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Kingdom.
Mr. Waxecn.a, from•the Treasury, brought up an Account of
the. National Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, including the
Austrian and Portuguese Loans, and a Ikturn of the total
amount of the Funded and Unfunded Dibt from the Ist of
February, 1786, to the Ist of February, 1920, which, on the
motion of the Earl of Latnsanaxs, were ordered to be printed
for the use of the House:
Mr. &worm and others brought up from the House of 0:m-
-m0ns the Marine. Deceased Relatives' Bill, and the East India
Volunteers' Bill, which, along with some Bills of a private and'
Ipcal nature, brought up by Sir J. Gaanussa and others, were
read a first time. -
The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill, the Public Works (Ire-
land) Bill, the Sugar Importation (Ireland) Bill, and the Welch
Fines Bill, were also brought up from the Communal,/ Mr.
BaocnEN and others, and read a first time.
Pellew's Divorce Bill, the Slaves Removal Bill, and the
Smuggnng Prevention Bill, went through Committees, and eke
Reports were brought up and received.
• MASTERb IN CHANCERY.
Lord KENYON presented two Petitions from certain Mer-
chants and Electors of the City of Dublin, complaining of a
clause in a Bill then on their Lordships' table, to prevent 31r.
Ellis, a Master in Chancery, from sitting in Parliament as Re-
presontativeof that City. His Lordship stated, that the clause
was one which could not be justified on the ordinary principles
of just legislation, as it was directed against an individual by an
ee post facto operation ; and besides, as English Masters in Chan-
cery were allowed to sit in Parliament, he could see no reason
why the same principle should not be acted upon with regard to
Ireland. His Lordship moved that the Petitions be read and
laid on the table.
Lord HOLLAND said, that he did not mean to oppose the
reception of the Petition, but he wished to sit the Noble Lord,
whether be meant to oppose the Bill, or the particular clause,
toad in what stage? His Lordship added, that it was his opinion
. that Masters in Chancery were disqualified by their office from
the right of sitting in Parliament, because it was an acknow-
ledged principle that no servant of the House of Lords should
sit in the other House, and Masters in Chancery were servants
' of the House of Lords, and amenable to itoorders.
Lord KENYON stated in answer to the question of the No-
bk. Lord, that it was not his own intention to propose any al-
turation in the Bill, but It might be possible that • some other
Noble Lord had such an intention, in which case he would feel
it his duty to vote that the clause be expunged.
The Earl of LIMERICK observed, that there was this dif-
ference between English and Irish Masters in Chancery—that,
from a Report on the Irish Court of Chancery, it appeared that
the individual, to whose situation the Petitions referred, had
stated that his duties as a blaster of Chancery required his pre-
sencein Dublin during ten months of the year.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he was not aware that
the second reading of the Bill had been yet moved, nor if it had
been, was he certain that it would be read a second time.
Lord, KENYON re-stated what be had before said, that be
did not himsr.lf intend to propose any alteration in the Bill. If
an amendment was moved to leave out the clause, he would
give it his support.-11e Petitions were then ordered to lie on
the table. .

The remaining Bills on the table were then forwarded in their
mimes, and the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMKONS.

This day the Gallery was opened at four o'clock.
Mr. Jou suss, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ire-
land, appeared at the Bar with certain papers, containing an ac-
count of the exports and imports of Ireland.—Laid en the table,
The Co.srastax of the Committee appointed to inquire into
the merits of a Petition complaining of an undue return for the
Aberdeen District of Burghs, reported that.Josepta Hume, Es' q.
the Sitting Member, was duly elected; and that the. Petition
against his return was not frivolous or vexatious.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE-presented a Petition from an indivi-
dual named Henry Constantine Jennings, praying that a cer-.
min invention of his.for printing the documenta of the House,
by which savings to the amount of £lOO,OOO would be effected
in three years, might be Adopted by the House. The Hon.
Member said, he was not aware of the precise mode by Which
this very large -aMount of savings was to be effected, but he
knew the individual in question to be possessed of some inge-
nuity. He had invented a sort of machine or bed to preserve
the lives of.seamen in danger of being drowned. This bed was
stuffed with cork shavings instead of flock, the usual material,
and the consequence was, that every sailor whirr in his bed was
enabled to ride as comfortable upon those as if he had been on a
fi.h's back—(d lane:). It also Appeared that this very ingc-
r.ious per%on hid employed himself upon the most puzzling of
all NA:ricers, the discovery of the longitude.. In fact, Mr. Jen-
ninjs Intl contrived, by an iron bowl, to neutralize the magnet !2
(.1 &wet). He had nu doubt whatever that the House might
soon expect to benr cf this man having devised a plan to find out
tie. philosopher's stone I or made even a still more marvellous
dia•overy, so ready was Ise at invention—(4 taitgh).
Tile Petition was read, and ordered to lie on the table.

Oa. the motion of Mr. Lessamorote, the Assessed Taxes-Com-
roti!ion Bill. and the Sugar/Trade in Ireland Bill, wore read a
third time and passed.
tLe motion of Sir W. Scorr, the Sea Offences Bill went
tLroo;11 a.Committee, and the Report was ordered to be re-
to-inorrow. ,

Ms. BENNETT brought in a Dill to regulate Public En-
dowments connected with the Education of the Poor, -which
'IN s read the first timc, and ordered to be read the se and time

to-snorrow. ,
The Education DiU was read the second time, and ordered to 4
be committed tb-morrovi.
'Mr. C. HUTCHINSON adverted to a Statement spade yes-
terday by bis Honourable Friend, the Member for
(Mr. Beruiett), relative to what that. Honourable Member con-
sidered a misrepresentation of a speech of his (Mr. Hutchin-
son's), as 'reported in a respectable Morning Paper. He now
took occasion to state tio the House, that there was not a sisigle
sentiiitaut in that speech which he was not ready to acknowledge,
except one, which imputed to his Honourable Friend a retrac-
tation of what he had said relative to the merits of a successful
medical piactitioner (Sir William Adams). The Hon. Member
was proceeding to pay a tribute to the abilities of Sir William
A dams, when be was called to order by
The SPEAKER, who asked the Hon. Member if he had
,ny motion to submit to the House? as if not, he was out of or-
der in the 'course he W3S poriuing.
Mr. II UTC hi I NSON begged leave to express his deference
to the correction of 'the Chair, and after stating that he had• no
motion to.propose, concluded with a few more observations in
justification of the speech alluded to.
Mr. BENNETT denied having made any retiactation of
what be had stated respecting Sir W. Adams.

aREACH OP PRI VILEGE. •
Dr. PHILLIMORE moved the Order of the Day, that
Richard Armstrong Jarvis be called up to the bar, in order to
be reprimanded and discharged.
The motion being agreed to, that individual appeared at the
liar accordingly, and
The SPRAKkit proceeded to address him. The Right Hon.
Gentleman, after stating that he had _been reported to the
House as having disobeyed the warrant issued for his attend.
'mice on the subject of a Petition against the return for the
Borough.of Grantham, said that he had absconded, in order tol
zooid being taken into custody. Having, however, since sur-
reodered himseit, he had been committed to his hieestrf )ali
of Newgate, as a punishment for his offence in g the
ostler of the House. Since his commitment he had sent to ekte
Heise' a Petition, expressing his contrition far the offence, and
throwing himself for indulgence upon the mercy of the Ease.
Front these cotssidesitioas, themilltii the House was disposed
to extend its h daATIMI there sets Woo passage
14 his Petition. jths opold not help comment-
ing upon. It Mated that be (Jarvis)
was not aware NOW* ce of the Speaker's
warrant& He • ' now Idviab4hat •neitlxig.ke, nor the
gibers. 4d any tight to know. *OW of d w.littowor &b-
-owes of thone4wanante that hal bops isnot.. Milk IMP Cot
to set "thee saves up as India orate insp!ftepitillf sintstss
their dpity eau plain and direct, it wasliotillagAlefithgn ittb.
pet* Oldham. Believing, however, that he 1111114 More from

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.. Ple Scott Waring, ci-skeent the celebrated
WI. ' ei.--Ji=dtpostponed.
Mr. Jousesou the office of the Chief Secretary for Ire-
- -bad, presented the Eighth Report• of the i:oniUdssioners ap-
• ... aninted to inspect the Putffic Accounts of that part of the United
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