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THE ELATE TRADE.

Lord CARTLIIIMACIII said, he would, on Taesdaj went, lay
ou ibe table of the House the Papers respectiog the Slave
Trade; sad at the same lime be would lay before the House
the Papers respeetieig the Milting of British Subjects ea
she Wilma Cu/ferment.
Sir J. Armen*r Imaged to kaow' whether it was the In-
Italian of the Nohle Lord to Nebsnit any *notion to the
Howe on the subject i( these .
Lord Cnrkiasiggiss said. It was hie inteUttou to mote
for leave to bring in a Bill en lbe 'object.
POWET ELECTION.

The folloolog Members were appointed by ballot to de-
cide or die merits of ibis Awn alsestiois ;
Mr. A. B. Robarts, I Mr. W. L Hugbaa,
134 N. W. Ridlep, I Lord Jobe Toousbead,
Mr. R. B. Cooper, Lord Altborp,
Mr. Rodeo% Sir J. Boogie',
Sir William Guile, Roo. SI r,A, Hope.,
Mr. JIMAIII Dunlop, Mr Henry Wrottaitep.
Mr. Thos. W Besootodt, Right Moo. TWIN. Wialti.
Mr. &mod Horruck.,
1410Ri LAWS. .
Mr. S. iseian,, to this( so muse for the liksoldidtrof of
a Cosansilttoe to inveiltirate the Pode's IAIIMSfin II liet.".
wiry to ogre • wen fry obwervattool. to CM Nome. Wiwi'
the former Oefeimoitive w's apostate& Ail 104 ea tiles i".
preparing Bills for the insettoratioo of the entddog apstentiJ

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and ample Own wits elveb to the censure) for 'Shen et.m.i.
Iteration. The emonsoniestions made to the etarte;f4ree
were very numerous. TIM. ii•ry seal hi from differem
rishea, .ch of which stated firenosannees roneectroll %IN
its local isitiostioo. To this cause alone soy delay that Ind
taken piece was hi be attrilorited. Oise of the HON loot
'paused hods Houses; but of the tiecorol, two porn, were
thrown out, mid elteentioos were made in It elsewheeee
whirls were found to he ine.m.ialerit Irish the Helm snot
!wit/deers of that Howie. The toils. (pollee or thia was,
that it was found impossible In proved is that Megaton.
Two other Bills emanated form the same Committee, the
one for elicolliiiithig Varmint Benefit norletiga—ihr other
for making an alteration isi the low of di, 'dement. H. coo.
strived thin the renewing a Committee of Ilea sort, for the
purpose of rreonakkriee those matters a Melo bad attrset•d
their sttemiou 'ln the list Session, would he ferothl
e•oviteleestite ittieltntrzes. II was ntrersooty so• state, that
when the Committee nir. red those m eeeeeeee 1.. the Timm, 'hey
did not moon to let it he sllppootsd,.that nostmor ITIOrp
he dune. The Committee felt that much more, sad of
more important into,. remainef! to lie eti. tied, in order
to cheek tlo; crest end Mooing whirl., if 'Hine Mr,.
sure were not speedily interposed, would take from
'the landholder the wletie prndnce of the .oil, selfhood Ilene-
filing the porn, While their hemline's% and independence
would certainly Id destroyed.—( Lrnr ,—ln saying
this" honesty, be writ 41 not to raise a atfoor expereatim,
in the pulthe mind thnt sexy thing effeetted roold In shine;
st the sass tine he 'town! drat messeres might Ise devised
for the g. uwsl impetteesso ot of the exist ii.; %%stem —( reeve,
bear.)—Ti• lion. and Learned Member f.. tVosehrlons (Mr.
lirottelsiin) stated, in the last Session, that it inn his is►
grown to introduce a litetinuee for the purpose of checking—
tlc.t. evil., and of froslising the burden of the poor's retro.
Ile was fotivincrd Mal there wit no ~ensure which the
limise would had with ereeter pl 'flie Learned Men..
her had derlitted fining on the led Curetuittee, but per•
halve he would have no bjectiun to set on that fur which
he alas shoot to mute. If she Leartsed Gentleman agreed 1,1
III) sit, hr I%lr. 'mold he harmy to introduce Ina woo..
144.41 he felt tin &oast but that anon brio tit • ~lift In: deemed
I rsin his tele.,ls and oe.st•cs sore. 'Elie ge 'at übjret he 114.1
ill WWII, in rut vine •i* a Con.tett ire. • MA., to 11,..r1. ti..'
pressure of the Lens--34441, if the Committee-1.40rd
in eitertm; this, lie wog sure it w 4,40.1 111.1 h. urea-u.nrd by
not, weal of perseverMe 00000 to this most important and
storming subject. The Right lima. Genii( :11:11t concluded by
movine—

"Thal a Committee tie el/pointed •tn cva•'der of the
l'o•n•, Lai4s. 411‘1 to .evert lhev elisetratiuiie thereon Cum
toile lu Vine."

Mr. Ct. nw me raid, the Hen. Greemaii who had jest set
(lowa was entitled not ugly ti. the intll% Wool thanks of es el y
Member of that Honor, hot to the approlot loot of the coun-
try at large, for the shilits and plow reiti.ce atilt which he
applied himself to ilt;,.. subject. It war, th,refure, with
1.4111. r patio that he lie e to oppose the rnutim. for • Com•
trustee. Fur, tionoth he thooght that, in the Gat instance,
the appointment of a Committee was the !oat course that
could be resorted to, in order to firing so fficient evidesiee
before the Fluhre, yet, as their How appeared ttr be
a complete th tAil nu this most' important and alarming
anbjett, he ennerivel they ought at nitre iir meet the tpwa.
lIOU fairly. Itinthitig could be dune in the Committee to in. et
the evil% complained of ; they could only he removed by a
great and comprehensive view of the sithj-et, taken by thus,
whose situation in the State gave then. en opportunity of
investigating the question, with a refer/ us r to all the y 4.10.51
relations of the coo iii y. and who a ere 'gble to take %toms
themselves She reseatisiinlity of such menstor r as appeared
to them calculated to • ff.rt Ott% .d.j'trt. that of the very
iulieneol in iticiples of the Poor's I..nws avow mark of the
evil of which the count, y eomplateed—C., re. Snotty. when
Hwy look Ola of the hreda of toil, etattals ;ie. tionlite of pro.
riding for ilientsulres, tiny rendered futrito r:.-.re carrierm of
their own personal welfare. Thor WWI rsidelil from the coot.
manicement of the system. when sneanswere taken to check the
growth of panpesism—tu the first instairte, by the operation
of shrine, and ultimately by Ike arststance of terror. Poore
Muses were erected, and individual., who were torn front
their homes, were immured in Shore phees. From the great
Dumber of paupers, this measure ass Omni ineffirient, and
the evil coutinued to inerease. This demuraliting system,
coat the country 2,000,0001. user motion, a's
since that period, the expense war mine than onadrupled.
The evil was of Buck a neture, that Itntiporaty Mee-
mires (-mild do nu good. To be counter:B(l,d. its
trite aourets moist be esplored To dirt., peal reuses he
attributed the present vitiation of the country. win, refer-
(cream to the Pasiell Laws. Yu.... exerssive takaliou—,
941, the depreciation of money—am, 4th, the great vise ire
the price of the necessaries sif life. These were the causes
of She extrema distrese.--and those oho imagined they
would come out of the Committee with a remedy far any
but the minor abuses, attached themselets. Ile ma. afraid,
to a hope, that, its the end, wuttfo out be realised. The
Hun, Grullemau himself admitted that his hamper were very
feeble. fur his own part, Ite cherished tor liape whaler. er
from the adopt ioo of any measure, except the it, •al of the
Causes by which the prewitt state of 'Mots Ili 3S lotC3SiOtlf 11.
That could only be dune by those whir had it in their power
to take effectual meats' for pnitnig an end to the system So
which the actual evil could be traced. 1.1 she course of 25
yeses, the increase of wager had been ($lll.-24.11111i1l j and, in
the same time, the rite to the price of provisions was one.
(bird. Salt, leather, soap, mud coulr, were armies of pi-
ma' y unportastee to a working matt. Now, upon a fair cacti.
linnets, it would appear that, to pructise these, one.nialh of
the whole of his itietone was swallowed up. if illiS country
were So be preserved is that prowl situation, which, from
the nature of her free Cons nation, She unlit always in
be placed in, it tumid only be done by ameliorating 11. a
situation of the workiag clastas of the people —,' neor.J--
Ile runlet not juin in praising the Noble Lord for the state.
meat he had made, on a former evening, relatite to the si-
tuation of the country. It was, he b. Sieved, is a desperate
state, sad could only be relieved by guarding against every
attempt at an undue or unnecessary expenditure of the pub.
lie money, from the Crown down to the humblest officer to
the State.—(near, keur).-I,nok mg throughout the coon.
try, be believed it would be found that the money paid for
the maintenance of the poor bad increased and n .t dimi-
utsbed in the Nat year. That branch of taxation, exacted be
the Poor's Laws, though mansinelly paid • by the people lit,
large, came in reality front the landholders. Whatever was
paid by the farmer was truly nominally paid. He did sot
wish t,s take the bowl. is wholly from the shoulders of the teed.
holdera-rhe was riolytlesirona that it should be fairly VIII eatett•
ly borne. If this sy.tem went on' it would be impossible to
Ferrawhole n the 'moraine% from [sting psuperised. If ti 14.10.
Were to be eampnlsory charity, be could see nu reason oily
the great bulk of the monied interest, and the who(' of ity
trading commuuirS, should not hear a poetise of the wrialr.
It would be nothiug more than jut.' to take the Wardell tam
the laudholder, and let it he supported by the cotostry at
large. The tears on the moored interest were about 4a. its
the potted, !lisle the demai.d Oil th.:, landed proprietor for
poor's rate, was, on the average Ss. He would boa ewer take
it at 3u. width, wide 4r. for OftlitlSl I taxes, made 76. Three
were beaidee other charges sasouistrog to 4s. more. So that
the landed proprietor received bill Ds. out of hie punted,
while the individual, wboae properly was fended, gut id'.
In the mite way, if they looked at the wages of the la.
bearer, they would find *but hie rest, feel, salt, soap, to.
took up the whore. except abort Is. per 'reek, with which be
had to hinds/ hinierlf with food, sod various necessary
articles. The courripiesse wail, that potatoes formed a
greet pert of his sobsietsoce. Ne .eossititred, In ems pets;
of view, the growth of potatoes et • gyissehlessieg to soy
coseleys—but he looked Opole it use decided OM, when Site
palate formed the prioldpal slide of a astioi% food, le
teaukd HI 10 jamas of pepe‘stios fee wee styli lip • Delta-
illieriog roistry) Is a liegree that 0,04 eel he sepias laid I #
any capital, however wet. To the **sot if thiterrool.
torsi part of Ike eirstimeolly, the stellselterrai.t.bogre Wes.
Dist fairly doh lay, eseept la • *wry NSW powe art* miss&
dies. Thli (twit, of the wits* adopiedsithisle4iiive is
Sepal to tisteely.. the prier of saps !WI tegabilil/41 Millet.
trOfite.oo ti 1110 fedi( 11101/0/Meli ilkeiltiob• WOO = :
,6111
aiiholladiiii. Obit* gems, mem hi. impoe• ..-.
He egrosd in the priselph kaid dusts~ vs a fosses or.
cities by tie Noble Loyd, shot it wad better to Iris!
• aboilli"*44ll.l.4lAdhl bb:aftea."l""lip"piortedse be
ilitiindedidlrreesewlupkilaiskl/2. allieditibeiwWll4thisirlptiliusniacw"tplethaidwaSa.

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been misled loan extent t the country /which bad hewn pea.
duct:ec of injurious consequences. Justice we. 110 i sbue 10
the great body of agricultural la►oure►s, unless they were ef.
fit lewdly protected. The manufacturing classes also dew reed
protection, though the House had nut always dealt leniently
with Mein. If, when laws wets made to punish combination
amongst ale men, their provisoms had also been directed
strain.' combination amonpt tlw master., Ise would hare
aTrerti in the jinaire of the enactment. The aericulteral la-
b quer was not in the same sten Et ttttt . Dom-card Artist!, it

was nut in his power to combine—aid his elerassities were so
great, Iha t he could not go on for one moment without attend-
ing to his woo k. His master, however, might do wiiheiut
fur PI gr...., part of the year, we hoot injury This was not
Ihe 4 ;use the 11141111f:1mo. yr, 111, 111 a much better
sileasien. Ile 4-minis...it it would le wise if the wages
of the agrieultur nob re reveller tee %'. aII aiStritil,,
%ere regulated at the Sessions. It could not be .4one for
very restrainer districts, as, where the space wag large, the
rate of wages mast necessarily vary. The Magistrate wowlel
hr better able to Betide what SUM 011116/ els Ir given to a
labourer, than to adjudge the rate of wages which a ma.
nufacturer ought to receive, since there were many consi-
derations connected with a particular trade, of which it
was probable lie would not be aware. Hy a e liberal appor-
tiodemnit of wages, of from Ss. to ss. per week. he conceived
the existing Laws might he reduced 2,000,01e1 annu-
ally. There were parts of the Hill brought in by the
Hum. GelltleMB•4 which lie thought were extremely beneficial ;
for instant-v, that part which related so the mineral of
persons who had procured settlements where else y haul no
right to iloni. There were also p' os mucus that would pro_
Lila% e resent sonic of the inuitualingement observable in the
iselnelinsteniein of the POor's Laws. But that silty great, any
derided benefit would be deneed front 11, be confessed he diet
out believe. The greatest relief to the country wuuhd be
foam' by making some change in the law of sett ;enieut, by
which large ruins now lavished iu litig oboes miclit be
Weil. This was the tirgest item, hr cosieeived, that could be
oared by soy regulation, that tell *hurt of rensoriug the grand
scorers of the evil. The sum likely to he saved by other
means was mit more than 5410,009/. or one-sixteenth of
SPOO.OnO/. whet' the tobue's rate auunally required. The
Committee, which had sat two sears, the whole of whose
yroceroings were thou before the House, h:ial dune teething
that dal not fall far short of thee:real (deject hr hail in relea—
sed, unless Governeri sit intended to let the evil go on
tnrecasiug, from day to day, they would devise sense means
eif lowering that weight of taxatimi, which pressed
the 'aspic dime, and was the primary canse of the pre-
sent distress. The Duly None the country had, was,
that Ministers would diminish the taxation which bore so
beery on particular bodies' and that they would place it
eloseeralwic else. This could nut lie done by a Committee.
They had not the iuP.rmatinu, neither could they &gist
'louse 1111'd."1.'0, which, while the revenue was protected,
and preseoted from falling sheet, would, by their operation,
relieve the great body of the people, and enable the Le.
gislature to make an effectual aileron.° io the system.

Lord Csoott.i.ntAtlit did not suppose that the proposition
of his Le:illicit Friend was intended to lead to II general dis-
cussion of the system of Pour's Laws. If the subject were
In he oliseu,sed in that House, it would hr inure advan-
tageous to debate it, wheu the Bill his Hon. Friettel meant to
subunit to their consideration, was introduced. That Bill
would routaus seven or eight of the mu-t important propo-
eititme connected with the subject, and, in considernig it,
they would be able to poiut nut those parts of the improved
system. in the propriety of which they agterol, and those also
which tiny cousidered faulty. 'I lie Hoto. Gentkorai' (31r.
hail argued the guts • rather as n matter of
tiossiorial arrangement, than as a subject rolinected with the
Pool's Laws. if he bail formed soy measure in his own
mind, it' lie had discovered any happy espoelieut, lay whirl,
the hurd.o could be re (ruin that part of the coo,.
natality which they most wished to relieve, and thrown
on another portion, by whom it would not he felt, then
lie etliitil assure the ilonottiable Gentleman that hr had
found out • plan, which had not presented itself to the
Chance law of the Exchequer air to any of his 3latesty's
Ministers. tkl,.re he asked Ministers to do that, which,
he stated, they alone could effect, it would have burn well
if he had communicated to them what system it was Iliat he
haul revolved ill his Mind, 111141 *Oiled thrill to adopt. lI.P
Majesty's 31inisters, believer, ft 00000 ght they hest rl
their duty to tile Heinle Riot lin. eouutly, by out tak-
ing the question up as a Illfaltaire of Guff. ramrod. They
deem, el it Leiter to identify lhrursrlycswith terry putt
of the Ilona', in endeavouring to discover a proper irmealy
for the red. Po tiny* the Hon. Grollerstaii would change
tins upitow,n on tills point, when Ire (Lord Castlereagh) de-
elareel that it was better to have time question looked into,
groerally, by sit parts of the House, in under that every
variety of a orw might be taken of it. He protested
against the minciple laid duwu by the H 'able
Gentleman—foe lie emweived, that a propusitiuu fuming
from Governeueut on this suloject, might be looked at
with jealousy, anti might appear somewhat harsh, whereas,
it would toot be liahle lo any such nhj.etiou, if it
Were milted as a matter of regulation, cOOOOOO from all
ports of the House. He would ask the Hoa. Gentles eau,
eslartlwr he thought a useful Measure on this *Object would
receive less assistance and support Gum 31iuisters, if brought
forward by 1' or others, than if it were introduced as •
decided GoVerii 0000 .lit measure? If he a uuld state his plan,
noel it were likely to be operative, it should have the sup-
port of Gov. ratoieut bait he thought it would be unwise
to 011111311 the proceedings rut the Committee, with import
to this question. The C • tee lead exaniturol the sash-
jest narouwly, and pal ticularly that part of it which wan
west linporlant, Ilalfirly, how they were to deal with those
laws, wit t prejnolite to any of those rights which the
people claimed f their birth. He saw the int-olive-
saner of the preseut systemo-shut he also saw the difficulty
of cleating arch it. He did out think it was fair on the
part of time Hon. Gentleman to lead the country to suppose,
as • portion or his spent b co rtainly did, that thee e was any
impala mesa •iroolaSt Ministers with se-specs to this question.
The filet was, they mild not wish hastily to introduce • new
system, since they felt that they could WA do so %abort
footling a ask which they did nut deem expedient. He had
eves) reason to believe, that nu country had ever limn snore
rapidly ft om a state of do pression than Great Britnin recently
had. lawking to the increase of reveuut , of commerce, of
mianisfactuting industry, and of agricultural industry, he
felt he was justified in saying that the interests of this
country had linden guise • giro mod fuisolainental amelioration.
The putor's rates were, ist coma queliee, much less pressed
tau by the inalioraeturing poor than they mete some time
since. The House, he hoped, would stiffer the Committee to
proceed with their labouts—Mince every thing ought be ex-
pected from them which zeal and persevering •ttentiou
could effort. (lu these grounds, he must &elate, oil this
mot of himself and his colleagues, any invitation to bring
forwird a eeneinl measure. A. the Hors Gentleman's re-
medy was one tot taxation, and taut fur the alteration sal the
Pool'a Laws, lir tlH.Lialit It Was li question more proper fur
the f. onside. atom of the Chancellor of the Exchequer tbau
for that of any sober iodivadual.
Mr. BURK r 1.1. sand the couutry was 'rimming under the
weight of the Poor's Laws. In one (coati, the populatiou
of a iiich anioionifri to 10,000 persons, the poor's rates were
ono li-ooni per 141111111 e, ilootigh a f. w years billet they were
7.0001 per can. 'I lie pailrituf West Grirustou, sn which
1.acd,11,11,401f ri of 7110 acres, the clear rent of which was
4 .111101. a yeao,anol, in the present year, the poor's rates would
be 4,1011/. The notoitent the harvest was housed the people
were disehargo it by the farmers, and were, of course, obliged
to go to the work-house. This rental k applied to all that
country, flout the South nouns quite up to Susses, and ex-
truding east mid west ft Hampshire to Kent, except in
those parishes a here hops were glown. These fiats he could
prove In evidence before the Committee.
Lord Cssvbsut•Gd was aware dial the pressure, in some
districts of Surarli, was exceedingly . Su much so, as
to threaten the destruction of the landed interest.
Mr. M::Tltos would be attempting to palletise a delusion
tin the count; v, if lie did not state, that any temporary
latter interkrence, solider existing chewiest:owes, would out
remove the evil. The sore was WO deep to he healed by any
sueasure that did not penetrate to the rout of the mischief—
soil while the present state of 'Amalie's /renamed Hothou-
se's!), d, he was canifident that the ev.l of the pour's rates
must routilitie limit. While the pauper was starving,
the grotto. masa was struggling will. the difficulties of
the times. The landlord, its consequence of the taxes,

raised leis vent. the farmer enhanced ale price of his pro-
duce, and the labourer, in the cud, was the real an fferee. tie
was nut half paid fur his labour—a fact which was notorious
in the western parts of the kingdom. They might go oil
miaht enact laws, and render the defies of
Magistrates snore abffictilt, Seydou after Seasiasse—they might
pass Acts our day, mail repeal them the next—but tiny would
not mend the matter, until the reverse aff the pict ire
that he had drawn presented itself—m.ol there was
a sufficient-la of employment to vorrt the ahoorera'
della/11111X. %Vail this view of the subject, he called on
his Majesty's Militate," to areonal, or rattier to out-
run, the labours o► the Committee, anal would proceed to
relieve the people from a martinss of that immense 111:1S, of
ft/1111111 by which they were borne down. Let the House of
COOllllOllB recollect that the eyes of the country were on
them, and that the hearts nod wishes of their constituents
were with them 1111 every question having fur its object the
l'efl*:lle of taxati 4444 and else lowering of the public expels-
'ime The people situ not expect a 1 su strls 10 ado ietpaas-
aihilitns. They only wished thesis to do their duty. They
asked for no more, mid they would not be satisfied with
kr.
Mr. T. L. P. Wci.t.eat.►ar said, the question resolved itself
into a /rely narrow compass. It merely was, whether they
should vote for Ilse renewal of the e miner, or vast for
some specific measure. He should vole against renewing
the Committee, because lie believed all the informat oats that
1 011 111 be obtained bed heels collected anal pr 0000 olgeste.l to
the country—and, as there 11/11. nu Menihe•r of Parliament
or Magistrate who did not know that the poor were in
a deplorable state, no Knee should he lost in asiug
them effectual relief The laws now in fusee wear
known to be inadequate to that purpose, or rather, what
wa■ mulch wriese, they were kouwo to be mirchievons.—
Having a little Irish blood in his veins, he hercrill to
state, that he did sod. like the Honourable Ovoilemau
(Sir. Curwen) apprehend any danger from so intreatae of po-
pulation, if means were found to employ at. He did not
agate with the Noble Loral that any isislamay would lie ex•
cited if a measure raw the alteratiost of the Puor's Laws cella-
r:Med from his Majesty's Ministers. He slid not know that
prouder act could he perfus men by ally Gores timent dram the
bringing fo. ward a measure of this nature... And he was sure
if they dial itwooluee our, it would be hailed by all parties
and classes as a most happy MUCH.
Alderman WAIIIIMAN wished to mention a fact or two,
which feuded to disprove the statement ar the Soto nibiug
situation of the cestostry, which the Noble Lord bad rectotly
made. The parish 111 which /It' hid resided, in the c 00000 lir),
hat the last three or Cow and Is ruty years., was, up to Ilse
present mumcllt, requiring an increase tat rate for Ida'
nort of the poor. 'flue cottages were without garden.,
which he considered a very great defect, as it was probably
an inducement 10 dishonestly. 1•'or those who bad no
place in which they could raise a potato, would cent
he very scrupulous in committing depredation in the
potato or turnip field of his neighbour. Many Enclosure
Rills had bees. passed of late, wader the idea of giving rm•
ploymeut to the poor. He had, however, seen the parks of
Nobleman mid Gentlemen increased by these tneraurry, but
not a bit of 18114, lie believed, was reserved fur the poor
mall. The ward Which Ise had represented fur many
years in the Carlow:Must, consisted of five parishes Oue
hundred of the inhallimista of there parishes had been
recently summoned for arrears of poor's rate. Rut, when
the business was isivestizate.l, it was found that it was with
the greatest difficulty they kola themselves oast sat the poor-
house, and that they we re wholly unable to pay. When he
was told that the counts y was 111 a flourishing situation, it
was nretaaary to produce some thing, in proof of Ilse fart,
more substantial than ensiiiiirhouse hooka, or financial
stateineuts. He felt that it was quite impoasible to give any
' effectual relief to the
the present system, and greatly reducing the taxes.
Colonel WOOD said, that, no the Report of the Committee
on the Pour's Laws, it was strongly recommended, that all
cottages should be furnished with •sedans at a cheap
rec,ommenilation ss his li he hoped would be attended
to. In the comae of the al.sesissimi, lie had Iseasd several
remarks Mach were 111".11 Illy of the considers& of the
Commiter, but not a rea►uu hail been given for not renew.
hag it. Last year, it was proposad to abler the Law of Set.
ilemen, by rendering it necessa, y that there should be a
residuum of three, iirstead of osw year This., he terstood,
was objected to by many persons its the comity which he re-
presented. Still, however, be thought, that that part of the
law ought to be atneutled—for one of the greatest evils of
the system was to be found in the cruel and tyrannical
'ism 1111 l r its which the law relative to settlements was adosi.
Icslcreol.

sir %V. Grist spoke iu favour of the motion, which was
et served iu, without a division, and a Committee of
%I all isionedialely appointed.

WAGER UV BATTLE

The ATTORNEY-GEN►RAL rose, pursuant to notice, to
move for leave to bring it. a Bill, " w abolish the peuersd.
ing of appeal of death, felony, or mayhem ; awl all wager of
battle, j ' ' g issue by battle, and trill of battle, in arils
of right.•' The Learned Gentleman said, he Wag aware that
this suliject hail, formerly, beets incidentally discussed in
that linear, but he believed it hail never berme been brought
forward in Parliament fur the purpose°, ['arum the In.. abo-
lished. The proceeding was a very ancient tow, orixinaling at
• very tatty period, but that could nut be assigned as a rea-
son for nut abolishing it. The Learned Geist. then entered
into a history of the slalom of U'ager of Battle, and pointed
owl the different nit►ralious it hail undergone by the .Ifrqous
Chaste of Henry 111. by the statute of Gloucester, and by the
3d or Henry the Seventh. He then expatiated uu 11w great
absurdity, as well as injustice of ■ piueeedisig, which
placed • mall, alit. had been acquitted of a crime, a tirfolill
11111 e it. jeopardy, especially when, fiam the finer of pre-
judice, aud the violence of passion, be was 1101 likely to
have a fair trial. The I-rained Geutlemati cunt luded by
Rowing fur lease to brim: the 11.11
Mr. DENMAN agreed in eve. y observation that fell from
the ll.ear•ed Geutk-man, and anticipated that the abolition of
this law, which, if it had been uric.' called into action, would
bare beets au iiitulerable nuisance, would be effected by the
unanimous vote of the present Psi hornet&
Mr. BERNAL, all one of the saute p►ofession, expressed his
thanks to the Learned Gentleman for bringing this mem
sure forward. He believed, that there was another species
of appeal, not 'Bulimia in tlw Bill, in eases of tieiison coin.
mitred beyond *ea. He called the Learned Gentleman's at.
tention to it, lest any ufic part of the system should be lilt
untouched.

The A TTORNET.GEN ERA!. said, the Appeal of Treason
was entirely done sassy.
Mr. B6R7IAL •puke from memory, but be Inhered the
appeal, in cases of treason committed twymil sea, was still
iu existence.

Leave was then given to !fling in the Bill, whirls the
ATTORNET-GIVNLRAI. wool idler prevtotrol. It was tend a
hrs. issue, and ordered to be read a second these WI Friday
next.