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of which was capitally punished. It very often hap-
pet,.l in the existing Acts that reference: were made
to tctrrncr Acts, and like punishments inflicted as were
therein specified. Hence arose the necessity for this
proposed consolidation, in order that a clear view of
the whole might be ohNined. In the last session the
Judges laid on the table of the House, the Bill which
they had prepared for that purpose. The Hotuie had
then another duty to perform; and that was, to con."
sider whether that code *ere di and proper to remain
as it was, or to undergo revisal and alteration. A
Committee Was accordingly appointed for that pur.
pose, but their labours were not brought to a condi.'
mon. He should now more that the Bill in question:
be referred to the same Committee, Who should be
appointed to ccmaiskit.Whatenactments may be retain-
ed' and whataie Ontreesiery, with leave to report
their proceedings from don'ts. tilde blllsit House.—
Ordered.—Adjourned.

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HOUSE OF tOZ.IIWOIOI. •
On the motion of Mr. DUNDAS, the Speaker Was erderalli
Issue his writ for.the election of a Member ter Ayr, to servo be
the present Parliament, in the reosn of David Boyle, Esq. sow
one of the.l.ords of Session la Scotland.
Several private Bills were brought up, and others went though
various itaghs.

Mr. DUNDAS gave notice, that h. should, to•neefireWs,asOre
for certain returns relating to the regular militia. • •
Leave was given to bring in a Bill for incorpoesthpg the Wes-
Tern Fishing Company.
Mr. WARDLE gave notice, that he should make a motion to-
morrow (this day) se'nnight, for an account of the proceeding* of
two Courts-Mantel, the one held on the nth of Juno, at Littlest
Hampton, and the other so the sth of Inly,•at Brighton, on
poral Robert Curtis, of tile Oxford Militia, together, with an sot
count of the treatment which the men so tried received prior and
Subsequent to their trials.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY pee notice, that he should, on
Friday next, submit a motion to the House so the subject. of on.
pital ptmishinents ; he should also, on the same day, bring for-
ward a motion respecting penitentiary prisons. The Hon. Gen-
tiemaii then moved,
" That an humble Address be presented to Ms Royal High.l
Dees the Prince Regent, praying that he would be gracieusl4
pleased to give directions, that there be laid before the Houss
account of the number of male and female prisoners transported
from this country tet Ni w South Wales, during the last year, withi
a specificatioh of the erbium of which they wire convicted, the
time of their embarkation," SO.
it J. SINCLAIR, after 'some screwy remarks, moved for
leave to bring in a Bill for amending the laws, for repairing and,
keeping in order the highways in England and Wales —Leave-
given. Ha also moved that a Committee should be appointed,
to take Into coesideredim the Acts now in forts respecting she
highways in England and Wales, and to soggust such additions
thereto as might be deemed expediesa.—Ordered.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved, that there should be laid before the
21004 e an account of all sums of mosey issued from the Exche-
quer in Ireland to the Exchequer in England in the year* 111011,
9, and 10; an account of the expenditure, together with copies
if all warrants authorizing the acme.—Ordered.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR tithe EXCHEQUER,
the order for receiving the Report of the Cotinnittee of Supply,
which was dropped in consequence of the House not having
bees formed on datutday, was ordered to stand for to-morrow
(this day).
SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. BROUGHAM, in pursuance of the general notice which,
be gave at the latter end of the last Sessions of Parliament. gave
notice that he should, on Thursday sennigitt, move fir leave lei
Wog in a BM for regulating the sales of Slaves in Cansithis.:-
MR. WISITIREAD'S MOTION. • ?":i .4
Mr WHITBREAD observed, that as some peiseutdepsiipllps
lead gone fettle respecting his motions, he felt it necessary,to elp.
plain, that he had given notice of his intention to bring torwksil,
on Monday next, a motion for searching the Lords' Journals. as.
*pectin the measures width had been adopted by his ?Harris
Ministers in 1804. His other motion he had postponed ries di&
CRIMINAL INFORMATION. . .., •'. ,
Lord POLKSTONE declared his wellies ee an early.
call the attention of the House to the nunshrt• of Criminal Infos*
rations which bad been recently filed, est-ejleie, by the AttOrnep
Clestered. His Lordship also stated, that ie had come down to
the House on several occasions daring the last week, for the peso-
Ipose of submitting a question to the Attorney-Generab lettt had
hot tke good fortune to And him in his place. The objeel of his
Intended inquiry was, to obtain some information respell* the
present state of proceedings spinet a person who had bulb tried
In the mooch of July last, for selling piens (Mr. DO Y4up.
He should heeled If any Gentleman on the opposite side eilbb
'louse could give hint any Information on that subject, if notelet
should take an early opportunity of making a =don for the pro*
suction of the information he required. •
PROCEEDINGS OP THE IRISH GOVERNMENT, AND 2E6
PORCEMENT OP THE CONVENTION SILL.
Mr. PONSONBY took that opportunity of putting a questine
of the greatest moment to the Right Honourable Gentleman (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer) whota be saw in his place. .HA
bad that morning seen, and he had supposed every other Gado-
man had seen, a paper purporting to be a copy of a Circular Let-
ter, signed by the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land, which had been sent to the Sheriffs and Chief Magistrates
of every County and town in Ireland. The question he intended
to propose was, whether before the step which was alluded to in
that letter had been adopted, the' Right Honourable Gentleman
bad taken the pleasure of his Royal Higtusees the Prince Regent,,
and whether the Cabinet had such a communication with the
Irish Government as justified the issuing of die letter so sighed
by Mr. Pole? He was not then desirous of occupying the at-
tention of the House further on this topic, but was simply desi-
rous to have the question answered.
The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER could have se
manner of didlcuhy or disincilsetion to answer the questioned
she Right Honourable Gentleman. The subject was as nese to
him on Thursday last as it was no doubt to the Right HenourT.
able Gentleman that morning. Till Thursday, it was perfecty.
mahatma to him that any Idea seined that she meetings in Trey
laLd had assumed so dangerous s character er appearance in the
minds of the Irish Government, as to reader it immissary that
such a step should be taken as that which was tgoilAs4 la the
Circular Letter adverted to by the Right Ibouratibli Cleitindo'
man. Having stated thus mesh could not hilp •
sincere re that It wile connelittrewecmlNTTi-elf raire,A
aledlihk
the Irish Government, to cam the Ccenvention Act into ibripo
..--Prom the communications he had had with that Goventileale
however, he felt a perfect conideoce, that they would OAP,
with wiadcm and prudence, every measure which might splilin
the interests and welfare of the country. With respect to 4611
'question of the Right Honourable Gentleman, he believed it
would be hardly necessary to state, that no pleasure of his Royal
ilighness the Prince Regent could be taken, as no opportunity
had occurred of submitting the matter to him, until the measure
bad actually taken place. So soon, however a. the Wallow-8
had been received, he (the Clumcellor of the Exchequer) had
otonmenicated the fact to him.
Mr.WARD inquired whether it was the intention of the Right
Bleeourable GentICZILIO to submit to the House any document
opal this subject ? t.... r
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observeksamg
ettek information as could be given should, of course, be given.—.1
It was usual, however, for a motion to be made for the produc-
tion of any paper which might be deemed essential, to the infor-
Madan of the House, in order that Ministers might be enabled
to form a judgment whether the motion could be complied with,l
r evnottemtly with the interest. of the State.
Mr. WARD then gave notice, that he should, on Friday next.
/ reeve that there be kid before the House a Copy of the Letter
of Mr. Pole, and of any other paper which could tend to the els-
aidation of that subject.
Mr. HU ICHINSON was desirous of being informed, whe-
nce. his Majesty's Ministers had taken immediate steps to per-
vert any misconceptioos which might take place In the minds
et his Majesty's subjects io Ire:hand from the measure which had
been adopted, as to their undoubted right of making known to
Bertlarneat,by petitions, their grievatiees. He came dawn so the
Mdse on Saturday, for the purpose of gating notice of a motion
fie the repeal of the Ceevention Ace, but the House had adjour.
Isedwithout doingliusioess. He should not, hoWever, bring for-
ward that motion for a erve days, reserving himselfuntil the lab-
lilt which bedeen alluded to OM been pate* nigaia•cl•