat die isms may ea ea
%Azimut, moved the firft reading of a Bill. v hkli he the.
'relented, to remedy that defedt, by enabling the judges, be.
to receive aerations upen oath refrains Petitions relative to
certain' Bills peddling befdre revilement, be. The NB ava
forthwith read a drib time, and op his Lordfhip's motion, sr-
*red to be printed.
A umber el Bilis Wert brought up by different Goidelic.
frost the Cononeoll,Which were recently read a firft date.
MALTA.
A short canverfation took place between the
Earl of Calmat vow and the LORD Cii•acstunt,
relative to the • Malta Trade Bill, in confequence
of an obfervation on the part of the Noble Earl,
that:by one of the provifions of the Bill in queftion,
the Wand of Malta was declared an European
Ifland. He then adverted to the geographical
Atuation of Malta, and to vthas the Nand had al-
ways been confidered with refped to fuch, and ob-
served upon the circumfiances of theft Volunteers,
particularly from the Militia, who had enrolled
i • • • themfelves in the Army, but with the exprefs re-
- fervation ofwot• (crying out of Europe.—He then
. alluded to the po(fible effect which, the Bill Might
have in that wiped, and, as we underilood the
Noble Earl, he ea-peened his hope that Adminifira-
tion would not think offending the-Soldiers, who
had entered as above into the Army, to terve in
that Hand.
The Lose Cnancittoe quitted the Woolfack,
and in reply to the obfervations of the Noble Earl,
dated his conception of the Bill in queflion ; it
was founded on the fame principle which had for-
merly.obtained in Legiflative meafures on limiter
.., . oecafions, namely, that when an acquifition of that
. • kind was made, by the Britifh Government, it was
Their placed under certain Commercial regulations.—
Lordatips were apprized of the. means by
which Malta tame into our fooffeffion, and by the
Bill before them, he conceived that Malta was
• legiflatively declared an European Mind, merely
•
for Commercial purpofes.
The Earl of CARSARVON fpoke fhortly in expla-
nation, after which the Bill was read purl rant to
the Order. ' i
caaws's DIVQRCI BILL.
The Order of the Day being read for the far.
deer consideration of Crewe's Efivorce Bill, Connie'
and Evidence were accordingly called to the bat.'
It was then regularly proved, by perfons• frees
the Admiralty and Navy Offices, that Mr. Harris,' ~
the Clergyman who had married Mr. and Mrs.
Crewe, •at Ringfton, in Jamaica. in NoveMber ,
1780, was at that time regularly borne upon tit
Office Books, as Chaplain to the Ruby man of I
war. . . .
Their Lordarips deeming the fad of the marriage ;
fatisfadorily eftablifhed, theCounfel proceeded to,
endeavour to ellablifts the important fed of the 1
. . adultery of Mrs. Crewe.
Two young women, one of whom had former.
ly been, and the other at prefent is, the domellic ~
. .
fervent of Mrs. Crewel were examined at confides-- t
. , able length, vefpeding what they had obferved of •
the conduct of Mrs. Crewe, and Sir Harry Engle- '
Geld, againft whom an action for Cries. Cam was
brought by Mr. Crewe. Thek witnefes had tut
opportunity of obferving them together at differ.
eat places, at Brighton, Southampton, Weft Cowes,
in the country and in Town, in Conduit-heel,
Park-lane, and SlogneTerrace. They Rated va-
rious inflames of familiarity—that Sir Harry
Englefield ufed frequently to come in the abfence
of Mr. Crewe, particularly at night, when he was
fometimes in the habits of flaying from between
ten and eleven o'clock, till between two and three
in the morning : That he ufed fometimes to go in-
to Mrs. Crewe's bed-chamber after fke had retired
to bed ; and on one occafion, the lag-mentioned
winters pofitively declared her convidion, that Sir
Harry Engkfield and Mrs. Crewe were in the bed
together.
This was the jet of the teflimony,of there two
females, which was neceffarily given in detail, and
feveral minutia and particulars defcribed.
The Counfel Rated that he could not adduce
evidence to go firther upon the poba of criminal
intercourfe, than that offered by the witnefs lag
alluded to;though he could eftablik her tellirnony
by feveral other witnefes.
The Lose Cnaacatsoa teemed to think that
part of the cafe not fully eflablilhed, and obferved
that he kareely ever knevflightergroundsbrought
forwud to warrant the dectfioa called for in this
cafe.
The Learned Connfel (Mr. Adam), after *polo-
sizing Eire the irregularity of obfervation, fob•
mated to the Noble and Learned Lord, that in a.
variety of andantes decifions were made in favour
of' a Plaintiff 'and Petitioner, where the proof'
brought ft:award to eftablifh the fads of Adultery
fell (bort of tbst offered in the arena inftance,
particularly in the cafe of Petard and Taylor. -
To this the Loan Citaac t la.°, nbferved, that it
was in the recollection of the Learned Couafel
bimfelf, that decafions were now made in Weft.
mintier-Hall, on evidence upon winch. twenty',
years ago, to Coanfel could hope to obtain a tier-
did: ft appeariag thatiskther evidence could be
brought forward on the point in queliion, the fur-

ther eonfideration at the ids was poftponed till
Thursday.
Their Lordfhips then, purfuant to the Order of
the Dat, refolved into a Committee upon Koop's
Patent Bill, Lord WALSIIIGNAM in the Chair. A
Counfel'and evidence wertheard at tome length
in flipport of the Bill, and by which the
importance and utility pf the undertaking were, in
a great meafure, eftablifhed. The principal ob-
ject of the Bill is to extend the powers, Ste. of Mr.,
Koop's Patent for making Paper ,from Straw and'
other Materials, to a number of individuals, .
exceeding 60, who are to constitute a Company#
for the purpofe of carrying on the Manufacture
queltion on a liberal principle, and on a very ex-
tenfive fcale :—the contra& for a leafe of the
ground, whereon the Manufadory, &c. is to be
crated, with Earl Grofvenor, to whom zoool.
per annum rent is to he paid, was given in evidence,
before the Committee. In the instrument the Corti-
pany contras with his Lordship, to expend within
the interval of twenty-four months the fun of
2e,0001. in buildings, &c. and of which, it appear-
ed in evidence,,that between to and tr,oool. has
already been expended; the neceffity of having
Inch very extenfive premifes as were defcribed in
the fpecification of the Company's Plan was alto.
fhewn in evidence, principally on account of the
greater bulk of the materials ufed in the manufac-
ture, which would occupy-a (pace of at leaft first
times the number of cubic feet of that occupied by
the rags did in the manufadure of the common
paper. And it was Rated, that from 663 to zOOO
perfons would be conftantly employed in the mann-
fadure. Thefe citcumilances appearing fatisfae-
torily eftablifhed by the evidence, the Committee;
after an obfervation from the Lord Chancellor,
that the contrail entered into by the Company
with Earl Grofvenor was one of the belt fecunties
offered by them to the Public, in favour of their
allegations, agreed to the Bill, and the Houk re.
fuming, ordered the Report to be received to-
morrow.—Their Lordfttips then, after difpofing of
Tome private bufinefs, adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Unser of the Malt Red romisamt the Hook to attend
in the Hoofs ofLitlki.w boar the Royal/Mak Panay Com-
roam 't 1111 h feellselb to realm It.' sad ow e
Srunts' o rystsenele 14111 m ad drat Lon's. andataised b thy
his Moiety% CommlissO had glas the Royal Afkot oche
Tries Math' 4mer ComMerrots4Mi the Chen' eta!
Mill dm BM broommishipMlb Mambas at ksdiaraese hos
tends Ptak indPoPilo'creessioi Os *ail fiver Public
sod Moms MIL A
• Ills Mahnokelle the Leis the Haab was Informed that
their Leedafpibodespost to the Cupparamemaell user Int-
math" 31111.sollithatanky IMAM to fevaelPelvaiellith.
Tier NOW «wttdathtt into me At the &oral. Chides
trial ht 11 BMW Indasee pied through a Onamiston The
Repast ward cederid to be neelsed So-aperrow.
• Mr. VANSITTART prenteted DO &c am of toe %AOC! OD
the Civil Meadows of dattand ethich was ordered to Be
on the table.
The Accounts of Reports and Imports prefented code tlith
of May Wt. were, co the mocha of mr. Vonairraroarsiesext
II be printed
The Irtilk Abfentee Tar BM went through a Cossmktee
the whole bade. The Report was ardsrod to be nacho& to-
morrow.
114 New ftop Dotty B>o waaread a third &sundial:4.
The Mna and Ama•ku Intewsenfe Bin went thrones a
Comontteas of the wb* Hate. The Report was ordered is
be realved to-efairow.
Tbe-trith J. Aocommodedes Bill was reed a third dame
andmied.
The Ira Core Ito=atlissoty Rawest through a Cam&
mimeo 6/ theists& The Report was entsed to be re-
ceived nomansw.
The MS Res Bad Mika throng! a Comaltsos•of the
whole Ifaafe. The Rama wm milsree to be rotasel to.
miaow.
The IA& lisp lispertisim 818 was read a third dolt anti
one In& Skillda Pay sad Cleathlig Bill was red a Wel
Theteterat Bin Watt throe& a cemmitme at the
wide Hot& The Report was ordered to be Ovisliod•Ml
asietar.
The lispert ads. Comitote theaterrst *stabs sell!
Wks a metals Dales a ladle was Mho" Op. ea* Ngt
agreed oe. sad Me 3111 WIND aniseed to to and a ehlog dleeelt•
*sport of the Coneattee as *1 If hay Bans* Bil
71114 appreolladagreato, adobe 11111 erared to be
Vii•Stione tomeorow. •
110 eaared liar*. a coiabas all the
'lass BM. est Claufs woo beferat Irossforance of en
'bedtime bas the Mahe ler *del tee Mao the Cesh
a &alb et MMus the lade heft ielth this an dr 06aR
of Orcesaktesia. The Ripen was adored as be raeolosdeo.
3001,01..
The Espiriog Laws Bill was coaraliasil. The S
bee Importation MI was reported.end miffed tob==
time to-snorrow.
The Repast a the Amendments to the Card sod ass- as
wda beestat op, and agreed to
The Order of the Day for the third reading of
the Bill for regulating the Trial of Contefted Elec.
tions in Ireland, being read,
Mr. Dawson wifhed the further progrefs in it to
be poftponed until the next Samos. It was a Bill,
he Paid, heftily propofed, and ill digefied. Its fole
object appeared to be to deprive the Irifh Mem-
bers of the benefit of the Grenville Ain. If this
was to be refuted, he thonld prefer a Committee of
Members to be fent over—he &mild prefer a fen.
tiny before the Sheriff—he Mould in fart,, prefer
say thing to the trial by Commit Goners, as they
were to be appointed under this Bill.
it Mr. Astor replied, that the general fettle of the
Irifh Members had been exprefred decidedly in fit:
your of the principle of the Bill, and that the only
point which had ever bees at arse was the manner
in whist! this principle mould be carried into ace.'
He contended that the opinion of the lionfe had
been molt unequivocally exprefred in favour of the
plan of taking the evidence on Com:lied Ek&ions
m Ireland. The point which had excited fo much
oppofition of tenement, and produced fo mach di-
vilion of opinimi, related merely to the dafs ofper-
fon, bell qualified, and MA proper for uldes the
evidence; which is•afterWards, by the Bill iefelf, to
be fnbmitted to the confideration of a Committee
of this Houle, appointed aceording to the regale-,
Lions of the Grenville ad.—Mr. Abbot then ex..
zirlained, the realigns which had induced him to
agree to, the Amendments which have been made
to the Bill, and shortly pointed out the impoftibi.
!icy of fending a deputation of the Houk to tee.
land, to try the Contefled gleftions. He conclud-
ed by* expreftng a hope that the Bill, after having
received fo much difctiffion, would not in this LIU
ftage meet wish finheroppolition.
Mr. Marna (of GalwayjCaisl he &mild rota

tad
of d
and
the

alas aft expedient; though he was aware
friciency ; but he blamed not the original
the meallun; but thofc who perfuaded
bandon his fink tdeas on the Atkin% r•
refpeaing the appointment of Affiint
s to examine • the • evitlesii*,..on conteiled

ART was at a lofs to conjeCture for what
the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Dawfon) could
ifen at this Rage of the Bill to utter fuch fen-
unlefs to create doubts, or to excite folid 1
ems in Ireland as to the merits of this meA-
kich conduct was inconliftent with the fpirix,
Oa of the Union : but he mulled the people'
country would jail), appreciate the fervicei.
A motives of his Right Hon. Friend by whom
Oil was brought forward, as well in this as in
"Are, other in fiances throughout the pre&nt Se Mon.
tikr.DAWIIOII explained..
"Me motion was agreed to, and the Bill read a
third time and paired-.