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London, England, 1819-03-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEAT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Tvrsoav, ITARcrt 18.

The Marquisof TIVRTFORD, the Fail of MAccr.s.f rIFLO,
and Lord NORTHWICII, took the oaths and %rata
Mr. Wieseheater, from the General Post-Ill:he, presented
ant areou,rt of the h.,lanCC rem:fluffy! in the hands of the
Deputy Pust.Ma.o on tlw Sull or January, 11119;
and aka of the arrears flue at the same prriod.—Laftl
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the table.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
Lord GRlORti.pc prespotrd a l'etilatn from 40 lobs.
Wiwi,' or Chrhotham, splint the nncwel or the hsoivtot

Debtor's' Art.
The Haiquia of LaNinpvcs presented • similar Petition
from the Inhahitaitts of Southampton, as doll also Lind
KEN VON (ruin the town of Dari-old—Laid on the table.
COA I. HUT, E.
The Earl of ROlllll.lOl prevented • Petition fowl Dysart,
against the adoption of any measure having foe its u!ject
ass equalization tit the ditties on coals. In offering (hie Pr.
'nom to the earliest attention of the House, he slated, that
VS r) eistisolreilde alarm prevailed in variu•iii pints of the
maissifis tut tit: slistricti, in consemiestre of the aviation of
• measure to the effect noticed by the Petitioners, which
was expected to he proposed in another place, and cleat
ft-Ala wt re entertained lest that measure should be sup-
porter, by the Prince Regent's Minoitcs•. He wire desirous,
that the country should have a 'distinct understanding of the
intentions of Ilse (Mae' nomad upon in important • moot.
The Earl of Id YrnPool. expressed hi+ saseprise Sisal any
sorb apprehensions as were noticed by the Nolif. Lord could
prevail, especially after what had been so slistins sly stated
in another glace. The onrush's of the Prince Regent's
Ministos hail been early drawn ton cons.derat.oll Of the
issliret relctitig to au uqa iaallllll Of the Molt sno coal, for
• di potation from those who insight to promote that ms a.
311,-e had waited not hall and a Hight Ilou. Friend. wills whom
he was OfliCially 011111rriell, es-questing the emit:ten:pace asol
• ppurt of the Government to a proposition for inquiry ; bat
he and Isis Right Hun. Friend informed the Gentlemen talus
requested Ile it assistance, that )hey could proasise nothing
until they hail heard the other party. A dcpsitatims from
the othi r party waited on them, and both patties were
then distinctly informed that the Government did not in-
tend to encourage the proposition for an equalisation of the
duties. In sa)iug this, boot ire, the Prince Regent's Mitsui-
Is en by no means pledged themselves against adopting, at
any future tune, any Pleasure with restrict to the coal du.
ties which might lie required by the citeumslauces of the

country.
The Earl of ROSALYN did not desire to receive noy fur-
ther pledge from 11.. Ministers. 11liat he luad now Wait'
was sufficiently satisfactory.
The Vetitiou war then t id on the table.
The Malign's of Davit preset-n.. 1 a l'etiinti from the
Parish of Heduesuster, in the county of Somerset, against
any &Widths.' in the Coal Dutieri.—Laid un the table.
After a tapir of some short time,
Earl FITZWILLIAw entered the Muse, and presented a
Petition 6oln the Inhabitants of the town id Sheffield,
against any alteration in the Coal Duties. The N,,1•1e
Earl
stroke of the alarm that prevailed im thin point :mating the
maitufactoreirs. whose prosperity had been mainly a. gilded
and pererveal hpache facility of mooning bid. lie ex-
pressed a hope that Ins Majesty's Nliniaters would nut CH-
emirate nay measure which would tend to depute them of
this great advantage.
The Fart of LIVERPOOL lamented that the Noble Earl
bail not been in the House a few minutes earlier, when he
might have heard him express the intentions of his Nlajest y's
Mioisters mot to encourage the measure to which the Pei-
boil and the Noble Earl bad ieferred. Ile of course could
lint he answerable for propositions that unizlit lie notate in
smother place, nor for the degree of envourago meiit those
propositions might receive; but fair himself, and those
with whom lie was officially claimer-tea, lie could assure the
Noble Earl they had no intention of prusnutiug the equali-
t
gallon of the Duties on Coal.
After a few words horn Earl FlTswaussr, the Petition
war read.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE could not stiffer the present
ommirtunity to pars without saying a few winds on this sub-
ject. In his mind, no measure could be so impolitic, nor
fraught with more injustice, as between man and men, than
a measure for equalising the Moir. on Coal. Individuals
bud laid out their capital on the faith of calcium laws, and
nothing could be more cruel than to renio:e the very ground
on whirls they bad hitherto acted.
The Petition was then laid un the table.
CONVENTION WITH AMERICA.
The Earl of Loreneunt, laid on the table a Copy of the
Commercial Convenllull concluded between Great Br11:1141
and the United Statea of Ansi rice.
ALIENS.—BANK OF SCOTLAND.
Lord SIDMOUTH Inuits' the second resJing of
the Aliens and Deilizeos Art. 'I lie Hivet of thus
.13111 was to coutinur, for aiiiither year. an Ail of
the Imit. Session of kiarlminesit, for ,•it•ventlitiLt
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alleged right hitherto etijoyett fritrignern of sr-
9titring the privilege of ilittural•born aubjeets, toy
inverting IS entail ruin of motley its the propqty of
the Kink of Scotluntl. A cruse ;wilting front tills
point, for the purpose of aacertaining the existence
til this alleged sight, was at present before the
Court for Stitaion in Scotland, and it was for the
purpose of auispendittg the right, whether exiating
or not, until the dee.sitiii of the Court of Session
were declared, 11141 he 110 W 111•01Intied the second
Trailing of the Bill.
it 1-0.4 Lout .1 nut ;.void patirest,ing his
surprlre at the tootle gaolbird by 14•1.4°1?le Lord
in VreSt.:lll3s brig Kill through the !looser los if it were
a (DUE matter of edged', sml wuhuut affordiog that
I tourt.ei ,was validity 'thews, by one Member
to another. kI e DRS not bi very remiss laktendiust
nil
I the proceedings of the flume, god yet lie emilti not
reutetuter that this pill t)Ad toe fetid eveu a tir.t