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rt zed the seizure of Works once Costvicted as libels,
on the ground of the uncertain nature Of the offence
of libel.—After a few words from the ATTORNEY
and SOLICITOR-GEs sant.. and Mr. J. P. GRANT, the
clause was put and agreed to.
On the motion of the ATTORNEY-G ENERAL, the clause
relative to a second conviction was amended by the insertion of
the words" after the passing of the Act" to prevent a retrospec-
tive operation. The Attorney-General also proposed that the
words " term of years" should be Inserted in the clause for ba-
rishment,•instead of " such tine as the Court might think fit."
Ile said, that as the-clause then erica, the indefinite time might
eye 4 to a banishment for life, theconsequence of which would
be, civil death, and the forfeiture of property ; but the words
"term of years" could never be taken as commensurate with
life, nor ptoduce the consequences of attainder, and therefore the
heir would succeed in the regular way to the property.
Mr. JIRO UG II A M proposed, that the term should be limited
t 3 NMI years, which was supported by Sir Jams 3faceorrosn,
Mr. GRANT. and Mr. (3. Lasts' and oppposed by the ATIORNIT
and Swerves Gremesat, sad Lolk,CAsztltszaeit.
The committee then clividetWO-p.the clause, as amended by
the Attorney-General, When there appeared—
For the Clause
Against it -

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Majority - - - —79
.The several Clauses ibeing gone through, the Report of the
Bill was brought up.
Mr. Alder•nan lIEYGATE proposed a Clause for limiting
the operation of the Bill to three years, which was negatived,
without a division.
The Bill was then ordered to be read a third time, this day.
Mr. CIIA RLES CAI.VERT moved the second reading of
the Baking Acts' Bill. He-hoped, that as the Act which It pro-
posed to routinize, would expire on the 23d of January, the
House would consent to pass the Bill to-day, through all its
stages. The Bill was then read the second time, passed through
the Committee, and was ordered to be read the third time.
Mr. DI NN presented a Petition from 'Joseph Henley,
Surgeon, of Ashton-under-Lyne complaining of the conduct of,
the-Manchester Yeomanry.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a similar Petition from a Sur-1
geon of Itoyton, cotztsitting a similar complaint. Laid on the table.
Mr. C. G R.l NT brought in a Bill for the better Regulation
of the Exchequer Chamber in Treland.—Read a fret time, and
ordered to be read the second time the 15th of February.— The
Bill was ordered to be printed.
Sir H. PARNELL moved for Papers regarding the Collec-
tion of the Revenue sad the Civil lkpartments of the Naval and
Military Set vices, but the motion was postponed at the sugges-
tion of•the Cmatictu.oa of the EXCULQUIA.
The Exchequer Regulation Bill passed through a Committee;
the Report was then brought up, and ordered to be taken into

consideration on the 21st cf February next.
On the motion of Mr. I. YTTLETON, the Bill to prevent
persons not properly qualified, from acting as Conveyancers, was
rs.ad a first tire!, and ordered to be read a second time on the
16th of February next.
Adjourned U Half past Two o'Clock. -

THE EVP.:NING STAR.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1819.
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TILE FUNDS.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT 02111 O'CLOCK :
3 per Cent. Reduced 661
3 per Cent. Consols shut
31 per Cent. 74f 75
4. per Cent. 831 I
Bank Long Annuities 17 5-16
Irish 5 per Cents. 101 i
India Bonds 2s. dis.
Exchequer• Bills (2d.) 7s. 6s. Bs. dis.
Consols for Acct. 61-1.

The Libel Bill was last night committed. The
ATTORNEY GENERAL introduced an Amendment,
after the word " banishment," to add, " for such
term of years as the Couit may think fit."
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The Petition alluded to in a conversation last night
between Mr. lavtrio, Mr. J. SMITH, and the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, causes much conversa-
tion. The Petition is from several of the most emi-
nent Merchants in the City, on the present prevailing
agitation and distress of the commercial world. The
most remarkable circumstance connected with this'
Petition is, that it originated with a house known to
be in close and familiar intercourse with Ministers.
Its prayer, for a Committee to inquire, &c. will,
therefore, probably be granted; though a motion of
a similar nature, made by Mr. BENNET, was rejected,
because his speech contained political expressions ad-
verse to the Cabinet!
The insulated financial facts stated on Wednesday
by the CMANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, 'have ex-
cited much discussion our of Parliament. The facts
are briefly these. The whole Revenue, including the
new taxes of last Session, did not produce, by
1'150,000 (up to the 10th of December), what the
old taxes prciduced last year for the same period;
the Debt to the Bank has probably increased four
millions since January, instead of decreasing five
millions. The interest of the Loans of 1818 and
1819 have been advanced by the Bank, and this in-
terest (amounting to some millions) must be provided
this year. It is acknowledged, that the duties on
Customs have fallen off; but the state of the Excise, it
was contended, proved the prosperity of the Country.
On 'Change, however, the Merchants reason other-
wise, and maintain that the defalcation in Customs
proves the distress of the Country, and shews that
people• are compelled to abstain from the use of
foreign commodities. The whole deficiency in the
receipt of the year may be thirteen millions, besides
the debt due to the Bank, the deficiency in the Con-
solidated Fund to be provided for the next year,
128,500,000, and the Exchequer Bills paid in as
Revenue to sth January next, which may be nearly
three millions. Then the whole sum to be provided
for. either by Loan or Exchequer Bills, cannot be
short of twenty-nine millions.

We have received letters from Madras of the 9d
,August, which have enabledus to state, in our Army
some particulars which Will, be found lute-
ig to our Military Readers. The following is
`.ract from one of these letters:
" MADRAS, AUGUST 5, 1819.
lis Majesty's ship MiNosx, 74 guns, bearing
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir 4. KING, is at Trinco-

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