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!ROM .11111 GAZETTS DE 7JiANCII. JUNE SO.
BUCHARESI, Jezij.
'TIM whole of the superior adMinistraiion.in the Prin-
cipalities is nqw exclusively in 'the hands of the Russians.
dc I;lorndZa has been appOinted'PresiBent of the
Dis+~q at liticharto, and M. Pisani at Jassy. A Cen-
tral Committee has'been appointed, which is to provide
for the maintenance of the Russian army, and is corn-
posed of the principal Boyards. and Russian Func-
tionaries. A Very exact list has been drawn up of the
whole stock, both of agricultural produce and of cattle.
The supplies for the magazines of the army will be
considerable. Wallachia is to furnish 250,000 minots
of torn, 400,000 loads of hay, and 150,000 gallons of
brandy. Many thousand shoe; are making at Jassy for
the oxen—a precaution which cannot have been taken
except on account of the stony roads of the Balkan.—
Augsburg Gbieite.
Jules 19.
Field Marshal de Stretterheim has received orders to
take the place of Prince Philip of Hesse Homburg,
during the time that the latter remains at the Russian
head quarters. It is reported that the Military Gover-
nors of Dalmatia add of the Hereditary Duchy of
Austria will retire on a pension.

MADRID, Joys 16.
The Council of State meets every day, and its sit-
tings are very long. Nothing transpires rebpectiog the
subjects discussed At it ; however, as regiments are seen
marching towards the frontiers of Portugal, it is pre-
mined that the affairs of that kingdom are the subject
of the deliberations. It is affirmed that this new Army
of Observation will amount to about.ten thousand men;
but is it to support Don Miguel in his projects, or only
to protect our own country against any invasion? This
is what cannot yet be said with any degree of certainty.
The Government has been constantly engaged in great
redactions in the salaries of Civil Officers. Several places
will be suppressed. Great reforms are also snaking in
the Military Establishment, and this at a moment which
is not tery seasonable.

TOLOSA, Julia is.
In consequence of orders that have arrived from
Madrid this very day, all the disposable troops cantoned
in this province are to leave it, and march to the fron-
tiers of Portugal. His Majesty receives extraordinary
couriers both from Madrid and from foreign countries,
and it is observed that the. King himself opens the dis-
patches which ate addressed to him.

Sir A. Goarv,•and other Members, brought op the Hotel Li-
censes Bill, and announced• that their Lordships amendment in
the Passengers' Regulation Bill bad been agreed to by the Com-
MOOS.
Lord RING pmented Petitions from Wellington and %ch-
ianti, for the Abolition of Slavery in the West Indies.
The Manchester Improvement Bill, on the motion of Lord
SKIILUMSDALto was read a second time. r
• 'llse Stamp Duties on Policies of Insurance (Ireland) Bill was
read a second time.

The India Prize Money Appropriation Bill was read a second
time.

The Distillery Bill passed through a Committee.
The Criminal Justice (Ireland) BW passed through a Committee.
Thw-Leteony Laws (Ireland) BM passed tltroogh a Committee.
The 'libelous Injuries (Ireland) Bill passed through a Com-
mittee.

CCIIIIINCY.

The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a Petition from the
Town and Neighbourhood of Crowland, in the county of Lincoln,
against the Promissory Notes (Scotland) BilL
Esrl GREY presented a Petition from an individual
of the name of Henry Burgess, a citizen IA London,
which, from the knowledge possessed by that indivi
dual of the subject to which it referred, was entitled to
the greatest attention of their Lordships. The, subject
wasshe Act about to come into force for the abolition
of Small Notes. The Petitioner apprehended the most
serious evils, to all classes of the community if that Act
should
.be persevered in. and he expressed a confident
opinion, from data in his possession, that the amount
of small notes now in circulation was generally much
underrated. He (Earl,Grey) approached. this subject
with the• greatest diffidence, and he thought caution
and diffidence .the habit of mind of all others the most
desirable on a. subject.at once sosomplicated and im-
portant. The mistake into which the. best intentioned
and most scientific persons, and among them the late
Mr.. Ricardo, had fallen, at the period of the resumption
of cash payments, was a lesaon.of.cantion which ought
root to be forgotten., It was confidently asserted, that
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the change in:the value of. property in consequence of
this measure would not exceed five per gent. The nag-.
nitude of this mistake the country was not long in dis-.
covering. Tbedifficolties which thpy,enc.?ttnterpd with
.respect to the currency hid all originatectin tOe restric-•
don of. ;WI payments, at,,tlie Bank, a. measure. which,
at the period,of its adoption, .he had strenuotisly op-
The.n-tischieta were redoubled on the return to
cash.. payments, by a violent, sudden, and, in
.all the
circumstances of the case, he must contend, an unjust
increase of the standard. of value. flf.eiese measures,
the, whole property of the country, and all the transac-
tions of society, had been tendered uncertain and fluc-
tuating.
The Petition, which was from Henry Burgess, of No. 81, Lom-
biid-street, aisci prayed the Repeal of the Act for the Suppression
of Small Notes, was then read at length.
'Earl STANHOPE vindicated the measure of the
Bank Restriction Act in the circumstances in which it
was adopted. He hoped at no distant day to have an
opportunity of stating to the House his reasons for
thioltjtlg that a silver instead of a gold standard of value
would be most suitable to the country; and obviate many
Of the inconveniences now apprehended. The Noble
Earl then proceeded at some length to contend, that it
was not reasonable for the industrious classes of the'
community to be called upon to pay -in gold a debt
which bad been contracted, for the greater part, in a
depreciated paper. If this System should be persevered
in, together with the admission of foreign corn, and the
other measures upon the principle of free trade, they
would produce the most calamitous and disorganising
consequences throughout the country'.

The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that it was not
his intention at the , present moment to trespass upon
their Lordship's' time, considering that the day after to-
morrow an opportunity would be afforded of entering
upon the discussion of the whole of the subject. Bur,
nevertheless, he could not refrainirom saying one word
in answer to the statements of the Petition. The mea-
sure referred to by the Pet;tioner was, it must be recol-
lected, a measure adopted two years ago. This measure
might be right or might, be wrong. He thought it was
right. But this was not now the question. The ques-
tion was, whether thatemeasure, having been adopted
by. Parliament, and no,motion. for its repeal beipg in
contemplation, it was not fit to carry it fully into effect?
His Majesty's servants had the fullest grounds to. be-
lieve that the country possessed ample means to carry
it into effect, and that..its being carried fully int.) effect
would not too much diminish the circulating medium.

The Earl of STANHOPE said a few words In explanation.

Lord. GODERICH deprecated the discussion of
questions of such.great importance on an occasion like
the present. The discussion upon such occasions was
always unsatisfactory. He would not enter into any
discussion of the principles which had been alluded to ;
but he must say. that he fully concurred with the sen-
timents of the Noble Duke. that the measure of 1826
was not the offspring of any theory, but was applied by
his Majesty's Government as a practical remedy to a
practical and existing evil.

The Earl of CARNARVON contended that the mea-
sure of 1826 was precipitately adopted ; and without
questioning the motives of its authors, he thought it
not calculated to remedy the evils complained of, but
to introduce other and greater evils. Scotland and Ire-
land obtained the benefit of inquiry, and the effect of
inquiry was to stop the career of legislation, which was
then proceeding to involve them in the same calamities
with which England was now threatened. He would
reserve his further observations until Thursday, when a
measure was to be discussed which he could only con-
sider as a compliment to the pernicious measure of
1826. He earnestly recommended the Petition to the
attention of their Lordships. It was well worthy of their
perusal. They would find it a most able document.

Lord. WHARNCLIFFE presented a Petition to t►e same
effect horn Sheffield.- He could net but think that the proceedings
of the Legisiature in 1826 had been takes without due deliberation.
The Noble Lord presented similar Petitions from certain Iron-
masters of York and Derby, and from certain Coal•owners of the
.county of York.
Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition from the Ship-owners
of Hull, praying for relief.
The Hone then adjourned until to-morrow (this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Smarm took the Chair at a few minntesaftet four s
On the motion of Mr. N. Catmints., the further considered=
the East Retford Bill was postponed till the 11th inst.'
Mr. MOORE moved for certain Returns relating to the
Constabulary Force.—Ordered. •
Mr. FYLER presented a Petition from Coventry against
Burning of Hinttoo Widows.—Ordered to be printed.
Sir A. CAMPBELL presented a Petition from Glasgow,
ing attention to the state of the West India Colonies.—Ordered
be prinked.*
Colonel SIBTHORP presented a Petition from a parish
coin against the Corn Laws.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. J. WOOD presented a Petition from several Inhabitants
Manchester against the New Churches Bill.
After a few words against the Rill by Mr. Floinoost, Mr.
sinew, and Mr. Lerrurrorr, it was ordered to be printed.
Mr. CROKER moved that the House go into Committee
the Limgitude Acts Repeal Bill.
In the Committee a clause was added for securing the;
persons making voyages of discovery.—Report to-morrow.
• FRRE TRADE.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented a Petition.
5,000 hand-loom weavers of Colne, in Lancashire,l
ing that a scale of wages with a fixed minimum
be established. The Hon. Gentleman took the:.
!unity of discussing the merits of the free trade4T
Without a free trade in corn it was impossible to'',
with the present system. The labouring enis.es
getting worse and worse every day. Since 1790
present day, he defied any one to show a perip4
every class of labourers was more-reduced in couditt
Every day the labourer was saddli'd with rikkrd
and less.cPmfort. Yet, notwithstanding this, Hon.
tlecnen about him.were.more ansious.about the ad'
of their cold philosophical principles, which gni
the Poles in their extraordinary reach, but denied
poor labourer his means of subsistence. It was
tying to him to see the Right Hon. Gentleman of
('Mr. T. P. Courtenay) in place of the Right Hon.
tleman who' had-been his successor. and under •
hands the country was running to ruin. For hi
part, he did not approve of the proposition of the
tioners lot a Minimum of wages. -

Mr. T. P. COURTENAY declined following
Hon. Member in his speech, for the same reason
given when he first took office: He could -give
pledge, because he was not the head of his depart.
neither had he any thing 'to do with the financial
partment of Government.
Mr. F. LEWIS assured the Hon. Member opposite
(Mr. Harvey) that thepredictions he had origi
made as to the probable bias of his Hon. Friend
Courrenayts) mind would ,not be verified. He
not comes:kern next Session and propose either
tective system of trade, or a property tax. On the
wary,- he could see uo reason' to depart from a r,
of freedom-in our commercial affairs, and he hoped
would•find ao reason to pot on a property tax.
withstanding all that had been said about the sill
it had fully succeeded. He did 'hope that no A 4(
would ever entertain the idea of firing a minims')
wages. The idea was most mischievous, and.
could be realised. It was most tithe to • talk .
trade in the manner that many persons did. They
Adopted no sy,tem of f.ee trade in the sense thus
They had released trade from the hinds of some
prohibitory laws, and they did this at the instigat
the City of London Petition: They had only removed
obstructions in the way of trade, and if they cons
in that system, doing what was practical-rather
what was theoretical, this country would reliete-hi
from all ha burdens, and emancipate herself from
difficulty. •• • • • •

Mr. HOBHOUSE could not refrain Crows*,
word or two on the.subjecrof the obwreations dropped
by the Hon: Member for Colchester, in presenting
Petition. It *as not the Orst time he had indulp
side blosmtipon the Gentlemen about him, as
he were airaid.of giving a straight-forward blow,
Lion. Gentlemawseemed fond cf representing the.
tlemen on the opposition side of the House as insets,
t-s the distresses of the labouring classes of the
Now; he begged leave to say, that no oiste.on•thin
or on any side of the House, had so expressed hi
They were quite as feeling, and quite as Sumer*,
Hon. Member for Colchester, who to-night represented.
that the agriculturists had no property, and as'
f gaining property, although the other night;
said that the farmers about Colchester had so
money in their pockets they did not know what
with it. The Hon. Gentleman threw out aneeis
late President of the Board of Trade; that Gentleman'
talent= and his system would outlive the railing" k
ignorant detractors. The Secretarrior the Home-
partmeut declared the ocher night that he did not
in the vulgar outcry against the principles of the
Hon. Gentleman, but should continue to. acaftin, s.
spirit cf his principles wherever. it was . practicable,.
However gratifying it might .be to the • Right• Hon.
Gentleman himself (Mr. T. P. Conrtenay), that tshad
entered office with his :mind in the.state ofa isheet of
white paper, it was very lamentable to the country,. whO
had to pay the expense of his education, and to wait bit.
perusal of Adam Smith and such authors, before. they
reaped the benefit of his attention to-his official datiess
He was surprised at the vulgar sneers °kiss Hon..
Member for Colchester, with his cultivated Assad, sat
what he termed philosophy. That philosophy which
he affected to despise was the work of greater menthan
himself; it was the creation of men who &toted their
lives to the benefit of their species—who lived honoured,
and died lamented ; and who would ever be mentioned)
not as theoretical, but as the real, true, and practical phi.
losophers. It was not a cold, unfeeling, proud system,
although it did despise the petty taunts and sneers of
ignorant, vulgar, and merely practical men. The most
remarkable part of the Hon. Gentleman's speech, was
that wherein be repudiated the proposal for a minimum
of wages. Now that was the only point in the Petition ;
• and if ihe did not agree in it, why did he make • his
speech?—(A laugh). It was not for the Gentlemes.on
that side, nor for those opposite, nor for the people,uf
Colchester, nor for the sake of attacking the Right
Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Huskisson), he supposed. It was,
however, they were to understand, merekao lament
over the distresses of the labouring classes. He assured
the Hon. Member, that they felt quite as much, sy m-
patby for the labouring classes as he did; and he muss,
therefore, protest against the peqsetual,flings of the Hon.
Gentleman, and against his continuing to take so great
a liberty with the reputation of those about him,- as to
persist in making those obnoxious charges. Also, he
would say, if thedlon. Gentleman made attempts tb
have the public expenditure reduced, so did the friends
he saw about him. Therefore, let not the Hon. Gen-
tleman imagine that he was alone in all these good
actions. Since ever the Non. Gentleman had taken his

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BARON DL BODL.S CLAIM.

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sear, be accustomed himself to use taunts towards others
for neglect, of which they had not been guilty, and
*bleb he would do much better to give up.
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The PertiOn 11401 then read.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY denied that he said any thing
which could undervalue the exertions and the eloquence
of the Hon.Blember, or abbe Hon. Members with whom
he-had u.ualls acted. _ .

The Petition was then laid on the table.—On the motion that it

he printed,
Mr. HUME said, he was always friendly tei the in-
terests a the people, and Viought that the advocacy of
a miniature r f wages wo'.ld be ruinous t' the interest,
of the work ng people Neither should it be held out
to thefts that their Petitions were received with indiffe-
rence in this House; the contrary he knew t s be the
fact. He considered that our prosperity mainly de—
pended for its continuance in allowing every article into
this country at the cheapest rate at which it could be
lot
Mr. MAX WRLL supported the prayer of the Petition.
The Petition was ordered to be printed, after a few words from
Dir. Fess&
A Ilessage from the Lords stated that their Lordships requested
a COpy of the Evidence taken before the Committee on Parochial
Settlements.
Mr. C. W. WYNN gave notice of a motion for to-morrow,
relative to the Standing Orders.
S:r J. NEWPORT gave notice that, early in the next Session,
he would move-for leave to bring in a Bill by which Curates in
the Proeestant Church should be secured in the full payment of
their stipends; and also a BEI to prevent Unions of Parishes for
the future, where the animal value of one should be four hundred
pounds per annum.
The further con:ideration of tbe Ordnance Fatimataiwas post-
paid till Friday next.
. Mr. MONCK presented a Petition from the Operatives of
Blanchester, praying for some measure to regulate the amount of
- wages.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petition from Butwasb against
some part of the Hop Duties Bill.
Also a Petition from St. George's. Camberwell, is favour of the
Additional Churches Bill—Laid on the table.
Mr. IL GRATTAN presented a Petition from certain Alt-
thanks of Dublin. against the tax on Glass.—Laid ow the table.
Mr. HEATHCOTIK pretested a Petit from Crowland, in
Lincolnshire, in favour of the circulation of Our Pound Notes.--
Laid on the table.

Mr. STANLEY rote to caU the attentien of the
House to a Petition which he had tome timr since pre-
seated from the Boon de node. a British subject, who.
having suffered loss rf property under the confiscatory
decrees of the French Government in 1793, had come
forward to claim compensation under the Treaties of
1815 and 1818. The Nobleman on whose behalf he
now appealed to the justice of the House had served in
the profession of arms with honour to himself, and his
services had been distinguished by various honourable
acknowledgments in toe field. The Honourable Meat-
her enumerated the difficulties he haJ to encounter in
perssiadin-g-the House to take the view which be enter-
tained of the Baron's case, and particularly that which
arose from an award having been made against his
claim by the Commissioners appointed to superintend
the distribution of the funds placed in the bands of the
Government by the French nation, for the purpose of
satisfying a class of claimants, of which the Baron de
de was one. But be felt himself supported against
that difficulty by the firm conviction that this was a
case in which the intervention of the power of that
House was demanded by considerations of moral and
substantial justice. Before calling upon the House to
condemn the conduct • f the Commissioners, be knew
it was not enough that he should pose them to have
acted under mistaken *views, lie knew nothing of them
tether personally or by teputation, for he had never
beard their names until they were connected *WI these
transactions; and he had to charge them, in sefetence
to this case, with•vesatious and frivolous delay in the
lints instance—with arbitrary and illegal • proceed-
togs it the coarse 1.1 the investigation, and with the
snaklas an award, as well as a subsequent vindka-
noir of debt award. containing misconstruction amount-
ing iwfastances to falsification of documentary evidence.
Mite stating the circumstances ander which the claim
was made. and lepeesenoing thedifficu:ties and impedi-
ments thrown in its way by the Commissioners, the
Hon. Member contended that 'bay had either rejected
it upon aground which win notoriously contrary to fact,
or they had proved that all their proceedings had been
taken in contravention of the Act of Parliament from
bluish they derived their power, and.coostquently that
all such proceedings were nuil and void. When est
clidaa was at IA t allowed to be put on the Hat, the Pa-
ella of the evidence sequised for its support was vesa-
hens or impossible to be ptocus ed. and the timeallowed
for procuting it wholly insufficient. He applied to
have-the time ezt-nded, and after much difficulty it a as
gramed.--apon what conditioe, did the House believe?
Upon the coad tints that he a i hdrew that pass or his
claim which rested upon fc udal rights. .This, he con-
tewded..was- se arbitrary and illegal act on tha pot. 01
the Commissar nets wh ch nogl t riot to be sanctioned
ter approved by the House. Hiving supplied by incie-
&Me ezertions the evidence which he was _told would
be required, he was informed that his claim could not
be ailtnitted. because be 'faded in the proof that his
'warmly was lost in consequence of the passing of the
confiscatory decrees-. in ansu et to this it was • t. ted
to the Commissiouets that other documet tat y evidence
was 00111 waiting to be legalised in Frisbee, when the
Baron de Bore would return with it. Sufficient time,
however, was not granted, and the award of rejection
baying been made, an appeal was made to the Pi issy
Council. But that appeal. was heard still in the ab-
mace of much important evidence. which time would
Mae *ambled him to procure, and the award of. the
Comisnissioneis WAS confirmed. In the course el
the bearing, however, Lord Sloss . saw somethiag
which bethought might entitle the appeal. to be re-
heard. Vatious delays and postponements followed,
and eventually it was decided that t' c:e sl mild be no
rehearag. . He thought he had shown the House that
Were had been a most erinst delay, and snitch arbitrary
coudutt evinced by the Commissioners; yet he had not,
by far. %admitted to them the strangest case of illegality
and oppiesmon. The Hon. Member then described the
proofs required by the Commissioners, and commented
sipou their unreasonable and inconsistent nature—con-
Vading that their vindication of the award was founded
upon untenable grounds. But there was yet anodic'
Paws which put this awe' d • in a dallier light f
mst-
construeuen and falsification of evidence, than all t.')e
• rest of the case. In she prosecution of Iris clams. the
Beiori de B de was reduced to ateat es.,:•.ud driven
to borrow money from an individual neared Richmond.
A deed was drawn up, containing many statemesits
connected with the case which were not correct—and
Is these the Baron objected. There Wps oar presage. in
which the Baron was made to declares that the properly
in question was his father's, upon wciug Mbich, . he
acmes', that this bring so contrary to the fact. be would
•not rage the deed. Accordingly,. as 'could be proved
by t•vo V g witnesses. the passage was erased. blow
1.,1 wolOd :he house think claw conduct .of the Com-
10t%Inaateb ?tie.: he stated that the passage to Wind was
ejected in the bo.ty ref axis award,. :we ground upon
w'ficl: the coin; b• el) tejectec ? Notwit!istanding all
ins. rd.. its r.f LLis tolfottutiaic N.,blemao, no further

opportunity could be obtained to supply any thing.de- •
OW in his proof, orio correct any informality in his
Mode of proceeding. although in sirens' Otter instances.
cases had been opened after the awards hid. been made;
and such awards had been erased. He appealed to that
House, the only authority in the world which could now
save the nnfortunatePetitioner from absolute destruction.
Let them recollect that this was a Gentleman, born to
hereditary honours and large wealth, of which he had
been c'epi ived without any crime or misconduct of his
own ; that in the noble profession of arms he had never
degraded th,at prole-aims or his own birth; and that hr
was now reduCed to a state in which want was staring
im in the fair, and almost without knowing whereto
lay his head until the next morning. Let the House
recollect this, and he would confis!ently ask t •em whe-
ther they were prepared to leave this man in this
situation? He hoped he should net be met with the
:lamer and inconvenience of disturbing tie decisions
of a C immission.whose labours, now closed, must all he
rendered useless, if such a deer were thrown open. Let
not the multiplicity of the oppression be its only justifi-
cation. He should be satisfied with any form of Com-
mittee which mieht be granted, for he: was ready to
submit the case upon its own justice to any Jury selected
from that House. He had abstained from mixing up
the question with tat appropriation of the funds oat of
hich he believed dais claim was entitled to be satisfied ;
that had been the subject of discustion on a former
night, but he had a right to use the existence of 'that
surplus as an argument in favour of satisfying a de-
mand so strongly founded in justice. He was sure that
the illustrious party on whose aciourt that surplus had
been expended, would be the first to shrink Itom the
knoss ledge that the sacrifice of rights and the purchase
of oppression had been applied to his own convenience
and combo t ; and the last to approve of an at t which
had given luxuries to the Crown out of the ruin and
beggasy of his subjects—(Cheers). The Hon. Member
concluded by moving—" That the Petition of the Baron
de Bede be referred to a Select Committee."
Mr. HORACE TWISS said, that he Was placed wi-
der great t m terassmait in having to answer sn able a
speech as had been made by the H-nourable Member.
In doing sa he should observe the recommendation of •
the Hoi °usable Gentleman, although he had not fol-
lowed it himself, that the question should not be treated
as a mater of teeling, but of strict justice. And if the
claim of the Petitioner could be substantiated upon its
justice, he was sure he was not going too far in saying,
that neither the magnitude of other claims which would
necessarily be opened, nor the decision which had been
come to by the Commissioners, would weigh a.grain
in the scale. in inducing the Government to resist it. He
was satisfied, however. that he should be able to con-
"ince the House that upon no ground whatsoever could
the award be disturbed. The Hon. Gent. then went
into the details connected with the original institution
,ot the claim; and showed that it was only by the kind-
ness of the English Government.th lt the Baron de Bode
, I
:had been allowed to pot his claim upon the list at all,
he having forfeited the tight to do in Such hastieite
been the indulgent consideration asenittattowaids
what could be' thought of this tkilbllefitires`tatatenW
when he accused the Cmom'ssitthiaa aid lee
ment t I having tried every means, fbiF andoritair, to
exclude him from the list 1.1. claimant's.? He was com•
pelted to adopt t m conclusion which the conduct of the
Baron created in the mind of the Judge who gave the
decision of the Privy Council upon his appeal. that the
deep interest he had at stakehad 61 far excited and agi-
tated him.as to.make him the subject of mental delusion ;
that.he Cum& was the most natural as well as the
most ch.ritable view Which eould be taken of the whole
case. The Hon. and Learned Member then argued. that '
from theevidence produced by the Baron himself it an-
peered that the property for which he claimed indem-
oftcation was not legally. vested in hint, but belonged
to his father, who was at t a British subject at the time
of the passing of the coofi•catory Decrees:. The fact
gathered from the evidence was. that the ptripetty seized
was not•that of the Baron; the. Petitioner, but of his
father, who was a foreigner, &sad had uoclusiin whatever
for compensation as a Blitish suhj 70.. But iheteavas
also a statema t made be thief:Woo. the Petitioner hints
self. by which it appeased specificallY, that the Flinch
Government had seized upon the ,property inquistinit
as that of as emigrant ; and yet 'after making it.h a
statement. and that, too; at a tinge:when:the Petitioner'
was perfectly well aware of the materiality • f the falls
which he recorded, the
,Baron would new have 'the
House believe that the property. was his and not his
father's at the time it was seized. It had been stated by ,a
witness upon affidavit, that he, the witness, had searched
the Mauves cf France, and could find Ito record which'
showed that the property in quest on had been seized
upon any other grounds than thit it belonged to a British
subject. But in reply t • t 'at • t iternent. he Mr.T } held in
his bawl an attested copy of an, eine( t tram the Pub is
Records of France upon the subject. by which it a p•
peared that the property was particularly described as
that 4,1 a French emigrant. Ti e Baron. therefor', had no
Claims under the T. eaty of Pais, for that Tieity had re-
ference only to the losses sustained by British subjects,* nd
is wasnot even pretended that the fattier of the Petitioner
was a British subjeit..ft the Paitioncr had iginalle any
belief that be had a just claim to cumpensatio-, how
was it that he had not taken any step a hatever to procure
the necessary evidence until tut rats had eapired
the conclusion of the Treaty ? Niel, the H 'nottrable
Gentleman who had brought forward the Petition
:had said it was an ate of oppression in the Coodis•
aioners to call upon the -Petitioner as they. had done.
for' the pro action of circumstantial evidence to sup•
port his claim. But what Was the tact? Way the
Commissioners hat in reality granted. a. locates ii-
dulgence than any ether Court of Justice in the king-
dom would have done. The Baron produced no .teed
to prove his right as a Bt 1. i.h subject to the properly,
upon which the Commissiomas grass ted en several occa-
sions "further time" to the Petitioner to collect evidenc.
to oho* that 'he had a Sight to the property seized as
a British subj;cr. And such was the indulgence shown
to the Baron, that the Comn isemeetb slid ant give their
Ifinal decision until even the A. eia i f the Petitintei
had said that he had no turthea evideas.e to psociuce.—
Such was the fact, and yet the Baron ti ell came bt-fne
she House and rayed that his case might again be in-
gutted into. his evidence, as he said. having b et shut
out; and he .made th t statement, too, in the face of
bis own letters. in which he caressed his grat tide for
the great indulgence which had been granted him.--
The Honourable (academes defended the conduct of
the Commissioners. and road • lets!, "tom the Peti•
tioner in support t f his views To show.that the deci-
sion of the COatilliSiineera w$ COMO, it IP,* material

to sewisik, that_ on decidiug the appesl, the Privy
Council bad no hesitation. They did not even ad-
journ for the purpose of consideration. Loyd Stowelt,
who delivered the judgment, had no doubt;` acid
Lord Gifford, instead of encoutaging the 7`
expectations
of the unhappy Gentleman, the Petitioner, rook s corns=
pletely cont-any course. The most peifeet instance
which could be given of entire wrong-headedness was
a man who, because he failed in his pretensions, isms-

Rifled that-the whole would was in a con-pira 'He'
a • • I
him. Such was the csiquct of the Petitioner. He.
fa "ed that his Agent wino ignotant, that haseounsel
were incapable of doing justice to his claims, ihat the
Treasury had opposed hips, because whatever surplus ,
there might be would be at its disposal, and that the
Commissioners and the Privy Council had ected un-
justly towards him. The Honourable Gentleman re-
ferred to the principle advocated by Mr. Canning in
1826, when the subject was beforVdiseuisich And con-
;ended that it would be most dangerous to render that
should
lbeormdiascl
udiecteid-
ast-inloodnusss subverted. bfavitine reatrelaedn*. a euHi IneCwhoauhdri etthsroatth fjeerlresetdiFeal ass ilf
he believed; fairly
jtulird:rgteighoftheit cpairsee.lyanodnhiue tormusntedmethriatts.the Hse
afirowujgovroutold
the
slightest reference to political feelings—(l44m).
' Mr. STANLEY explAned. He would be always
ready to separate political from private questions, and
had no idea of mixing them up together.
Mr. LOCKHART suppurted the motion of his. Hon.
F. iend. The Petitioner's complaint was, not that the
Commissioners and Privy Council had decided apainst
him upon the evidence which had been received, but
that the conduct of the Commissioners had pre-
vented the Privy Council from becoming acquainted
with all the evidence which the Petitioner had
wished to give. He contended, that the Baron had
never admitted that the property was. not his at the
tame of its seizure; and also that the Petitioner had
provided sufficient evid-nce to prove that he had
a claim to the property as a British subject, al.
though that evidence had never been suffered to appear
before the Privy Council. The Cr.mmissioriers had not
only placed the most unfasvourahle construction upon
the evidence, but they had actually nii.lepresented it.
The Commissioners bad shown a gloss ignorance of the
language in which the principal part of the evidence
was given. Tney had also shown a total ignosisoce of
the laws of the country in which the transaction took
place—and they had unjustly rushed to an hasty and
wrong conclusion. .He therefore supported the motion.
In the heat of the Revolution, the French, had commit-
ted acts which had been stigmatized as injurious to all
. nations. On the restoration of peace, they had endea-
voured to make compensation ; and, although they were
'now free from all responsibility. yet they most naturally
take an interest in the just application of the money
which they had psis! to this country.
Mr. It. GRANT observed, that he had been in fre-
quent conflict, professionally. with the Commissioners,
tor several years. He had disputed with them face to
. Csce, and on more than one occasion he had presumed
to appeal to higher authority. That the Petitioner had
been cruelly despoiled of property to which he was the
lawful heir there could be no doubt. The case of Bs.
ron de Bode was one of great hardship ; but while he
admitted that, he also, must say that- be regretted
deeply that the Petitioner had indulged in the very cri-
minatory assertions which he had. The chefs, made
against the Commissioners amounted to this—that they i
•had, in defiance of their oath, their knowledge, and
their honour, entered into a conspiracy to deprive the
Baron of his just rights. Such was the charge. and
he would venture to say that a more foul and entirely
unjua aspersion than it 'Contained had never been
heard. The Commissioners, from what be bad seen of
their conduct, were incapable of such baseless', or of wil-
fully doing any act even tinged with injustice. The Peti-
tioner said, that it his evidence was not seedy when called
tor, he ought merely to have been put at the bottom of
she list. Why, it such a course had been adopted, the
Commission would never have closed its labours. It
appeared to him—he knew nothing whatever of the
case excepting hem the Petitioner's own scat men:, and
what he had heard in that Hoesait appeared to him
that ample time had been granted to the Petitioner;
and when the Commissioners found that the Petitioner
allowed six months to .elapse without endeavouring
so procure the necessity evidence, it was but proper,
it was actually necessary for them to bring the matter
to a conclusion. He did not wish to say any thing' on
the merits sif the case, but he must observe that these
confiscations proceeded from the French Revolinieriary
Government,which perhaps was not very nice in making
a distinction brewer,' French and British -Ask, t.. If
the Commissioners had shut out evidence, there , might
oe goad ground fir this application. la a case, how-
ever, so c: mplicated, he should, rather, be inchtied not
to give a, vote one way or the othei. •
Dr. PriILLIMOXtk supported .the motion.' • The
question was one int i natel y connected with al'gOod faith
or she counts y. The Houle w as in fairness bound copilot
further inquiry, became the claims of the-Baron were
defeated principally in consequence of a clause in the
last Pm thy regulating the conduct of vie Privy Coun-
cil in such cfaima, by which they wet,. *rivet:red' from
receiving any evidence which had Mt blelspreviOntly
before the Commissioners.
Mr. LIT fLETON said, his impalas on this sub-
ject were unchanged. He presented a tßiem from the
Byron in 1826. and Mr. Canning then objected to any
ulterior proceedings on it. The Baibb, by his (Mr.
I—'4 advice, submitted his case to Mr. Shadwell. the
present Vice Chancellor. His opinion was, that he had
such a reversionary right in 1793 as, if laid before the
Commissiouers with the necessary document•, would
have. made his application successful. He loped the
claims of this worthy Gentleman would not be defeated
in consequence of any considetationi not founded un
its meths.
The A I'IORNEY GENERAL said, he had read
over all i he pap, r., and he thought this.sompl ,nit came
with a very ill grace. after loos or-five years had been
allowed for bringing forward the necessary evidesice.
The Commissioners appeared whim to have given ample
opportunity for substantiat ng lays claim. 11.,his claim
had been set down as an item in the list of claims ao-
ositt.d by France. he did not deny that the English
Commissioners would nut be justified in :ejecting it. But
the tact weo, that the Basun s name was not in the list
of claims aderott d by the French Governraetit. The
Baron stisted that his father made a cession to him by
deed. No., when the-case was argued before the Privy
Council. n' allusion was made to Misdeed. Another
complair t was, that the affidavits sent over from. France
were not received; but it appeared to him clear that he
could produce no-evidence except that of some verbal
cession, and thisevidence had previously been behave the
C-mraissioners. He was convinced, that if two or three
years more were allowed, he could not have brought fist -
ward more satisfactory evidence. : It was said that the
case had been mismanaged ; but was it to be supposed
that Isis Counsel were so ignorant as nut to advancethe
alternative claim of a contingent right on the death of
Isis father, in case the claim of surrender during the-life-
tills of his father failed ? It appeared clear to him that
-the CiNeffstAtiOn was against the father; not tbe son:Heiv-
ever; he should not enter into this abstract question.
The only claim set up for five years was that of cession
during the lifetime of 'the father, and • that completely.
,failed. This case differed entirely from that of Deve
tens an'd *Patton. This case was an appeal, and nothing
°but an appeal tromthe decision Of eke Ptivy Council. If.
Luis Petition were received, how would it be possible to

dint ont mhos? So (silks this 'east we t
upon its Merits, he slid hot s any fair eronno for the'
application. His opinion 4as, that if the Alt enatii4
claint had been advanced; it *mild not have siteceedi.d,
Mr. STANLEY replied. Tile only anevets he haii
heard that night weie made; not to his atatemente, but
to the pamphlet of the Boron de Bode. Lie admitted
them was some doubt as to tie pint whether tht
Baron's claim has been registered ; but that was no
argument against the ,resent motion:
Tht House the" utaidad....
Ayas . . . . 91
Noe+ • . • . . 54
ilijprity against tie 'Notion . —37
WZIT INDIA SLAVES.

Chttettiritlas totter gallery we toned Sir G. Menaar spawn.
The object .itt Me Mil way the seriaikal of the Acts empowering
the Xing to penisis she tenured sof asisi fiom the W hd,„
under certain replationi.
Doctor LUSI4INGTON. said, that by a Section or
the Act of Parliament, the King in Council was aethrd.
rised to remove slaxes.rovided it was for their benefit.
If he thought the renewal of the Acts would be a._
tended with Mischief he should have opposed it. But
as he had no reason to suspect his Majesty's Govern-
ment of a desire to abuse their power, he could not see
any objection to the renewal of the Acts.
Mr. HUSKISSON considered that there were too
many difficulties in the way of legislating no the sub.
jeer of the West Indian slave.; to allow hi. Right Hon.
Friend to introduce any extensive measure at this period
of the Session. The object of his Right Hon. Friend
was to continue the law us it now •siond. He was ture
that when his Right Hon. Friend b came acquainted
with the difficulties wising from local circumstances in
the West Indies, he would endeavour to,reiax the pre-
sent system ;at she sause tint!. t list our e should he to keit
to prevent the abuse at the law, and the removal
slaves, except for their own kenefrt. The law peeve:arc;
the rem vat of domestic slaves, yet labouring slaves
were otcavonany registered as domestic slaver, for the
purpose of removing them, and making 'hem work 01)
the production of sugar. This abuse' i the law he begked
leave to press on the eiVention of his Right Hon. Friend.
Dr. LUSHINGTON stated, in 'splint:pion, a ca.e of
six Negro children having been removed against the
intention of the law.—Leave was then given to bring
in the Bill.

SUPPLY OP WATER TO THE METROPAIS.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, on introducing his too.
tion-retative to the Water Companie.,r: capitulated the
objects for which the Commission of inquiry had been
appointed oa the subject, the quality of the watersut
pled to the western part of the Metropolis, and
discovery of a remedy for the iriconvenielice c-oiplained
of. Tile Report of the C •menatee stated their opinion
that the water was unfit for use, and injui ions to the
health. Why, then, should the public be compelled to
pay heavy rates for 'itch wattr ? Nina ithstanding the
lateness of the S ninth a Committee would have suffi-
cient time to investigate the subject, with a view to an
arrattrosent of the question. The authority of D. Paris
was decisive in proof of the insalubrious nature of the
water supplied by the Grand Junction Water Com-
pany. Mr. Wright also pointed out the same thing in
an able pamphlet, at the hazard of being prosecuted by
the Grand Junction Company. Dr. Somerville alto had
given an account of the water, which • was enough to
turn one's stomach. There was no doubt of the exit-
tem eof this evil. He hoped there would be as little on
the necessity of removing it. The m nopoly itself was
an evil must oppressive en the inhabitants of the me-
tropolis. That monopoly was established by means if
an Act which was smuggled trough the House as a
private Bill. It gave uncoil tnutional powers to the
Company. Under it they impo.ei rates for their water
at three hundred per cent. 0.1 the establishment of the
Grand Junctiio Company, the water r tes were raised
from 21. to 101. It was a disgrace to the Legislature to
allow the metropolis to be oppressed by this monopoly,
and disgusted by such Water. On these grounds he
hoped the House would agree that the C, mu ince of
1821 should be revived, for the ptorpo,e 4 f removing
these evils. The Commissioners had increased their
I rates to such a degree, that all the evils 1.1 mo-
nopoly existed, a bad article was supplied—an article
which was prejudicial equ illy to the comfort and health
of the metropolis. He thought that the Commission
had been too much limited in its object ; and hr would
now move for a Committee to give effect to the pro-
ceedings of the former Committee. It was remarked
in the Report that no difficulty exited in supplying
Paris with pure and wholeiome water, and this was
beCauie the Government had a proper regard for the
feeli S', the comfort, and the Isalth of the people. It
was maw ked, too, that Edinburgh was copiously sup-
plied with water from a considerable distance. according
to the plan devised by the late Mr. Rennie. Now, by his
(Sir F. B.'s) plan, there would be an Abundant sopplyor
port and escellent mater for all purpos es,and he ihi.ught
it *as the duty of Government to see that the supply of
tehter in the metropolis was such as ii ought to he. He
remembered, in reference:to this saki et, the act.of a
Monarch whose memory was not much respected, and
indeed did not deserve to be respected. Sir Hugh
Myddleton had expended large sums of money upon a
ipecularion of supplying the city a ith wan r, but so
little justice or generosity, or so little sense, had the
nib:atriums at that time, that they refused to come for-
ward with the slightest contribution, and this eitiei-
prising individual might have died in the gaol to *bid§
he was commit ted,. if. la mes 11. had not paid 7,9004
for him, not our of the public funds, but out at his pri-
vate purse. He hoped that Parliament would in some
degree imitate the genes wit) of this unpopular Monai
;ind not refuse the miserable pittance which was r coifed
to complete the plan which the Committ e on the sub•
ject would have laid before them. He bad been told
by Mr. James Mills that SOU would be sufficient.—
No one Compel:3r should be allowed to supply the
others, tor this would only have the effect of straiten-
ing the supply. But the plan he proposed was of another
character, and if he had the sanction of the House, tie
would be proud of doing the thing himself. The plan
was to bring water from Teddington by means Of
forcing pumps, to Wimbledon Common. Here he
would have a reservoir established, from which alt
the Companies should be obliged to take their water.
The whole line would not be much =ire than nine nolo.
and there were plenty of persons ready to embark in the
speculation, if they once had the sanction a f Govern-
ment to assure them they would have the necessart
,support to enable them to carry their plans into effect.
The Right Hon. Baronet concluded by moving for A
Committee to take into consideration the Report of the
Commissioners of Inquiry respecting the supply of
Water for the Metropolis ; and to see if any or what
eniedy could be devised for the many and peat irid-
ium of which the inhabitants complained.
Sir J. YORKE said, that many of the statements of
be Honourable Baronet were exaggerated, which were
aken trout the pamphlets from which he quoted so
age'''. Notwithstanding all the authorities from which
e had read such copious extracts, he did not think the
lose (with' rut irt-rterc, particularly at this advanced
period of the Session.

Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he would make these ad-
missions to the Honourable Baronet ; first, that the suh.
icet was an important one, and related to the comfort,
anJ perhaps the healt4, of the inhabitants of this Nie
tropolis; secondly, he would admit that Parliament
had a right to superintend the conduct of those Water
Companies which were established under Acts r f Par-
liament. If they were empowered to 'steak up the
streets to lay pipes, there was no doubt but Parlia-
ment ought to see that the powers entrusted to these
Companies were not abused. He would concede fur-
tbee to the Honourable Baronet, that inquiry ought
to be instituted—(Hear, hear.) Thus far he was ready
to go al,mg with the Hon. Baronet—bu• there was a
Point advanced by the Hon. Baroi.et, and on which
!le laid greet stress, in %%hie!) he could not concur—
namely, that this subject, important as he admitted it
to be, ought to be taken up by Government. It was a
matter, in his opinion, which rught to be left to the
peculation and management of the Companies autho.
rized by Act of Parliament to stiprly water. or in the
event of the abu.e of the powers granted to these Com-
panies, to the speculati.,reuf any new bu,'y of individuals
alto may engage in the speculation, and in wt om the
Funk may have more confidence. It was in this
WAV, by private speculation, t"at the lighting of the
City had been cartied into effect—that the mar.
kets were 'upplied—that roads were constructed.
and kept in repair, and that the bridges over the
Thames tor instance, that profitable speculation
Watelloobridge—had been built--(A laugh). The
11-n. Baronet had said that he could procute•a plan by
which salubrious water from a high point of the river
could be supplied to the metropolis. If such a pan
could be wowed, individuals would be found veld).
to undertake it, it it weir likely t turn oil a profits' le
speculation. lite Commission ;ippon ted by his pre.
decessor was for the purpose of repot ling on tt•e supply of
water to the metropolik—its quantity and quality. The
Comraistivn had sat nearly six months, and cost 8001.
when to found it necessary to give them a hint that
it was time to give in the result of their analysis of the
various descriptions of water. respecting which they

were instructed to inquire. But it was never intended
by the appointment of this Commission, that Govern-
ment should take the business of supplying wirer to the
Necropolis. The taking of surveys had been recom-
mended, but before Government sanctioned such a mea-
sure, an estimate of the expense of such an undertaking
should be furnished. The Right Hon. Gent. proceeded
to state, that since the publication of the Report, a com-
munication had been made to him from the Grand June-
tics!) Company, stating that they had purchased 500 acres
rearßarne,and that they propoed to convey water from
Barnes; et if that was not high enough, they proposed
even to bring it from Richmond or Teddingtun. As.to
the proposed inquiry, he wai anxious even to go farther
than the Hon. Baronet—he consened to the appoint-
ment with not merely a rest icted, but with full posers.
The health of the inhabitants of the -metropolis was
some answer tit the argument of the insaluhriousness of
the water. It the Honourable Baronet vri.hed. to lay
the commencement of such an inquiry in the pm.
sent Session, he would not oppose it; but as the
Hon. Baronet did not bring for ward the subject at an
earlier period of the Session, he would suggest that
the Inqairy might be more effective if it were postponed
*Mil the next Session. if then, on investigation, it should
appear that water was supplied from impure sources;
it Bills were introduced late in Session, under titles
which gave no correct notion of the enact anetits, for the
purpose of encouraging monopolies; if exorbitant rates
were levied.theuriwereabuses winch shohld be corrected
—(Hear, heat). He had now given his advice to the
Honourable flarooet-7he trusted he had satisfied him
that he was sensible of it importance. and he would
leave him to pursue whatever course he might think
proper—(Hear, hear).
Mr. HUBHOUSE expressed his satisfaction at the
Right Honourable Gentleman's aequiescence in the mo-
tion. He owned he did not 'augur as favourably of the
good. effects of competition among all the different
existing Companies, who possessed the whole of this
treat city in so many districts and was afraid that un-
less Parliament did interfere, the supply of water would
continue to be as bad as ever, and the public must be
cornea to grant to the same offenders anotk er fifty sears
lease 01 their stomachs and bladders—(A laugh).
Mr. WA RBUR am was autonished that he, who
was opposed to all monopoly from the first to the last,
should have been accused of being friendly to this.—
He was not so, but tbaroght that the complaints against
the Thames water had been ridiculously exaggerated.
Sir F BURbETT explained, and having withdrawn
his original motion, presented it in this amended form.
in which it was finally agreed to—a That a Committee
be appointed to inquire into the supply of water to the
Metropolis, and the rates paid by the inhabitants; tI at
five be a Quorum." The names 01 Ole Cummutt-v were
then read over.

ins wan mom.
Mr. HUSKISSON moved for a Copy of the Letter front the
Settetary of &ate for the Colonies to the Lieutenant.Governer of
Janina, dated the tiltd of September, 11117.
After a few observatioos from Mr. 11111LNAL, Mr. BRIONT, air
G. and Mr. W. &mu, the motion was agreed to.
The Committee on the Custom• Sill was agreed to—the Repast
•as %teed to, and ordered to be tsiteo into further cousideradoe
04 Monday emit. •

THt CONPORATL FUNDS HILL.
Mr. OTWAY CAVE brought up the Report on the Corporate
Fends Sill. on the motion that it should be received.
The Gallery was cleared for a division.
There not being forty lestabers in the Home, the House ad.
istarned at Two o'Cusca.

LISTS of the FIVE MINORITIES against the Additional
Churches Bill, 30th June, lea.
Minority on the First 1. Lenten against the Second Reading of
the Rill.
Martin, John
Munch, J. B.
Pendarvis, E. W.
Palmer, Fyshe
Rice, Spring
Sefton, lord
&mart, Sir M. S
Thomson, Chas. P.
Waitbman, Alderman
Warburton, Henry
Wood. Alderman
lA'oorl, Charles
Vyvyan, Sir R. R.
William, Sir Robert
Ayes, 26—Ltiata, 66.
Members in the Minority on the Second Diviskin. " to refer the
bill to a Select , ensmitteit," who were not in the First Division.
ftanett, John Labnuchere, Henry
U•rrnprn, Edw. Lamb, Hon. Geo.
Fazakerley, Joins N. Maxwell, John
Ayes, 33 Noes, 69.
)Itlther, in the Minority on the Third Division " to onmmit the
IJU this day three months," who were net in the First and
Stcfmtl Divide."
Clive, R a.
Colborne, Ridley
ileneage, Geo. F.
!Angry, Saville

--
Bark. Bingham
Baring, Francis
Brounek. Lord Geo,
Bright, Henry
Burdett, Sir F.
rave, Oteiray
Davison, Ales.
Cordon. Robert
Cribran, Sir 3.
Hotthioson, J. IL of Cork
'retarget Ralph
Datmetil, John •
rilAttly, Wm. L. __

T.ambirt, James S.
Pays's, W. S.
Tennison, Chat les
Wilson, Sir IL
Ayes. 38-INoes, 82.
Ilembers in the Slinorky on the Fourth Division, "to Wilsons the
bow, until To nwrrow," who were not in the Three former
Birch, Joseph Stanley. Lord
starjuribsteks, S. Thumps's, Aldermen
Paulet, Lord Wt,,, Townsbeqd, Lord C.
l'ittlisusure, Dr. Wynn, Fiat Wolin W.

Ayr, 41--Nott.
11rumb.ri In the Minotity on the Fifth adjourn the
11. u'. wh.r Were nut in the relit,. G.rm.q. Mittothir%
rhwimelry, NI. J. Knight, !Uteri
Harr. y. I). W. Nugent. Lord
°rattan. Henry Robinson, Sir Geo.
Kemp. Thomas It. Wrottesley, Sir John
Avp 41—Nnt. 64.
The whole number of llernbets who voted in the Five Divisions
was 154.

FROM HATSELV> PARLIAMENTARY
PIIRCHDENT&

" Sir Joss Limn having nt in the House, not having taken
the oaths, as he was bound to do by the Statutes, went
out of the House to the Lord Steward's Deputies, desiring
to have the oath ministered to him; but they first ask-rig
him whether he had sat in the House, or in this Parlia-
ment? Whereto he answered he had; and they then . de-
manding)whetber he had taken the oath in part, or none at all ?
He said. none at all ; they forbore to give him the oath till they
bad fitst acquainted the House with it, which they did. A de-
bate arose, it which Mr. Crewe said, Sir John Leech cannot
serve in Parliament, for then the House should dispense with the
Act of Parliament, which saith-r‘ He who sitteth in the /louse
unsworn, shall he accounted as a man not elected or returned:—
Sir John Leech was then called to the bar, where he kneeled ; and
being bid stand hp. he confessed he had sat in the House a quatter
of an hour. on Wednesday morning last, being unsworn. He was,
therefore, disabled to serve in this House for this Parliament, and
a new writ was sent forth by course, not by order."—Parlionsen-
tory lhtense, 1690,
The oaths alluded to were the oaths of supremacy and alle-
giance.--Note in Hatiell, vol. 4, p. $3. •

i Hie. EVENING STAR.

LONDHON.

WEDNESDAY JULY 2. ls'2B

%ion: INCIIANGK. TWRLYR OCLM► K.

We are without any arrivals of the leapt political coil.equence
and great anxiety is felt in the City for the want of inlormatiob
Iron' l'ortugal.

Consols opened this morning at 88} sellers, and immediately
receded to 881 1; but within this half hour • re•action has taken
place, and at present they may he quoted at 881 ;.
ctrl, lIAMPAST ONX O'CLOCK.
Consols have been fluctu.iting between 881 and 88/ 3 for the
Account, and they may be quoted at the latter price.

I.l(icE tw si ochs AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock India 11..tid• 102
3 per Cent. Red. 88 71 el 8 South Sea Stock
3 per Ct. Cons. Shut Old Annuities
34 per Cent. 954 .€lnoo Exckeq. Rills 68 S
34 per Cent. lied. 951 1 2500 Ditto 68 9
4 per a. New. Shut `I no and .C2uu Ditto 68 70
4 per Cent. 18..e6, ma i I Advertised

LOCI( Ann. 191 11-16
lodia Stock

Rank for Acct. 2104
Con ols for Acct. 881

FUNDS, TWO 401.1.411. K.
Brazilian Spit. 651Da Acct 241
DoAsct 6.51 Greek Box:INV:125, 5p 0.19 i
134,rn.... Ayr, s Ikls. 6p C. .rea.lkis,lll2s,6p Ct. 41 404
DEP. Acct. 48 Do. Ace. 411 401 14 404 1
a•ne4l.. 6 per Ct. Spanish Ikh 3p Ct. lla d
Pn. nowds,lBt4, 941 Span. Ns. 1823. 5 p. C.
BRITISH ANL' VOICEIGto 311.11(ES, TWO uCLuI K.
1111• silt. PAM.
100 90
100 921
100 26

Anglo Nletican
Colombian
Meiican

112 i 23
174 i
Ii

The remarks of the Duke of WaLLtiloToN upon the
Petition presented by Earl GRIT on the subject of the
currency, were in accordance with what we have ob-
served-more than once. The Scotch Notes Bill, which
wouldcome under consideration of the House on Thurs.
day, was, said his Graie, the complement of the measure
of 1826. .That measure- has been agreed to by bc.th
Houses, has been, to a great extent, put into operation
in the country, and is universally under•t rod to com-
mence on the sth of April next. We highly approve,
therefore, of the tone used by Ministers on this occa-
sion, expressive of their determioation to keep up con-
fidence in the public by adhering to their purpose, and
deprecrtng the attempts which are making by the ad-
vocates of a Pa; rr Currency, to take advantage of
every possible opportunity to introduce discussions by
a side wind, on what has already been resolved on by
IN ter Houses of Parliament.

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In the House of. Commons the Claims if the Baron
de Boat, for remuneration for the losses sustained.by
him during the French Revolution, was brought forward
at greatlength by Mr. STANLEY. The motion was ne-
gatived by a majority of 37. Sir GEORGIC. MURRAY
brought in a Bill for the continuance for twelve
morns of the Act permitting the removal in the
West Indies of dome.tic slaves, under certain regula-
lions. It is well, before any new Colonial measure is
, introduced, to bestow on it the utmost consideration,
and in the meantime this temporary ►egulat on will con-
duce much to the comfort oft le slaves themselves. If
the slaves of Grenada cannot otherwise remove to their
place of worsh'p, nor from one place to another, it is
highly proper that Government should remain invested
wth the power of permitting it, as this Bill provides.
A Committee was appointed, on the motion of Sir F.
BURDETT, to inquire into the state of the present supply
of wet r to the Metropolis, and the rates levied for that
purpose. Whatever is done ought to be effecrPd soon,
the health and comfort of the inhabitants of L inclon
are daily suffering.

The French Piper give us no intelligence of interest
from the Let.

Up to the time of our going to press, neither the
German not French Pipers had ariived.

Lard FARNBOROUGH had an audience yesterday t f
the Knits, at Ids Palace, in St. James's.
The Duke • f CLARENCZ.:tttnded by Capt.Speacza,
left his residence, In the Admiralty. ymterday morning, for the
Royal Dock-yard at Woolwich. His Royal Highness inspected
the whole of the departments of the establishment, and went on
board one of the vessels lying in dock. The Duke returned to town
In the afternoon. _ _

Die I)uchr4t (1 C7LA RINCII, and the Duchess of SAri
!tlernmeate 'accompanied by the Princess EMU! Of C 44014714,
and attended by Captain Weisman, visited the Iran India Docks
yesterday. The Royal Party were, conducted on board the " Duke
of Sussex." East Indlsmau,ot 1,400 tons burtbsn, which has lately
arrived from India, commanded by Captain Vutre. From the
East India Docks the party proceeded to the London Docks. and
ISOM thence to the Trinity House, where they were received by
lame et the Governors of that Limitation, and where an elegant
deices/ was prepared for them ; alter partaking of which the two
Duchene* returned to the Adutiralty.
S r (iconat Rose gave a grand dinner on Monday,
at his residence, Old Palselyard, to the Duke of C131411141,AND,
uid a select party of the Nobility and •Gentry.
Elie Duke and Duchess o. WELLIKorom gave a
.grand dinner yesterday at Ap.ley douse,, Piccadilly, to the Duke
and Duchess of CLARICISCI. and 4 Large party of the principal
Nobility and Gentry.
The Duchess CLASteNck and theThiche,s
NISISINGOS honoured the performance at the Italian Opera House
'n Monday evening with dater prestact. .