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London, England, 1820-02-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMON&

The SPEAKER took the Chair, at hall--past three &clocks
when a few Members proceeded to take the Oaths.,

Mr. Barr, from the Bank, brotight up an Account of liiche4
quer an 1 Treasury Bills in the hands of the Bank, on account
of Government.
Mr. JOnwsox, from the (XEce of the Chief Secretary fot Ire-
land, brought up a Return of the nutttber of Licensed Stills in
the several Counties of Ireland. -
Mr. JOHNSON brought up an Account of the Receipts and Div,
bursements of the London Dock Company, from November,
1813, to. November, 1819, with the Report of the Ditectors
upon the progress of work,
' The Bill for erecting a new Church in Liverpool was read a
third time and passed.
Mr. HUM I.; gave notice, that he would move on Friday for
the production of certain Papers relative to the crew of the ship
Charles, of Aberdeen, who have been for twenty-two months
confined in a Spanish prison at Teneriffe.
Mr. I). KINIsIAIRD presented a Petition from the Borough
of Bishop's Castle, praying for a repeal of the Malt Duty.--.
Ordered to be printed.
The Cl' ANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained leave
to Ming in a Bill to continue the Annual Indemnity Act.—The
Bill was then brought in, read a first and second time, commit-
ted, the Report brought up, and received, and the Bill ordered
to be read a third time the same day.

On the Motion of the CIIANCELLOR of the Excaratma, the
House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, the
Right Honourable Gentleman rose, and observed, that he held
in his hand a Resolution, in passing of which the House
would perceive that ne new fond would be thereby placed at
the disposal of MiLister, but only a sum granted to be applied
to make good the Supplies of the year, is the usual course: He
then moved, " That a sum not exceeding seven millions be
granted to his Majesty, to pay off and discharge Exchequer Eris
in aid of the Supplies outstanding and unprovided for."—The
Resolution was agreed to, and the [louse having resumed, the
Report was brought up, and ordered to be received on Friday.
The Indemnity Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Lori JOHN RUSSELL presented a Petition front aiserson
named Weston Hatfield, a printer, and an inhabitant of the 80.
rough of Cambridge, complaining of corrupt practices in that
Borough, and of the passing of certain vicious Bye-laws, lsy a
number of Freemen, who had formid themselves into a Club,
styled the Rutland
.Club, for the purpose of promoting thous.
due influence which the Duke of Rutland exercised over that
Borough in the Election of Representatives.—Ordered to be
printed.

, Mr. GOUI.BURN brought up Papers, containing a Return
of the Civil Officers, and a List of the Military Staff, in the
Island of Ceylon; which were laid on the table.
Mr. BROUGHAM, seeing the Chancellor of the Exchequer
in his place,'wished to ask the Right Honourable Gentleman if
this necessary steps were taken to enable the documents relative
to the Droits pi the Admiralty, the Four and a Half per Cent.
West India Duties, and other funds, for which he had moved, to
be laid on the table before the dissolution of Parliiment,-as it
was of the greatest importance that they should, if possible, be
printed,- and in she hands of Members before that time ? Re
also wished to know whether, if they were got prepared before
that time, they could be printed in the Recess, by a conditional
order ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
documents were in preparation, but could not be ready by the
time specified by the Learned and Honourable Gentleman; but
he believed an order could be made for printing them, notwith-
standing, during the Recess.

The SPEAIiER said, that no order could be made to print
Papers not actually presented to the House; but that they might
be printed during the Recess without such order, as had been
done in many instances, to enable Members to examine them
before the Meeting of Parliament.
Mr. BROUGHAM gave notice, that he would make his
motion relative to the Education of the Poor, and which be had
postponed for the better arrangement of his plan, at an early
period in the next Session.
Lord A. HAMILTON said, that as he understood the
House was to adjourn over to-morrow (this day), he would
move that the Committee on the Royal Burghs of Scotland be
enabled to sit, notwithstanding such adjoumment.—Agreed to.
Mr. HUTCHINSON observed, that be had moved during
last Session for certain papers connected with the Audit Office,
to be laid upon the table, under the impression that there was a
very improvident expenditure of the public money in that
Office, and he wished to know from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, why these papers had not yet been brought up ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the
papers moved for by the Honourable Member were in a state
of preparation; orders had been given• to put them lb a state of
readiness as soon as possible.
Mr. HUTCHINSON said, he hoped the Returns would be
made with the necessary dispatch.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHId.
QUER, the House then adjourned to Friday next.

The Earl of LAUDERDALE could not consider
what the Noble Earl had said to be a satisfactory ex-
planation. When the House of Lords addressed the
Crown, in answer to the Message, it was not to be
suppz,sed that their Lordships expected they were to
be called upon to agree to anything except by Act
of Parliament. He could show the Noble Earl in-
stances on the Journals, of communications from the
Crown, recommending the expediting of business,
but they always related to measures to be carried by
Bills. The Message and the Address could, there-
fore, have no reference to the present case.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE said, that the
Noble Earl (Liverpool) • Was of opinion, that their
Lordships ought to accede to the measure, merely
because a Message had been received from the
Crown ; yet he (Lord Donoughmore) was persuaded,
that the House ought not to digpense with the esta-
blished usages of Parliament from any such motive.
( Here Me Noble Earl perceiving some of their. Lard!
ships in conversation, coiled out " Order, order 1" twill or
three times)!--There was but a very short time to.go
through all the necessary business, which certainly Whilst Lord LASCELLES'S fox-hounds were assent-
ought not to be transacted contrary to Parliamentary tiling, last week, an old bunter, belonging so Mr.
precedent; and he wished to caution both Houses PREST, of Leeds, which had been turned looSe .into a
against any extraordinary course of proceeding. stable, leaped, on hearing the cry of the dogs,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL had no desire to pro. through a window, abonethree feet from the ground,
tract the discussion upon this subject, yet he pauld and no more than two feet seven inches high, without
not help stating, in reply to the. Noble Earl who had receiving any injury except a scratch on, one of his
spoken last, .that he disclaimed the assertion of a hind legs, and galloped to the field. The animal
Message from the Crown being, of itself; obligatory stands fully 16 hands high.
on the House—his observation was, that the Message The • Badsworth (Yorkshit'e) fox-hounds had an
,from the Crown, accompanied as it was by their extraordinary chace on Thursday last. They found
Lordships' Answer, agreeing to the arrangements, a fox in Cawthorne Park,, at ten o'clock, which led
did, in every respect, sanction the course adopted.— them a severe run of five hours and a half, when the
He did not deny, for a moment, that it world be approach of night compelled them to, give up the
competent to their Lordships to object to the Mes- pursuit.
sage in the first instance; but having once acquiesced The Band of Musical Amateurs of Maiden, in Es-
in it, he thought they were pledged to the measure sex, on the night of the interment of he late KING,
in question. played a solemn Dirge rpund the town, attended by
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE maintpined, that a number of persons bearing lighted torches, and all
the House could not, by any answeragree to a habited in deep mourning, which had a very solemn
breach in the order of Parliament. •• elect.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then gave the usual ' It is a circumstance not perhaps sufficiently •ad-
notice• for their Lordships to attend the discussion on versed to IsitibeOwners of two.decked ships recently
thnsubject to-morrow (this day). engaged on freight by the East India Company, that
MUTINY BILL. considerable doubt exists whether, on their arrival in
•
On the motion for the second reading of this Pill, India, they will not be restricted, by the regulations
Earl GROSVENOR'observed, that it would be ajof the Company, from leading any. cargo between
satisfaction to the Public to -know whether it was the! decks. On this subject some information may be
intentions of •his Majesty's Government to make afty ! alfortled by Weibel, that a ship of that description,
reduction ia,the Military force: Which he thought lately arrived from Bengal, has actually not been
might •now be safely done, from the tranquillity :permitted.44oad a single ten above her hold-beams.
which prevailed. • • • 4R engagement at I:10 per ton, on these (auditions,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL stated' his reatrthess to mist Ig-etcl prone a golden specidation !