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Marly ohlte. nine nature. Ue then stated the nature
Doff the Bill he intended to bring in. He proposed to
main a clause of the Bill whfcb had been just thrown
out—namely, to suspend the order of removal, in case
44 an appeal, until the appeal shall be decided (mar).
Mr. CRIPPS was sorry to have misunderstood the
night Honourable Gentleman. He would readily
yield his intentions.—The motion was then withdrawn.

FOREIGN
The ATTORNEY GENERAL brought in a Bill
ro prevent the enlisting of English subjects in foreign
troops, whfch was read the first time, and to be read
the second time this day fortnight.

BANK REPORT.
Mr. GRENFELL observed, that it was by acci-
dent he did not notice hitherto the omission of.a pa.-
per of very great importance in the Appendix of the
Bank Report, exhibiting a similar statement to that
which had been presented to the House in 1807--
'namely, a statement of the profits distributed .by the
IProprietors of Bank Stock to the present time: Hi
have notice he would move that this paper be pa-irked
,this day. . . , .
Mr. CALLAGHAN rose, and said he had to beg
the attentton of the House a few moments to a pa-,
ragraph in one of the Newspapers of the day, with
respect to the Bank Repdrt. The paragraph he al-
luded to appeared in the Courier of this day, arif
stated that it was proposed to make the repayment •
the Bank advances, amounting to ten millions, be-
fore the Ist of-February, 1820. If this article were.
uthorized, he thought it Was calculated to excite
considerable alarm throughout the country ; and,
therefore, he would take the liberty to ask his Right
Honourable Friend ?--(lnterrupted by cries e No, no,
from the Opposition Bexches.)—The question, he
thought, to be one of extreme importance, and he was
enabled to state, that the Right Hon. Gentleman
would have no objection to give every explanation.
Sir J. NEWPORT objected to the question, as
wholly irregular ; if Newspaper paragraphs were to
form the theme of comment in that House, the con-
sequences would be highly injurious. It was wholly
imparliamentary to take up the statements of a news-
paper, as the subject of any question or discussion,
unless such statement was authorised by signature.
He protested against the course of the Hon. Member,
it never was sanctioned in the House.
Mr. GRENFEL rose to give his hearty concurrence
to what had been expressed by his Right Hon. Friend,
and he was more surprised that the Honourable Gen-
tleman would have recourse to so unwarrantable an
expedient for information, upon a subject which was
officially before the House—(Year, hear.) He hoped
the Honourable Member would therefore see the ne-
cessity of withdrawing his question.
Mr. CALLAGHAN threw himself entirely on the
indulgence of the House. lie thought the question
hid been a proper one, and if any thing was wanting
to confirm him in this opinion, it was, that he had
previously a communication with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, in which the Right Hop. Gentle-
man had signified that he would have no objection
to the question.
The SPEAKER said he was satisfied that on re-
flection the Honourable Member would be sensible
that the question was not wholly unobjectionable.
To whatever latitude questions might be broughtlb
that House, and however customary it might be fiar
Gentlemen to put questions to his Majesty's Minis-
ters across the table, still this was a matter of cour-
tesy merely. But this was the first time, he believed.,
that a Newspaper paragraph was ever made the sub-
ject of a question in the House '(Hear, heai.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.--
4, I am very sorry that my Honourable Friend should
' have been betiayed into this unpleasant situation, in
consequence of any communication he may have had
with me. • I hope he never will agaiii consider any
'thing that' may appear in that Newspaper as official
(Hear.) I have seen much in that Paper of which I
entirely disapprove."
r ' ILLICIT DISTILLATION ACTS.
The House resolved itself into a Committee -0n
these Acts. I
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
moved, that the Chairman be instructed to move for
a Bill to limit the operation of the Acts author:zing
Still Fines. The principal provisions of the Bill were
to empower the Lord Lieutenane to place a body of
armed Police in the District where information has
been given of the existence of illicit Stills. The pre-
sent Acts shall not be removed until after the Sum-
mer Assizes in Ireland. Any County shall have the
power to apply to the Lord Lieutenant to continue
the Fines, and during the continuance of these fines
the County shall be exempted from the new Bill.—
The detection of a worm, or Still-head, or any other
utensil, save a whole Still, shall not be sufficient to
authorize the levying a penalty as upon the discovery
of an illicit Still. One half the expenses of the execu-
tion of the new Bill shall be borne by Government,
the other half by-the County, by Grand Jury Assess-
ments. As to the small Stills, he thought that they
required a separate measure. The places, v'llages,
and districts, where such stills may be erected, he
thought, ought to be enumerated by law, in order
not to interfere with "the trade of the large distillers.
Sir JOHN NRWPOET dissented from the measure.
General HART readily embraced any thing that would save
the country from it band,of atrocious and encouraged Eicise
Officers, whose progress resembled rather the desolating career
of an invading army, than any thing e15e.....„_
Lord Monrcactat.sso Mt. Cuadra/an, Mt. V. W.4=t- JIIIIR
ihrittitßioN, Mr. Fawcir, MO Sir N. Coirauser,' suppetted
the motion.—The motion being carried, the Hodse resumed.
• bir. BROGDEN reported progress, and obtained leave to
,bring in the aforeorld Bill.
..bir. HARVEY Moved fora Return (Attie number of Woe-
s Mod in the Court of Exchequer for the Recoveity of
nil ender the Customs and Excise Laws, from January,
#1 n, ; eti Jaziusty, 1819.—Ordered.
" The btherOrders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House 'Adjourned at One **Clock.
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