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43artimittnt. HOUSE OF OF LORI/S. stownay. rumir 17. The Earl of CARN A RVON p.c.:elite:l a Petition Gan the Calico Printer:of l‘lariehester, praying to be hcani by lona:set *pima the Calico Prie.ter..' Rill. Read and laid on the table. 'the Earl of LI ‘'ERPOOI. moved the second reading of the rand Forgeiies Dill. The Earl of LAUDERDALE adverted to the claim of a person who hail communicated a useful invention to the Bank, and ohserverl, that it was the wish of the person that stiang era ratglit withdraw while his petition VMS read, as it would di.-;lose the secrets of his own trade, as well as the secret ut' the Balk of Bank of England. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, he did not think de person alluded to could know ...hat the secret (lithe Bank %ea:. After a few observations from Lord HOLLAND, the Bill was read asecontl time, and committed for WC.ITICSIbIy. CESSION or PARGA.—The Earl of LAUDERDALE rose, in pursuance of notice, to move for certain papers, which lie said would have the effect of doing away much misrepresentation relative to the conduct of Sir Thomas Maitland, in the lonian Islands. His object was not to induce the House to take a more view of the conduct of that officer, but to enable tha public to learn the real services Sir T. ;Maitland had rendered the country. The Noble Earl defended his relation agisbot all the charges, and concluded by moving an humble Address to his Nlaiesty. praying be weitlil he graciously pleased to order various rapers (enume. stet] in the motion) to be laid before the House. Earl BATHURST said he should not do his duty, were he to *.nit stating, that the whole conduct of Sir Thomas Maitland hid been in every manner deserving of the highest commendation. That officer was appointed third Commissioner in the lonian Islands, and his Majesty had not is his foreign settletnent a more honourable upright servant. 'flue motion was then put and carried. Load ELLE NBOROUG I I proposed to go into a Committee on the Marriage Act Amendment Bill, for the purpose of Unto. diming ameedint nts which might be printed, and the Bill re committed on Wednesday. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, if the Bill came out of the Committee objectionable, with respect to the effict it might hats on the morals of the people, it was his intention to oppose it in every stage. Lord REDESDALE said, if the Bill was to have a retros pective effect, he never could consent to it. Since the last dis aussiol he had been furnished with statements, proving that a ri.•trospective effect would be most injutions to the public. The Earl of LI V EIIPOOL did not mean to oppose going into a Committee. He had no hesitation in saying the law of mar riage required amendment. Every facility should be given to marriage rather than obstacles thrown in the way ; but the law to regulate marriage ought to be prospective, and as I lain as possible. Lord HOLLAND said, the law of marriage was not what it should be, and as the House was willing to . o the best to amend it. lie expressed a hope that they would not leave it in the worst state. The Lord CHANCELLOR observed, that the proposition of she Noble and Learns] Lord (Redesdale) to put an end to marriage by license, would be preferable to the provisions of the Bill. The Earl of WESTMORLAND conceived, that the Bill, in many distressing cares, might have a retrospective effect. The LORD CHANCELLOR—" If the Noble Earl expects my assistance in giving the Bill a retrospective effect, he never will have it." Lord HOLLAND cited two Bills. which had been sanctioned nd allowed to pass with a retrospective effect. The House went into a Committee on the Bill. and Lord tUmborough proposed his amendments, which, after some discussion, were agreed to pro forma. The Bill finally went through the Committee, and was ordered to be printed with the amenftenta.—.Adjourned. TUESDAY, JULY 18. GLASGOW IMPROVEMENT Bll.L.—The Earl of LAU DERDALE rose, on the order for the third reading of the Glas gow Statute Labour Bill, and having objected to the provisions of it, moved the Bill be re-committed. The DUKE of MONTROSE supported the Bill in its then Nate, and pressed the third reading. The Earl of ROSSLYN and Lord REDESDALE objected to the Bill The Earl of LAUDERDALE then said a few words in reply ; • after which the amendment was negatived. The Earl of LAUDERDALE finally moved to leave out she dense giving the Magistrates of Glasgow power to raise money. On that amendment the House divided—For the amendment 10—Against it So. The Bill was then read a third time and EXTRA POST.—Thc Earl of LAUDE DALE moved for a aeon of Copies of all Correspondence between the Poet Muter General, the Lords of the Treasury, and others. on the subject of an extra post between Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, and London. The Noble Earl also moved for Copies of Correspondence respecting the charges occasioned by the extra post. The Earl of LIVERPOOL did not object to the motion for information. In order to explain to the House the history of the Bill. he 'wed, that several merchants in Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow presented a Petition to the Treasury, communicating • a project, by which the post between the above places would be " delivered in half the time now employed for tht delivery of letters It was considered 'oath the attention of the Treasury, rind an - enquiry was made, which led to the Bill. It was only to be con sidered an empowering Bill. the object being to ascertain how far the plan would be beneficial to the public. The motion for papers was then agreed to. The Marquis ot LANSDOWNE presented a petition from Mr. Henry Dance, a Provisional Assignee under the late Insol vent Debtors' Act, stating that he should he exposed by the passing of the New Insolvent Debtors' Act to actions and great inconvenience. The Petition was read, and ordered to lie on the taLle. The Capital Felonies Repeal Bill, which stood for the third reading, occasioned some observation from the Lord Chancellor, who declared that pints of it ought to be left out. In that view hr suggested the Bill be re-oommitvd. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, upon a resiew of the enact rsents of the Bill. did not object to the arrangement proposed by the Noble and Learnal Lord. The Earl of LIVERPOOL. expressed an opinion that a severe satin Jun• punidiment was netceisry to supply the punishment of 6..ath. Transportatign for lite, whieit the Bill enacted, was so utter at all. lie wa, Bret constantly with applications to • go to NC' South Wales, which wis; considered tile most fortu nate accident that could betal any individual who was subject to the criminal law. 'i'hc CHANCELLOR then moved to leave out various parts of the Bill, and proposal the Bid be re-committed. It was 4C. eurdingly read a third time, upon the understanding that it is to be se committed. STATE OF THE Navr.—Earl DAR M LEY said, he was desirous of making a few observations ia the hearing of the Noble Visentiot at the litsd of the Admiralty, with a view to ascertain the state of preparation in which the :.:icy stood. To outke the Naval force of this country to bear werdht of rnet. - 11 equal to the force of the American ships, nu British line of battle-ship or f. iLate eteght to carry less than 24 pounder.. He fouild lithe THE NATIONAL REGISTER.. • British fri7nt?s on the average rave tan able to rape with-Arne:l - of the R:111!..! VINCOU n t NIE IL 1.1.7 obsetved, in ant wei to the observa tions of thu Noble Eerl, that economy in the Naval Department h.tii hien gradual. With res p to ships of the force staied by tlio Noble Earl, his Nitijaty's ships were considered equal to the ships of the United States, and there was no particular desire to have them of n superior force. The Earl of DARNLEY sprev;ed himself sinistied with the Noble Viscount's eaplanation, and the subject dropped. Tice other Orders of tac Day having been discu.:sal, the House WEDNESDATt JULY 19. BANK Fonornies BILL —Lord LAUDERDALE pre welted a petition trims Alexander Tilloch, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Bill to prevent Beak Votgenes. The peti tioner claimed to be heard 0 , 11 tire ground that the Commissioner annointed to examine into the best means of preventing Batik Vorgeries had adopted his iheention. The Noble Earl moved, that Counsel be called to the Da and beard. The Earl of LI VElll'OOl. opposed the motion. There could he no difficulty in deciding upon this quetion. The fre quency, of capital punishment billowing the crime of forgery had rendered it desirable to prevent the crime it possible, by making forgery of Bank notes so difficult, that it would be almost impos sible to accomplish the object of the forger. The petitioners said they had peen aggrieved, but in his view they had not been ag grieved. They had the full benefit of their own inventions ap plied to all Bo els.. except the Bank of England. They ought not to throw the Bill aside, but give the plan a fair triai. It ought not to Be impeded because one maw came forward and said he bad been aggrieved. The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, the petitioner complained that the plan adopted was his elan, and certainly that was a state ment on which a Petitioner might be heard. I.ord II E D ESDAL E expressed an opinion that the Petitioner was not aggrieved. The Petition was lald on the table. The Bill then went through the committee, and was reported to the House without amendment. CITY PETITION MESPECTINO TIIE QIIEEN.—Lord HUS- K I NE presented ti Petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c. in Common Council ast , embled, against the Phill , and Penalties Bill. The Petitioners stated, that they heard a lidl ea.: , in pro gress, in which her Majesty, the Queen consort, was charged with adultery, and tirade liable to set ..re pains and penalties.— This Bill was brought in upon the report of a Secret Committee, made upon papers and documents, and as the Petitioners believe without examination of any persons on oath. The Petition was read. The LORD CHANCRLLOR immediately after left the woolsack, and declared the Petition so objectionable that he should vote against receivinie it. He then put the question—" is it your Lordship!, pleasure this Petition be received ?" A general exclamation of " No!" followed, and the question being negatived, the Petition was not received. The Earl of LAUDERDALE observed, that it was not to be presumed, from the silence of their Lordships, that they acqui esced in the statement of facts in the Petition. As the Petition had not been teceiwed, he should move it be rejected. The Noble Earl's motion was accordingly put by the Lord Chancellor. The Duke of HAMII.TON said, he should oppose the motion; ha did not wish to go into the question, whether the allegation in the Petition, respecting the Secret Committee, was well minded; he wished only to act upon an impression, that it was necessary to give the people every opportunity of petitioning, when they fit they had ground fur it. There appeared to be much hostility to the right of petitioning, in ueating the petition of a Corporation with disrespect. The LORD CHANCELLOR—" If any person supposes I mean any disrespect to the Corpuration of the City of London, I protest against that supposition. Nu man wishes to pay more respect to petitioners than I do; but I cannot. conceive the Corporation of London has right to interfere with the proceedings of this House, more than any other corporate body; and, my Lords, if you are to give way in these matters you had better not legislate. The Duke of HAMILTON, in explanation, observed, that it was not his intention to impute disrespect to the Noble and Learned Lord. He contended that a Petition in napactful terms was entitled to a fevourable reception. Lord HOLLAND said, he could have wished this Petition had been rejected sub silentio. He thought it was a Petition which ought not to be received. The House having appointed a Secret Cumtnittee. the Petitioners took on themselves to say what the Sealed Papers were. This was a fact they could not know. No petitioner had a right to assert what,eassed before a Secret Committee of that House, without he knew what the pro ceeding was. If the Petition was received it would be an adults. sion that the green bag contained all the evidence of the Milan Commission, which he did not believe it did. The Nettie Lord concurred in the motion. The Petition was then rejected. M•RSIADE ACT AMENDMENT 8iLL....01401'd ELLEN BOROUGH moved the above Bill be re.committed, and the House accordingly went into Committee. Lord REDESDALL adverted to the Bill as it then came before the House, and expressed an opinion that the amendments made by the Noble Lord rendered the Bill more objectionable than it was in its original state. He concluded by moving the Bill be committed this uay six months. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had been anxious not to object to the Bill, but on mature consideration of the subject, lie was obliged to entreat the House to take more time for the consi deration of this most important subject. Ile concluded by ex pressing & hope that their Lordships would bring forward the . Bill early in the next Session. After some further discussion, the motion of Lord Redesdale was agreed to, and the Bill thrown out.—Adjourned. TIIUNSDAY, JULY SO. Btu. •r Pools &VW LThe Earl of LIVER POOL moved that a Committee oe appointed to search for pre cedents, as to the mode of enforcing the attendance of Peers in proceedings upon the Bills of Pains and Penalties--The motion agreed to. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then nominated the Committee. Among the members were, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Rolland, Viscount Melville, the Earl of shaftesbury, Lord M. Germans, the Eirl of Darlington, and the Marquis of Laos- downe. The Irish Fisheries Bill, the Bank Forgeries, and the other Bills, were read the third time and passed. Mr. Johnson, from the Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland, presented Papers at the Bar relating to the Public Revenue. The House went into a Committee on the Irish Court Chan cery Regulation Bill. Lord REDESDALE, after malting several amendments, pro posed to leave out :he words whicit, in one of the clauses, ope rated :.s a post ludo law. It declared that no :shiver in Chancery, :n liehuid, should hold out any other otfce after the Ist of August, and it was described as falling peculiarly hard on Mr. Flice, the present Member fur Dublin, who is a Master in the Irish Chancery. The Lad of LIMED:Cf: opposed the amendment. The House divided on the question, and the amendment was carried by a ma:aority of lst. We understand Lord KENYON then moved to leave out the clause altogether, which relates to residence, and upon a division the motion was carried : For leaving out the clause Against it lO The Pill, as amended, then sent through the Committee, and a as ordcrttl to be reported. - - - ---- • - -- - - - - On iihe motion of Lord iawKLAND the Ijsseiltent Debtors' Bill waste-committed. • - Lord ItIiDESDALE, in the said Committee, made Several amendments, and after a etmversation between the Lord Chai. cellor, I,onl Auckland, and other Lords, the Amendments w e re agreed to, the Bill paved thro.igh the Cvoninittee, and was ordered to ae revorted. Adjournet Fit IDA JULY 21. The Small Debts' Recovery Bill was committed, and, after a few observations from Lord Retlestlale, reported to the House. I sisor.v usr.r DtaToos' lin.r...—The report of the Insolvent Debtors' Bill was received. The LORI) CIIA NC ELLOR, alluding to persons committed for contempt in nut payinh , money into Court, observed, that some amendment was required on that subject. which he should be able to propose on Monday, when the third reading of the Bill is to take place. The Bills on the table were read, and the House adjourned. MONDAY, JULY 17. Mr. cALvERT moved for Returns of the Fees taken by the Court of Requests far Southwark. It' the facts n ere as he understood them to be, he should move, next Session, to bring iu a li:11 on the subject, fur recovering Is. The fees in Southwark were 164. 3d.—in London 10r. 6d.—in the Tower Divisinu,:,s. OlL—Papers ordered. ROMAN CATHOLICS.--.Nlr. PLUNKE'rr gave notice, that he had several Petitions on the Ankle. t of the Roman Catholic Disabilities; but he added, that he should not present them, nor introduce any measure on this subject, owing to the embartassing and 1110111C111011A question which now agitated Parliament—a question which was of the greatest Moroi:nice to the welfare of the country. THE New RA:MACES.—On the question that the New Barrack Agreement WI Report be presimted, Mr. CALCRA FT :aposed it, stating that the Old Bar racks might be had if the patties were so disposed. The ago - Cement was extravagant, and without competition; and if the measure were rejected 110 W, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer came again he noold come with a more moderate estimate. The CIiANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER spoke, but what he said war not heard. Mr. T. W ILSON 810 opposed the motion, as the ex- pence was too great. Mr. CALCRAIC complained of the measure, mainly because the Government had lertaken the business without coining to Pat liament. (Hear.) A Member asked who was to pay for whit had been done? Mr. CALCRAFT replied, the Cabinet. (A langh.) Mr. LEN NA RD also resisted the &notion, as fo iiii ing an inordinate demand. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw for a division. The numbers were— Ayes 92 I Noes 74 I Majority 18. DUBLIN ELECTION.—The sPEAKER presented a Pe• lition from Henry Grattan, Esq. complaining of au titithie Election for Dublin.—Ordered to be taken into consi deration on Tuesday CITY PETITION.—TiIe She! iffs presented a Petition (ruin the Common Council of the City of Landon against the Bill of Pains and Penalties. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Wood, it was read, and ordered to be printed. THE Queen's SERVICS Of PLATE.—Dr. LUSHING• TON renewed his motion respecting the service of plate presented to the present Queen, in 1508, by the late King; but he denied that lie had been desirous of lakiug the House by any surprise, as he did nut know that the House would not adjourn this day. The pattern was her own; and her Majesty used it at her apai totems in Ken. bloom Palace till she left this cottony in 1811. It was left with Mr. Marsh, oil the express understanding that it was to be restored on her Alajesty's return to this coun try ; but its return has been refused by the laird Chatn beilain, who had said that his Majesty had not been pleased to give orders for its return, and it remained at the Jewel Office. He condemned this proceeding as hasty, unjust, end calculated to produce ii nation in the comitsy. The hour of trial was approaching—but was it right to make every efiort in this way to degrade her Ma jesty before trial, by preventing her front keeping the state fining her rank? He lamented thst one Meld Hun. Gent. (Mr. Causing) was not present; and added that the furniture, arc. now :Ilona the Queen was hired.— ( Hear.)—He concluded with moving fur papers regarding this plate. Lord CASTLEREAGH lamented that he was not pre sent on Saturday, as also the mode in which the motion was then urged. It would not have been an extraordinary act of courtesy first to make all possible inquiries as to what was the mason regarding the use. re: I of tile plate. Hitt lie round the same ecrimuny in the speech now ut tered which was calculated to inflame the populace, now 110 111 . 0 Wed as to be inchicid to timid the Sovereign's PA-. lace. (Cheers.)—The Hun. and Learned Ge11111C01:411 was throwing about firebrands, and he lamented this result. It appeared to be a part of that systematic course of nide 1111 l Nation w Inch, he was sorry to perceive, was adopted WI this subject. (Cheers.) The basest populace was aroused. (Cheers.) —Phi applying fur the plate now, Lord Liverpool immediately iiiisseried, that as SOVII as her Majesty frail obtained a suitable residence site should be accummodated with plate. lie reprobated the motion, and should meet it with a direct negative. LUSHINGTON rrplied.—He hoped the Howe would have the candour and the kindness to indulge bun with a few words. (Hear.) He would nut occupy its time by unswering the Motivations of the Noble Lord as to the exercise of his huieble talents: bid lie would say, That his appolivillellt its all ailsiser ot her slajesly had beer' misolietted and misought nn his part—how es er tm competent lie might be, lie should discharge his duty WWII integrity and zeal. (Hear ) lie owed it to lad 105511 yelSldieillldll mu 011idltal two or three facts. On Friday last, for toe first hale, he had become acquainted with any thing relating to this subject, and it was arranged betu ern the Solicitor General of the Queen and Memel!, that the former slieuld bring it forward on Saturday. it was nut until late Ull that day that he was apprised by the Solicitor-General that he should be compelled to icaVe London, anti ion setpittitly that the task 1101st devulse upon Min (Dr. Litslinigton). He had himself suggested the propriety of serum% Iddliee to the Noble Luid, and when lie came down to the House on Saturday lie had asked the Ciiancelhir of the Exchequer if the Noble Lot d wrie expected ; the reply was, that it was nut exactly kuown. lie was waiting the active' of the Nelda Lot d when the Speaker called upon him, and then he had tu take upon Moused to decide whether lie would Wing it tor ward or postpone it indelitittely, for tic did nut know at that time that the I louse would be required to sit oil fuest:ay. Vas it lit that out of respect tut 51 iiiii rs lie