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House Of Commons.

The S PEAKER understood it to be no infringmcnt of Privilege , because it aid no new impost on the People , but only made certain regulations to enable the B .-shops to make a distribution of certain funds in a manner more favourable to poor Curates . Deferred till Monday . WAR IN THE WEST-INDIES . The order of the Day being moved for the adjourned Debate on Mr . S HERImotion for relative to the West IndiesMr . Dundas sard

DAN ' former Papers , , he should not be against the production of many of those papers ; but , m agreeing to this he thought it necessary to enter into a detail of circumstances , to shew f what he felt himself conscious of ) that in the whole conduct of the West Indian War no nedect was imputable to the Executive Government . He then entered into a circumstantial history of that War , from its commencement to the present t me very ably justifying his own conduct , and that of bis Colleagues in Office , eU as of the Officers loyed—MrDundas addedthat if he had at time

as ^ v Smp . . , any exnresed himself warmly against any of the Public Boards , ( as those of Ordnance and Transports ) he begged it to be understood , that those expressions arose only from the feelings of the moment , and that he was now perfectly satisfied with their conduct He concluded by saying , that he was now happy to announce , that of ihP Wst Fleet for the West Indies , notwithstanding all its disasters , only tour transports were missing , and that 67 ships had arrived at Barbadoes , with more lhan -7 COO men , and a complete artillery . ht the Gentlemandefence ratherl-timed and

un-Mr S HERIDAN thoug Hon . ' s , necessary , as well as ( to him at least ) very unexpected ; nor did he think some of his excSes such as would have been given by an able War-Minister . He only wished at present to move for Papers . —These being moved for , several were srranted and others added on the motion of Mr . Dundas himself . g Friday ' 29 . Christie ' s Divorce , BiMnsgate Fish , and Paper Manufacturers Bills , read a second time . The Loan Bill read a third time , and passed . The Hav and Straw Bill recommitted for Tuesday . Mr . ROSE moved 5000 I . for the Board of Longitude . —Granted . ' GAME LAWS .

The Order of the Dav being read for the second reading of the Game Bill . Mr C IJRWEN stated , that from being called upon to bring forward the B . il sooner than ' he at firs ' t intended , he was apprehensive it might contain some defects and inaccuracies which would require the correction of the Committee , the eadi . iK principle of the Bill , however , he fluttered himself would meet with general approbation , as it only vVent to give every Land-holder a right to kill Game on his own grounds , a principle founded in justice , and such as , m every other asjust and

case the Legislature recognized , proper . Capt B F - BKELY , though he admitted the general principle of the Bill that eve Ionian mig ht kill Game onhisowu ground , as harmless , strongly objected to the c ause which allowed a person who started Game on his own ground to pursue it faither this he thought ; left an opening for dangerous abuses since any one purging Game , might ' say he started it at home . —Some other clauses were ridiculous , or worse . Another clause authorized any man to seize another carrying a gun to set and riseand to wrest it violently from him

destroy Game between sun- sun- , even to the endangering the loss of life or limbs ; allowing the person maimed 0 . ml to seek redress ft the next Quarter Sessions !!! For these and other reasons he assigned , Capt . B . moved to defer the Bill to that day three months . S r R . Sufro . ' defended the principle of the present Game Laws as making a proper distinction between Landed Proprietors and others , and afl . ord . ng an inreside in the Countrywhich he thoughtaconsidera

ducement to Gentlemen to , , tn of importance . He was willing , however , to allow Game to be brought open * to market by those who had a right to it ; but to Poachers he would shew no "" BUXTON approved the general tendency of the Bill ; nor did he think it liable to the ridicule thrown on it by Capt . B . . , „( -, •„„ will Mr . Fox professed himself a warm friend to the leadmg principle oftneDi . though some of its clauses might be exceptionable . He thought the Game itseli

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LONDON: Article 3
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 4
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. FOR MAY 1796. PRESENT STATE OF FREEMASONRY IN SCOTLAND. Article 5
Untitled Article 10
COPY OF A LETTER. FROM THE REV. DR. STURGES, Article 13
THE FOLLY OF NOBLEMEN AND GENTLEMEN PAYING THEIR DEBTS, Article 16
SKETCHES OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE NORTH-AMERICAN INDIANS. Article 19
DISCIPLINE. Article 24
EXTRACTS FROM THE MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF EDWARD GIBBON, ESQ. Article 25
ON THE MASONIC JEWELS. Article 31
ON PRESENCE OF MIND. Article 33
THE DOG-TAX; A FRAGMENT. Article 35
CIVIC ANECDOTE. Article 36
EXCERPTA ET COLLECTANEA. Article 37
CLOWNISH SIMPLICITY. Article 38
BON MOT OF THE DEVIL. Article 38
ORIGINALITY IN DR. ROBERTSON AND MR. GIBBON. Article 39
SOME ANECDOTES OF HENRY PRINCE OF WALES, Article 40
SOME PARTICULARS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN RESPECTING MONSIEUR BAILLY. Article 41
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 43
LIST OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 48
BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 49
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 50
THE FINE ARTS. Article 57
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 59
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 61
ANNIVERSARY OF THE GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. Article 63
POETRY. Article 66
ELEGY, TO THE MEMORY OF STEPHEN STORACE , THE COMPOSER. Article 67
A NEW OCCASIONAL LYRIC, MASONIC EULOGIVM, Article 68
LINES TO DAPHNE, Article 68
Untitled Article 69
TO DELIA. Article 70
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 71
HOME NEWS. Article 73
PROMOTIONS. Article 77
Untitled Article 77
OBITUARY. Article 78
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 80
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House Of Commons.

The S PEAKER understood it to be no infringmcnt of Privilege , because it aid no new impost on the People , but only made certain regulations to enable the B .-shops to make a distribution of certain funds in a manner more favourable to poor Curates . Deferred till Monday . WAR IN THE WEST-INDIES . The order of the Day being moved for the adjourned Debate on Mr . S HERImotion for relative to the West IndiesMr . Dundas sard

DAN ' former Papers , , he should not be against the production of many of those papers ; but , m agreeing to this he thought it necessary to enter into a detail of circumstances , to shew f what he felt himself conscious of ) that in the whole conduct of the West Indian War no nedect was imputable to the Executive Government . He then entered into a circumstantial history of that War , from its commencement to the present t me very ably justifying his own conduct , and that of bis Colleagues in Office , eU as of the Officers loyed—MrDundas addedthat if he had at time

as ^ v Smp . . , any exnresed himself warmly against any of the Public Boards , ( as those of Ordnance and Transports ) he begged it to be understood , that those expressions arose only from the feelings of the moment , and that he was now perfectly satisfied with their conduct He concluded by saying , that he was now happy to announce , that of ihP Wst Fleet for the West Indies , notwithstanding all its disasters , only tour transports were missing , and that 67 ships had arrived at Barbadoes , with more lhan -7 COO men , and a complete artillery . ht the Gentlemandefence ratherl-timed and

un-Mr S HERIDAN thoug Hon . ' s , necessary , as well as ( to him at least ) very unexpected ; nor did he think some of his excSes such as would have been given by an able War-Minister . He only wished at present to move for Papers . —These being moved for , several were srranted and others added on the motion of Mr . Dundas himself . g Friday ' 29 . Christie ' s Divorce , BiMnsgate Fish , and Paper Manufacturers Bills , read a second time . The Loan Bill read a third time , and passed . The Hav and Straw Bill recommitted for Tuesday . Mr . ROSE moved 5000 I . for the Board of Longitude . —Granted . ' GAME LAWS .

The Order of the Dav being read for the second reading of the Game Bill . Mr C IJRWEN stated , that from being called upon to bring forward the B . il sooner than ' he at firs ' t intended , he was apprehensive it might contain some defects and inaccuracies which would require the correction of the Committee , the eadi . iK principle of the Bill , however , he fluttered himself would meet with general approbation , as it only vVent to give every Land-holder a right to kill Game on his own grounds , a principle founded in justice , and such as , m every other asjust and

case the Legislature recognized , proper . Capt B F - BKELY , though he admitted the general principle of the Bill that eve Ionian mig ht kill Game onhisowu ground , as harmless , strongly objected to the c ause which allowed a person who started Game on his own ground to pursue it faither this he thought ; left an opening for dangerous abuses since any one purging Game , might ' say he started it at home . —Some other clauses were ridiculous , or worse . Another clause authorized any man to seize another carrying a gun to set and riseand to wrest it violently from him

destroy Game between sun- sun- , even to the endangering the loss of life or limbs ; allowing the person maimed 0 . ml to seek redress ft the next Quarter Sessions !!! For these and other reasons he assigned , Capt . B . moved to defer the Bill to that day three months . S r R . Sufro . ' defended the principle of the present Game Laws as making a proper distinction between Landed Proprietors and others , and afl . ord . ng an inreside in the Countrywhich he thoughtaconsidera

ducement to Gentlemen to , , tn of importance . He was willing , however , to allow Game to be brought open * to market by those who had a right to it ; but to Poachers he would shew no "" BUXTON approved the general tendency of the Bill ; nor did he think it liable to the ridicule thrown on it by Capt . B . . , „( -, •„„ will Mr . Fox professed himself a warm friend to the leadmg principle oftneDi . though some of its clauses might be exceptionable . He thought the Game itseli

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