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ahips up to the Ist of Fehr y ; but with -
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discussion of upledleilk'mk cure, it was ..
have it made up to as late a period as possi
.Lordship also c d their Lordships' mien!,
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returns relptiec.! e duties levied on our '
"" ' " -Itt fore es, which he had previously
a ntL,ittitelsanere* now...ofa.euisideraft-ill_
eottrsnce-of an .„-irtrp6ttant clause which
beeird thalif born Bill. nit:clause was
=eon, its bearings on the doctriniii
irons its stamping that Bill with.
-snercial *character. He did not refer to the returns for
which he bad previously moved, that they might be
forthwith preseived to their Lordships ; but only -that
they might be !slid on their Lordships' table before they
were called on to discuss the Corn Bill.
INDIAN ADDY.
The Earl of C A RLISLE, seeing some of his NI ijesty'i
Ministers in their places, begged leave to ask them A
question. He was not in the House when a Noble Dukes
not then in his place, had asked his Majesty's Minist
whether or not it was their intention to propose a vote
of thanks to Lord Combermere and the Indian Army
He understood the answer to have been, that high and
-meritorious as were the services of Lord Comber
and the Indian Army, they were not of such a charactisol
-as-called for a vote-of thanks from their Lordships.. He
wished to-know, now thstothe combined services of the
-Army in-Indirhad been concluded, and the war had
'been brought to a successfuLtermination, if the Ministers
Aid not think it right to move a vote of thanks to the
whole? He had less scruple in putting the question,
tbecause he understood a notice had been given in ano-
,tber place, of a notice for a vote of thanks.
The-Duke of WELLINGTON answered, that in the
absence of his Noble-Friend, he could only say, that be
:had reason to-believe a vote of thanks would be pro-
loosed after the holidays.
ADJOURNSIINT 07 WIZ RODS&
The Marquis of LANSDOWN also wished to ask a
question, but of a much less .military nature than the
, and of less national importance. He wished to a-k
any day were yet fixed for the adjournment of Par-
liament, and if it were yet settled, of what duration the"
holidays would be?
The Duke of WELLINGTON said be could give not
answer till be had seen his Noble Friend.
-On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDQWN, the.
•Costs of Distress Bill went through a Committee, mil
was reported to their Lordships, with Amendments;
which, the Noble Marquis said, would make the Bill
snore efficacious, and prevent brokers and others from
levying more than a certain amount for costs, and pre-
vent them from miring a distress for rent with tithes
and poor rates —Several measures was forwarded one
-le.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. F. PALMER took the oaths and his seat for the Borough
A Reading, in the room of Mr. Spence, who has lost his mat by the
*decision of an Election Committee.
Mr. Jontremi, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland,
Vaught up a copy of the Report on the inland Navigation of Ire-
Lod.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord DUNCANNON presented two Petitions from the Ro.
elan Catholics of Galls Town and another district in Ireland,pray-
•iog for' Catholic Emancipation.
Mr. MAXWELL presented a Petition from the Operatives
And Cotton Spinets of a district la Lanark, praying assistance to
emigrate.
Lord YOHN RUSSELL postponed his motion relative to the
• Test and Corporation Acts to the 10th June.
Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from a district in the County
Limerick, _riving for Catholic Emancipation.
Isle. GOULBURN presented a Petition from several persons
'Dublin solos: Combination Societies in that City.—Ordered to
printed.
Mr. it W4l)43ltAdiAM presented a Petition from a district
Lancashire, praying the Douse to fie a minimum of Wages.—
/tiered to he printed.
Mr. PA ULETT presented a 'Petition 'front the Householders of
South Shields in I&,our of the Roman Catholic Claims.

'COUNTY PIRC OFTICE PSTITION.
•Mr..HOBHOUSE, pursuant to notice, begged to
'present a Petition, signed by 1700 respectable indivi.
duals (600 of ahem were his constituents), the Direc-
tors and •Subscribers of the Count/ Fire Office, com-
plaining of charges alleged against them by the 14:h
Report of the Revenue Commissioners of Inquiry, of
whom the Right Hon: Gentleman opposite (Mr. Wal-
ice) was Chairman. This Comminies was insituted
originally for Ireland, and was subsequently emended
to Szcaland and England, and of course included the
Revenue relations with the Stamp Office—relations that
involved the Stamp Policy Duties paid by the Assurance
Offices. The petitioners belonged to one of those Of-
fices, and were a most flourishing Company, with a
large capital, And with assurances of one million of po-
lic'es. Toe County Fire Office Company was inquired,
into by the Commissioners, and, pursuant to their coin-
anaods, the books of the Company (four coach loads),
and other explanatory documents of their dealings
and transactions, were laid before the Commissioners.
The fact of an inquiry so public into their proceedings
attracted public Attention and curiosity; the result was
'rumours most injurious to their interests, and most dis-
reputable to the Directors—rumours going so far as
to say, that en Exchequer prqcess was issued against
the Company fur fraudulent practices. The Directors
were naturally anxious to investiaate the causes of these
reports; and their Chairman, Mr. Barber Beaumont,
wrote three letters, rather intemi.erately couched, de-
manding an inquiry, and challenging the fullest •in-
NCtllsAtt.rn. Z.V.;• Irflit;0[111 aCairC, h. NRI•1I• cowry to say.
WAS not acceded to •by the Commissioners, and the
'Directors had to await the 'Report of the Right
honourable Gentleman and his colleagues. The first
charge he (Mr. llobhouse) had eo mate to that Re-
port was, that it was not as the Act of Parliament
insisted, made one month after the Sitting of Parlia-
tow. It was not made till the 26th of May, 1.826 ;
and, owing to the immediee Prorogation and Dissolu-
tion of Parliament, was too late for the Petitioners to
appeal against. Tne next charge was more serious—
it was that the Commissioners acted upon the evidence
of perjured informers, clerks of infamouscharacter dis-
missed from the Office for misconduct, and refused to
-grant the least minute of the evidence of these infor-
mers, or to furnish any legal means of bringing them to
justice for their perjury. The Hon. Gentleman then
entered into a long statement of the suspicions of the
Solicitor to the Stamp-office, Mr. Godfrey Sykes
which, he said, were the sole cause of the injury, and
which were founded upon thervidence of one Shepherd,
it convicted felon; and one Bligh, a notorious informer.
If such evidence was received, there was an erfd to
commercial credit; and if subsequently refused to be'
communicated to the parties interested, there was an'
• fad to commercial security. Besides,the evidence was
• only in reference to the conduct of Country Agents of
the Company, and had nothing to say to the Directors,
who secured the revenue against the frauds of their
*cheats. These Ditectess had :Omitted their books to

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