Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-18

entered. nc speaker tHmSolatCIy tooAe
the chair, the black rod, according TO par.
liamen.ary usage, dispensing with the nss
cessitY Of the usual numbers requisite to
form house. The deputy usher then, Ia
the usual form, summoned the house OF
comm ors to The house 81 peers, to hear
the commission of prorogation read. The
speaker, with most OF the naeMbers pre-.
sent, proceeded TO this house OF peers. He
returned 10 about 20 minutes, read the
speech at the table, according to the usual
custom. ald retired.
Thus terminated in manner peculiarly
abrupt and unexpected, after sitting tour
mouths and eight days, the first ard Only
session Of the third parliament of the u.
ni.ed kingdom Of Great Britain aud Ire
land.
Apul2s.
We are enabled. from personal observa:
ton, TO furntsh our readers with The ciae
80 sllths management, TO many OF whom
it would otherwise be uninsellig BILE. 4 ne
finance committee of the house Of com.
nous met W day, and had prepared
report 70 Pr sub nl:t TO The house. Inc
ms mbers of ft1c committee were in the
house, and ooe of shsn, Mr. Giles, 10 The
ab,cnce of Mr.. Bankes. the chalrman,ws
waiting below the bar TO present the report.
That, consistent with the usages Of the
house, could not be done until the sneaker
lad saken the chair. While he was going
shrough The necessary ceremony Ct count
ing he house, TO ascertain if 40 members
were present, the usher of the black rod,
who, as we have stated, was IN attendance
tie door during the time of prayers,
Knocked, and being introduced summoned
the house TO the house Of peers. The ma.
neuvre has succeeded 10 certain extent
II has prevented the formal presentment Of
The report, and CONSEQUENTLY all possibility
OF ifs becoming, assueh, a subject OF par.
liamentary discussion.
The report, as we understand, sta.es 10
substance, that sum Of 70 1901 had been
applied BY a late pay master OF the forces to
his own use, and that this fact caU,c TO the
knowledge Of his colleague, whc did not
give any dlrecslon 70 the clerks on the sub.
jec.. Il also states, that the committee
had discovefed other and great abuses 10
the pab!jc money concerns, on which they
should shortly proceed TO report, This,
according to the rumors which were circu
lated yes e,tay III both houses, is supposed
to allade TO farther discovery OF public
plumber, sn enquiry into which would have
Involved persoaages high 10 station and IN
Office.
This however. We trust is but tempo.
rary escape from detection and disgrace.
Parliament must meet again b fore the S h
Ut July. as the whole Of the annual ac,sre.
taung TO the Irish customs expire on that
day. 10 re.eoacs theses the legislature
must be re-assemblsd. We should think
poorly lndssd Of the vIrtue of osr country.
men. ii some member should no. BE found
in the ne1t parliament, with spiris and pa
triotisAi enough 20 srize the FIRST oppar,u,
nity that should offer, of making such
malversalions the subject of public discus.
sion.
The wri.s for the general election were,
we understand, issued from ,he crosn Of.
fee this day, at noon Ihe proclamation
for dssslsiug parliament will appear in this
lights Gazette.