GENERAL HISTORY. 



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reward of meritorious public ser- 

 vices. Leave being given to bring 

 in the bill, it was read the second 

 time on March 29th, when its 

 principles were combated with the 

 same arguments as those employed 

 in the former discussions on the 

 subject. On a division, however, 

 it was received by a majority of 



94 to 80, and it afterwards passed 

 that House. 



Its reception in the House of 

 Lords, May 18, was not more fa- 

 vourable than in the preceding 

 year ; and on the motion being 

 put for the second reading, it was 

 negatived without a division. 



