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London, England, 1818-04-29 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 21.
In a Committee of Privileges (the Earl of SRATTISOVILT in
the Chair), their Lordships received further evidence relative
to the claim of Mr. DYMOKE to the Marmyont Peerage; after
which the Committee adjourned the farther proceedings till this
day se'nnight. •
The House then resumed, and after prayers were read,
The Costs of Bsdis' Bill was brought up from the Commons,
by General Gigabens and others, and read the first time; a,s
were several Private Bills, presented by Mr. Cakcsirr, Mr.
Geoca,_and other Members.
Mr. sstrrott presented at the Bar an Account of the Receipts
and Disbursements of the Dover Harbour Company, for the
last year.
Mr. Wo.enrsos, from the War-Office, presented several ac-
counts relative to the Pensions granted to Officers' Widows, pur-
suant to a recent order of their Lordships on the motion of the
Marquis of Laarsoowee.
The Lord Bishop of CHICHESTER presented a Petition
from numerous Inhabitants of the united Parishes St. Giles's in
the Fields, and St. Georges, Bloomsbury, complaining of the
present state of the supply of water in these Parishes, and setting
forth, among other allegations, that the West Middlesex Water
Works Company had withdrawn their supply, and that another
of the Companies had threatened to do the same—so, that they
should be left dependent as to the supply in so esssential an ar-
, tick, with respect to its quality, and rates of charge, on the will
of the said Company. The Petitioners, therefore, prayed relief.
The Petition being read at length, was ordered eb be laid on
' the table.
Lord AUCKLAND presented a Petition from the Parish of
St. Pancras, in favour of the Chinmey.sweepere Regulation
• BllL—Laid upon the table.
The Glass Duties' Bill was read the third time and passed ;
': and the various Private Bills respectively forwarded.—Adjourned
till to-morrow.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.
On the motion of Mr. flerjeant ONSLOW, Sir IL Paint=
was added to the Committee on the Usury Laws.
Mr. H. SU-N. I. NER moved for an Account of the Unclaimed
Dividends remaining in the hands of the Chamberlain of La:-
don, belonging to the Orphans' Fund, and how applied and also
an account of the sums paid into the Chamber ef London by the
Receiver of Duties on Coals and Wine in the Port of London,
on account of the Orphans Fund, for one year, ending the Sth of
April, 1818; a for an accot of the monthly payments made
out of the samlso e, and fur the unamount of balanoes remaining in

bias,-..Agreed
The Report of the Committee on the Petition of the cas
eddistre
Ribbon Weavers, was brought up, agreed to, and ordered
printed.
Mr. BYNG presented a Petition from the Churchwardtns
and Directors of the Poor of St. Mary, Whitechapel, against
the Poor Laws Amtudment and Parish Vestries' Bills.—Or-
dered to lie on the table.
Mr. WILBRAHAM BOOTLE presented a Petition from
the Borough of Clithero, praying for a Repeal cf tee Duties on
Piloted Cotton Goods.--Ordered to lie on the tab.a.
The second reading of the Iklock Alledoll Duty Bill was post-
-1 pored till Thursday se'n*bt. •
'Dm Labourers Wages Regulation Bill went through a Com-
mittee, the report of which was ordered to he received to-
morrow.
Mr. P. BOLD moved for the Appointment of a Select Com-
mittee, to talc into consideration the Duties payable on Printed
Cottons.—The motion was agreed to, and a Committee forth-
with appointed.
bir FRANCIS BURDETT presented a Petition from the
Churchwardens dChristchurch, in the county of Surrey, against
the Parish Vestries SilL--Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. PEEL presented a Petition from the Professors and
Fellows of Sioo College, against the Copy.right BUL—Referred
to a Committee.
On the motion of Mr. S. BOURNE, the consideration of the
Report of the Poor' Laws' Amendment Bill was postponed f.ll
1 Thursday. The Honourable Gentleman then gave notice, that
lon Thur.day he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to
amend the law etapecting the settlements of the Poor.
The High. B cliff of the City of Westminster presentee! Ac-
counts of the la' nolaraeats of his (klieg, which were ordered es,
lie on the table.
Sir H. PARNELL gave notice, that on Thursday se nnight
"he would move for the appointment of a Committee to take
into consideration the laws for the preservation of the peace in
Iceland.
The second reading of • the Slave Trade Regulation Bill was
postponed till Friday.
Mr. Aldrrr.teu WOOD presented a Petition from the Parish
of St. Gregory, against the Parish Vestry Bill.—Ordered to be
Lid on the
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WATER COMPANIES.
Mr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition from
the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Giles in the Fields,
complaining of the combinations of Water Com-
panies, and praying relief.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said the subject was one to
which he had given much of his attention, and he
hoped in a few days to be enabled to submit to the
House a plan which would ensure the metropolis a
better supply of water.
Mr. WROTTESLEY reminded the House what
the conduct of these Water Companies had been. An
Act had been applied for, to form a new Company
in opposition to an old established Water Company.
The House countenar.ced this application and passed
the Bill, in the expectation that a competition would
be created between the two Companies, which would
be beneficial to the public. No sooner had the par-
ties nbtained this Bill, than they formed a junction
with their opponents, and again came to Parliament
to sanction their union, under which they proposed to
divide the Metropolis betwc.rs them. In this appli-
cation they failed, but by a private regulation they
carried their plan into effect, to the great inconve-
nience of the public. The evil complained of was
one which called for the interference of Parliament ;
and unless these Gentlemen should serve their cus•
comers better, if no Member of greater weight in the
House took up the business, he should feel it to be
his duty to bring in a Bill on the subject.—The Peti-
tion was ordered to lie on the table.

JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE.
The SPEAKER called the attention of the House
to the state of their Journals, the index to which had
only been brought up to the period of the. Union
with Ireland. For the last seventeen years none had
been made. It would be obvious to the House, that
to bring the Index up to the present year must be a
work of great labour, and one that 'required great
nicety in the execution, and no more time ought to
be consumed in preparing it than was absolutely ne-
cessary. Under these circumstances, perhaps the
House would allow him to recommend to them the
course which had been pursued in 1766, when a
Committee was moved for to inquire into the state
of the Journals, and to report what might appear
proper to be done thereon.
Mr. BATHURST considered the House to be
much obliged to the Speaker for directing their at-
tention to this subject, and gave notice that he would
to-morrow move for the appointment of a Committee
to inquire into the state of the. Journals.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.

Mi. M. A. TAYLOR brought up z. Report from
the Northern Circuit Committee. He begged to call
the attention of the House to the importance of this
subject. In the inquiry which had taken lace, it
had been found that persons, many of wiom had
ultimately been acquitted, had been imprisoned fcr
eight or nine months before they wcrc brought to