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SO2 I)avliamcnt. HOUSE OP iA) it DS. MONDAY, JUNE 11. Loril CR.tRPILI.E prevented aPetitiim from Nottingham rte iinst the Bill far regulating the recovery of small debts in the town of Nottingham. The Loid Chancellor, Earl Spencer. and Lord Reda,*lo concurred in this opinion, that instead of Local :tills tor the re covery orsintll,l bet, a General Rill should pass for the benctit of the public.—The Petition was ordered to lie in Inc table. The Earl of LAt'DMIDALE gave notice, that be should, on Monday. move to make a new Scanting ()Ala. which would be, that no Rill rcliuMg to Trade. Commerce, Ile Manufletures, should be recd a retsina time in ,het !liaise until the !louse had mom its table a lt:lsort front the lloanl of Trade. as to the eaee• theney in inch a low. This Order would not heve a tendency to dictate to the hustle in its legislative capacity, but merely enable their Loolships to farm their juilvient upon information fur oithed by the Board of Traie. BANK CABII rAYIIII.I,IIII nit.L.—The Earl of Ilanitowav rtt‘e to mow :lie Vatik Cash Payments Hill be committed. The Marquis of I.as:sorsa , yr, gave thi s Bill hi s cor di a l sup r.rt, and exprossed satisfaction to see the mann2r in which the Bill 6al re civet the approbation of the other House and that nowt. Adverting to the general plan of /11111103 adopted this ear. he objected to the increase of taxation. The expenditure ought to curve out of the eapit lof the country. The Noble Marquis entered Lis dissent to the principle ca increasing the boon 'on. Th. Earl of !Act:atom. defended the system of Finance sulopted by the Government. a" one which placed the true bi ate td'the cuunay before the eyes of the public, .hewing the worst. and pointing out a practicable remedy. Lord I..truLltllALJ: oppe..-d the Bill, which, after con.itlera ble th.temetium went through a Committee, and was tattered to to be reported.—Adjuurmi. TUESDAr, JI'NE Ecyrrov Facitiatrs.--Earl GaosvE;on rose on the third reading of the Bills protect children employed in Cotton-Facto tits, Anil made what the Noble Earl termed his last effort to ea ivince the that it was a most mischievous measure. Tae M II wa.. read a third tinie:;Wdp;:sei --- 1. --- Fit.%.tx;-Woux K xyrrEtts' Mitt. was read a second 4:lll,9:itt‘d for to.morrow, ar.d the Iloux adjottraill. WEDNESDAY, JUNE • Dunn's Divorce Ifilla;;;;11; sec F.,.-IStvzsc R rose to more the third reading of the North. anriton Small Debt• Hill. I ..Ird REDI t 1.1: a billeted that the Hill under consideration •;n the least okiectiovahle (slimy 1411 broight into the House of &mil:a tendency. The Noble and Learned Lord intimated that he *Gni,' urn his mind to the subject, and next session make a proposition to l'arliament wiliest' alight lead to some general PMIS tire. .After a few words from the Lord Chantellor, Earl Spencer coestwited to withdraw the Bill, and mm•cd it to he read a second time this day three months. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill throe n ont. CITY l'Evrrios.—The Fail of LAI7DFICDALE then pre sentxl a PAtion from the Lord Mayor, Alderman, and Common Council of London. against a Bill before the tlouse, so prevent his Iklaje , ty's subjects from enlisting and .erring to oreign service. The Petitioners represented that the Bill would in.jute trade and commerce to South America, and reminded the I.ords how little favour Spain had shown with a e-pect to the pros perity and welfare of the British Colonies. The Petitioners prayed, that • measure so hostile to the interest of the country now involved in difficull, might not puss into a law. The ::ohle Earl moved the Petition do lie en the table. The Duke of lituFostu presented a Petition from Rea.Teig, perks, for revision of the Criminal Code. FRAME WORK EMITTERS' BII.L.—The DA! Of RUTLAND moved the Frame-work Knitters' Bill be conunitted. The Ntarquit of LA ISDOW NE t'lt himself bound by every prineiple of le , ;idation to oppose the Hill, and concluded by t. eying to itort, instead of the word •• nuw," the words •• three oaths;" to that the motion would stand, " The Bill be cont• .i;ted this day three months." The Karl of WE ST 11,0 4 LAN II renewal his argument in support a: t'•e Bill. T,ie FAA of II ‘ititownr opposed it. The House then divided on the question— t)ntent., ....... s—Proxies 14. _ _ Not Contents Is—Pmxie. It) ajority against the Bill--Contents 2—PrOXlch I: was accortlingly lost. BANK CASH PAY.4.IENTII.—A short discussion ensued upon 11 e order for the third reading of this Bill. Lord HOLLAND ►aid, he was anxious that it should appear on t'szi iinunals that one member of that House was of opinion the lis•iit ought to return to Crush Payments before the ►st afJuly, be therefore moved to insert. instead of the above date rcic.t.ded in the Bill, the lst The Earl of Lattnt.noar.E mould rot pair:it that the Noble rd was the only member who had expressed an opinion that Cite Bunk ought to return to Cash Payments at an earlier period t ian that st:md in the bioi_elf Lad invariably expressed the same °Omen. The motion wir put and nergatiyed. A second amendment. .0% ed by Lord llolland. ass also negatived ; and, after a clause hid been ailed by the Earl of Harrowby, the Bill was riiad tnerd thlre and passed. Adjourned. HI ItiDAY JUNE AD I OttS ar11;t1; At' N E rose to MOVI Vitt second reading of the Dill tir the regulation of midi -es, and called the attention of the Lords to the circumstances under whieh this Bill came before them. Adverting to the evidence respecting the Asylum, he dimcted the attention of the liouee to au obscure closet, eiaeuvered by the eh.iting Magistrate in that A ssylum. After the key had been procured. it was found to contain filthy cells, which females oeotpied during the night. In one inst. ice a Isolate lunatic was made pregnant in that As, - loin. The Noble 'Marquis particularly adverted to the miserable ;tete of lunatic patipere, toal produced a letter written by Mr. Wright, in winch it appeared th et a Intone pauper in flanu had been confined in the poor-house, in a state of pregnancy, until her wounds, ocrasionort by the cords which fastened her down, mor tified. This arose from an idea on the part of the parish officers Visit it was less. expence to confine lunatic paupers in the poor. I owe than teteesd them to a lunatic Asylum. In another in stances stated by a Noble I.ord (Seymour). it rpp seed that out. r..gu.us lunatic paupers in the poor house heu tnm bled until they were reduced to the must deplorable sta c. It was a well known fact that many unhappy lunatic, had died in the different asylums, but how they came by their dectni : he Mi k eiarates had revue been able to discover. On these gmends he could not suppoee any oppoeition would be offered to a n•ea we which was named for the entelioration of the condition of the .!..!soapy claw. The Noble Marquis was convinced the Bill would tend to int-tame the tare aid attention of humane peons who row attended lunatics, and compel others to Le n ore knit nt in their vonileict. Ile accordingly moved the second ;cad ng of the Hill. lac I min CEIANCE oit said he considered tie Bin so faulty that it could not he amended. One clause, which related to iu ratic paupers, be admitted was applicable to that wretched class, an 1 his lordship recommended the Noble klarquis a wake it the su ...met of a scpatate The Nlarquis of Leesnrov s it was will desirous of olitaiiiMg the second marling of the 11.1 , in order to retain those parts a ha::: were mot ohj,ctioeuble. Ile House divided on th‘ queues :ear e d the soma reading, • • 4i TUE NITIONAT. REGISTER. 161 opium it, 35. The Bill was cane ready sluowout by a inklonty 0(21. ,1117. E 25. Ala JOHN ST. OT WALES.- 111 Certain y 111.00114 Mood for the conaideratino and oltiliiol, at the J'utl ts , w 110 merle a communication oil the sohjeet. Fnrlht r lisocredivies postpoved. FOREIGN EaLIaTMENT Bll.l..—Earl I I.stituttsr mined ilie second reading of the Fo,eigu Enlistment Bill s mud gave notice that be shaiii,l make some oh time. 06 , ! hi, Hill en i 1 lay. The Bill was lead a sccund Hole awl cco 00000 rut Mood.iv. A Mesagc• from the Commons brought up the Charitable 1111 l Hu I, the 0 , 11 c.• o 1 11 ellingtolls , F. , dats• Bill, the Friendly mud Local aoc•t.•ties Bill, and Iweral lAN rs. which %ye' e read the lirsl times-11pr Antes bran 'fraile Bill was read a ' , trims' time —The ,or Settleaseut The Walden of the Fire, Bill a saeuatl Blue. Dunn's Divorce 8.11 co. 1111 l ,tted.--Adjourued. HOUSE OF COMNIONS. MiiN DAV, JUNE 41. Mr. DEN MAN abandoned the Bill for facilitating the business of the Court of King's Bench. The Bill was ordinal to be read a second time this day six months. Mr. it EN N ETT postponed till Wedne9tlay neat the third read. in,.,•• of the Publicins' Licensing Dill. I.l' AT C u 3IAk E n s.—M r. P. oo sr. moral the snood reading of a Dill to amend tl:e Act for the hitter regulation of tla: Clock and tV:aclitnakers' Bill; to repeal certain parts of the old Act; to enforce the placing of the waken' names on watches, &e.— ltewl a second time, and milt rod to be committed tomorrow. The Barnstaple tVitnesses l'nnecticn Bill went through a t'onitnittee, and read u third time and pawed. Mr. C. W. W><'xa, itt the racer tune yule notice, that to morrow he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the principle of this Bill to all Witnesses giving evidence wider similar circumstances, before either !louse of Parlinnient. Mr. I). W. HARVEY presented a Petition front Protestant Dissmters of Lewea, SUSSVC, praying for an alteration at' th e 'Marriage Act.—head, and ordered td be printed. Mr. Put LLIPS presented a Petition from Manchester against the Forei,.,m Enlistment Bill.—Head and ordered to be e rinted. Lord LOWTHER said, be held in his hand a Petition, most numerously signed from !Undid, Westmorland, agdinst the new duty on Wool; but as the torus of the house would not allow it to be received, it was withdrawn. FOREIGN 1 7 :N113TM:21;T DLL L.-.-I.oTtl CAST LE/LEACH moved the third reading of the Foreign Enlistment Bill. Sir W. SCOTT supported the Bill, oo the ground that it was the duty of this country to maintain a strict neutrality regarding the countries with which we were at peace. Mr. Scarlett, Lord Nugent, Mr. Vernon, and Mr. Waithman followed ; after which the Bill was read a third time and passed. On the order of the day for receiving the report of the Excise Duties Bill, . _ . Mr. Wr:;rimitx objected to the discussion of this important utensil. e at this Lite hour of the night. The Bill had been hurried thtough the House with unprecedented speed : it was brought in, and read a first time between 12 and I o clock; and the lel read ing took place on the succeeding day at such an early hour, that every Lon. member expected pnvatc business alone would have been transacted. With re•pect to the treasure itself, he appealed to hon. members is say, wriethet they had nut rec.iived annum nications from their constituents against it, conduit in the most strenuous and et ergetic language ? Could those hon. members declare that their constituents were able to bear this new burden? Did the House suppose that the agricultural interest could sus tain an addition.-1 tat of Y,ooo,ootri. upon the necessaries of life? The wry idea was preposterous. He should feel it his duty to take the sense of the House upon the amendment, that this report he thought up to-morrow. Mr. CaLvEirr recommended poetronernent of the discussion tw it 10-morrow. Mr. V. SniTit said. tlit..t he had received various communi cations from his constituents against the Bill, stating their belief that if it were passed, it would be ruinous to the country. At whatever hour this:bill was passed, the effect would be the sine upon the pour sufferers. After an:explanation from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a division took place upon the tunendinent of Mr. Western. 'l'he numbers were— Ayes. GS I Noes, 182 I Majority. 114. Mr. W. S. slur H thought the arrongements made by the rig:t hon. gel-Al:man, with respect to V....duty on British spirits, were unfair to a e“rtain class of individmvls. who would suffer terribly in consequence. He knew one individual who would actually lose 10,0001. by it. He wished to know when it was intended to read this Bill a third time. The CHAwctm.ort of the Excur.tirr R. replied, that he should name Wedoescl.sy fur the third reading. The question sal then put and carried, and the third reading titled for Wednesday. COMMITTEE Or SUPPLY.—The House having resolved itself into a committee of supply, it was moiled, on the motion of lord ralmenton, that a .um not exceeding 189,3741. 141. be granted to his Majesty for defraying the charges of the English &sell:Lobed ; also a farther sum of 156,98. V. 19s. Get. for ttc charge of the high disembodied militia. The horse resumed, and the report ordered to be received to morrow. The Salt Duties Bill, and the American Trade Bill, were read a t! - .ird time and passed. The other orders of the tLty were then disposed of, and the OUIC adjourned. TUESDAY, JUNE 29„ Mr. C. Wriest obtained leave to bring in a Bill to protect persons ~iving evidence before either House of Pariiimierd touch ing any act of bribery or corruption. I:LATION IN OFFICESir W. I)E CRECPIGNEY he peel to call the attention of the House to the case of Mr. Wilkes, of Westeton (Kent). and the abate in the collection of the Ass.issed Taxes, in order that swindlers in office might not fatten by peculation upon the public. He concluded with mov. ing) after stating that he should pursue the subject next Session) ibr further Papers—the Report of the Receiver-General fur Bromley. Bluckhcath, Dartford, &c. as to the liteeipt of Pro. pcny and Assessed 'faxes. Ike. ExctsE PIItOSECUTIONSMT. D. W, HARrEy presented a Petition from Captain Bryant, of the Margaret, complaining of vexatious prosecutions to which he had been subjected under the Manifest Act. He went before the Lord; of the Commis stoners. wlio ,aid the prosecution ought r.ot to bate been insti tutedsielsy remitting the penalty of ino/. on condition that the defendint paid the Excise solicitor's coat., which stun ottall to 16n!. Ss. flie dideoilant's own attorney's bill was F• 11. Was not this a vexatious prosecution But let them hc.tr a few items of the Excise Soicitors' Bill;—they were, the Attumey-General ten guineas; the Solicitor-General ten guineas; Mr. Dauncey eight guineas! Mr. Warren eight guineas: Mr. Walton titur guineas; and, in order to keep up the splendour of the scone, ;I. 15$. to the Jlarslial sad Crier of the Coun !—These things were most grievous; and next Sessian he would move for a Com tui.tee to .:.quire into this subject. The lion. Member men• tiontd the case of a person a. Colchester, who had lent his copper to a neighbour for the purpose of brewing a quarter of malt. An information was Med ; pmalty Mot ; and on explanation it was remitted, on payment of costs, which amounted to 42/.—( Hear. iirar.)—And let the House bear in mind the tact that the amount of cost; only was mentioned ; there was no taxing it ; there was 1w doing as a " sunctiviai did the tulles \\ ‘ JUNE 27. j. 14 lilting a bill, lowacit from 30n. , . to toot. Did not sucl, thoimi call loudly fir lave:aeration )- He then moved for b•ave to preacat Captain Bryant's Petition; aiding, that he should after wards move fur Papers connected a ith the; case. The SO L ICI T ilk-G ENtt: RA L obiervtd,tltat he attacks on the Judge and Court oula to time been bfusidat lota ard is an open Nod manful way ;—it the chargt insinuated agabat the Judge were true, it ought to be made neuter of itineaehnient. With respect to the comlaint against Capt. Bryant. he was c all e d on for his log book, &c. ; but failing to produce them, the Board was obliged to procetd. As to the fees, fee. the inanuation was o x nun. untounded, that tie partiesproceeded tor personal gain, instsad of acting for the public . Toutellin; the number of Coeniel, a c:rtain set Of Gent rmen sere Jeegularly engaged to swear in all the Crown eases; and it was imposseble to proceed without 'teeth regulation, it being required that there ohoultl be Gentlemen to relieve OW: another. Mr. N. CALVERT said, that the Excise authorities exerted thceselves tu an extent that was hardly consistent with the prin• ciples of the Constitution; and that. he theretiire thought there was rat timasion for ws much sensibility on the part of die I atw Of. hoer of the Crown.--(ilet:r. hear !) As to fees for Com ) cer tainly none ought to ha livid where die Coun.el did not attend. Mr. Denman ul,o cootiihsined of die sysicm, and nii.intained that on such a subject t.ere was no oetaiston for quite .0 hi g h a tone as had been assumed by the Law Officer of the Crown. The l'itition was brought up, read, and ordered to 'rite Tax Bills having been forwarded a static, the 1 ithlb,: akt. journtd. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23. Mr. CARTWAIGHT presented a Petition from Com (rowers of Andover, praying for protecting duties on the hinpantation of Foreign Corn. Mr. COKE presented a Petition front !smile fartnets in Norfolk. complaining oldie severity of any additional duties on the nets. sant.% of life. They said they were not in the number of those who were to absurd a. to think that there ou h,t to be no taxes ; for unlit taxes were iiigiosetl. governmeid could not be sup. ported; and unlex government were supponed. there would be no security thr property. They, therefore. suggested that they would be satisfied with a tax on real property under a modified scale, but. (as we undtrstoixl) not upon any property under n year. 'f Icon. Menib:r observed, thnt lie should id discharge Ins duty. if, in compliance with the wish of his constituents, he gave tip his opinion ; and he could not avoid saying. that the petitioners were as absurd as they described those to be w!io Call taxes. if they initgined that a property-tax ought to be on at present. lie was one of thos e who would not oppose any necessary tax ; but he did and would oppose any additional tax at prent ; and as long as be had the honour of. being a Mem ber of Parliament, lie would oppose any property tax. As lie had received the Petition, lie shoill move that it be brought up and read. The SPF.AICER, said, if the Petition was not against any tax bill, or part of a hi:l then passing through the !louse, nitre could b. no objection to its being received. Coal: said, the petitioners stawd that they heard with regret that any part of tie ways and means of the year were to be raised by additional taxes upon the necessaries of life.--Tho Petition WAS then withdrawn. EXETER SCHOOL.—Mr. WILBERFORCE presented a Petis tion from Dr. Lempriere, coinplaining of tlibniis.al from the situation of Master of Exeter School, by which he had sustained considerable pecuniary losses. Petition read, which act forth. that he had been removed without adequate cause, and that the son of one of the Trustees had been appointed in his stead. Mr. W. COI:REF:NAY explained the nature of the engage ment, and of the Petition ; and contended that there was 4.1 CUM for that character which it had been endeavoured to give to the transactiuo.—The cause of the removal was an infringe.. merit of the terms of taking day-scholars, agreed upon between the Corporation and Dr. Lempnere. lie should move that the Petition be rejected. The Petition was ultimately rejected without any division. MALT DISTILLEIILML IVESTERN rtishelto learnfro the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the interview which he had given the Malt Distillers had made any impression on his mind favourable to their case. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to reply, that it had confirmed his views on the subject ; that ha agreed with what seemed to have been the general imprestion of the house ; and that the duty was to extend to stocks in hand. CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS.-011 the third reading of the Charitable Donation Bill being moved, Mr. BROUGHAM spoke ai to its general character, and said, that the ConnuLsion was to be extended to.ail charitable dons. tions. !le declared, that the enquiries which had been made would greatly facilitate the labours of the Conunissioners ; and he approved of that part of the Bill to extend the number of the Comm s.ioners, an extension which he had before recommended. .Ir. Peel. Mr. Brougham, Mr. V. Fitzgerald. Su. followed. and Lord Cast!crew)) then spoke strongly in support of the Bill, which was read a third time, and passed. The House then resolved itself into a Committee, ands reso lution was pa , sed for granting 12,000,000/. of a loan out of the sinking fund for the service of the year. The other order., of the day were disposal of, and the Houser adjourned at three o'clock. THUMSDAY,JUMR24. The Assessed TuicsCoinput.iWoo till was read a third time and pawed. The l'Jblicain:Liceasiog Bill, after a Wiest debate, nos read t third limr. Mr. ETT proposed In Leave oat the dowse to I) lily Publicans to hold the oniee of constable. Agreed io. The ail: I% as then passed, and ordered to the Lords. Sir J. Montgomer)'s motion fart papers relative to Mr. P. ice hard's Petition, coinpluitsing of or Is of oppression (MU misted on the Red River ieltlenteat itt liriti.h America, created an extended discussion, and was agreed to :a 10 a modified form. Mr. CRom FR. nn behalf of nn lion. Bart. (Sir F. Fur• deft), put off a motion of his respectin; Mr. Mallisod's Pe tition to this day week. On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, him.. was Riles to bring in a lii , l in amend the act. S9lri and 40:M1 (ha. I! l. e.ati., and CM Geo. 111. c. 21, regarditig the !cal and prism:al property of his Majesty. The of .fr orders of tin• day were Oho' divosed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter past I it this in; ruiti6e FRIDAY, JUNE ES. The Duke of Wellington's Estate Bill was read a third lithe and pitied. Mathews's Safety Coach Bill was read a third time and passed. Tl Ctlaacal.tott of the EXCIIEQVISR moved th..l the Muse, at its should adjourn In Nlooday. tlici NAY so mien howstit•a byline the noose, he liet:ze.l to • le gest whether it *mild not be advinitageoli, to InCei at till t e instead of four o'clock. .The SPEAKER observed, that for Monol.ty only, a' ts it. neeses were to be examined, it might be CUII% cult lit to meet as tei u o'clock. Mutiou •drt ed to. Mr. l'Et.t, moved the third reading L 1 the Mink 1(1- trances Mil. hir. tin EXFELL olvierved, that for the last four year: lie had called the attention of the Mouse to ill.. Bank .11Faits as fat as regarded Weil profits, the balances iu then hands,