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HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, Aral,. 28.

/Ur. WATSON TAYLOR appeared at the table and took
the oaths.

Lord MILTON presented a petition from John Radcliffe,
late a labourer in the cotton manufactory of Mr. John Justice
tiouthern. The petitioner stated, that he had received severe bodily
injury while attending his duty at the steam-engine ; but although
be had repeatedly applied for relief to his late employer. he hod not
succeeded In obtaining any compensation. The Noble Lord said,
that the present was one of the many instances which afforded prac-
tical proof that the poor had no chance of redress against the
opulent,

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• After some conversation between the SPT:ANER. Mr. Wx.
SMIT/I. Sir FRANCIS ONIIANICLY, and Lord MILTON, the pe-
tition was ordered to be printed.
CURRENCY.

Copt WM. GORDON presented petitions against any alteration
in the present system of banking in Scotland, from Keithall,
Aberdour. King -Edward. Moniemunk, Kintyre, Skene, in the
county of Aberdeen. and from Drom, in the county of Perth, which
were referred to the Committee.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR DILL

Mr. BRIOHT said, that he rose to present a petition from en.
tain inhabitants of the town of Cogsleshall. praying the House to
introduce a clause into the Bill, when it should come under their
consideration, which should make its operation retrospective from
ha Ist of Jannary last. Ile (Mr. Bright) would take that oppor-
tunity of antilop:Mg to the House for the apparent delay which
had taken place in carrying on the Bill. In the course of the duty
he had had to perform in the preliminary arrangements, many un-
expected delays and difficulties had taken place: but he was happy
to state, that sufficient progress had been made to enable him to
Prot. Monday next for bringing it before the House, when he
should be most happy to attend to the suggestions of any Honour.
able Members who might favour him with their ideas on the

subject.
Mr. SYKES expressed his anombation of the measure, and
wished to know from his Honourable Friend, whether it was his
retention to make the Bill act to a certain extent retrospectively ?
It appeared to him t 31r. Sykes) that it would be very desirable
that its operation should extend not only to deeds of composition
is but to those in progress. He considered it very neces-
sary that they should be included, from the circumstance of their
liability to be c.instrued into acts of bankruptcy during the pro.
gress of the measure, by parties willing to take such an advantage.
If, however, it was known that all coniposition deeds. signed
within a limited period, were to be protected by the Act, it would
defeat such an object, and do a great deal of good, by placing those
parties under a similar protection with those whom the Act was in.
tended to benefit.
Mr. BRIGHT said, he vas quite ready to attend to the sng.
gestioos of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Sykes). and assured the
House it was his wish to make the Act as extensive as possible.
PRINCESS OLIVE OF CDAIRERLA ND.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Olive Guelph,
jutting that the is the lawful daughter of the late Duke of Cum.
berland, brother to his late Majesty t and that she is detained a
prisoner is the Ring's Bench, contrary to law.—+Ordered to be
printed.