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were miss Wilted on this .airtim., and it was ti..'
egr ed to. • '
Mr. HUME wished to pocpone hie motion reflecting,
th • In ian Islands it' Toesusy. the 14th of May.
Mr. WI LID EV regretted the post iemement, as ills
lion. Member had wale serious charges MOW ill'
sadlant flack, at the head of the 'Government of the
I•odse Islands, the 'ilea:B of which ought to hr speedily
exieramet, end now the lion. Member put uff his motion,
for the third time.
Mr. HUME said that he had fixed upon the first open
day after the recess; if, however, the lion. Menden
would name any earlier day, he (Mr. Hume) would be
ready to proceed with the motion.
motion was then ordered to stand postponed to
The Tuesday the 14th of May.
Mr. WALLACE brought in a Bill to regulate the
cdoinstree of the West Indies.—Read a first time, and
ordered to he read a second time on the 19th of April.
Mr. HANKES presented a Petition from Mr. G. R.
Malin. maintaining of certain garbled extracts from the
Woledest taken before the Optlyslusic Committee having
leen miblished by Sir W. Adams, reflecting n
hopon dos
(the Petitioner's) character. py the use to
allow him to publish such portion". of the evidence as
would tend to exculpate his character. He (Mr. B.)
thought this part of the prayer of the petitioner ought
no' to he granted, for there was no precedent of the
h ,use hoeing allowed any evidence to he published by
an individual which they had not deemed it expedient to
print themselves. He had no hesitetion.
there woe, in
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s'i'lo= his own individual opinion, that
(~;inflation whatever for the charges brought by Sir W.
Adams against the petitioner.
Mr. G. RENNET, in seconding the motion, said it
way his intention to bring shortly before the house the
whole question connected with the Opthalinic Institu-
thin. ',he greatest injustice and injury bail accrued from
M' evidence before the Opthaltdc Committee not having
been printed. Sir Wm. Adams had published an ex-
perm statement, filled with accusations against mime of
toe roost respectable members of the Anne Medical
Mord. When be brought this question before the
home., he pledged himself to prove, that his Royal
Dighisfiss the Commander in Chief hail given
and twat
a sound
mod curr'Ct decision respecting Sir W. Adams,
ilia decision ought to be confirmed by the concurrence
of that house.
Sir R. FERGUSON said a few words, which were
rot distinctly heard.
Mr. WI ',SUIT testified to this meritorious services of
Sir W. Mains.
Mr. DAWSON defended the conduct of Sir W.
Mains, and mentioned that gr. Malin had takes the
Isiv into his own hands, by sending a challenge to that
Gentleman.
Mr. HUME contended, that the evidence might to be
printed. is order to obviate an es-parte statement.
Mr. HANKES repeated his opinion relative to the
panting the evidence.
After a few words from Mr. Rennet, Mr. Dawson, and
Mr IV. Smith, the Petition was read, and ordered to be

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RICPORT Of THC COMMIT-PEI OP SUPPLY.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE.
QU ER, the Report of the Committee of Supply was
trought np and read.
The Revolutions were agreed to *climatic, with the ex.
ception of three item:, which were postponed for further
coinsideration till the 22d of April. A notice to which
effnet was given by Mr. Arbuthoot.
Mr. W. SMITH gave notice, that on the 17th of April
Le would move for leave to bring in a Hill for the sltcr•
Boas as applying to Unitarians.
The other orders of the day. were then disposed of,
aud the house adjourned at in ne o'clock.

ft Emu r 'tithe AGRICULTUKAL CON MIME.

REPORT FROM Till SELECT COII.IITTEE APPOINTED TO
INQUIRE INTO THE ALLEGATI'/NS OF Till SEVERAL PE-
TITIONS PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE IN THE LAST AND
PRESENT SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT, COMPLAINING OP
Till DISTRESSED STATE OF THE AGRICULTURE OF THE
►•:CITED KINGDOM.

The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the
Allegations of the several Petitions which have been
presented to the Home in the last and present
Sessions of Parliament, complaining of the dis
tressed state of the Agriculture of the United King-
dom, and to report their 0' tions thereupon to

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