Star.
London, England, 1803-05-20 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, MAY IS.
Mr. Garr moved for the fubitance of any intelligence refs
tire to the military preparations carrying on in the ports of
France aad Holland, winch be uoderftood was not included in
the Papers to be laid before the Houfe.
The Caw neattoa of the Even Imola thought the Hon.
Gentleman had better have deferred his Motion till after the
Papers were produced. If the Papers relative to this were not
among thole lad before the Houfe, it was becaufe the informs-
,tirn was of a private nature, and could not be divulged without
elpoftog the perfon who gave it to the danger of difeovery.
Mr. Gary, after a few words In explanation, withdrew his
Minion, for the purpofe of bringing it forward oo Tborfday.
The further confideration of the report on the Ilcheiter Elec-
t/en was returned, and
Mr. Rose, after an argument of fame length, and quoting
the cafes of Maidltone, Shoreham, and Hindon, moved," that
the Houfe do agree with the Committee in the laid Refohnioo.
that Alexander Davifon was involved in the hid rift= of
bribery and corruption."
Mr.Wwit•c e oppofed the motion as tending to prejudge the
queftion which was to be tried in the Courts of Law.
Mr. Lea contended that no penal anion which any informer
might think proper tn helm swine. Mr. Doreen, amid pre-
vent that Houk from exercifing its privileges.
The MASTIIt of the ROLLS kid, it was contrary to every
principle of criminal jorifprodence, for the Houk to order a
profecutloo at the very time when penal adions, founded on an
Aft of the Leglflature, were pending againft the fame perfoo.
Mr SHULMAN moved the previous quake, a. being more
refpeLiful to the Committee than pang a dime negative on a
Reiolution which they had agreed to.
Mr. Bacoce and Mr. STUROISS rUppOlted the motion. I
The Houle at length divided upon It :
Ayes, 56—Noes 47.
Another Motion was made that the Attorney General be
direfted to profecute forthwith Alexander Davifon, Efq. for
the fame offence. _ _

On this Motion another dlvilion took place:--
Ayes 6o—Noes 39.
The Houle agreed to the report on the Clergy Refidenee Bill,
which was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.—At
half paR twelve the Houfe adjourned.
THURSDAY, MAY 19.
The following Gentlemen were appointed u a Committee
to try the merits of the Petition respeeting the EleCtion for
:

Claude "colt, Ffq. Lord John Townihend
Wm. Praed, t fq. Lord Wm. Rued'
Slr Hugh Inglis, Bart. Abraham Robarts
Thos. Kelly, Efq. Hon. Montgomery Stuart
Cecil Forrefter, Efq. Francis Sitwell, Efq.
Rt. Hon. R. Fitzpatrick Sir W. W. Wynne
R. J. Lambton, Efq.
James Brogden, EN.? Nominess.
Hon. T. Maitla-Al 5
eOMNITTIS FOIL CAST RST11010).
Sir E. Winningtou, Bart. Richard Dawfon
C. A. Lee Thomas Wyndham
Boyd Akzander Sir M. Blozans, Bart.
Sir R. Williams, Bart. Wm. Morland •
Mr. H. Beam Robert Fellows
Nathaniel Sneyd Owen Williams
Sir D. Carnegie, Bart.
E. Hilliard, Efq. 7 Nominees.
Benjamin Hobhoufe, Efq
STATI

A eonverfation yore, in confequence of Sir Gustav
HIATIICOTI complaining the improper delivery of the Pa-
pets relative to the Negociation. Mr. CLAUDIUS B CCCCC ORD,
Mr.IIRTL, Mr. SIIR•IDAN, and other Members, (poke on
this übjea, and it appeared to be the general opinion that not
above too copies of(the Papers firft fent to the Houk bad
reached the Officer at the door, who was to deliver them to the
Members, the reft having been forcibly taken in the lobby
from the perfon who carried them; and Mr.OtollOt VAN err-
TART obferved, that the Members in the lobby were as adive
in this fort of plunder as &angers.
Lord HAWICESSURY aliened, that 110 left than Soo copies
had been fent to the Hook. _ _

Mr. WARD laid, he was well informed that a numler of
copies had been fold in the City before the Papers were laid
before the Houfc. He did not blame the King's Printer for
this; perhaps, fuch an occurrence could not be eafily prevented.
Mr.Sraanan never heard of any of the Papers being fold,
and thought fuch an affertion (You'd not be made without evi-
dence. He was certain that there were more Papers fent to
the Houle thar there were Members in town.

The SPIAICtIt remarked, that great irregularity had taken
place lall night, which might be prevented hereafter, by de-
livering Papers to the Members in their plane. If the Houk
thought proper, they might appoint a Committee to enquire
into the fads, but at preknt there we. no queltioa before
them; and, perhaps, the obfervatiorts which had been made
would be fufficient to prevent any Molise occurrence.
The eonvertation ended without any motion being made.
MOTION FOR PAPERS RELATIVE TO TNt lIRGOTIA-