Mr. Grant said, they had no difference with the board of controul, but with the lords of the Treasury.

The bill then went through a committee, and was ordered to be reported on Thursday.

The Secretary at War obtained leave to bring in a bill for preserving and keeping in repair the military canal lately made from Shorncliff, in Kent, to Cliff-end, in Sus

scx.

The compassionate list bill, Sierre Leone bill, the Frogmore house bill, the excise regulation bill, and the Irish infirmaries bill, went through committees, and were order ed to be reported the next day.

Mr. Rose brought in a bill for authorising his majesty to permit the importation of military stores into this country in ships, the property of any states in amity with his majesty. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

On the motion of Mr. Rose, it was ordered that the House should the next day resolve into a committee on the German and Prussian linen acts.

Mr. Mellish presented petitions from the rectors, &c. of the parish of St. James's, against Mr. Whitbread's two bills for parochial schools, and bettering the situation of the poor.

Mr. H. Thornton presented similar petitions from the rector, &c. of the parish of St. John, Shadwell.

These petitions were severally referred to the commitices on the respective bills.

The other orders of the day were disposed of. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

TUESDAY, JULY 21.

Mr. Alexander was heard for the petitioners against a bill for building a chapel at Nottingham, and Mr. Harrison in favour of the bill. After a few observations from Lord Grantley and the Lord Chancellor, the bill was ordered to be committed for Friday.

Mr. Hobhouse, and several other members of the House of Commons, brought up a great number of private bills, which were read a first time.

The lottery bill, the Irish spirit licence bill, and the

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Irish

Irish beef and pork exportation bill, were read a second time, and committed for the next day.

On the second reading of Ellis's divorce bill, Mr. Fon blanque was heard, and witnesses examined, but in consequence of an informality, the further consideration of the bill was postponed till Thursday.

Mr. Montague, from the Chamberlain of London's of fice, presented certain annual accounts, which were ordered to lie on the table.

The earl of Lauderdale adverted to a bill on the table, for preventing the granting of offices in reversion, in which he observed an exception with respect to offices in courts of law and equity. He therefore thought the house should be put in possession of some account of these offices so excepted. His lordship moved for a list of these offices, with the grants in reversion, by whom granted, the amount of the salaries and fees attached to them, &c. so far as the same could be made up. Ordered. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, JULY 21.

On the motion that the bill for extending the royalty of Glasgow be now read a third time,

Mr. Maxwell moved as an amendment, that the said bill be read this day three months, which (after a conversation in which Mr. Boswell, Mr. Laing, and Mr. Creevey supported the amendment, and the lord advocate and solicitor general of Scotland, the bill) was negatived on a division of 41 to 21. The bill was then read a third time and passed.

Lord H. Petty moved that the order for the third reading of the Scots tax bill be read for the purpose of being discharged; though his sentiments with respect to the bill were still the same, he did not think himself justified in pressing it now upon the House. Read and discharged accordingly.

Mr. Mellish presented petitions from the parishes of St. Mary Islington, and St. Clement Danes, against the parochial poor relief bill. Referred to a committee on the said bill.

Mr. Montague, from the office of the chamberlain of the city of London, presented at the bar the annual accounts relating to the said office. Ordered to lie on the table.

The

The Speaker acquainted the House that lieutenant-colonel Alexander Parker, not having entered into the required recognizances within the time limited by act of parliament, the petition complaining of an undue return for the shire of Kinross, fell to the ground, and the order for hearing the same was discharged.

The time for entering into recognizances on the petition complaining of the undue return of sir James Craig for the town of Carrickfergus was enlarged to that day se'nnight.

Mr. Jones gave notice, that it was his intention in the early part of the ensuing session to move for leave to bring in a bill to compel parochial officers to give in on oath certain rate-books previous to elections,

The order of the day being read for calling to the bar of the house Jonathan Brundrett, in order to his being discharged, he was called accordmgly, when the Speaker addressed him in substance as follows:

"Jonathan Brundrett, an unwarrantable delay having appeared to take place in forwarding the writ for the elec tion of a member to serve in the present Parliament for the town and county of Poole, and it having also appeared that you had transmitted the said writ to certain persons, you were interrogated touching such transaction, and thought fit to refuse to answer; for this contumacy you were com mitted to his majesty's gaol of Newgate, to shew you that this House will be ever strict in punishing any breach of its privileges, and in asserting the due maintenance of its authority. Since your confinement you have acknowledged your offence and the justice of your punishment : this House is willing to accept such token of your submission, and has ordered you to be brought to the bar in order to your being discharged, and you are discharged accordingly."

The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that the Speaker's reprimand of Jonathan Brundrett be entered on the journals. Ordered.

Mr. Jeffrey moved that Jonathan Brundrett and William Spurrier do attend that house on Thursday next. Or dered.

Colonel Stanley, pursuant to notice, moved that leave be given to bring in a bill to amend so much of the acts of Charles II. and George III. as related to the obtaining settlements of bastards.

Mr. Shaw Lefevre did not think the present was a time

to

to press such a measure as that before the House: those gentlemen of the bar who were members of that House, were now absent upon the circuit, and their advice upon a matter of this nature would be very desirable.

Mr. Simeon thought it too late in the session to introduce a bill of that nature.

Mr. Whitbread said, that his objections were not so much to the time as to the nature of the bill proposed; he did not think such a bill would have a friend in that House.

The motion was then negatived without a division.

THE POLYGARS.

Sir Thomas Turton was glad to find, that the motion he intended to submit to the House was not to be opposed; if asked what were the objects of his motion, they were two, fold, first, reparation to the injured parties, the miserable and abused Polygars; and secondly, reparation to the national honour so much injured thereby. He disapproved of the settlement of 1792, commonly called the Cornwallis act, and thought the late melancholy business at Vellore was not cutirely unconnected with the previous impolitie treatment of the Polygars. No change from one side of the House to the other should ever make any alterations in his sentiments on that subject. He concluded with moving for a long series of papers, containing the correspondence between the court of directors and the governor of Fort St. George, and the copies of instructions issued from the court of directors to major John Bonnan, in 1799, relating to the reduction of the Polygars.

Mr. R. Dundas had no objection to the motion of the honourable baronet, but wished it to be distinctly understood that in assenting to the production of those papers he was far from imputing the slightest blame to the government at rome or abroad. He thought the honourable baronet entirely mistaken in at all attributing the unfortunate mutiny at Vellore to the treatment of the Polygars. As to any change in the system that had been pursued towards them, he should look upon such as the greatest misfortune.

Mr. Hiley Addington said, that as the right honourable gentleman had said that he would not oppose the motion, he (Mr. Addington) would not divide the House upon it, but, at the same time, he must enter his protest against granting papers for crimination, on demand of any indivi

dual,

dual, without specifying, or even hinting at any direct or specific charge.

Lord Folkstone, in answer to what had fallen from the honourable baronet, said that it was his intention to prosecute early next session, the several motions on East India affairs, of which he had given notice.

Sir T. Turton said, he was well aware to what the mutiny at Vellore was to be attributed to a deliberate system of attacking and insulting the religious prejudices and national habits of the natives.

Mr. Grant thought that the honourable baronet bad made use of assertions which he had not satisfactorily proved that with respect to the mutiny at Vellore was certainly one of those assertions.

Sir T. Turton explained.

Mr. W. Keene read the order of the court of directors, bearing date the 10th June, 1795; and also a letter of instructions from same to the governor of Fort St. George, which he contended fully evinced the urgent necessity of resorting to decisive measures in the treatment of the Polygars.

Mr. Wallace denied that there had been any systematic plan resolved upon by the government in the treatment of the Polygars; but that they were regulated by the exigencies arising out of the conduct of the Polygars themselves.

Sir Thomas Turton said, in explanation, that the word system, as applied by him to the conduct of the government, had been misunderstood. He was proceeding when the Speaker called him to order.

Mr. Wallace briefly explained.

Sir Arthur Wellesley was proceeding to comment on what had fallen from the honourable baronet, when

Sir. T. Turton called the right honourable Secretary to order.

The Speaker reminded the honourable baronet, that he himself had been the cause of the debate taking the irregular turn it had done, and submitted it as a proof of the necessity of confining honourable members, while explaining, within the limits of explanation. The motion was then agreed to.

The Secretary at War brought in the royal military canal bill. It was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on that day se'nnight, and to be printed.

Mr. Huskisson brought up the accounts of all ships and

vessels