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:1' PROCUEDINGS.

• • NOME OP LORI* VIIMINTARY 5.
Counsel were godly heard respect big die Bests Appeal,
6, Crswfurd e. Stewart." Judgment postponed.
On the Scots Cause, " Stewart v. IMPEalgist CrewAird.",
Counsel were heard in part. This Appeal vonstitatis mealier
branch (the fourth) of the Renfrewshire Election ease.-... Farther
bearing on Friday.
The Bill for the Naturalization of Henry John Hendrickson,
after the Oaths of Abjuration and Fidelity were duly edentate. I
tered to that Gentleman, and to Messrs. Taylor an Povey, of
the Royal Parochial Church of St. Martin, who were sworn with
respect to their intended Evidence, was referred to a Private
Committee of their Lordship, which sat in the course of the
evening, and the Bill reported by the Earl of Bstariessour.
Lords Gleenni.i.e and YASUO/SOWN( took the oaths and

their oats.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a Petition from the
Gaud of Merchants of the City of Dublin, praying the House,
that the Protestant Establislunents in Ireland might be pre.
served inviolate in Church and Btate.—The Petition being reed
in the usual way by the Clerk, was ordered to He on the table.
It was ordered, on the motion of the Earl of SHAFTBSt
BURY, that no Petitions for Private Bilk be received after ebe
4th day of Much, nor any Reports front 'the Learaed JAIN
theme after the eth day of Aprilpeat.
Viscount BIDMOUTH presented, by command of hi
Ito*
Highness the Prince Regent, unladen to Lordablistfrem
the Right Hon. Thomas; Rawl Meant Noah, Viscount Vs.
kntia, of that part of the UnitudiUnalent called Iceland, pm.
ferring his claim, and praying thatlk *gist hi allowed Ws right.
to the title, honour, and dignity ofEarl of Anglesey ; and which,
after being shortly read, was, MOW NobWBeeretary of State%
motion, referred to the Cotnntittea of • • •
. Lord KENYON gave notice. that Ise on "Mar
wat to subntit a motion to the House, respite*. itostior"
trent of Children in Cotton Dianufactolles.
Adjourned till to-morrow, when the ballot ter:•the'F'
Commltte.: on the affairs of the Bank takes place.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. . •
04lit LAWS.
Mr. MADDOX presented a Bill for the purpose
of altering and amending certain obnoxious Acts now•
in force, and highly prejudicial to the 'community.
Mr. CURWEN did not rise to oppose the Bill.—
He could not, however, Help observing, that such
an alteration is what was considered as part of the
criminal law of the country, would have come with
more propriety from the members of his Majesty's
Government than from the individual whose Bill
was now presented. There were many cruel hard...
experienced from the existence of the Game
Laws as they now stood on the Statute Book. There
seas one case of an individual having subjected him-
-5.::f to a fine of a thousand pounds, for, compara-
tively speaking, a very trifling and venial trans-
ressicn. It was understood that the unfortunate
Gentleman alluded to, was a Clergyman, whose
• -large family and small income could very ill sustain
such a pecuni.try penalty ; and the law in this in-
stance WAS so rigidly worded, that Government could
not afford any relief by remitting the fine. He hoped,
. that when the Bill now before them went into
Committee, it would be recommended upon the re-
port, that the !louse would in hs wisdom order the
appointment of a General Committee, for the revi-
sion and farther amendment of the Game Laws, and
further repeal of many Acts now felt most oppres-
sire. Such a Committee, empowered to consider
various operations of the Game Laws. would
render the greatest service to the country.
Mr. bIADDOX, after some general observations,
moved that the Bill be read a first time. It was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
PETITION Is PAYOUR or THE BANK RESTRICTION.
Mr. HAHN DAVIS stated, he now held in his
hand a Petition, with signatures of the greatest re-
spectability, from the blerchants and Manufacturegs
of the City of Bristol, pray ing, that the House would
rot permit_ too speedy a resumption of Cash Pay-
ments by the Bank of England, as such a measure
:night be highly detrimental to the trade and corn-
r.arce of the country. It elas the opinion of the
l'o_itioners, that no particular period could be fixed
for the return of the Bank to payments in specie.
Mr. ELLIS, not having spoken last night on the
subject of the Restriction Act, wished to say a few
words ; and the Petition now under consideration
afforded him the opportunity. He certainly was of
opinion, that the Committee proposed by his Right
lion. Friend (Mr. Tierney) was more eligible than
that proposed' by the Chancellor of the:Exchequer.
Whatever might be the result of the Inquiry, he
. could with much pleasure'assure the House, that, so
far as he Was able to form a judgment, the list which
he had that morning seen presented several names
from whose high character the country might expect
the most satisfactory account of the real state of
- affairs between the Bank and the Public. lie was
happy that Gentlemen agreed to repair to the Corn-
Mace free from all party prejudices, in order to
snake 3 fair and full investigation of the subject. It
was evident, as lied been mentioned last night over
and over again, that the continuance of the Bank
Restriction Act operated as a reason for the exchanges
being against us; and the same causes must always
roduce that effect of which they had now com-
plained. Ile hoped and trusted that the Committee
would be wholly free from the trick and device
which had been for several years practiced
,by the
• Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He
condemned the mode of raising large sums by Etc-
chequer Bills. It was not only tnjutfous tolls* •
li4 but served as one great cause for the COStiAllailell
of the Bank Restrictions.
Mr. PROTHEROE declared, that he had till[ elk
cived any communication from his Constituents of
the nature now offered by the Honourable Gentle.
man (Mr. Davis). •
Mr..LAMBTON thought that such a redden bed
not originated at any public meeting in Bristol.
Mr. CALCRAFT could not agree with his flea.
Friend (Mr. Ellis)
on his eulogium of such a COM.
mince. It would have been better entitled to his
panegyric had the Committee been composed in dos
manner proposed by his Right Hon. Friend (Mr.
Twrney). The list now alluded to appeared as a
woes deviation from that candour se -warmly re.
commended from the opposite side of the House. • It
' was as fourteen to seven! Such a Committee could
slot, therefore, be said to he formed on principles of
fairness or impartiality. Bus it was like all umllar
Committees of the Members of the present Admini-
stration. He remembered an instance when, out of
a list of 120, no less than 90 names were by the re-
.commendation of the Treasury.
Mr. ELLIS explained, by assuring the Honourable
Gentleman that he had entirely misconceived
He had not praised the list of the Committee. All
that he had said was, that be was glad to And that

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