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In the House of Commons on Thursday, Aug 30, a message from the Lords by two of the judges—presented from their lordships the amnesty bill, passed in the upper house, and requesting the concurrence of the commons.

Lord Castlereagh moved that the bill be now read.

The bill was accordingly read, and Mr. Mac Naghten immediately rose, and declared it met his most full and hearty approbation, as did Sir John Blaquiere, Mr. Barrington, and Mr. Ogle. The question being put, it passed nem con

On Friday, Aug. 31, the earl of Farnham rose, and having the Dublin Evening Post in his hand, observed upon a paragraph inserted in that paper as an extract of a letter, which degraded the military character of the Frazer fencibles, in a late skirmish with the French near Castlebar—an accusation his lordship stated, as not only of gross falsehood, but for which there was not the smallest foundation, as he had authority to assure their lordships, that no men could behave with more bravery and spirit than this body of his majesty's army had done upon that occasion. His lordship strongly reprobated this newspaper mode of vilifying his majesty's forces, and which merited severe punishment.

The Lord Chancellor confirmed the statement of his lordship.

The Attorney General rose to move for leave to bring in a bill for amending an act passed in the 36th of his present majesty, entitled an act for the better preventing insurrection and disturbances of the public peace; having moved accordingly, leave was granted, he presented the same, and it was read a first and second time.

On his motion, the bill for compelling persons therein named, charged with High Treason, to come in and abide their trials, was read a first time.

In the House of Commons on Saturday, Sept. 1, the Bill for amending the Insurrection Act was read a second time.

Mr. Arthur Moore, after descanting some time on the inadequacy of the provisions of the Bill for preventing the crime of assassination, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend it.—Leave given.

The Bill was introduced, and read a first time.

In a committee on the Loyalists Indemnity Bill, after some debate, the house resumed, and the report ordered to be received on Monday.

Message from the Lords, with the Bill for preventing the State prisoners from returning from transportation, and the minutes of the evidences given by Francis Dobbs, Esq. at Mr. Le Bas's, tending to prove the acknowledgment of 75 state prisoners, of a paper with their signature annexed, whereby they bound themselves to go in voluntary exile.

Mr. Le Bas was then examined, and proved that they severally acknowledged the paper as their deed.

Mr. Ogle observed, that amongst those signatures was one of Dennis M'Carty, a man who, he said, stood charged with murder in Wexford: He should carefully watch the progress of the Bill, that a man charged with so foul a crime should not escape with impunity.

Mr. Fox made a very able opposition to the third enacting clause. He contended that it went to recognize, by adopting, the proceedings of those military tribunals, which were contrary to the established law of the land.

The Attorney General, in a few words disclaimed any intention of declaring that the sentences of Military Courts were legal. He assented to the principle of Mr. Fox, and therefore moved, that the committee report progress, in order to new model this objectionable clause.
The Attorney General stated, that he wished to add the names of several notorious and daring traitors to the bill for obliging rebels to surrender, on pain of confiscation of property; the most prominent of those was Mr. Harvey Morrice, a companion and intimate of the unfortunate Dr. Emmet, who was executed. The next person was William Burke of Naas. The Attorney General then recited the names of three persons more. He said he had evidence to prove to the house the guilt of those persons. He then called on Mr. Holmes, & another member, who briefly recited some acts of rebellion, which, to their knowledge they had been guilty of.—The Attorney General then moved that their names be added to the bill, which was agreed to, and the House adjourned.