The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-23 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MAY 22.

SLAVERY.
The Earl of DERBY presented petition' against %beery from
Sutton In Ashrield, and Broadwcnsor, in Dorsetsbire ; and from
Leighton Buzzard, in Bedfordshire.
CURRENCY OF IRELAND.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from thy
Inhabitants of Wexford and its vicinity, against any alteration iii
the present system of banking in Ireland.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR ARRANGEMENT BILL.
Lord ELI.ENSOROGG II said, that as no other Noble Lord
had intimated an intention of taking up the mihject of the Debtor
and Ctetlitor Arrangement Bill, he would move the second rend.
ongof that Bill.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR said that he way friendly to the
winetple of the Bill. and he would he the more inclined to support
It, if it tended to reduce the number of bankruptcies : but the Bill
was ,so defective in its details, that it was quite impossible titer
Lordships could pass it in its present state.
Lord ELLENROBOUGH agreed shit the Noble Earl that
the detnila of the Bill were very imperfect ; hut he was happy to
perceive that the Noble Earl wu not hostile tii the princitile attic
Bill. As there would not be time to makod he necessary alterations
this Session, he would allow the Bill to pies over until the next
Session. Hie Lordship then withdrew his motion, and of course
the Bill falls to the ground.
CORN LAWS.
The Each of 31A LIISBURV moved, that there be laid before
their Lordships a return of the quantity of corn. meal, and flour.
imported Into this count-y, but not warehoused, up to the 2d of
Allay. 1826.
Lord 31EI,VILLE said that he would endeavour. If possible, to
procure the returns In time for to.morrow's (this day's) discussion.
—Ordered.
Lord ELLF.NBOROUGH thought the last elause in the Ware.
housed Corn Bill so unintelligible, that he would wish to have some
explanation respecting it Iron the Noble Lord (Bexley) nitint•re
be could not divine the meaning of the word •• proportion. 'an
used in that clause.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the confusion arose
From borrowing only the half ea clause in an Act of the last Sea.
si/tt• wh . the oiler half was necessary to make sense of it.
(A laugh.)
Lord ELI ENBOROUGII said, tbaa as he had received no ex-
planation of the clause, he would more that the order of the day for
tiie second reading of the Warehoused Corn Bill on Tuesday (this
(lei) he rescinded, and that tile second reading take place on Fri.
day, by which flee it,lse light might be ;brown on the subject.
Lord 3IELVILI.E said the mn!lon of the Noble Lord was quite
as unintelligibleas the clause, which he admitted was very obscure;
but the proper place to remedy such obscurity way in the Coln.
miitee.. There was no order of the House fur a second reading of
the Bill ; the order of the House was merely that their Lordships
tr,. summoned ; and of course the motion to rescind an order which
was not in existence was as unintelligible as the claim objected tn.
The Earl of MALMSBURY said that he had entertained a
hope that the 13111 would contain some clause to regulate by instal-
ments the admission of foreign corn into the market.
Alter a few words from the Earl of Lavin *DALE and the Earl
to LIMERICK. .

i;e7l-15,17iNBOROLT011 withdrew hit main..

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