Star.
London, England, 1818-01-28 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

About three o'clock the Spa m took the Chair. Soon alter-
wards, Sir THostas Traftwine, Usher of the Black Rod, ap-
peared at the Table, and summoned the House to that of the
Peers, to bear the Royal Speech and Commission for opening the
Session. The Seeress and several Members went accordingly.
The SPEAKER, on their return, informed the House that
New Writs had been issued for the return of Members for the
Town of Glamorgan, in the room of B. Vaughan, Esq. deceased;
and for the Town and Port of New Romney, in the room of
Admiral Sir J. T. Bockwarsh, Bart. deceased.
- Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved for New Writs tbr Yttppon; fel
the room of the Honourable F. Robinson, who has accepted the
Offices of President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of
the Navy ; and for Cockermouth, in the room of the Honour-
able T. Wallace, who has accepted the Office of Vice-Presider.t
of the Board of Trade.—Ordered.

The SPEAKER then reminded the House that h was usual
on the commencement of a Session, to renew a certain annual

Act, called the Bill for preventing Clandestine Outlawries, which,
if it were their pleasure, would be now read a Brit and second
time. The Bill was ordingly seed a first time, and on the
Clerk proceeding to read it a second,
Lord ALTHORPE asked If it was the intention of Ministers
immediately to repeal the Bill for Suspending the Habeas Corpus
Am/ The earliest opportunity, said his Lordship, ought to be
taken of restoring that right to the people; and as he did not.
wish to create any difference of opinion on the subject that would,
mese before the House this evening, if he did not receive a sa-
tisfactory answer, be should make a Motion to-morrow, for
leave to bring in a 8111 to Repeal the Habeas Corpus Suspen-
sion Act.

Mr.ANBUTHNOT regretted that the Noble Lord had not
waited till any of his Majesty's Ministers were present, as he
believed they could inform him that his intended =nice would
be unnecessary.

Lord A. HAMILTON alluded to the delay which had taken
place in Scotland, in the proceedings towards persons accused
of High Treason, and intimated his intention of making a too.
don on the subject.
Mr. W. DIJNDAS hoped the Noble Lord would not insist
on any proceeding connected with this subject till the professional
Lord (the Lord Advocate) should be able to attend in his place.
Lord A. HAMILTON said, as he had not prepared the Bill
be meant to propose, he bad no objection to accommodate the
Noble Lord for apy time between now and this day fortnight.
General TTIOR2tUON g.ivenriite, that on tie 11* of Ito-
' brad,y ha should move for a Bili w nistai certain porta of as. Am

of AS Charles 14. requiring from petsons tokir.g official oaths, a ,
&duration d thebelief in transubstanuaties to bs idolatrous.
Mr. JOHN SMITH gave notice, that he should move to-
morrow for the renewal of this Oommitteeon the Bankrupt Laws.
*. GtIk.NFgLL gave notice of a motion for Tuesday, re-
lative to Bank Notes.
Sir J. GORE gave notice of a !notion for Accounts of all
'Monica raised for the relief of Prisoners in County Jails.

HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT.
rind ALTHORPE, seeing a Noble Lord (Castle-
reagh) in his place, took this opportunity of asking if,
he meant to move for the immediate repeal of the
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act ? He had no inten-
tion of interfering on the subject, if Ministers had
made up their minds to take it up without any delay.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, it certainly was in
the contemplation of his Majesty's Ministers to move
Parliament for an immediate repeal of that Act ;--
but as it had originated in another place, it was
deemed proper to let the motion for the repeal take
precedence in that Assembly, where it would pro-
bably be made this evening, or at farthest to-morrow.
( Hear, hear, hear.)