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°►o satiperial 13artianicnt. 11AUSF. OF LORD& MONI , tY, 2s. The Poor Settlement Bill *RS read a third tine and passed. )3EIGN ENLISTING Iltsit.astn presented a Petition lions a noodles of respectable lenitrints and Ship owners in Liverpool. praying the House Out to lona, into a law the Fotei c m Enliaing Bill. The Petition was read and laid on the table. Earl Ita ruITHST ti , en rose, pursuant to notice, to move the Foreign I.:oh:min; Bill be eximmitted, and to give some explana tion to the House upon the existing necessity for the measure. In the An of the 9th Gem 11. it is enacted. that if any British subject ~hall enter the nervier of any fiweii,nt Power. or if any perbon shall engage any British subject to enlist into the service of a fie- s ign Power, such person shall, en conviction. be consi &red hmilty of felony without the benefit of Clergy. If the Lords shouhl conseht this meastire was pulsed to prevent pertatns from caulkin g into cliental of the Pretender, he could say the Lew in that respect had been executed in the reign of George 11. without retintstwe to the Pretender ' in the instance of a number of British subjects atiterMg into the Prussim service. Soon after the Cunt ticocement 1/Epeacc it was understood that several British °dicers en half pay had left this country to serve the Insurgents in South America; a regulation was tenscritiently made in half pay, and it was ordered that any person enlisting into the service of a foreign Power should not be entitled to half pay. Notwithstand ing this order, it %Int . :rum, that the disposition to enlist into the service ofthe Insurgents increased It was thought at onetime that the Spanish Colonist might have accepted the mediation of Fog. land. and therefore the present locos-ore was allowed to gimlet river; but the hope of such mediation failed lost year, and the Bill was lirottglit in. The subjects of one country ought not to light agaiust that country with which their own Government is as peace. If that was not the policy and the law. the most mis. eltievous consequences must ensue. Mischief in that respect had occurred. We should take care in giving British subjects hem: ti fight foe foreign State*, we did not do the greatest injury to o.trtelret. The Noble Earl moved the fill be anninitteeL HoLLAXD, looking to the former argitments in favour of the Bill, which stated a desire to correct an anomaly in the lAN, was sorptised in this instance to !Ina from the Noble lord, that the principle of neutrality and the existing law rendered the Bill necessary. He was convinced it was not founded upon neutrality, but projected for the purpose of giving the Royal party an advan tage over the other. The Noble Lord opposed the Bill, contending that it would in lure the trade and the best interest ot the country. it a moment when the commercial world was hooking for the ad vantages to be derived from a friendly intercourse with the immense pramdation of the*innish Colon:es. A very long debate ensued, during which the same arguments were adduced for and against the Bill as were made use of in the Mouse of Commons; after which the Bill went through a Cont. Little, and was ordered to be tend a thied time to-morrow. The 110I164: then adjourned at half past t L o'clock. Tl' E.nt v , .lea E The several wits on the Table went through the stares. INSOLTEKT DE6TOLIS' BlLL.—l.ord AUCKLAND then rose tio move the second cowling tithe Insolvent Debtors' Bill; and after stating the principle of it, concluded by moving it Ise read a second time. The Earl of I.lStEntele opposed it. The Loots Crtantc Exton insinuated that he should not be able, from the pressure of his official duties, to afford any assist ance with respect to making the Bill more perfect, during the resent Ses.ion of Parliamear. After a few observations front Lord Auckland in reply, the Dan was read a second time. Counsel and witnesses thee were heard at the Bar to prove the lathery at the Barnstaple Election; after which the House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 50. CHASE'S BILL. — Lord Tonal NCtor. ruse to move the third reading of Chase's Relief Bill. Foacroat Ex urierrxn Itrry......This Bill was re-committed. The Earlof Itoselyn, Earl Bathurst, Loyd Holland, the Mar cus of Lansdowne, and other Noble Lords entered into discus sions upon the provisions Oldie Bill, and after soave amendment:, it payed through the Committee. REVERSAL or 1 lIE ATTAINDER Psssrn BY THE IRISH AGAINAT LORD Ago EItALD.-The hall of LtvErtroor. rose with peculiar pleamre to present to the Hare on the pen of the Crown, an act of grace to restore two unfortunate individuals to their full rights as British It was to reverse the attaiutler of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, by which the blood of his two children, Edward Fox Fitzgerald and I.outsa Maria Fitzgerald, had become corrupted. He would not enter into a recapitulation of the reasons which had occasioned the passing of the act of attainder: lie would merely allude to the preamble of din present Bill, which coutained three reasons why the former Bill should be teversed. The first was, that the indi ',tido& in question had never been brought to trial, owing to cir cumstances to which he should do nothing more than allude at present ;:the second was that the act of attainder had not passed the Irish Parlitement till some months after his decease ; and the third, which arose out of the two first, was, that as lie had not had the benefit of atrial, the attainder could not have been issued aptifigt him upon a regular conviction. lie thought that these werolitificient reasons for the House to accede to the Bill which . 1a bad just introduced to their notice; even if they were not, be implored their Lordships to recollect that he stood before them as the advocate of unotrenang and innocent individuals ( /Pot ). One of them had served his country in the field, and had thstin fnUshed himself by his g.diant behaviour on several occ as i ons; to him, therefore, es well as to his sister, the boon now prokiusest would be peculiarly gratifying. The Clown in proposing this act fgrace. (for instances like the present. the Crown had the right to propose a flint. was performi ng 821 action, which was hi g hly tie tightfal to th. ;,;dings of. hfs Royal ilighiass the Prince Regent; and be h;td no doubt but that u would be quite as grateful to the teeltr.g• eir Lordships to mitigate the sev e rity o f a B i ll which had uren passed in unhappy and unfortunate timer. The Duke of WELLalliTtUi obierved, that as one of the indiridu els on w hue.' this act of greet would umfer so incaleula benefit. lad served for some L ! - hie a oca,.....'had served tot 601:e time tinder his; coninamd, he tottld not let the pteseut upporunity pass by without bearing tes timony to the brave : rid honourable ir.o excellent conduct of the yoang man in tines:ion. during the note tint he had been' ac .lmtinted with l u Lord Hoir.ann. though he knew that it Iv is not umul for any person except the mover to intrude himself on the notice of the flame on the first reading of a DIU, confesstKl his inability to restrain the feclinip by which he was then agitated. He must, therefore express his Fatinule to his Royal Highness the Prince itegent fur the act of grace which he had just caused to beiro. vowed to the Rouse ; be must express his acknowledgement to the Nehlc Easl opposite, for the honourable and manly manner in which 14 had proposed it ; and he must return hie most heart telt .thanks to the galant fltilco, for the nattering testimony n hick he had borne to the merits of one of the individuals which note to be bmethed by it. I luring the whole •if this speech. his Lordship appeared tube mast strongly affected, and in sonic in t.toz.s. even to weeping. - The bill was then read n first time, sad ord,tcl to tr 2 read a second lime tomorrow. Mjouer,e4.:. THURSDAY, ItTL. The Earl of Lreggroos, upon. th Y e l third reading of ewe Foreign Enlisting hill, made so itmendine3t, h.:a the tiffert of compelling permos to give information on (Att.:. Lord ItOsSLYN expressed Ins UttiSIACHOO on the ilLovta mend gdent bt.ing inner. 'Us Dili was read a third time.—Adiourited, - 6 NA7kONAL FRIDAY. JULY Y. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a Pdit . oD from J. T. B. Beaumont, Esq. against the Publicans' Licensing Bill. The IN:Mime.- complained of injuries received in emsequence of the arbitrary r ower exercised by Magi , trates with respect to granny Licence . The Hill then before the House dal nut afKonl tient re:maly for such abuses, and he therefore pr“)tal It might trot trawr ihto a law. The. Petition was read, and laid on the table. The Eail Of LAUDERDALE then observed. that he highly dis approved of the Bill, and gave mice, he should move on Alotelay Char it be read a third time that day three month;. The Luau CHANCELLOR said, he also had strong objections to the Adjotunvd. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MONDAY. JUNE 23. The !louse met at two o'clock, pursuant to notice. Gitaatitounn.—On the motion of Lord John Russell. the Hotiae resolved itself lai4) a Committee on the Grampound Bri bery Bill. Mr. Teed wee examined. He was a candidate at the late Election. He dire::tod Mr. A. 1.1:111.1 to object to some votes. because he beli.2ved they had been bribed. Many of the Elexttors admitto that they had received motley. He abcaed Sir M. Lopes a list of names or voters. and sums of money opposite to Mein. :mil Sir M. aiLnitted it to be correct. Witness indicted several arum vote's. as well as Sir 31. himvelf, ; proceeded against 26 of the voters, and convicted 2 of them. lie desired that the bribery oath should be tulminnoterest„ but it way not. 11,3 did not mean to pray judgmeat against the per.ons csaricted, until the Howe ►hould determine something with respect to the Borough. Tne li>t he received gave sums of 151)1. down to 331. to many of the voters; and the accuracy of the list was not denied. The Committee was then postponed till to morrow. when Mr. Lamb and Mr. lavie were ordered to attend. Mr. Warr tr MAN moved, that the House resolve itself into a Committee on the Mock Auctions' Bill. CALCRAFT and, the spirit of legislation evinced in this Bill was most foolisli and impolitic. It was saying that weak persons should not he imposed on. Could they prevent such im positions by this Bill ? Some of the provisions of the Bill were absurd as well as unwise. First, it said that the proprietors of property shr , ulil publish their names previously to the sale ; now th e ijo u .e c0,;‘,1 easily imagine cases where there might be fair sales, but wlr..re gentlemen would not like to have their names knovco. Again, it was said that an auctioneer should not sell las own property. Now, it was no uncommon thing fix gentle men to get money from auctioneers on their property ; to transfer it by a bill of sale; such property became the Auctioneer's—a - as lie oot to be allowed to sell it ? He concluded withatoving, as an antenthuent, that the Bill be committed this day three months. Mr. WAITHUAN defended the Bill ; referred to measures formerly introduced to regulate auctions; and said this Bill did not originate with him—but it had been submitted to, and had, lie believed the approbstion of Government. The Bill was of .;reat importance. As to the proprietors' names, the Bill only applied to manufactured and household goods; it did not apply to farming utensils and landed property. The object was to pre vent the sale of goods manufactured on purpose, as well as of stolen goods; and the Hoo. Alderman instanced many cases of Vile deception, and of bad articles mixed w ith a l eg i t i mate sa l e . Vile cheating Wa4 carried on by such nimens. Tue trader, the public, and the manufacturers were injured by these mock auctions; and such fact made the question one of national im terest. Ile hail attended sales where the auctioneers were res pectable individuals, but where the sales had been promoted by swindlers; and nt the New York Codice house, as well as at the %Vest End of the 'town, he had personally attended, and had personally exposed die swindling character of sonic of the sales. He trusted that, as the Bill was calculated to be must useful, it would be allowed to go to a Committee. Mr. Alderman Wool) feared that this Bill would not effect the purposes desired to the full extent, because many of the frauds consisted in changing the articles, which had been pur chased; but still he thought saws of the regulatioris were likely to he extremely useful. The House then divided on the amendment—For it 29 Against it 47.—Majority against the ameialment la. The Bill Was then committed. CusTosts' CONSOLIDATION.—The CHANCELLOR of the Exult:tit:En moved that the Customs' Consolidation Bill ite read at third time, Mr. W. Smisir said, that a meeting of manufacturers at Norwich had expressed themselves . against the New Foreign Wool Duty. It would raise the prices of woollen cloths. and Government would eventually be obliged to grant a bounty oo the exportation of such cloths. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. BANKRUPT LAWs..—Mr. J. SMITH moved that the Bank rupt Itegulation 'till be read a third time. Sir R. WILSON complained of a provision in the Bill which required the Bankrupt to pay certain fees previously to obtaining his certificate, and discharge out of prison, if in custody. As the bankrupt was supposed to give up all his property, such a regulation could only b e an i n d ucement to the individual to se crete property. The Bill was then read a third time, after which some new clauses were proposed. Mr. WIA.BERFORLE moved a compensation of ( N OON. to General Boyd, which, after some conversation was agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. in a Committee of Ways and Means, brought forward further financial details ; !poke or the prosperous state of the Revenue ; and moved that it was expedient to grant 16.000,000/. Exchequer Bills, anti 2,300,00 W Irish Treasury Bil.s, to niece the supply. Agreed to, after some remarks front Mr. J. South, &c and the remaining orders being disposed of, the Douse adjourned. TUESDAY, JtNE Tke Speaker took the Chair ut a quarter pact two. NIIr. 'time withdrew his motion on the subject of the Cornti. nation Acts till next Stuinn. Sir W. DE UNESPIZNY .... gave notice, that on Friday next, he should submit some motion on the subject of Mr. Owen's plans to ameliorate the condition of the poor. GLAMrouND BRIMERIC Cow vicrtosrs.—....llr. Wysx moved that the Attorney and Solicitor General be instructed to pray the Court of King's Bench far judgment on Sir M. M. Lopez and other persons convicted of briberies at the late Grim pound Elixtions.-1 /Wefts!. Mr. Hrsts: present...ll a Petition from Wm. Hallett, of St. Mary Axe, druggist, now in the custody of the Sergeant at Anna, setting forth his absence from the Camelford Election Committee was not the result of design to offend the House ; that he was ill and had gone into the country; that he knew little of the elec tion transactions; that be was ready to give evidence of all he knew ; and he therefore prayed to be discharged without pay ment of fees. Mr. HUME moved, that Mr. Hallett he placed at the Bar to. morrow, in order to his being reprimanded and then dismissed. Agreed to. The Cottod Factoriti Bill was read a third time and passed. Intim Staia FtsEs.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE. WI ER moved that the House resolve into a Committee un the Irish Still !tines Bill. The lima accordingly resolved itself into. a Consul ittea Mr. C. 11. HUTCHINION objected to the Bill cltogether.— Why the Chancellor of the Exchequer had atbandoneil this busi ness till so late in the Session was best known to himself; but he thought such proceedings WAS not the best course. He did; not expect the Right lion. Gentleman would agree to such ;Iterations as amid malls the palatcable to hint (Mr. II.) • 41I r tri.) 5. , The CHANCELLOR of the Ektinkituza contended, that the diecuesion of L s year .hewed the necessity cf removing the Still Tines ;and that he was not inthienaed in any way by the peuiph let. but by the aliecuseitmet which had taken place in that House. After remarks from Lord Jotelen, Mr. M. Fitzgerald, ittc. the House resamied.--Iteport toanotiow. The Report of the Committee of Surely was brought up and agreed to, utter 60111 C titlitllClA obseh tenons from Mr. Home, tltc &c. The bringing op of the report of the Scotch Church Rill oe. named some diecissadon. To the peeepeition, that the !emote stipend should be 20OL Air. Max bubluitted, that the highest should lee 34d. This amendment was, however, postponed till the 3d reading, which was fixed for to-morrow. SINE INU•FeND LOAN the motion of the CHAN crtLult of the Exonerate:it, the house resolved itself into a committee on the bill for appropriating a punkin of the bulking fund to the entice of the year. Mr. W. SMITH, after what lie had staid some time ago, felt himself called upon to make an observation or two on the pre sent occasion. He had declared it as his opinion three years ago, that the country could not hw on paying the naaunal creditor, and supienting the Melt rate of the sinkeig fund the th e re d empt i on of the dent. He had in consequeece mentioned, that we nil i either reduce the interest tau that debt, or, in other words, the dividends of the national creditor, or appropriate the sinking fund. His opinion was then reecho' with disapprobation, and coml.. tiered us calculated to create alarm it weld not, therefore, but be gratifying to him to find, that the alternative which he had stated had been adopted, and that the einking.fund was now to be appropriated to tie public service. All parues now seemed to coccsa in whet was then very generally objected to; and he was happy to final, that a part of the plait fur the ways and means of the vear had been taken, without die &lightest ditfeance, from hi; formerly obnoxious proposal. The CHAN!: K LLOR of the Excrete:4u a, in speaking of this measure, could not but mention that he looked upon the present session with pleasure in une point of view, as settling the course of our future financial measitri e in peace, and minding up the long system of borrowing. While the present tteinquimlity prevailed, lie was happy to think we should have no more need of loans. The period of thietuation in the public funds, anal spe culation on the stock-exchange, would now be at an end. by the settlement of our currency. and the sufficiency of our resources to answer all public purposes, without resorting to borrowing. it might be supposed that the resent measure would have an un favourable effect upon the funds, by dicainiehing the purchaaaa of the cointoiseionene Mr. RICARDO, adverting to the subject of the sinking fund, regretted that the right hen. gent. had not made a final ar rangement with regard to it, and thus deserated that syst em of delusion which had so lon g pr eva il e d. We had been perpe • tually told of its existence, and yet we had nu real sinking fund ter the last four years. The public creditor should be at last told the truth. Yet the Chancellor of the Exchequer scented still determined to keep up the machinery, for he bad said that next year we should have It ,000,0001. of a sinking fiend, and should only require to borrow I I.msfo,oool. for the supplies of the year, leaving a surplus of ethothoted. for the extinction of the debt. Would it not be better to destroy the machinery altoge ther, and to say that we had only 5.0u0,00 0L of a sinking fund. thus confessing the truth in a public measure itself, winch was admitted in the eeplanattoet of it The CHANCELLOR of the ExenEutten said, with respect to the sinking fund, he did not mean to plies by lightly the obser. rations of the hon. gent.; but lie would give it as his opinion. that we had not yet arrived et a elate when it would be prudent to niake any final arrangement regarding it. He expected that we should next year have a clear eurphis of 3,000.00uL for the redemption of the public debt, and that this stun would in a short time be increased to 8.000,000 h lie was uncertain what he might do next year ; but, ae any rate. when the sinking fund had attained ta,ooo,houl., it would be time for him, or his successor. to propoee sonic arrangement. flie bill then passed through the committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. Adjourned tat one u'elock. wEDNESDAY, JUNE 30. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR funned the Bill which he had proposed to secure to the Metropolis a better *imply of water, and which had passed that House. It had since gone through the lends.. and had been returned by their Lordships, but in so amended a form that in its present them lie anticipated that little or no good could result from it ; and he therefore proposed that the amend menu to the Bill made by the Lords be taken into conealeration this day three months. Agreed to, and the Bill is therefore abendoned for the present Session. The Windsor Bridge Bill was noel a 3d time and passed. I'he CutiaxeeLLoit of the EXCHEQUER brought in the 16,300,000 f. Exchequer Bills Bill.—ReLui a first time ; ordered to be read a2d time to morrow. Ile then brought in the two millions Irish Treasury Bills' natl.—Rotel a first Tbe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained 'eave to bring in a Bill to permit the dis elation in Ireland by mall stills. Mr. ABE R Ito MRIE presented a Petition from Crown Debtors, confined in leeneaster Jell, one of whom had been confined ten years (our months, for a deticieney of shout goOl. However culpable such *induct might be, lie submitted that the parties ought to be punished in some other way.—Read and ordered to lie on time table. BANKRUPTCY RUSINEIIB.—My. WROTTESLEY moved an Address ter 20,000/. towards raising convenient places for further facilitating the business regarding Commissions of Bankrupt in the City of London. He observed that Blackwell Hall was to be appropriated to thew improvements. General WA LVOLE said, that before the new Taxes were ob• mined they heard a goad deal of talk about economy and me like ; now all that sort of consideration was forgotten : •• The Devil was sick. the Devil it monk would be; •• The Devil was well. the Devil a Munk was he !' The Address was ultimately agreed to. \Vm, HALLETT was pi:teed at the Bar to be reprimanded and discharged out of the custody of the Scrjeant at Arms. He had been committed for contempt, in absconding to avoid being served with proems to attend the Carnelfeed Election Comnintee. The SPEA►da observed, on the enormity of time offence, which was at once hooking to the dignity of the Home. and calemileted to impede the Course of justice. fne willinguees now expressed to attend the House, and to give the amplest evidence, had been taken into consideration. and Win. Hallett was therefore ordered to be discharged on payment of his fees. BANK FORGER! E5...-.Mt. CALCILA PT asked whether another Report was likely soon to be received from the Commissioners on. this sukiect. Mr. W. COURTENAY replied, that the machinery was in a. state of great forwardness; three or four of the machines weir. completed ; but as eight or nine were waisted, before the Bank could ieeort to the change. he apprehended that three or four . months would elapse before the expemeent could be tried. Ile added, that the Bunk had spared bather uoubk nor expen d to promote the commit:Lien of the plans that had been devout. (firer.) Al ANN lAOt. ACT.—Mr. W. SMITH moved the second read ing of the l litscnter, At urriagc Lon CAST tEtte Ati ki would not occupy the attention of the House now, but trusted that he might make taiy of nervations which he deemed it right to u&r in me future stages of the BilL Mr. W. SMITH had no objeL tato to thiecourse—he would take the discits,,ott on the titiestion that it be committed to-morrow. Bill read a second time, and ordertal to be committed to.utor row. sexemo Fran.—The Berott of tke Sinking Find Loam Bill woo.preseata