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London, England, 1811-02-26 00:00:00

P.W.TAM,EA7';IIt2e4PROCIEDINGS.
Ttcittsx.oKsi !RI'S, FEBRUARY sS.
Mr. GARS( WM' art; I'.t mat were heard on the question or
the atimi.,ill::.ty I Ads' L'ioncurry's letter adtnittinA the of
fence chard .1 w hive been ennunitted by her. The LO RD 1
INkla It did. tbiok tbe.evislisce of au admissible kind.
and tht faeeler col::::deratioli of the case was adjourned till
TharAblikY: 'l4l' •
'l'he s,soctd trading of Lord Rene Ina Les Bill, respecting the
Debtor and Creditor Ibil, was bull for March the sth.
The further con4eration of the Banbury Peerage case was
lard far the 12th 414 arch. _ _

Lord GREN VILLE% movrtl the second reading of the Bill to
specting Capital Offences against the Revenue, which being read,
his Lordship moved that it should be committed, which was also
agtmil to. HI4 Lordship then moved, that the Committee CO/1.•
aiST of those w!ro ,ornsed the Conunluee for the consideration of
the Affairs of the Revenue.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE moved the revival of
tke Committee on Indian Affairi, and that they should report the
m 4 of their procmlings to the House. Agreed to. The Mem-
bers's befbre,toutethar with such Lords at attended during
the present .Sessaos;--A.Oloarned till Thu:3l.y.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
•
The Sun Fire-office and West Country Fire Insurance Dill were
'Mtraraily road a third time, and passed.
Mr. GIANT presented at thellar the 13th Report of this Cosa.
sniasioners of Military Inquiry.
An Aeclunt was presented of the Bullion imported and ex-
ported within a certain period.
Mr. R. WARD, in the absence of Mr. Yoaae, pave notice,
that he would move the Ordinary Estimates of the Navy on Wed-
nesday
WESTERN JUNCTION CANAL BILL.

Mr. LOWNDES moved, that the Western June
tion Canal till should be read
.a• second time. .
Sir W. SCOTT, in a speech of considerable length, I
opposed the second reading,, on the ground, among
many, that the Canal, if permitted to take place,
would prove highly injurious to the Oxford Canal
Company, the Commissioners of the River Thames,
the Corporation of the City of London, and the cre-
ditnrs of the River Thames; and that there was not
si landholder from London downwards, that did not
deprecate the execution of the project. That the
Commissioners of the Thames had expended not less
than £70,000, and the City of London a very large
sum also, on the navigation of the Thames --that the
navigation ofthe said river would he greatly injured
as well as its water dangerously diminished by this
Canal. , He then read the'statements of several emi-
nent engineers, which were strongly against this navi-
gation, as.pregnant with evils far superior to any ad.
vantages which could be derived from it. The Uni-
versity of 'Oxford and the City of London had both
petitioned against it ; and the Right Hon. Gentle
man particularly pointed out the injury that would
be sustained by a Mill belonging to the Bodleian
Library, in having its streams weakened nr diverted
by this intended navigation. He concluded by ex-
peeeinra Nape, that the River Thames, which was
toteipmfd a beauty and a blessing wherever it flawed
that part of the country, would be protected by the
Ream, and moved, that the Bill be read a second
time thie day six months.
tfriIIIMEONL, in a speech of some length, seconded
the Ktienn OE Sir W. Scott.
- : Mr: SUI.LIVAhI spoke in favour of the Bill being
reed osecond time. He said the Western Junction
. G iune
waniess dcajoryriediesoono,ol:tthheanGbraynay
Grand Junction
r
Cormpany, and that they had lately conveyed
goods. to the merchants of London, the tonnage of
..•. hate= and that the Western Junction would
a poinmunication with Bristol, that could not
• ;Oho highly advantageous. He denied that it
hit .
*amid deprive the Thames of a pint of water, and
thif butted of losing a part of its stream, it would be
,fitesl by it.
".."." BROWN (Anthony) followed on the same
.slam- HO hoped the House would not endeavour to
-*Press thitt active spirit of enterprise Which bad at all
times been found so beneficial to the country, and in ,
iVatnneinstance more than that of Canals. That this
measure was brought forward by the Grand Junction
vrietors, and Was indispensably necessary to the
OOffecting of that navigation. He adverted to the
giinietit of Sir W. Scott, relative to the mill of the
Bodleian Library, and hoped the public would not
b allowed to fuller on account of such an obiection,
tbf a clause might b&added to prevent that. It seem.
.ia to him co be rather a fanciful injury , than other-
wises and as the argument appeared to be so. little
Mad* mit,' he did not think it necessary to answer it
• any farther.
Mr. VANSITTART spoke against the Bill.
Mr. LOVEDEN was for it.
Mr FREEMANTLE thought the bill shoild be
pikopia at least to go to a Committee. •
' ' Colonel FRANKLAND spoke decidedly against
the setettd-reading. i
•On'.4 division the Members were—
'or ,
the second•reading - - 92
Against . it - - 103
Ordmet on the motion of Mr. Gitcs, that there
;be bidhefore the House Copies of all letters sent by
Ifs letjeatelleCretary of Stite to Lords Lieutenants.,
' of .VuM.it! in the year ISIO, relative to the Militia. :
Ins MAJESTY% sTATE OPHEALTH IN 1804. i
Mr.-97-111,TBREAD rose, in consequence of .the
stit6 Which' he had given a'few days ago, to submit
erftho ton sideration of the House,a matter which, he
. :bid do doubt, wassiti be regarded as most highly in-
muting to the feelings, and of the greatest import-
mite to the interest's of that House, and of the coml.
try. This position, when beshould state what he bad
.to offer tot House, would not, he trusted, admit
E, -4 dosiit or contradiction. When future historians,
after the party heats and political animosities of re-
etiltihttnt shall haste been consigned to 'that silence' .
and oblivion to which the animosities and feuds of ;
former periods have been 'already consigned—when ,
the* hiatteins' temOred from the period, and unin.;
flupytettity- the circumstances under whiCh the events-,
*if Will have to record have taken place, shall come
with an impartial judgment, and unprejudiced feeling
tonarratothe transactions f:recent tintes;they will, not.
•withitanding the' irnprestiOnt which the influence of
party animosity migb(baye made to the contrary, in;
taring, n review 'of the' transactions of the present
reign, conclude, that tinder' no circumstances, and in
swi times; have the people of any country. been mare}
loyal is, more affectionately attached to the person
of their Sovereign than the peOple of this country
&me been, dtiring a long series 'of years. If they;
show only loch 'back to the period of the. last
twenty..4ye' Years, they would 44 that the love-And
•ottudinsiiit of his subjects Vieff. not given alone to
ki she Lag during the prosperous ltd successful portion

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