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ties of York or Middlesec. With respea to the idea
thrown nut that there was no opportunity of cam-
pelling the attendance of witnesses, he observed, it
4.. AS the general duty of all His falajestes subjefts to
attend in the King's Courts of law, and that the pro-
cess issued was only the means of compelling such
due attendance. With respeft to certain other con-
siderations, which had been adverted to is applica-
ble so the Bill in question, he should certainly
give the ;warts his best attention, and try whether
fib could not, either on the riptrt or on the
third reading, propose a clause, which would be
the means of doing ample justice to the country,
and to the individual concerned ; as he freely admit-
met, justice could nut be done to the country, if it
were withheld from the individual. What he pro-
posed would go to obviate any thing which might
result from the present bill, in the way of construc-
tion, to prejudice the pending cause adverted to,
and afford the party the means of compelling the at-
tendance of witnesses on his behalf.
After some farther observations from the Loan
CM•NCELLOR, the clauses proposed by the Noble
Earl, who seemed to express himself satisfied with
the tendency of what fell from the Noble and Learn-
ed Lord, were 'negatived.
The remaining clauses of the Bill were then
agreed to by the Committee, with some further
amendments; and after the House resumed the
Bills brought up from the Commons were read a
first time ; thaw no the table forwarded, and some
routine business disposed of; after whichtheir Lord-
ships adjourned till so-morrow.

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Ajo

;MUGGLING RILL
of the CHANCEI
, this Bill was read a
was called in us behalf

.011 of th,
aid time .
F the Yeti

s agfiri the Bill.
Mr. Plomor appeared as Counsel cur tts.
timers against it, From the islands of Jersey, Cu,
my, Alderney. and the Isle of Maw; and reines,:„,
ed their use at considerable length. He went inn
the various charters, and tenures. by which do
islands of Jersey and Guernsey were held by thi
Crown of England. and maintained, that the NT,
' Lament of England were not entitled to legislate in.
annutlly for those islands, which had always interns,
regulations of their own. He dwelt very is.n.c,„
larly on the rights of the island of Gaenney ; and
maintained. that this island having, as well
Jersey, beta under the dominion of the Dukes ,i 1
Normandy, before the conquest of England,
William I. and being the only part of the osigit,4.l.
possessions of that conqueror, now under the Br.
tish Crown, they had as good, if nut a b, tier
originally to legislate for Gieat Bs itain Len,
Great Britain had to legislate fur them. He (het
stated the length of time in which those islands 141
been in possession of this commerce, without wl
they would, in fad. have nu trade at all, and Le
deprived of their subsistence. Neither would it
ultimately beneficial to the revenue ; fur, thou7t
the provisions ai the Bill would ruin those.
for ever, yet the eventual died would be, that,
the return of peace, the same trade would inevita-
bly be transferred to the opposite coast of France.
After the Comm.' had withdrawn ;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that what had fallen from the Counsel, carried
' such weight with it, in regard to some of the pro-
visions a the Bill, that he should wi.h for a short
delay, in order to reconsider them ; though, as to
the principle of legislation, on which it went, ht
held it to be unquestionable. He moved, " That
the further con: tderation of the Bill be defined
to-morrow."

Mr. WINDHAM declared that the arguments
of the Learned Counsel had made a considerable ;tie
pressio2 upon his mind. Independently of the
right to legislate for those islands internally, •which
seemed to him at least somewhat questionable, a
serious consideration of policy arose out of the met.
sure. It was no trifling question whether it was
proper to offer so great a shock as this to the foil-
iags of a people situated as they ware! It w . ton
impottaat a proceeding to be brought in is., a ran,
and only a part of a Revenue system. fir I per-
sisted in, it may unfortunately happen that while
we me hunting after money, we shall be losing
islands.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
thought it impossible that the measure should he
sudden or unexpected. for the Rill was &foie the
House at a very early period of the seethes, and it
was not the fault of the advocates of the Bill. but
the wish of the Petitioner; themselves, after the
Bill was primed. that they should Iv heard by
Counsel in the last stage of it. As to the right.
without going as far back as the time Counsel had,
he would only refer to the Rolls of Parliament is
the reign of Edward 111. where there were every
year petition; from these islands, addressed and pre-
sented to the f.egielature of this country. The
same principle was followed up in the reign of Queen
Anne. and in several ads ever since, subjeCling per-
sons in those islands convieted of harbouring de-
serters, to the same penalties as such offenders were
liable to in this country. The Habeas Corpus Ad
also extendend equally to these islands as to any
other parts of His Majesty's dominions; and
the other ails of internal regulation for them
were without number. The Leased COallSel if!'
sisted. that though they were in the realm, th:r
were not within the domination of the cto.se
of Great Britain: but this tlistiodion was cur,
tradieted by Lord Hale, who expressly enaintaio:d
that they were within the dominion. though eel
within the realm. Besides, the subjed was in ita
of great importance to the revenues of this cowurr.
and to the relief of those burdens which the people
of Great Britain and Ireland were celled upon to
endure. He added, that the question of ri;,lit els
decided by the ad of settlement itself, which hap-
pily vested these islands, as well as the other de-
pendencies, of this country, osier the dominion et
the present Royal Family by an ad of legislation.
Mr. FELLOWES said, he understood that most
of the respedable and considerable people is the
islands were in favour of the measure.
Mr. GREY observed, that there was, at least, a
considerable doubt as to the right. For all the evenip-
tions that had been mentioned, did not invalidate
the rule, if it existed.
Mr. S. BOURNE wished to explain what seemed
to be made a doubt of; that it WAS we the intention
of the bill to interfere with the internal jurisalidioe
of the islands. or to bring any offenders ban items
to be tried in this ceentry.
After a few more words, the further oansideratioe
of the Bill was defernsd till toonorrow.
The House went through a Committee on the
8,000,00uL Exchequer Bills' MIL Itsport te-roet-
row.
In a Committee on the t,000,0001. Exchequer
Bills Bill ;
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER
explained, that by a mistake in the wording of the
Bill of last year, the Bank was not authorised to is-
vise the money, eecept in the CAW of aituAl invesinu;
but, as that eridently was not the intention of the
All, and the money had boon obtained ; he moved
aft instruCtion to the Committee, "That they should
have power to insert a clause of indemnity for the
Diredors of the Bank"—which being agreed to, the
report, as well as that on the Le00,u431. Exchequer
Sills' Bill, was ordered to Le received to-morrow.
Mr. HUSKISSON !nought in a Bill for czoso-
lidating the provisions of differeat ads ef Paha-
of 'razes in Scotland ; also, a Bill for appointive
Trent, relative to the appointment of Commissioners
additional Commitsiotiers for auditing the public
accounts. Read a first time ; and ordered lobe
read a second time tomorrow.
An account was pse:entel of the .I:fiesett sums
issued from the civil list. according to addresses
front. that House, a:d not provided for by Pari's'
meat. Ordered tiro lie en the table. ..i.outote.

England, one could July be tried by !bairn el this there appeared fin
country. He ineama.pot awe to me • - ity. 38.
aeration As( the general lowes,olWati teAbe The Bill was th
elitism of libels. but merely Ilis,tay that 40 knew enitmellor to-morr
enough to be convinced that were lee or any man s:
to write a libel in London. and pehlish the same in i On the motion
York, or wce twraa, na lawyer could say that such EACH KQUE It,
would not involve two distind offences. and for when Counsel was
whichthe libeller might be tried either in the coon. tioners against the