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London, England, 1819-01-23 00:00:00

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND MOTIONS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved, that the Orders of the Day have precedence
of all Motions and Notices of Motions, on Mondays
and Fridays throughout the Session. .
Mr. CALCRAFT observed, that that ought to be
understood with reference to the necessity of the. case.
When that arrangement was first made, it was done
for the accommodation of both sides of the House :
and he did rat see why the right of bringing on an
important motion should be given up in every in-
stance, it might in some cases,
The SPEAKER said, that it might be better that
the House should understand what the nature of the
arraiwement was. • Since the agreement was first en-
tered into it had been made a Sessional Order, moved
without notice ; but in the present case a notice of
the motion had been given yesterday.
Mr. BENNETT was against the principle of giving
precedence to Orders on every occasion, and should
exercise his right of bringing forward a Motion on
those Jays when he thought it necessary.
The Right lion. H. F. ROBINSON said, that on
all occasions, when the necessity of the case required,
it, the Motions . might have the precedence. Un-
doubtedly the Honourable Member Mr. Bennett)
possessed the right I:e mentionei, and would exercise
it at his or, n discretion.—The Motion was carried.

T.; 1 '.:TIoN PETITIONS.

Tle SPEAKER informed the House, that he had
received a Return from the Clerk of the Crown and
Hanaper in Ireland, of several Petitions presented
against the returns made at some of the Elections in
that country, which he had requested a Member to
present. lie suggested tea the House, that it might
be better to have two Petitions considered on one
day, and two days in the week,- Tuesday and Thurs-
day, for that purpose.—This a agreed to. _
The SPI; A K El( then observed, that as in the Irish
Petitions fourteen days were allowed for delivering
in the recognizances, after their presentment, which
was not the case with the English Petitions, the con-
sideration of the former should stand to a more dis-
tant day. The Petitions were then presented. They
were against the Returns from the folloWing places:
Chester, County and City of Cork, City of Limerick, County
of Leitrim, Boroughs of Wotton Basset, Camelford, Evesham
Leominster, Penrhyn, Drogheda, from the Inverkeithing Dis-
trict of Boroughs in Scotland ; and from Fowey, in Cornwall.
The Petition of John Boyle, Esq. of the City of Cork, against
the Return of Lord Kingsborough and the Hoo. Richard Hare,
for the County of the said City, on the ground of undue return
on the part of the Sheriff, was ordered to be taken into consi-
deration en Friday the 23d of February.
The Petition of Mountiford Longfield, F.sq. against the Re-
turn of Sir N. Colthurst, Bart. one of thu Sitting Members for
the City of Cork, on the ground of bribery and corruption on
the part of the said Sir N. Colthurst or his agents, was ordered
to be taken into consideration on Friday th • 23d of February.
The Petition against the Return of Or nie Lucy, Esq. and,
the Honourable J. Hamilton Stanhope, fsr Fowey, in Corn.
wall, on the ground of bribery and corruption, was ordered to
be taken into consideration on Tuesday, tie 9th of February.
The Petition of Mr. H. J. Clements, against the Return of
Luke White, Esq. one of the Sitting Me nbers for the County
of Leitrim, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Tues-
day, the 23d of February.
The Petition against the Return of 11. M. Ogle, Esq. for the
Borough of Drogheda, for bribery and undue return, was or-
dered to be considered on Tuesday, the 2cl of March.
The Petition of John Stewart, Esq. of the Albany, in Pic-
cadilly, against the return of Mark Milbank and Johu Buckley
Maitland, Esqrs. for the Borough of Camelford, for undue Re-
turn, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Tuesday,
the 9th of February.
The Petition of several Electors of the Borough of Leomin-
ster, against the undue return of Sir John William Lubbock and
Sir William Cunningham Fairlie, fur that Borough, was ordered
to be taken into consideration on Thursday, the 11th of Feb.
The Petition against the return of Humphrey Howarth, and
William Edward Rouse Boughton, Esqrs. for the Borough of
Evesham, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Thurs-
day, the 11th of February.
The Petition of Thomas Spring Rice, Esq. against the undue
return of the Hon. John Prendergast ereker, for the City of
Limerick, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Tues-
day, the 25th of February.
The Petition complaining of an undue return fir the Borough
of Penryn. was ordered to be taken into consideration ea Tees.
day, the 16th of February. •
The Petition against the return for the Borough of Woman-
Bassett, complaining of bribery soli corruption on the part of
the sitting Members and their Mt% was also appointed for
Tuesday, the 16th of February.' * • • r
The Petition complaining dui tibiae return for the Inver-
keithing District of Boroughs in Scotland, was ordered to be
taken into consideration on Thursday, the lath of February.
The Petition against the return of Lord Belgrave and the
Hon. Mr. Grosvenor, for the City at Chester, from Sir F. G.
Egerton and Mr. Williams, was appointed to be taken into con-
sideration on the same day.
The Rule of the House with regard to Recognizance, was
then read, after which the Committee on Ezpiring Laws was
appointed.