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'194 lent. , . DOUSE OF LORDS. ewe: Pair. JUNE 12. The Earl of CAHN A RVON presented a Petition, signed by a number of rote niamitacturete. inhabitante of Coventry, arm pit:ming of interruption on (he part of the excise to a trade they hat e recently taken ttp, of roasting wheat, for the purpose of reeking a beverage like coffee. The Petition is prayed the *tense to take the subject into consideration. and relieve them by passing an act to allow them to inr.st wheat thr the aforesaid put pose.—The Petition was read, anti ordered to lie on the tahle. THE taut: r.w.—Considerable expectation w rai - ael this day upon the subject of negotiation between her Me'jteety and the King's Ministers. It was kno wn early in the day. that Parlia • ,Went would not be called upon to proceed in the unpleasant question Minn , . edgy or two longer, yet the Neu -e was numerously attended by ?lees, who. no doubt. woe desirous to hear the Noble Karl at the head of Government declare, that a beim re mained of accommodation. The Dukes of Clance, Stusest, and il on cester, were in the House. Mr. Drou re glietai was below the bar. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, roan after Rye o'clock, addres on sed the Lords in nearly the fo llowin g terms:--" My Lords, Thursday I moved that the Secret Committee should meet, the first time as to-morrow. I male that motion then. not on any specific ground or expectation then depending, but In coast:- quence of general hopes entertained of conciliator.. I have naw no difficulty in saying. wininunications and explanations have taken place on the important übjeet, and though I am not pre. pared to say what may be the eeault, they are of a nature to make further adjournment desirable :—therefore, my Lards, I move the Order tOr the Committee to meet to-morrow now be discharged, and the Committee be appointed to .it on Saturday. I can not sit down without adverting to publications purporting to be the cor respondence between an Illustrioes Person and his Majesty's Covenunent. These documents, my Lords, have been scanda lously fabricated, and .shat makes the fabrication assume a worse character is, they ineethave can written by some persons who have seen the original documents. I make it a point to say. I have received communie.atione from 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 raittee to meet, " I will not take the omortunity this day of pre tenting the Bill of which 1 geve notice :o your Lordships on Fri day. - It is my intention to discharge the Order of the Day, and in so doing, 1 will not go into a description of the Bill, further than to assure your Lordships it was a Bill simply to repeal the Royal Marriage Act. 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 ray caee, during 24 years that I have sat in Parliament, toddler from your Lordships, yet I do hope there has been nothing to lead your Lordships to suppose I could do any thing so prepoe. terous as to move to repeal an Act of this kind, and introduce another which would have a retrospective effect. I beg leave to state to your Lordships, that the Bill I h ale to propose is simply to repeal the Royal Marriage Act. I w ot now enter into the subject. however your Lordships will not consider me as taking the House by surprise if I present the BiU in the course of the present session. Whether the Committee at or note—whether this subject is considered or not. it is my intention to present the Bill this eenion. It has long (Welton my mind, and I shall give an early notice of my intention to proem the Bill. The Earl of LIVERPOOL then discharged the Order for the Secret Committee to sit tonorrow, and appointed the sitting for Saeurday. Lord HOLLAND also discharged the Order of the Day for Eha biliMadanee of the House upon the subject of his notice.— Mourned. TUESDAY, JUNE 13. The Earl of SHEFFIELD moved for a return pf the quantity sef grain imported and warehoused up to January last. The return was soldered. The Customs' Regulation Bill went through a Committee, and the other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage. SCO'rdii Pk:Ens.--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 sonic legislative enactment. Perm, s had been allowed to vote who had no claim to that yirieelege, and the Bill was (as we understood it), the right of voting to the sons and brothers of Peers. The Noble Earl concluded by moving the Bill be read a second time. Earl CAI' HCART did not rise to oppose the Bill, on the contrary, it had his concurrence; but the Noble Earl thought the intention of the Bitl might the better be carried into effect by a resolution of the House. After some nuttier discussion on the subject between Viscount Melville. the Earl of Lauderdale, and the Lord Chancellor, the Bill was read a s.cotiti time.—The House adjourned. WEDNESDAY'. JUNE 14. Mr. Irving, from the Custom House, presented an Account of the quantity tit Tineoet imported horn 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 passed. 'Me Exchequer Funding Rill went through a Committee. ' ,Vile House adjunnied to Friday. FRIDAY, JUNIF. 16. On the first reading of the Insolvent Debtors' Bill, Earl GRGSVENOR asked the noble and learned Lord or. the Woolsack, whether it was in contemplation to relieve persons tonfined for contempt of:Court. He alluded to caves where indi viduals had been confined during the space of six or seven years. The LORD CHANCF,LLOR was not prepared to say what relief could be idforied to 'lessons committed for contempt of a Court of Equity. The committals for contempt generally arose in consequence of the party telusitig to tto some act ordered by the Court. Now, if the party had the power, and refused, has case was similar to that of a debtor, wlw, though he had the mans of payment, allowed to be taken its execution, and chose to remain in prison ; .um i it the present lew did not imply to such a debtor, why should .t in tile ease of mulcting ? lu tact. it was not the law east tilipriboilett the 1 arty, but the party nu- Owned himself. bum tyee an ineividaal, alas i., entitled to have the conveyance of arm estate fawn another, calls upon a Court of Equity to make an order to that edict, and, when the order is trade, the individual rinees to obey, and is thrown :ma 'Men, was it the fault of the Court that the individual rather chose to riemon there than to liel'ee the conceyans e ? It ti,re were any caste to which relief could with propriety he extended, he would most readily concur in sly measure to tout Late. lint their Lordships must be careful that linen measure was consistent with the principles of;ustice. It wits impossible to give relief in cases where men, to the injury of °thus, refused toil') acts which they were legally caged upon em perform. aid instead of °laying the order oftl.e Court, by whiea they would be reliever:, rather chute to stay in prieon and complain. The Bill was read the first tame, and ordered to be printed. THE (it:EL:N.—The Earl a LivEttrool, rose to move, teat the Order for the Secret Committee to meet to-inorrow be postponed to Tuesday next. Tee same consideration which ;educed him to move on Thursday for time Cuimnittee to meet tte- Joorrow, induced him to postpone the Meeting to Tuesday next. The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, there was no precedent in which a etoroutitnieatson made by the Crown to the House, and referred to a Secret Committee, had been so long subject to procrastination. He felt, however, in common with every individual, that strong and cogent reasons ought to induce the House to postpone the considciation of this painful subject. Earl DARNLEY adverted to the rapid proceedings which led to the prevent suspension of the important and delicate inquiry. Ile expressed a hope that the Noble Lordact sinh is Ma jesty's O over nment would take w aning, and with re caution in future. The Earl of LI V ERPOOL said, it was not his intention to en ter into discus: ion upon this subject; but he would not allow the observations of the noble Earl who had just Eat down to pass unnoticed. He explained on a former day, with reference ons to anti the subject of his Majesty's Mcvsage, Mat certain explinati discussions had been opened width might lead to a determination to prevent inquiries. It was then desirable to postptrie the meet ing of the Committee. and the reason which existed on Thursday still prevailed. He did not see that any estwordinary rapidity had taken place. Earl DAR.' LEY explained. The delay in that House, and postponement of the inquiry had arisen item not knowing whe. tier the I louse of Commons would come to a vow 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 us a former day, to repeal the it of George the Third, commoaly 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 ha tereige wars, and civil war. The Act Is had a tendency to render them arriages of royal persons unhappy. The last mentioned effect. th reference to the subject then before Parliament. induced him to present the Bill, but the post ponement moved by the noble Earl would not permit hint to eddies many observations to the House on that head. lie should only say, if the effect of this Act made royal marriages unhappy. the House would repeal it. If the Act was repealed, it would be imssible for any King of this couinry to make it a precedent ter the po dissolution of marriage. The noble Lord concluded by moving the Bill be read the first time. The Bill was then 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. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY, JUNG 12, At two o'clock the gallery was opened. and in a few minutes it was filled. The WI:AKER took the Chair before four. The Cork Harbour Bill was, after some discussion, read a second time, and ordered to he committed. Mr. FEICK MOOlth presented a Petition from W. A. Beckwith, and others, praying mat the 'louse would grant relief w eases where outrages had been committed in the year 181'7, and with respect to which actions instituted under the Riot Art had failed. The SPEAKER. observed, it was usual, upon applications of that {clod, for Government to make some propositiou through the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Fit ANCiS BURDET ("said. that grcatincouveniences arose Ir ttttt any change lathe told form of preserving tran quility. The iiijury of , s hich the Petitions complained simuld certainly be repaired by Goverioneut. In every case in which an twin Ai force was resorts it to, and where damage was done in consequence ol measures of violence, comperisa lion should be given to the party injured. The Petition was ordered to lie tin the table. CA LLIN OTON U.LIiCTION.—TiIe Report taint Committee span the Callington Electron Petition was brought up and read by the Chairman. It stated, that the Committee were of ignition that -- Ali wood and --- Thompson, Esqr.. were duly I d e,eCte_, and that Sir C. Itobinson, aid ' the Hon. Mr. Lygon had been unduly returned. Trim Queen. Lord CASTLEKEAGH — " I rise to move that the Order uf the Day be read for resuming the debate upon his Majesty's Message, with the view of post• the consideration of it to Friday next. In sub mitting the motion of adjournment, it would, the House is aware, benignly unbecoming no me to say one wind spun the aubjeet of what has passed since Friday last, and I request that Gentlemen will consider theineetees,and their impressinsis on the subject, in piecisely the same state as when the termer postpunenseut took place, strut a to explanation shall be given. It 'perms to me that Finlay will be the must convenient day fur 1..811111111g tins Import ant subject, as tlitie will be a Drawing - will' oil Thula. day, acid at is usual to pass over the day kept as his Majely's birth day.—(Hear.) Beside., I should lather extend the postponement a day than appoint a day too early for the cuirsidei atiou of the question, a , it ail& give iraiestaciron to the House, and t be at importance to the I Ihnitrions Perviniagev concerned, to have the • eat slate of the question ascertained and esplennrd In the must complete manner." The Noble Luid then requested that the Noble Lord oppuirie (Loris John ltier , elo would post pour the question idietise to the liratispoolid Election, as the eonvideration of the question, semen was of such importance, tireessaiily delinen.lett the attention of his Majesty's :itionosters. 'Elie order of the day, fur taking the message into con sideration was then trail, and upon tor question of ad - j tttt riling the debatr bring put, Sir NI. irtuLEy ro-e and said, the House was aware that he would out countenance the transgriar ttttt 4/f the principle laid down by the Noble Lead , that oil a syl table of what had 101bAl!ll should or stated, siod that Ito discussion ilmidit arise upon the motion tar adjoin g the debate. He rose Hardy to expies• Its. holit that all individuals who might have the means of leas Mug What took pla.se relative to the question, %Wild so t nuttier the views of the Notate Lord (Castle' eight), oil moving the adjour ttttt ent, as to abstain foam injming the canoe of either of Mr Personages by pitons titre disclosures lle meant that publicity should not he givin to any document. 'won the subji rt, either in a c.iircet or a grunted inamier.—(Ovai, bear, hear!) — Al! persosis tbe convinced of the danger arising Irvin the puirlicatiou of documents, %loch most excite pi eja dice AgNiUSt One or Other 01 lie lu tist.tuus Personages to a hunt they relei red.— (Cites of hear! ) Mr. IlltOUCilitlNl ii , sureil the Himse, in the most %Vol 111411111.1*, that somber the hilit•ti tons Personage to whom he 1.441 tile lo tttttt II tof taming legal adviser, nut the Gentlemen who weir joined wish 1 lit that high ditty (Mr. Denman and Mr. %Villimos), ewe, tamed any sentiment with respect On the eireessity at . keeping Cer tain disclosures from the public, different lio.to that just stated by the Noble Lout syllable of Mint had occurred had pa.sed their up•. Indeed there was no grounds for pi mooning that airy disclusti e had taken place, for he bad semi nothing published that was like Ilse state of the facts. Nothing could be stated upon any foundation, and the floating rumours whited had occupied the attention of the pnbiie, and given rise to many dif ferent conjectrires, could only be ascribed to the situation of the Queen of this Country, who was not accommo dated according to her station, and to whom of course there was a factlity of access which could not have been the case if her reeeptioti had been of a dif f erent descrip lion.—( Hear, hen r.) Lord CASTLEREAGH said lie had determined to pass over in lola the subject of the reports in circulation, as to ,P. hat had taken place between his Majesty's Govern -1 mesa and the adviser% of the Queen. "flee explanation given by the Host. Gentleman (Mr. Brougham) was in his opinion finite 1111 l IPeCti•ilay. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that great pecuniary offers had 'been made to the (anew) by private individuals, in outer to entitle li-r :Majesty to appear in a manner suitable to her station. lie again regretted that *nth meastii es hail ant heeti taken as would have temoved the possibiiity of aecidental disclosures. The Commit le of Sittpply was postponed to Wednesday. Mr. BR( Hi DIN presented the report of the Committee or Ways and Means. Agreed to. The ieport lit the Committee of Ways and Means was read and agieed to. 'Elie remaining orders of the day were then read, mo=t of them being post pullet. The Exelierpter Court Bill wan recommitted, after sonic tent:ilk% hum Mr. P. Grentell, Mr. Caleralt, age. which were inaudible at the gallery, owing to the noise that presided iii roost (pence of Members leaving their seats, 41111 sit lingo., going out of the gallery.—Report 14.1-11110 e -. low. The House went into a Committee oti the Insolvent Demurs' Bili. s,veral blanks were tilled up.—Report to-murruw. The • mitaiiiing orders havieg been disposed of, the House adjourned. TUESDAY. JUNE 13. A Message from hie Lords announced that their Lord ships had m.,reett to the Customs nod Malt Bill ; and that they desired the attendance of Alexander Robertson, 31. P. to he examined th.loie the 'Crude Committee, THE Anry.—Lord Nugent asked a liether it was inten ded to brim; forward the Mutiny Bill tri.day. The CH ANi CELLOIt oft he EXCII LQUIJt replied, that he nag nboot to move the order of the day for tile purpose 1 of nostpineing the third reading till 10•Emirrow• Scored BURGII9.—Lord A. HAMILTON presented a Petitimi from Perth for Burgh Reform.—Ordered to the Burgh Committee. Mr. RICA it 1)0 moved for an account of Foreign Wines, which nail paid the Excise duties fruits 1806 to the present time. Ordered. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER moved, that the Mutiny Bill be read a third time to-morrow. I.4wO.UGEN I' hoped it might the come on early, as there were ei A ht notices before this older :—he wished to move on the third reading a reduction of the Army ' . 'EIieCH A N CELLOIt of the LICHLQUEIt brought In the Five Millions Annuities Bill.— Read a Sort time. Mr. LALV ERT brought up the report of the Bakers' Regulation Bill.—Agreed to—Bill entered to be read a Obi! time to-morrow. Sir G. COCKBURN gave notice that, on Friday, he should ineve for a Select Committee to enquire tutu the navigatioa of the Medway. liana Aresias.—Mr. P.OItENFELL, in moving that certain Bank Accounts be printed, congratulated the ' 6 Select" House, whirls he then addressed (there were very few Member, present) on the siloption of certain prisiciples b% the House ton:tem the Bank. The average balances in the hunds of the Batik belonging to the patine for twelve years, amounted 10 bet wren eleven and tiveOve mullions; and the loss %illicit the count' y had sustained was :shout 600,0091. per:111101111. Tile wily emus:dent to the public wits, two 110110. to :he litiVerMllllt Ruin the Bork. Inc deposits r 1114111011 oleos till ISIS. Li lal9 it was 'educed. to Mom 4,.....00.U001. 'l' he last deposit was fOOOll 3,000,0001. He thauglit that (tattier redue could be .;rested; and that tiouid be a Nettie, saving to the public .of 100,0001. per aiinuto. lie moved th .1 the accouois of the aggregate balance he printed. %Ir. PEARSE, on the part of the Bank ex c lained the b glall , ust., awn iiaced their granual reduetimi%.-- I he aCCOM. 111.11010.10 had not always (Well 10 , illlia4COUs in I lie !tank ; that Company had Imo( 700,0001. by toe issurnig 111 the tokens tiloue Mr. BROW/EN thought it could nut be very advanta geous, mitt certainly it van not very emisist• lit olds the lktAlal le of 1111101.1 . 111 g writ ttttt aitrs, to eiiter 1100 detailed financial observations in the sots:more of llai Cnance•lor of the Exenequer. [ nett Hi, hi lion. Gentiemito had left the liou, so i.e tome berm..] Mr. W. S %II nil pit settled a petition from certain dissen t. Is .00tinst the Mal riage-act. Mi. BROvi It LN tor Mr. Sergenut Ouslow. gave notice of two for the sth of July ; the our I. regulate the tieerpturices or bills ',leach:mgr. and the other connected oath the prattice of ititorittes. Tire I.llliliasing Orders beam( been disposed of the House illtitollia. J. W EDS PSIIAY, JUNE 14. Sir F. BARING presented rte- Report of the Ipswich Election Cll tttttt 111 Ce. f.t.itisig that Air. Lellnald null Mr. 11..libinatid nu,:lit 10 1141si . Ott 11 1 . 1•1111,111 . 11; :Ilia Illill Mr. itnU1111:0111 Mr. Co ii•keit had iiid the in jorii: of votes, 'hie Clerk iil the Crown Mike was lode!, tt to 'Mend on rtitiay next, to suit rid the Return Art ordis.l. The ilitkers' Repel:staid Bill was mad . third time aid passcd. 11l rin A FIPECTI NG Tfl .tOE.—Mr. Selivaill ONILOW inured. /0. 0 stitioling corder, that no 1101 use the subject of trade should he read it Brat time till tittle was repuit of a Select Clll ttttt illor on the suldert. Mr. CREAN EY stud, that the standing (orders; of the , House were of great imp artatice, and lie thought it ivorild he ritlit so refer the molter to a Committee above titan, to ascertain whether such motion nii3Ot be advisedly submitted. Ser,zeitot ONSIOW aegitieset d in the suggestion; is itlito ew 11,1 minion; :..ti moved the appointment of a Select Cionnottee. —Moil .n agreed to, hiiit SAC(' CuUr iiiillre a pr.,nterl. Mr. SC %RIF. IT present-d a Petition from Attorneys nod Stilicitto, Fin Oh, it iAl,htlUf:.ollll of the Whop:Air (wt think Le said), compluirinA of tin:nano. ised :Ind ii,:i nut tited err snits oictint. as Consoyancers.—Ordered in lie MI the tahl-. haat .1' %LI PCRS.— Mr. PA RN ELI. brought for es ard his motion respectirg the removal of Irish tappets; it was " hung mu a hill to alter and amend the law whack authorised tiii: arrest and transportatimi of Irish Paupers to any villa the Irish coast. He concluded with movies for leave to bring la a Bill accordingly, THE NATIONAL itEafSTEIt. p