The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-08 00:00:00

UOUSE OF CON3IONS, Mommy, NAT 7,

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter before four
o'clock, and POOR lifter the Deputy-Usher of the Block Rod
sammumed the House, in the usual form, to attend in the
House of Peers, fur the purpose of ►earing the Royal Assent
Rives by Commission to certain Bills passed by both
Houses.
The SPEAK ER on his return informed the Hoene, that
lee hall heard the Royal Assent given to the Rank Cash Pay.
meats Bolls (Englassil and Ireland), and several other Bills
—(for which see Lords' Repose.)
A person f the Commissioners of Ramsgate Harbour
presented she Ramseate Trust Account.
A person from the Office of lbe African Company pre-
sented their annual Account.

These AC(41E111111 were severally ordered to be printed.
NEWINGTON SELECT VESTRY BILL.

Mr. DENISON presented ■ Petition from the Inhabi-
tants of Wandsworth against the Newiustuu Select Vestry
Bill, complaining i■ particular of the extraordinary and
unlimited power proposed to be given to a kw inilivideala
user the public foods of the parish.
Mr. H. SUMNER said, he ituderstood the meeting at
which this Petition was agreed on, although it was pub.
tidy convened, was but thinly attended.
Mr. DENISON eaplaiued, sad the Petition was ordered
to be printed.
Mr. %V. SMITH presented a Petition from the Fish-
swingers Compeay, who were proprietors of 'loamy houses,
*ad a eousiderable quantity of land, in the Parish of St.
Mary, Newingtou against t►e Select Vestry Bal.—Ordered

to be pointed.-
Lord W. BENT' NCR postponed his motion for the pro-
duction of certain parrs respecting Sicily, which stood for
lo•mnrruw, to Tuesday the 1516 ium.
Lord NUGENT postponed his nation for n Committee
to inquire lulu the Courts of Justice in the Islaud of Tobago,
which stood for Ibis recsiiiig, to Wednesdny the 23d inst.

Sir W. antris loused fur an accoussi of the several
quantities of Itork and other Salts, delivered to curers sad
sabers employed in and fur the 1111 e of the Fishes lea of Great
Helium, duty fre►, frosts Jaisaitry I, 1820, lu January I,
1821.—Ordered.
DUTIES ON SUGAR.
Lord STANLEY 'Novi 41 fur an at count of the quantify
of East Indio Sugar etisercd roe home euu•umpttun in each
year, fr lBl3 to 1820, buth inclusive; sko, fur a Omitsr
mom of Wert India Sugar, eetered during dm same petiud.
—Ordered.
Mr. BAKING presented a Petition from a numerous and
respectable body of Merchants, Ship-owners, and other
In-
habttaau of the City of Lontiost,eonetraed in the Trade a soh
the Lam Indies, against the proposed istioratioos in the duties
use East laisba Sugar. Us wished to subsoil to she serious two.
sidtratiost of time Right Roo. Gentlemau, whether the limos-
venieuee of the ptopoortl regulation would nut greatly over-
balance say hem". to he derived from the preference given
to the produce of ow, country over litat of another, sod
whether it would mil he I mailer of much diScaliy fur the

Mr. C. HUTCHINSON said, perhaps the Hon. Member
forgot that the county of Cork was ouc.rlevcath part of the
extent of the whole of Ireland, and that his own county was
much smaller. Thai which might be a very fair rate of
fees on inquest, in a small county, woold not be so In a
large one.
The Petition was ordered to lie on she table.
The Marquis of TAVISTOCK presented a Petition front
the Counts of Bedford, complaining of the ity of the
Criminal Law.
Mr. HENRY CLIVE moved for a return of the number
of prosecutiumi for blasphemy in Ireland since 1810.
Sir R. WILSON presented a Petition from the Dealers in
Leather, statiug, that the increase of manufactories had
considerably decreased their manual labour, and thereby
thrown several nut of employment, and praying that the
ease might be take■ into consideration, and that a duly
should be imposed on machinery.
Mr. W. SMITH said, he always felt it a painful ditty to
say any thing that might seem to injure the working classes;
but be nevrr could bear objections raised against opichiner y
without saying, that these opinions originated in complete
absurdity. They might as well object to the loom or the
plough, ur any other implement of husbandry, as against
the manufactories in the leather trade. But, in fact, it was
mot iii the power of the Legislature of Great Britain, if t►ey
were disposed, to drive manufactures out of the country
when once introduced.
After a few words from Sir R WILSON the Petition was
read and ordered to lie on the table. _ . _

Col. DAVIES gave notice, that on Tuesday, the 224 inst.
he should make a motion relative to the abases committed
is the adulteration and sale of clover and trefoil.
Ots the mutiub of Mr. C. GRANT the Insolvency Bill was
post posed.
Mr. COURTENAY gave notice, that on the 22.1 of May
he should make s motion relative to the claims of the Ame-
rican Loyalist•.
The Hon. G. BENNETT gave notice, that to-morrow
(this evening) he should call the attention of she House to a
libel that appeared is a Sunday newspaper called ✓oha Bull.