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XIN4STREET,
OLOUCESTER-PIACE, PORTIVIAN-SQUARE.
Gemini) an4eitellept HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, a Grand
PIANOFORTE, PAINTINGS and PRINTS, SEDAN
CHAIR, and EIGHT-DAY DIAL, and various Effects.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION,
Ey Mr. ROBINS,
On the Premises, Nn. 18, King-street, Gloucester-Place, Port-
min-square, on Monday, DaFember 20, and following day,
at Eleven,
rrHE genuine and excellent HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE comprises four post, irenchmusopy, and
tent Bedsteads, with chintz, cotton, and other Furnitures ; ex-
ceileAt Feat,her-beds, Idattrames, and Blankets; mahogany Ward-
robes, Chests of Drawers, Cbeval Dressing glasses; Axminster,
-Brussels, anti .ffidderminster Carpets; large Druggets; Drawing-
room French Curtains, in chintz cotton • elegant japanned Chairs
and &ifs, with Cases en suite; Pier and'ebimney-glasses ; Com-
'anodes ; Pembroke, Card, and Breakfast Tables; a capital Set of.
Dining-Tables, on pillars and claws; an excellent Cellaret Side-
board; japanned CLaiu, with Morocco-leather backs; Book-
cases, Writing-tables, Sedan Chair, Kitchen Requisites, and Va-
rious Effects:
_ THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF DISTINCTION.

May be viewed on Saturday preceding the Sale.
•Catalogues may be had, at le. each, on the Premises; and of
Mr. Robins, Ikantick-etreet, Golden•square.

- P4RLMMINT4I.IIf PROCEEDINGS.

NOOSE OF LORDS; DECEMBER IS.
The House met at ten o'clock in' the morning. In the Appeal
" Stuart v. Booth and others," Mr. ADAM and Mr. ADAM, jun.
were heard for the Respondents, and Mr. Bitouonma la- reply.
3udgment on Wednesday.
In a Writ of Error from the Conn of King's Bench, a qv.
warresto cause respecting a corporate election at Saltash, in
" Hawkins v. Templer," Mr. ABBOT and Mr. But.-
lan were heard for the Plaintiff in Error, and Mr. Serjeant PELL
• and Mr. ADAM, jun. for the Defendant tin Euor. Further hear-

art Wednesday.
'll,e hish Illicit Distillation Bill, -the London Militia Enlist-
ment Bill, and the Irish Peace Preservation Bill, passed through
Cinninitters and were,reported.
in the Committee on the British and Irish Spirits Injerchatip
•Suspens;on Bill, Lord ELLE:oo,l9unit remarked upon the slo-
venly style which had of late crept hito Acts of Parliament; ob-
serving, ,that in this Bill the expressions, the 49th year of his
Majesty, and 53.1 year of his Majesty, were used, instead of the
words, "skits Majesty's reign,' which was the proper phrase. The
was therefore amended, in conformity with his Lordship's
au:gestions. Report to.morrow.
Tbe East-India Duties Bill and the East-India Shipping Bill,
were read a second time, and committed for to-morrow.
The Poice Bill was read a third time and passed, with an
Antendmetst moved 4y Lord Viscount Stustourst, relative to
4.he attelilance of the Magistrates.
The Brandy Bid was also read a third time and passed.
;Pie Frame-breaking Bill was reported by Lord WALSING-
HAM, and.the Aniendmenta agreed to.
"ile East-India Circuitous Trade Bill wasbrought up front the
Commons, try Mr. Cottartmar arid miter Members.---,Read a
first time, and ordered to be printed.
Tbe Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE gave notice of his inten-
tots to move the second reading tomorrow, qif the prints were
en the Table, which he bad no doubt would be the ease.
The Felons' Transportation Bill was also returned agreed to.
MISTAKE IN THE MADDER DUTLSI ACT. .

Bill to r. ctify a mistake in the Madder Duties
Act which received the Royal Assent on Friday,
(namely, the omission of the word Madder through-
out the Act) was brought up from the Commons by
Mr. COUItTENAM, .ao.d other Members.

Lord WALSINGHAMjnoved the first reading,
and then that the Standing Orders (which had been
ordered to be taken into consideration this day)
should be susrended, for the purpose of passing the
sill through its other stages; being of great ►m-
portance, his Lords:ip observed, that the mistake
should be rectified with the least possible delay.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he did not

mean to oppose the suspending a the Standing Or-
ders, but tie wisheci it to be distinctly understood,.
that he did oritconsentro suspend them on the ground
of a mere mistake in an Act of Parliament, but on
account of the evil effects which would result from,
the mistake, and which would be still more inju-
rious the longer the mistake remained unrectified.—
He trusted, however, that in both Houses attention
would be paid to Bills to prevect tie recurrence of
similar mistakes.

The Bill was then read a second time, and the
crinimitinent being negatived, the Bill was read a
third tune and passed, and a Message ordered to be
sent to the Cottimins,_ notifying their Lords,l3ipsizon-
currence in the Bill without amendment.
' Adjourned till to-morrow (this day.)

MUSE bF COMMONS.
A.New Writ was moved for a Burgess to serve in tbispresent
TarHamill: for the Borough of Carmarthen, in the room of Gee.
..Campbell, Esq. who nad accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
"Leave was given to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the Report of
a Select Committee, for the better Lighting, Paving, &c. Odle
Town of Dartnimoli.
Mr. PRO 1 HL•ROE brought in the Bristol Improvement Bill,
which was read a fir.t time.
Mr. BENbO4 presented a Petition, signed by upwards of 1200
,respe.ctable traders and others of the town of Liverpool, setting
forth the great grievances they suffered from the itinerant auctio-
neers.—Read, and ordered to lie situ he table.
POOR LAWS.

Mr. HORNER. rose to submit a few observations
to the House upml a subject of considerable import-
ance; and his object in rising was to persuade the
House to adopt certain Resolutions which might pre-
vent the introduction of any clause or clauses into
local Bills for the relief of the poor, contrary to and
inconsistent with the established law of the land: The
House was aware that a Committee had been ap-
pointed to examine into all the Poor Bills which had
been passed, he believed, since 1800, with a view to
ascertain what clauses, of the description he had al-
luded to, had crept into such Bills. A Bill also,
brought in by an Hon. and Learned Friend of his,
was now before the House, one of the objects of which
Was to repeal clauses of that nature. With respect
to that Bill, he was not. prepared to say that he en-.
tirely approved of all the provisions contained in it ;
but when it should come regularly before the House
for discussion, he might perhaps hear reasons which
would induce him to alter some opinions he now eli-
ctertainecL 'bat Bill, however, was to have a retro.
speetive effect. aal whatever might be thought as to
the past/it must be allowed that to prevent similar
AlcObcto in future, was of the utmost importance.—
The objectionable clauses in question easily found
elicit way into local Poor Bills, because they being of
thellature of Private Bills, did not receive that atten-
tion from the .House which would likely prevent the
introduction of them. It appeared, from the Report
di vhecConimittee, that these clauses were of -a two-
.fold descrption. The one sort went to alter the law
of the land in the mode of assessments, rating, &c.
which ought never to be permitted. anless,a strong
.exception could be made out in the case of particular
citalicks, where the adoption of the ordinary methods
mould be inadequate. The other sort of clauses was
,those which altered the law of settlement in certain
prishn., Sand (to
,the shame of the legislature be it