The House of Lords sat on Tuesday till half-past ten
; on Thursday till nearly eight ; on Monday and Friday adjournments took place at earlier hours.
The House of Commons sat on Monday till one; on Tuesday till half-past two ; on Thursday till nearly three ; on Friday till one. On Wednesday only eleven members presented themselves.
The Attorney-General's Bill "for the more effectual Administration of Justice in England and 1Vales" has been read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the 27th April.
The Crials-czr.LOn of the EXCHEQUER stated, last night, in a Committee on the 4 per Cents. Annuity Act, that the proposed conversion of these An- nuities into 3i, per Cents, would effect an annual saving to the country of 778,000/. He declined, however, stating to the Committee how it was pro- posed to pay off dissentients among the holders of the 4 per cent. stock. The Bill for the removal of the Haymarket was last night recommitted, because it wanted the usual declaration by the Committee that "they had. examined the allegations in the Bill and found them to be true." Mr. HormousE on that occasion intimated his intention of making a motion on the subject of the public being denied their promised passage into St.. James's Park from the New Terrace, 'Waterloo Place. Lord JOHN RUSSELL intends to move, on the 6th of May, that the-ge- neral representation of the people be taken into consideration. Sir C. WETHERELL intends after the recess, to bring in a Bill to regu- late and explain the power of the Attorney-General with respect to officio informations. filing ex
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