Star.
London, England, 1811-05-03 00:00:00

}.l A N BURY PILERAGIG

The Committee next proceeded to the consideration
of those questions which it had been pi opesed they
should submit to the opinion of the Judges, respecting
the Banbury Peerage.
After beveral observations from Earl Stanhope, the
Lord Chancellor, Lnrd Ellenborough, Lord Erskine,
and Lord ReJesdale, concerning the former questions
of access and legitimacy, and others proposed by Lord
Erskine, and also others suggested by the Lord Chat..
cellor, of which he gave notice, it was ordered that
the Committee do sit again to morrow.
ROXBURGH PILBRAGIL
Mr. roam, Agent for Lady Essex Ker, and tl.e
Agents for the other parties, were called in ; when
Mr. Dobie stated, the required alterations had beet,
made in her Ladyship's Petition, then on the table.
Mr. Srorriswooo delivered the proceedings he men.
tioned yesterday to the House ; when it was ordered
that they be taken into consideration on Mcnday.—
Adjourned till to-morrow.

a.m. 1..

HOUSZ OF COMMONS.
GENERAL. GRAHAM.
The SPEAKER, on 'taking the Chair, informed
the House, that he held a letter in his hand from
Lieutenant-Gencral Thomas Graham, which he
should read to the House ; it was couched i❑ t!lc
following terms—

" Islam! of Leon, April !Lion .
" SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt if your
letter, communicating to me a Vote of the House of CJIIIIIIOIII,
thanking me, and the Officers and Men ender my command, fir
our conduct at the battle of Barresa. The House must knew
that the victory of fiat day was entirely owing to that spirit ei
bravery which animates the minds of the Officers and Men, from
an innate loyalty and unconquerable patriotism, which animite
their minds, and which I know will be greatly cherished on re-
eeiving the approbation of the Representatives of the People. I;
was always my own ambition tbat my services should merit the
same dlitinguished honour ; and having now accomplished cry
wishes, I trust that my future life will correspond with that cell-
duct which acquired me such grateful notice. lenuit m►, Sir, me
return you my thanks for the very handsome manner in %Lich
you made me the communication. 1 ant, ta:c."

MONMOUTH CANAL.
Mr. H. SMITH rose to submit a motioa to tae
House on a subject of great local importance, and one
in which private rights were not less involved than
the interests of the public revenue. It appeared that
a boon had been granted to a particular speculation
bestowing exemptions on the inhabitants ot a consi-
derable district, and on grounds which no solid er
rational foundation could be discovered. He was
clearly therefore of opinion, that when the exemptions
Were granted, neither their tendency nor their extent
were properly examined or fairly understood. 'fi:e
Committee to whom the Monmouthshire Canal Act
had been referred, seemed to have adopted the clause
conferring the privilege in a very inadvertent manner.
They had, with apparent unconsciousness, erected a
private Board of Trade, enabling them to encourage
at their discretion the import LI coals in a particular
place. In the year 1809 a quantity of coal had beta
landed free of duty, by which alone the revenue ha I
suffered a loss of £30,000. A grant at once so to,-
reasonable and so improvident, ought to be recalled
in the manner most expedient, with as little delay as
possible. This repeal could not be resisted on any
legitimate principle, even of a private nature. The
persons constituted into a Board were prevtnted from
enjoying any interest in the canal, and of course could
not lay claim to the possession of a valuable right.—
After a variety of additional arguments, the Honour-
able Gentleman concluded by moving,
" That the House do resolve itself into a Commit-
tee of the whole House to consider of the repeal of
such parts of the Monmouthshire Canal Acts as gran-
ted exemptions from the duty on coals, conveyed by
Canal or Railway, and gave authority to the grant of
bounties on the import of coals, &c."
Mr. JEKYLL observed, that he entertained a very
different view ot the question from that of his Hoe.
Colleague. He felt himself called on by the duty he
owed to their joint constituents to gave all the oppo-
sition in his power to a motion the most extraordinary
and anomalous which he hid ever heard. The clause
which his Hon. and Learned Friend represented to
have been chindestinely introduced in se Committee,
was framed by the then Solicitor General, toe it
Noble Lord, and he himself had seen it in his hand-
writing. The question was therefore neither more
nor less than whether, after the faith of Parham:tit
had been pledged, and on the foundation of that
pledge, capital to an enormous amount had been cm-
barked in various undertakings, the House no no

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