The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The 19th Report of the Commissioners of Military Enquiry
was brought up.
On the motion that the Amendments of the Margate Pier Bill
be now taken into consideration,
Mr. P. hl 00 It E opposed it, on the grounds of its being a job I
and moved, that for the word " now," he substituted " this
day six months." In :his he was supported by Mr. laishington
and Sir W. Curtis ; and opposed by Mr. Marryat, Mr. Foley,
Sir E. Knatchboll. Sir C. Burrell, and Mr. Caleraft.
The House then divided : —lu favour of the original Motion
58—against it 16
Ordered, that there be laid before the House, a copy of the
general Order of the Commander in Chief, relAtive to the at-
tendance of Catholic soldiers at public Places of worship.
A Memorial was presented by Mr. W LBE R It CE from
several Traders and Manufacturers in the North, praying for
an extension of the provisions of the Riot Act to warehouses and
out-homes.
Mr. CAN NINfl stated, that in consequence of the postpone-1
ment of the Call of the House. he should postpone his motion re-
lative to the Catholics, till Thorsday fortnight.
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CHANGE OF AD tIINIsTRATION,
Mr. BROUGHAM observed, that the objection I
iwhich had last night been made to the production of
papers, that a future Administration might he hurt
1 • Motion
i by such production, could not apply to the
1 which he was now about to make; for he understood,
Ifrom authentic sources, that the same vigorous Ad-
I ministration which had hitherto condubted the affairs
of the country, was to continue in• poyer—that the !
Government still retained the confidence of the Priuce,l.
though it had lost the confidence of Parliament—
. that these pro forma tenants, as they had been for
i the last week, of the seals of office, were to resume !
their functious, and try to regain the confidence •f
.i
1 . the country. He understood, also, that it was in
contemplation to adjourn the Parliament, but he must
I strongly protest against such proceeding, and he!
begged thotHotAo not to consent to a measure calca. j
lated only to further petty intrigues for place. He
then moved, that an account should be laid before
the House, of the amount of the duties collected for
the last five year; in the port of London, distinguish-I
ing-the collection of each year. •
Mr. STEPHEN, after observing that his Hon.
and Learned Friend seemed to know more of the
state of the now arrangements than either he or most
of the Members, stated, that he saw no reason to en-
tertain very gloomy apprehensions from the circum.
stance of the American embargo. The fact was, that 1
the export of corn from America to Spain, had of I
late been so great, amounting to not less than seven
millions, that the probability was, that the far larger I
ptpaor;:tvha cteifiembsted,
the stockgo: in hand had been exported previous
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Mr. WHITBREAD said that there undoubtedly 1
of the juun::
pofnly in the 'tense, but in the country,.!
a motif painful anxiety with respect to those steps '
which were to be taken in convmuence of the vote i
Contmoas on • 'fb•ursday•last. He i
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