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19. Iniptitat noun OF LORDS. , . e• 4 S. & . StOOPIAY, Jt 7 NE The Earl at ARN AR VON presented a Petition,l i knedby'a number of poor manntaetarei s, inhabitants of Coventry , coin plainieg of interruption tic) the part of the excise to a trade they eave recently taken up, of roastiog whetwat, for the purpose the uf making a beverage like coffee. etitioners prayed I louse to trite the subject into consideration, and relieve them by passing an act to allow them to roast wheat fur the aforesaid pur pose.—'flie Petition was read , and or d e red to he on the table. Tue. Qv Le x.—Considerable expectation was taised this day upon the subject of negotiation between her Majesty and tile Ministees. It was known early in the day, that Portia • went would not be called upon to proceedn t ihe u npleasare question during aday or two longer,yet the Dense was numerously attended by Peers, who, no doubt, were desirous to hear the Noble Earl at the head of Government declare, that a hope re mained of aceommodation. The Dukes of Clar a ence, Sussex, and Gl o uce s ter, were in the Hothie. Mr. Broughm was below the bar. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, soon after five &clack, add rd mscd the Lords in nearly the fo llowin g terms:— My Los, on Tituriday I moved that the Secret Committee should meet, the first time as to-morrow. I made that motion then, not on any s p ec ific ground or expectation then depending, but in conse quence of general hopes entertained of conciliation. I have now no difficolty its saying, communications and explanationl have taken place on the important mubject, and though I am not pre pared to say what may be the result, they ate of a nature to make further adjournment desirable:—therefore, my Lords, I move the Order tOr the Committee to meet to-morrow now be discharged. the Committee be appointed to sit on Saturday. I can not b't down without adverting to publications purporting to be the cm , relondence between an Illustrious Person and his Majesty's Government. These documents, my Lords. have been scanda. lowly fabricated, and what makes the fabrication assume a worse character is. they . must have been written by some persons ulio have seen the original documents. I make it a point to say. I have received communications (ruin the legal advisers of the Queen, and there is no pretence to say they are parties to this publication." Lord HOLLAND said, in consequence of the Noble Earl giving notice of his intention to postpone the Order for the Com mittee to meet, " I will not take the opportunity this day of pre senting the Bill of which I gave notice to your Lordships on Fri day. It is my intention to discharge the Order of th Day , and in so doing . I will not go int o a description of the B e ill, further than to assur e your Lordships it was a Bi ll sim p l y to repeal the Halal Marriage Aet. I, at the same time. feel it necessary, in consequence of singular reports and strange rumours which have reached me, to state what the Bill is not to do. It has been my case, during 24 years that I have sat in Parliament. to differ from your Lordships, yet I do hope there has been nothing to lead your Lordships to s up I could do any thing so prepm terous as to move to re • an Act of this kind, and introduce another which would leave a retrospective effect. I beg leave to state to your Lordships, that the Bill I have to propose is simply to repea l the Royal Marriage Act. I will not now enter into the subject, however your Lordships rill not consider me as taking the House by surprise if I present the Bill in the course of the present session. Whether the Committee sit or not--whether this subject is considered or not. it is my intention to present the Bill this session. It has long dwelton my mind, and I shall give an early notice of my intention to present the Bill. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then discharged the Order for the Secret Committee to sit to-morrow, and appointed the sitting for Saturday. Lewd HOLLAND also discharged the Order of the Day for the attendance of the House upon the subject of his notice.— Adjourned. TUESDAY, JUNE 13. The Earl of SHEFFIELD moved fora return of the quantity of grain imported and warehoused up to January last. The return was ordered. The Customs' Regulation Bill went through a Committee, and the other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage. Scoteus PEzas.--The Earl of ROSBERRY rose, pursuant to the order of the day, to move the second reading of a Bill to regulate the election of Scotch Peers. The Noble Earl stated, that the election of sixteen Peers of Scotland had hitherto been conducted in a manner so irregular as to call for some legislative enactment. Persons had been allowed to vote who had no claim to test }that ge, and the Bill was (as we understood it). tot_lintit the sigfte of voting to the sons and brothers of Peers. The Noble Emil ossideded by moving the Bill be read a second time. 1 1 / 1 11k lad CATHCART did not rise to oppose the Bill, on the contrary. it had his concurrence ; but the Noble Earl thought the intention of the Bill might the better be carried into effect by a resolution of die House. After some further discussion on the subject between Viscount Melville. the Earl of Lauderdale. and the Lord Chancellor, the Bill was read a second time.—The House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE lA. Mr. Irving, from the Custom House. presented an Account of the quantity of 'limber imported from the North American Colonies. On the motion of the Earl of ROSSLYN, the said Returns were ordered to be printed. The Customs Regulation Bill, and the Transfer of Grants Bill were read a third time and pulsed. The Exchequer Funding Bill went through a Committee. The House adjourned to Friday. Yntl)AY, JUNE 16. On the first reading of the Insolvent Debtors' Bill, Earl G KGS V E Olt asked the noble and learned Lord on the Woolsaei. rhether it was in contemplation to relieve persons confined for contempt of Court. He alluded to cases where indi • viduals had been confined during the space of six or seven years. The LORD CHANCELLOR was not prepared to say what relief could be afforded to persons committed for contempt of a Court of Equity. The committals for contempt generally arose in consequence of the party refusing to do some act ordered by the Court. Now, if the party had the power, and rented , his case was similar to that of a debtor, who, though he had the means of raynient, allowed himself to be taken in execution, and chose to remain in prison; and if the present law did not apply to such a debtor, wny should it in the case of contempt? In tact, it was nor the law that imprisoned the party, but the party im prisoned himself. Siimuse an individual, who is entitled to have the conveyance of 4/1 estate from another, calls upon a Court of Equity to make an order to that effect, and, when the order is made, the individual refuses to obey, and is thrown into prison, was it the fault cf the Couit that the individual tatlo chose to remain there than to make tie conveyance? If there were any cases to which relict' could with propriety be extended, he would most reaiily concur in any measure to that effect. But their Lordshirs must be careful that such measure was consistent with the principles of justice. It was impossible to give relief in c,ses where men, to the injury of others, refused to do acts which they were leiatly called upon to perform, and instead of obeying the order of the Court, by which they would be relieved, rather chose to stay in prison and complain. The Bill was read the first time, and ordered to be printed. THE QUEEN.—The Earl of LIVERPOOL rose to move, that the Order for the Secret Committee to meet tO•1110TIOW be postponed to Tuesday next. The saute consideration witi induced him to move on Thursday for tie Cominitree to meet to morrow, induced him to postpone the Meeting to Tuesday next. 'file Marquis of I.ANSDOWN said, there was no precedent in which a communicetion made by the Crown to the House, HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, JOSE 14, At two o'clock the gallery MU opened, and in a few minutes it was tilled. The SPEAKER took the Chair before four. The Cork Harbour Bill was, after some discussion, read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. PETER. MOORE presented a Petition from W. A. Beckwith, and others, praying that the. House would grant relief m eases where outrages had been committed in the year 1811, and with respect to which actions instituted under the Riot Act had tailed. The SPEAKER observed, it was usual, upon applications of that kind, for Government to make some proposition through the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT said. that greatinconveniences arose from any chani4c in the old form of preserving tran quility. The injury of which the Petitions complained should certnly bed e repair by sorted to Government. In every case in which a n armed force was re, and where damage was done in consequence of measures of violence, compensa tion should be given to the party injured. The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. CALIANGTOSI PLECTION.--The Report ofthe Committee upon the Callington Election Petition was brought up and read by the Chairman. It stated, that the Committee were of opinion that -- Att wood and --- Thompson, Esqrs. were duly elected, rind that Sir C. Rubinson, and the Hon. Mr. Ey goo had been unduly returned. Tee QuEss. Lord CASTLEREAGH—" I rise to move that the Order of the Day be read for reAnning the debate upon his Majesty's Message, with the view of post. I porting the consideration of it to Friday next. In soh mining the motion of adjournment, it would, the House is aware, behighly unbeeolitiug in me to say one word upon the subject of what has passed since Friday last, and I request that Gentlemen wall consider theniselves,and their impressions on the subject, in precisely the same state as when the former postponement tusk place, until a fuel explanation *hull be given. It appears to me that Friday will be the must convenient day for resuming this import ant subject, as there will lie a Drawinrrouni on Thlit day, and it is usual to pass over the day kept as his Majety's birth day.—(Hear.) Eusides, I should tattier extend the postponement a day than appoint a day too eaoly for the consideration of the question, its it will give satisfaction to the House, and must be of importance to the illustrious Personages concerned, to have the real state of the question ascertained and explained in the most oleic manner." The Noble Lord then requested that the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Julio Russell) would postpoue the question relative so the Grampound Election, as the consideration of the question, winch was of such importance, necessarily demanded the attention of his Majesty's Ministers. The ostler of the day, for taking the message into con sideration was then read, and upon the question of ad join' using the debate being wit, Sir M. RIDLEY ro-e and said, the House was aware that he wo u ld not countenance the transgression of the ineiple laid down by the Noble Lord, that not a syl lable of %last li.i.t passed should lie stated, and that no should arise upon the motion for adjourning the debate. He lose merely to express his most anxious hope thut all ii iiiv'duals who might have the means of learning liar took pia-e relative to the question, would so blither the views ul liar Noble Lord (Castles eagli), im moving the adjour 11111 l •iii, a, to abstain flom itijitting the cause ut tidier id' the lihistriults Personages by prema ture disclosures He meant that publicity should nut be abler' to any hit ...met or a salaried inaturer.—(Hear, hear, heat ! ) Ail persons twist ouvinced of the danger arisili; from the publication ut documents, us hick lutist excite piejn duce against sue or other of the IlittstoionS Personage, to whom they I vie' red, Ci ies of hear ! ) Mr. EROUG aAvl a.siired the House, in the must s..lemst manlier, that ober the lilit.trions Personage In whom he had tit. Ituilotit or broil; legal adviser, nor the Gentlemen who wei e joined with him in that high iliiiy (Mr. I)ennotia and Mr. Williams), entertained ally sent 1111 l 551111 rt sprig ,to the necessity of keeping cer tutu tilS6lll 4 ll l Vs from the puutic, ilitfei rot from that jwit staled by the Noble Lord—hut a syllable uf what hail occur' il had passed then' bps. Indeed there was no giuiiud , tor pi esmillog that any disclosure had taken piece, tor he hail seen nothing published that was like the state of the facts. Ncilling could Le stated upon any foundation, and the pouting rumours. whiun had occupied the attention of the public, and given rise to many dif• ferent conjectures, could only be ascribed to the situation of the Queen of this Co try, who wps nut acgme iikic dated accordine, to atiou, and ttY u arse Ahem was eticilitymAL. whid.r,o4o re been the ease if her ecerptiiiielfa ern if tai rip lion.—(Bear, heir.) ..., Lord CASTLEREAGH .aid he had deter 11l i l led to pars over In tole Ilse subject of the reports in circulation, as to what had token ilace between Ills Majesty's Govern ment and the adviser. of the Queen. The explanation 1 given by the Hun. Gentleman (Mr. Brougham) was iu his m o l i .. iiii tt io ß n o q u oi G ite i rmec s t a . 1 hat ' 7(l 4 , ll l . great pecuniary offers bad "been made to the Queen by titivate individuals, in order to enable lwr Majesty to appear in a manner suitable to her station. He again regretted that such measines had not hero taken as would have removed the possibility of accidental diselostires. The Committe of Supply was post dto Wednesday. Mr. BROGDEN presented the iepurt of the Committee of W4)4 and Means. Agreed to. The report of the Committee of Ways and Means was read and agreed to. The remaining orders of the day were then read, most of them buitst; plrAtpuited. Tile Eselimpier Court Bill was recommitted, after some remark: f. Mr. P. Grenfell, Ms. Cateratt, eke. which were iuitudible in the gallery, owing to the noise that prevailed in consequence of Members leaving their seats, and sti angel is going out of the gallery.—Report to-mor row. The House went into a Committee on the Insolvent Debtors' Bill. Several blatil,s were filled up.—Report to-morrow. The remaining orders having been disposed of, the House adjourned. TUESDAY, JUNE 13. A slessage from the Lords announced that their Lord ships had :tweed to the Customs and Malt Bill ; and that they desired the attendance of Alexander Robertson, H. P. to be exa mmed b e rme the Trade Committee, THE Altlllr.—Lord Nugent asked a hether it was inten ded to bring forward the Mutiny Bill tieda). The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied, that be ass about to move the order of the day for tim purpose of postponing the third reading till to-mortow. Scorch Botany.—Lord A. HAMILTON presented us Petition from Perth for Burgh Reform.—Ordered to the Burgh Committee. Mr. RICARDO moved for an account of Foreign Wipes, which had paid the Excise duties from 1806 to the present time. Ordered. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the Mutiny Bill be read a third time to-morrow. Lord NUGENT hoped it might then come on early, as there were ei,:ht notices before this order :—he wished to move on the third reading a reduction of the Army. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought In the Five Millions Annuities Bill.— Read a 801 time. Mr. CALVERT brought up the report of the Bakers' Regulation Bill.—Agreed to—l ord p ered to be read a third time to.morrow. Sir G. COCKBURN gave notice that, on Friday, he should move fur a Select Committee t o enquire into the navigation of the Medway. Bans AFFAI4S.—Mr. P. GRENFELL, in moving that certain Bauk Accounts be printed, congratulated the " Select" House, which be then addressed (there were very few Member present) on the adoption of certain principles by the House towards the Bank. '[be average balances in the hands of the Bank belonging to the public for twelve years, amounted to between eleven and twelve millions; and the boa which the country had sustained was about 800,0001. per annum. The ouly equivalent to the public was, two loans to the Goverument from the Bank. The delimits remained thus till 1818. In 1819 it was reduced, to about 4,500,0001. The lust deposit was shout 3,000,0001. lie thought that further reduction could be effected; and that would be a further saving to the public of 100,0001. per annum. He moved that the U 0.0411116 of the aggregate balauce be printed. Mr. PEARSE. on the part of the Bank explained the balances, and traced their gradual reductions.— the accom modations had not always been advantageous to the Bank ; that Company had lost 700,0001. by the issusog of the tokens alone. Mr. BROGDEN tbougbt it could not be very advanta geous, and certainly it was not very consistent with the usual mode of promoting such matters, to enter into detailed financial observations in the absence of the Chanceilur of the Exchequer. (That RUM Hon. Geotlemuu had left the House some time before.) Mr. W. S%l IT II presented • petition from certain dissen ters against the marriage-act. Mr. BROGDEN, for Mr. Sergeant ORSIOW, gave rediee of two mounts for the sth of Jul) ; the one to regulate the acceptances of hills of exchauge. and the other connected ' with the practice of Rummies. ' The reoutining Orders having been disposed of the House adjourned. - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14. Sir F. BARING presented the Report of the Ipswich Election Committee, stating that Mr. Leonard and Mr. 11.ildimand ought to have been returned; mid that Mr. Round and Mr. Ci ickeit hail not the majority of votes.. The Clerk of the Crown Office Was (oriel. 41 to attend on Friday next, to amend the lir turn accordinoy. The Bakers' Regulation Bill was read a third time arid passed. BILLS AFFECTING TRADC•—MIr. Serjeant ONSLOW moved, as n *tomtit's order, that no Bill ou the subject of trade should be read a first time till there was report of a Select Committee on the subject. Mr. CRLEV BY said, that the standing orders of the Hume weir of peat importance, and lie thought it would be nit to refer the matter to a Committee above to n3(1.1 . 1;4 . 111 whether such motion might he advisedly submitted. Sergeant ONSLOW acquiesced in the suggestion wit6,trery his motion; and moved the a ppiiintnient of a Select eummittee.—Blotiou agreed to, and Select Celli" uuure appointed. and Mr. SC A It!. Kl"I' presented a Petition from A tto rne y s Solicitors w the nei,dihous holm of the Metropolis o", thi „", k lie sd Unalitliore•rd tliteducaltia 11,." tole , stri a• ConVoitneerb.— Ordered lo lie lilt the liddr. lit hit PA (1 et.nB. Mr. PA RN ELL b rot iclit foris ard to motion 11 . 1.111 . 1 ling tile ggggg val of Irish Paupers; it o'itt! ht in g in a Bill to alter and amend the law which nuthoreen_ the arrest and transporltdion of Irish Paupers to a lly part id the Iri-h coast. Ile concluded with moving fur leave to Ming In a Bill accordingly. TILE NATIONAL REGISTER• e g i d so act lon w g ith sub m jei e m j.. i: sty re s ferrerlto to procrastination. He felt, however, in common with every individua i l. that strong and cogent reasons ought to inducelltra tiousetsfpostpone the sidetation'a this paudbl subject.l 2 Earl. D.kiiiN I. EY, vejed. to the rapid Erroviediraga 'it, le7to the plirsent ' 'Nen of ele importan! it delimits inquiry. lie expressed a hope that the Noble Lords in his Ma caution in future. a Government eer w et o wou ld C omm i tt ee , a war li t:i n g be , The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, it was not his intention to en ter into discussion upon this subject; but he would not allow the observations of the noble Earl who had just CAI down to pass u nnoticed. He explained on a former day, with reference to the subject of his Majesty's Message, that certain explanations and diactudor.s had been opened which might lead to a determination t o prevent inquiries. It was then desirable to postpone the me . et. I ing of the Committee , and the reason which existed on Thurs day still prevailed. lie did not see that any extraonlinury rapidity had taken place. Earl DARNLEY explained. The delay in that House. and postponement of the inquiry had arisen from not knowing whe ther the House of Commons would come to a vote on the question. The Order for the Committee to meet tomorrow was then discharged, and the Meeting fixed for Tuesday. ROYAL MARRIAGE. ACT.—Lord HOLLAND presented a Bill, which he produced on a former dsy, to repeal the Ilth of George the Third, commonly called the Royal Marriage Act. The noble Lord read the provisions of the Act, and said he was prepared to prove it was an Act founded on injustice, likely to involve the country in foreign wars, and civil war. The Act also had a tendency to render the marriages of royal persons unhappy. The last mentioned effect, with reference to the subject then before Parliament, induccd him to present the Bill, but the post ponement moved by the noble Earl would not permit him to addre-s many observations to the House on that head. Ile should only say, if the e&et of this Act made royal marriages unhappy, the House would repeal it. If the Act was repealed, st would be i m possible for any King of this country to make its precedent the dissolution of marriage. The noble Lord concluded by moving the Bill be read the first time. The Bill wasthen read the first time. Lord HOLLAND then moved the Bill be printed, and said, when the prints were on the table, he should move it be taken into consideration. The House adjourned to Monday. • •'