, in the absence of an hon. baronet, (sir F. Burdett) rose to ask a question respecting the person now confined in Cold Bath Fields prison, M. Colville? The day after the subject had been brought forward by his hon. friend, an under secretary of state had given the House some information on that head, at the same time stating, that the whole circumstances of the case could not be laid before the House till further inquiries had been made. Those inquiries, it was then stated, were making, and now a week having nearly elapsed since that statement was given, he wished to know what progress had been made in those inquiries?

said, that inquiries had certainly been made, the result of which he was not prepared to communicate at that time to the House. He, however, wished then to give notice, that it was his intention to move for a Committee on the subject on Thursday.

stated, that as no objection was intended to the production of the circular Letter of Mr. Secretary Pole, and that of the Secretary to the Irish Catholic Committee, it was his intention not to wait for Friday, but then to move that such documents should be laid before the House. He at the same time wished to know, whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer was willing to produce any other communications which the government might have received on that subject?

, in answer, observed, that he had no objection to the immediate production of the two documents alluded to. Government had certainly received other communications from Ireland, but he abstained from giving any answer on that point, until the hon. gent. made a more specific statement of his object.

felt anxious to know whether the two papers alluded to, were the only ones on the subject in the possession of the government, or if there were others which, consistent with the public interest, could not be produced?

stated, that government had certainly received other dispatches referring to that subject, from the administration of Ireland.

The motion for the two documents was then agreed to; Mr. Ward reserving to himself the opportunity of moving, on a subsequent day, for the production of such other papers as he should think necessary.