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IMPLRIAL PARLIANINT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—MomDAY, Millen 11.

The Loan CH • NCI LLOR priveuted a Bill foe Aerie( the
Judiciary Laws of Scotland, which was read a /rat llama, sad
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ordered to be printed.

Lord AUCKLAND moved, "'that the Petition of
the Manchester inerchimt, trading to North Ame-
rica, sheald be taken into consideration, •nd that

the -Petitioners should be heard by themselves or

Counsel on the subject matter of the Petition." He
then stated, that the Petitioners would he Featly

aggrieved by the *Orders of Council pagiiiujiuto a
law, and quoted precedents to shew, that it would
not be infringing on the role.; or ptivileges of the
House to hear them by Counsel against the Sill for
regulating the Orders et Conned.
Lord Ilaw /MOWRY; celavettted. with obeerY-
ing, he was sarpriaad
.that the Nahfc.Liailivenld
now bring forward his 'motion in that bfialii*, is lie
„sminstaroLlAminse the --

lie would
" That the worth f subject matter' . ,41 *trot.
out, and that in their stead phonld be substituted
that Petitioners be heard on the article et cotton

wool ou the Bill Prohibiting the e%poitation of
that article, vend all other matters upon which
they could ire* heard. without interferng with the
privileges of the House.'
Lord Gagesitim said, that the Petitioners had
not mentioned cotton Wool, nod he ;mild not see
how the amendment would be relevant to the

prayer of the Petition.
The LORD CHANCILLLOR wof opinion that

there was no mode ill which the Petitioners could

be heard against the Orders of Council, end he did
not think they ought to be heard at all.
Lord Gaga vita.' observed, that tls.: port of the
Bill that wes aid and supply might be separated
from that which was only regulation. iuul they
might be heardAis the regulation part.
Lord ELDON Itiptained.
VDOOMA. SiostOtrru spoke at length in favour of
the motion.

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ESTABLISHED IN 1-14,
F°lt the Insurance ma /dells of Buildings,
liesocioid "ream (!trails end Stock is Tiede, in
Tryst, or en Ce4moisiss, Farming Stock, and Slap. in Harbour,
in Dock, ee srkilr Bnifdisf, from Lo, or Damage by Fi.e, &p-
-lowed*, Au rally, or for skeet -dad,
141/11111111 111106( Policies become due at LADY DAY
met, sot respectfully informed, that they will low- the De-
misfit if the said Policies if the and dui) are out
paid al or before the gel day of Apni,
Policies of sea end upwards, into.
Looms by Firs by Lightuang Lave shrays been made good
by ass Society.
By Order, C. P. CIALABIN, Seerefero.
IjrUri. FIRE sad LIFE OFFICE,

Earl GENT followed on the came side, in a very
energetic speech.
Lnrd.Naw►essnaY remarked, his amendment
was for accommodation; hut since the debate bad
taken such a turn, lie wonid ask leave to with-
draw it.

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Asir 1, inrtitresd nog, jar harrist ,Glllll4O,
:Nero scuba, ifffie* s Watt', is Harbor, or is Dock' i'issrir,
Critft; ad Cops Aso Loa or Deeieze by Fos; aloes fur Im-
ams law, gwortneg Assisitiori tAc.
CAPITAL, TWO /1111LLION4.
Prirllll *on fire being of the first import-
mos 4•4110101•40.16420.7, aortallasibilahoos Issw• beim
formed fur that Ireful pmpuee ; and this Company having,
been established open a plan which holds out very superior
advantages, the Donators feel confident of public support
The bminem of the Company commenced at Miclimhoas
last,. and lueurances, to a very considerable amount, bate
Already beep effected.
Proposals may be bad at the Office, and Insurances by
persons whose Policies expire at Lady-day, may be effected
'upon Toy advantageous terms.
.Persons Insuring Property in this Office, to the amount of
load. are entitled to very peculiar advantages!!!
AU Policies of 3001. and nr.arila, are horsed gratis; and
Insurances upon Household Goods, under that amount, may
be effected without distinct areifieations!
No deduction whatever in the Payment of lames!
Lop or Vantage by Fire, .occasioned by Lightning, is
imldL'hy this Company!
• Illnrusts paid un the removal of Road', in case of fire, and
all Inas or damage thereby made good to hooted!
No charge made fur Indosements'
A considerable deduction is allowed to Merchants on short
period

Lord AUCKLAND observed, he was not particular
as to the mode ; he would be a illiuo to conform to,
any motion that could be sui!,,gesttd hv the Noble
Lord, that would effect the lue iitise of the Peti-
tioners.
The EM of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE supported the
amendment.
The Earl of LAUDEND ILE said, that the amend-
ment of the Noble Secretary of State was accord-
ing to Ob amid meshed ofgettiog rid of subjects
lborke could DOE .oppsiellirr! erried-the Petition
to the Cotton Prohibition Bill, the ouly article to
prohibit the exportation of which could he of any
advantage, as it made it cheap ; but the raw ma-
terial being cheap was not the object of the Peti-
tioners—their object was to get a market for their
goods when manufactured. He concluded by oh-
serving, that the amendment would be of no pos-
e Bible use to the Petitioners.
Lord Eaurwa followed on the same side.
Lord ELDON found fault with the Noble Secre-
tary of State for his amendment ; for, as an

dual, he thought the Petitioners had no right to be
heard.

The Earl of BUCKINGHAM:MIRE approved of the
amendtneet.

Lord GICNVILLE moved, as a further amend-
ment. "That the words Cotton Wool Prohibition
Bill' be left out."
Oa which the question was put and negatived.
The question on the original amendment was
then put and negatived, after which the original
question was got and negatived.
Earl BATEUSIT moved the Order of the Day
for the second *reading of the Orders in Council
Bill. He supported ithe measure as being of that
nature which would distrait the enemy the most.
He hoped that after this subject bad been do often
discussed, and that such convincing arguments of
its utility had bean adduced, there would be no
opposition ; and that it would pass with the una-
nimous voice of the House. •
Lord Ensiles, in reply to Earl Bathurst, went
at length into the nature of the question, andar-
gued with prat perspicuity of reasoning against
the measure, which he proved was fraught with
incaletilnble mischief to the best interests of the
coustry, by impeding a certain channel for the
sale of our inauutiictures, as well as our colonial
produce, of which the warehouses of oar merchants
are so overstocked. His Lordship then reverted to
the prohibition of exporting bark ; be said—
" You profess that you mean to force France into
peace by intolerable privation, and for this ob-
ject, you go even the length of leaving the sick
to perish for want of medicine, bringing upon us,
I fear, the awful and everlastiog curse—, I was
siek and ye visited me not.' My Lords, you do
more, you prevent the sick from being visited by
that which the Author of Nature, iu the mysteri-
ous construction of the world, has made the only
specific for a disease with which it has pleased him
to afflict us ; it mocksiall the power of human
thought and genius,_ why the bark of a tree should
come in contact with the destructive poison in the
blood of man ; it is the gift of n benevolent God
to his creatures, which man ought not to take
away."
Tht Earl of SELICIRIL observed, that be could
not approve of the measure, because its tendency
went to injure the good understanding between this
country and the United States of America, and he
felt how nece...ary it was for us and our Colonies
to maintain a good understanding with that COULI•
try.—He concluded with reprobating the system of
Ministers, in studying how to raise the price of
sugar and coffee, instead of devising means of sae.

Leven

Pr.: a

Insurances.
A Brokerage of fire per rent is allowed °nail hipping In-

ince. !

Policies toe more than one year allowed a
count!

Fanning Stock, on one farm, insured without the Average
Clause. . . .

Engines, earrinz trate, (on a new principle, invented by
Mr. Dramait), are stationed in the taunt eligible situations in
the Metropolis, and ready fur immediate service on the first
alarm of Fire.
Agents are appoiated in most of the principal Cities and
Towns is the Vitiated Kingdom.
By Order of the Directors, WM. BURY, Clerk.
Books, rota:lining the Tables of Rates of Premiums, with
every particular respecting Life Insurance, fie. may be had
at the Office, ow application to Mr. St. Croix, Actaary to t►e
Life Department.

This day is published, by Legman and Cu., and Symonds,
Paternoster-row ; Egertoit, Whitehall; and Moak% Ports-
mouth g Yob. a•e. price Ous Gaines,
IIIHE TRIAL of GEN. WHffELOCKE ;
taken is Shortitaud by Mr. GURNEY with a Copy
of the mullein Delmer. To which wilt be addrd, au Ap-
pendix, ountainiug fienrral Whitelocke'■ Instructious, and
aU-the other Official Parrs produced in Court ; with • Map
of Beam Ayrra, and the sarronading vomits,.

GRAM) STATE UrrTERy.

THIS IHOS:41-11Z.,--st-Fierea otlock, the Drawiag is.

rrilE TICKETS,&ZS,I66, a Prize of Loma.
and No. eo6, • Prise of 3001. last Tuesday, wan
both Sold is Shares by HODGES, PAINE, sad CO. Stink-
Balker*, No 2, Coral!! ; and 14j, Oxford-sheet ; warm
TICKE fS and SHARES, Warranted Undress, are ea Sa/a
in great Vattety Mate of the Whcel :
uf L 20,00u I lu of . L. 1,000
10,000 25
5,000 &e
TICKETS and SHARES of the GRAND CITY LOT-
TEIt Y, containing only 20,000 Tickets, are also as Sale es
above.

FANI-lIONABLE PATENT SOFA-
JL BEDS, chair-beds, four-post and tent bedsteads,
with furniture and bedding complete; the new-invented
patent Trafalgar sideboard and dining-tables- also, the Im-
perial ilining-tables, and portable chain; elegant snits of
dearing•roons and dining room furniture, carpets, glasses,
64t .; the patent Eait India sonsguito net beds, with every
taller article matinfactured on purpose fur foreign climates ;
runs and airy clitipatte, on entire new principles and in-
lentims; every article is the Upholstery and Cabinet
BrauQh.., requisite fur the famishing of Homes complete,
in the flint style of modern fashion and elegance, at MOR-
GAN and BANDER/I'o Manufactory and Ware-rooms,
N... 16 s:ti ty, Catherine-street, Strand, Loudon.
b. B. Morgans and Sanders bare no ceametivo whatever
Witt, way Waldman in Linden.

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Nis rch et),. I rpHE COMMISSIONERS for Vidrakibig His —....-
4,,i Opera of A. Majesty's Nave do he rely give Notice, MD so TUES.
DA r, the .4.2 d inttaw, they will be ready bset-ewe Teeders iii HOUSE OF LORDS—Mob oau, Maned it.
-... Bra. araisF (sealed sp), and treat for what COOPERAGE The LORD CR•NCILLOR presetited a Bill tot altering the
.-ert, STORES the service of this Department way require for the Judiciary Laws of Scotland, which was reed a Ind time, sad
spare of ewe yew front the dale itt. the Contract, to be delivered ordered to be printed.
into the Victualling Stores at Depiford, and to be paid for by
Lord AUCKLAND moved, " That the Petition of
Nils, payable with Interest, ninety days ofier date.
'‘•• Csadieisru of the Contract way be seen at the Secretary's the Manchester merchants, trading to North Ame-
rica, should be taken into consideration, and that
-4 will he lead ti, any reader in which the Price shall the Petitionera should be - beard by themselves or
is iesrdi at leiteth, or that shall set he delivered Counsel on the subject matter of the Petition." He
~,, thee eGisch on the said Tuesday, the std
'he Perwa who wakes the Tender, or some then stated, that the Petitioners would be greatly
*elide, le ansaer when erlianifbr. aggrieved by the 'Orders of Council paining into a
' tNG-OPPIOE, Fs.. as mod. law, and quoted precedents to chew; that it would
.•4 ERS for Vietuadiag His not be itifringieg on the rides or pi.ivileges of the
'-e Notice, That on TUES- House to hear them by Coudael agalupt the Sal for
11 be ready to rewire len- regulating the Orders of Council. .
''Or the apply af what Lord l!awaLianay.-cotomenced. with sibaerV-
'l.9f.,.. livp." tienc.i. ing, he was surprised. *that the NAbln-Leid'irould
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44/oflaig, now bring forward his motion in that scant, as lie
.assustasailltoour, the
He would therefore
'arr.* " That the words • subject spasm-es rin
out, and that in their stead ebonld be substituted
' that Petitioners be heard on the, article Cl' cotton
"1 on the Bill prohibiting the exportation of
,rtiele and all other matters Open which '
'4 Ue heard, without interferiUg with the
' the House.' "
-mix said, that the Petitioners had
'ton wool, and he amid not see
• would be relevant to the
,it was of opinion tl.at
Ake Petitioners could
',until, und he did
Al.
wet of the
•parated
' they
forth.
douse u.
Contra
zioa-coo,
The Bill was then ,
mined to-usurrow. Adj.
O'CLOCK.
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ROUSE OF ( OMNI,
Tim 9 . . informed the House tiro.
hod waited on the Hook of Peers, when thi
had agreed to Lord Viaeowat Lake's Passion Bill,
Drawback Bill, the Mutiny Bill, the Eseheqner Reg.
Bid, and mortal private Bills, ,itboot any araeadnient.
Lard hi t lava broach, up a Bill fee the regulation of to
tettlieQlstliiers to the West It idiag wrYorkeldre.
-111F."rilielfLieti rose, and said, Se di a 'Dot liflifldir OS vri.-
` oldie Hill thorough".
inclined to
la.

acquainted with the contents or purport
ly, hot as fir as he knew any thing of it, he was
give it his support and approbation.
The Bill was then read a first time, and ordered to be trail
a second time to-munrow.

A Bill fur enabling certain persons to erect a bridge over
the Thames, opposite Vauxhall Turnpike, was then read a
brat tire. A Natio° was thee brought up from the pro-
prietors of rotate adjacest lands, praying to he beard
against the second reading of the said Bit:, by their Coon-
eel. The Petition wee ordered to lie ou Wale, until the
locoed reeding of the said Bill.
Mr. F,STE4a brought up a Bill fur protect:.` the Bank of
Ireland in the nailing of certain coins celled tokens, value
teupence sterling, Irish, and preveuting, ender certain penal-
ties any person frost counterfeiting the same. The Bill s..as
read a first time, and ordered to be read a ennead time to-
narrow.

He also presented certain aecottata from the trials Exrbe-
quer-tqfire, who‘h we re urds red to lie on the table.
‘Ver•aiott brought ap the report of the Anneal In-
demnity bill, which was received, and the third reading fixed
fur to-nturrow.

Mr. Jouusou presented at the Dar an account of the
number lit galleon of spirituous liquors distilled in Ireland
fur the last year.
The CPANCELLOR alba Intim Exeunt' Ett moved tie
Noose should missive itself into &Committee, to-morrow,
on the Rill fur prohibiting. the exportation of Cotton Houl
and Jesuits' Hark from the Ports of Ireland..—Ordered.

He also gave notice he would move the House Humid re-
solve itsdf iatu a Committee on the same day, to consido c the
Act parsed foe prohibiting the importation ,of Eget Itul:a
Gouda into Ireland, from any Pun but that of Loudon.—
Ordered.

On the motiou of Mr. Hulk ISSON, the Howe went into
• CommateeM Supply, when the Besolutioo was to,
that a sum of 1,400,0001. be grouted as a supply tolleo74". a-
jesty, fur the payment of the iuterest of Exchequer Bilis,
due in the year inoa. The Report am ordered to he ri
mired to-morn w.

The House went then into &Committee on the Exeheitier
Bills Footling Bill; several resolutions wire read and agreed
to, and the report ordered to be received to.usurrow.

, .
Mr. 111AKIIISONI brought up a Bin for permitting, un,irr
certain restrictions, attar:de to carry into foreign porta, L.
lunging to the fanny, certain goods and incrchinid!se
The Bull was reed a Bret time, and ordered to be rer.l
seeped time on IVcdoesday neat, which day, h00t.%
on the suggestion of Mr. Tiraeae, was changed hr
Thersday.—Urdered.

Mr. Ai:cleat/CR BARI N stated, that in cowie-
quence of the general stagnation of trade, and t:.e
distress of the trading ialtahitants in the towns
hitherto employed in manufactures, whetlier
the Orders in Council, or those measures adopted
either by this country or foreign nations. previous
to the issuing of those Orders. be was not inclined
to dispute, nor was he anxious to come to a pit:-
mature decision on the subject, he thought it
necessary to move, for the purpose of ascertaining
the real cause of these distresses, 8. That en account
be furnished, and laid on the the of this House,
of the reel value of merchandise exported fruus
the ports of this kingdom to the Continent. from
the hat of October, 1806, to the 15th of March.
1807, and from the tat October, 1807, to sth of
April. 1808." He was induced, he said, to make
this application for information, for the purpose of
ascertaining fairly whether the Orders in Council
were really the ;idea cause of the distresses eN'.
perienced ? Of the periods of time he had ehoscr,,
one had completely included the operation of the
Orders of Council, and the other being exactly
• corresponding months in the year rectal the