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!VANE OF LORDS, %Vcox►so►r, MAacm 19.

Warll,l.FN MANUFACTURERS' BILL.
After the Bills mem the Tahle were forward:'.!;
among which the Nugar Duties Drawback Bill
will read a third time. and passed t and the
Arne:ken Commerce Bill, the Irish and English
Militia Pay and tee:thing Bills, and the M.litia
Buhsiterti Rill, were reed is second tune ; their
Lordships, agreeably to the Order of the Day, re-
solved into a Committee on the W, ollen hlanulaelu-
rens' INfalsinghem in the Chair.
Counsel on the part of the Petitioners against the
Bill set rr then called in ; Mr. Adam proceeded
with his areerments in their behalf.
After the Learned Counsel had been heard a
short time,
Earl SPF.NCER expressed his opini.rn, that the
line of argement adopted, was not strelle relevant r
it seemed to go against the prineple of tee Hi!!,
and not against its provisions. The latter were si.
miler to those of hilts formerly adopted, in similar
cirzunuitances, by their Lordships ; the Committee,
he conceived, was not the proper stage for the di:-
el...tire' of the principle, it would therefore be useless
to h'ar the Comis farther on Oat heal. He ac-
etelingly m wed !or then- withdrawing.
heti FITZWILLTA NI, though he felt rather
hostile rn the system of Suspendin4 Bills, yet, un.
dee the reels ir oucum.taoces of the case, he was
induced to :Naomi the present measure.
After a f w words from L eel AUCKLAND. the
question was put, and the Cuubsel ordered to with-
draw.
I he Bill was th-n agreed to by the Committee,
without amendm •nt; and the House resit...Ong, the
Report was received, and the Bill ordered to be
read a third time to-morrow.
Lord Aucklend presented a Petition from certain
Master Menefeeterers and Clothiers, in Yorkshire,
preying to Ise heatd, by their Counsel, against the
B 11, on its third reading.
This "VAS reef iced, and being read, the question
was pat with reel to the Prayet of the Petition.
Lord SLI.b.NBOROUG hi repressed hi. disap-
probation of wliAt WAS prripesed. on the ground of
the P titian not being it.,t ~.et the suspension, hut
against the term of its continuance. For this, the
allegaiiiins were not stifficie t ; 'lacy should shew,
hoe. some prtienl ir intrust we, prejediced by the
measure. A general ohjeeion, as to the geranium of
tint!, was not sauficiear. Stith a hiar of proceeding.
was, he thonght. a covert mode of attacking the
principle of the 14 li.
Lord llt LLAN U dissented from the sentiments
of the Nohle and Lea:nc.l lend ; and argued, that,
upon the whole, it was teir the Pstitioners should be
so heard.
Lord ELLENROROUGH spoke shortly in ex-
plena, ion.
Err! SPENCER expressed his wish, that no idea
eboul 1 go abroad. of any unwillingness, on the part
of that tloase. to hear arguments on behalf of the
Petitioner'. The present, as applying to the third
reading of the Fiill, was not I able to the ohjeelion
of the former one home d cision was obviously
necessary te be made ; but then it should be coolly
and dispessiona:efy dense In his own mind, he felt
it advisable to reel such a bill as the present, until
note genet:al arrangement should take place.
Lord FiLLi NI3OROUGH observed, he should
be wiry to int. rrupt any eroceedings their Lord.
sht;ps 'night think m ce.eary ; it cei tainly might be
a soothing circumstance to the Petitioners to be
heard ; but he could see no advantage that could, in
the present circumstances, result ficnn it. In to-
Morrow's discussion, should this appear, he would.
with pleasure, accede ; as lie now saw it, he thought
something more specific should he alleged on the
part of the Petition. rs. He thought it shoeld not
b- rurely at the election of parties to occupy the time
of the House.
Teequestion was then put, and the Petitioners were
metered to be heard, by their Cottnsel, to-morrow,
on the third reading of the Bill ; And olio those
who petitioiled for the Bill.
Mr. W. Diodes brought up from the Commons
the Scots Benkrupts' Bill, which was MI I a first
time; as was also a Private Bill, presented by Mr.
S. Le Fs% re.
LIABILITY OF WITNESSES.
The order for the third reading of the Bill to
declare the law in this re,. a, being read,
Led ELLENBOROUGH rose, and observed,
that upon further and rnaturer consideration, he was
induced. for Li• risen pert. and on that of los Noble
and Learned friend, who was prevented by business
from trmaiuing in the liouw, he had to say, that
such was also his opinion, that upon the whole. it
wreild he be:to to withdraw the Proviso and ad-
d.• in ial Clause altogether fr:'rn the Bill ; the legal
considerations which had induced surh an opinion,
were generally stated by his Lordship ; among
sehich, the most preminent seemed to be,-the
great additional burthen which the Proviso and
Clause would throw upon His Majesty's Judges
in the different Courts. What seas now proposed,
would go to leave the Bill esaftly in the state
it was presented by the Noble and Learned Lord on
the Woolsack. He concluded, by moving, " that
el that pert of the Bill, beginning with the words,
• provided nevertheless,' be expunged.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in consequence
of the proposition of the Noble and Learned Loud,
quitted the Woolsack. Ile adverted to the steps
taken in that House, previous to hi; bringing in the
present 13iIL He said, the answer delivered by the
Judges had been satisfaelory and clear; and, upon
the opiniens of a great majority of these Judges, ilic
Declaratory Bill was brought in.
Earl STANHOPE expressed his tretisfaetinn at
the proviso being withdrawn, which he consßle!ed
as the most objetl;nnahle MT discussed in a House
of ParEam: m ; still the Bill would not be to his
satifeelien, as the declaration was too peremptory
and unqualified.
Lord HOLLAND made a few observations, ge-
nerally, in supnort of what fell from his Noble
nn the lVnnlsAck.
Lord ELLENISUROUGI I seol.e in explanation.
Earl S I ANHOPE also expleired.
The question was then put upon Lord Ellenbe-
rough's Motion, for expunging after the words
,hove-men!ititied; which WAS ordered accordingly;
• read hird time, their Lord.

-aad the Dill bring read a thin
abips adjaurami :..atto-tnurrow.