The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lord OSSULSTON presented a Petition for leave to bring in
a Bill for the Erection of a New Theatre for the Cities of Loa-
don and Westmliciter. Referred to a Committer.

The SPEAK ER stated that tbeßisyalA7s;atisad been gives
by Vommission in the other }loose to the Bills for raising
Rh-03"kt and 1.:)00,tY301. on Exchequer Bills, and to the
Corn Maination Suspen.ion Bill. 4
'The Lords' Act Amendment Bill went through a Comm Rice.
The Report was brought up, and ordered to be takes into con-
sideration on Friday neat.
The East India Company Loan Alteration Bill was read a
first time, and ordered to be. read a second time on Monday
next.

Mr. CALC It AFT moved, that there be laid before the House
the Returns of the Regular Army and Militia, racloaive of Fa-
reign Troops in the Briti3h Pay, from the IStli June (we believe)
to ‘lte '23th Dec. 1811; a Return of the Recruits raised by the
ordinary mode of Recruiting for the Regular Army; and i
Return of the Desertions and Casualties in the Re tar Army
fur the same period,—Ordered.
Mr. EDEN postponed the motion of whirh notice wee gives
for this day, for an Enquiry into the Expendituve of the Civil
List, till Monday next.
REVERSION BILL.
Mr. BANKES moved. the second reading of the
Bill for prevention of Granting Offices in Reversion.
Mr. WTI. DUNDAS said he had four years ago
had the misfortune of standing alone in his opposi-
tion to a Bill similar to the present. This Bill was
said to-be a renewal of a Bill which expired on the.
Ist of February ; but it was in fact a Bill of a very
different description. It was in fact a Bill which
was holding out a hope to the public of a reduction
of the expenditure of the country, which would only
end in disappointment. He could not but admire
those persons who were sanguine enough to imagine
that any reduction of this expenditure could be effect-
ed by the abolition of ar few Officestn<itswerettno.--,
lie contended that the Prerogrtive of the Crow was
not too expensive, and that it war part of the, rights
of the people.
Mr. 13ANKES moved that the Resoltition or the
'Hon-se, in complianCe with which this Bill had'been
originally brought in, should be read by the Clerk ;
and the Resolution being read, he stated, that the
introduction of, this Bill was not in the least connect-
ed with any pending enquiry. He then proceeded
to state the origin and progress of the Bill, which
was brought in first during the last Parliame;nt, and
afterwards in 1807, but which was thrown'ont in
the House of Lords. It was a favourite of the
Hearse, but they were obliged to submit to circum.
stances, and not being able to carry it through as a
perpetual measure, they were ender the necessity of
making it a temporary measure. In this, however, they
by no means abandoned the intention of making it
permanent. Why was it to be assumed, because
their vietts were onee or twice opposed by another
branch of the Legislature, that this opposition was
still to continue? Why was it to be supposed, that
that branch was incapable of. clinging. their,ispipion
any more than the House of Commons ? Probably
they might at last come to think that their oppotition
to this Bill was founded in prejudices. Bnt`euppos.,
ing the other Hope to be still bllstile to this um,
where waggle inconvenience, he Would uk, ha pinn-
ing It in its,. present form at this time? It woe yet
early ia t floosie's, ea 4 they had yet time to ri,ott
'to the woos: 4 aNkiiirel if the perpiotalmeasers
should-611, nolo was. no 4iabt, that as the evil
_prppeeed te.bqackedled by.this mks or per