The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-07-02 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, JULY I.

The Rouse met at • frt. Initiates before four o'cloch.
The SPEARER beissi •smmoord by the Black Rod) a:.
tended the llod•e of Lord. to witness the Royal Ar•kt
Rive„ to several 11.1's Yea which see She Lordr).
Mr. lk FITZGERALD prmented • Petition from the
Clerk of ilar Crown for She County of Clare, against dm
Grand Jury Prtoeulntents Bill.

The HtiAgate Chapel Bill was Mo•sht in, rend • line
tiler, anJ ordered to be read a second time on friday.

SALT DUTY REPEAL BILL
This Bill w•• read • fist, sod ordered to be ma aK-
eyed time to-morrow.

Mr. CURWEN gave notice of an instriiction be would
move after the second marlin, to confine the operatiou of
the Bill to the year miring,
Mr. MOBHOUSE presented a Petition from Chines
Maddox. one of the Reformers imprisoned for meeting to
elect a legislatorial attorney at Warwick, complaining of
various gri connictet with his to■l and potnirlunent.
His chief I omp'aint wss of the selection of the Special Jury,
and the unequal shore of preishoneot which was visited.
upon hum, the excess of which was ascribed to the manner
of his detester, • right moat unconstitutionally assumed by
the Judges of late. The Petition prayed for the release of
all piimerra confined for politicil offences, and for com-
pensation fur the sufferings and limes of all reformers, ter
drawn out of the large sinecures.
After a few words from Mr. H. TWISS and Mr. HOB-
HOUSE, the Petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. RICE preseuted • Petition from Cow bius ADDIIII-
- Coroner of the County Kerry, against the Irish COM.
nms Mir..—Orderfd to he printed.
Mr. DAWSON moved the third rending of the Metropolis
Police 8.11, which was aceurdingly read the third time, and.
passed

Mr. E. WODEIIOUSE presented Petitions from Norwich
sad Yarmouth, complaining of I siltesitions effected
by a Bill passed in last mouth, relative to the Malt Drum..
Mr Alderman WOOD complained of the new burdens:sill
ou the mobsters of mall capital.
. . .

Mr. HUME compl.ined of the see►esy and celerity with
which arc\ Bills passed at one or two o'clock in the morning.
The Petitions were ordered to be printed.
li rd BINNING presented • Petition from Subteribers to
a National Military Alon•nient to he erected in Boatload.
praying that 111,0001. out of 100,100 f. voted by Portia-
meat for similar perpows, might be .dried to their subscrip-
tions fur the purpose of building a church.
After some diniceminis on the subject between Mr. Grew.
fell, Mr. Home, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir R.
Wilson, Mr. Cameo, Mr. J. P. Grant, sod Mr. H. Drum.
the Petition was laid rin the table.
Mr HUME moved for various returns relative to the Land
Tax Collectors, together with their receipts end balsocrgi
iu tits last area years,—Ordered.
RIRBAND WEAVERS OF COVENTRY.

Mr. PET F.R MOOR F. presented a Petition of the Rifihnuil
Weavers of Coveutry, agreed on at • public Meeting at the
County Hall, eunvrued by public adverliwinent, under
the sassetios of the Magistrates, praying each al.inition. aid
asernilments In the Art of the 40th tied. ill , eilled the Com-
bination Act, as should remove diffieollies in its operation, so
far as to render it 'ammonia to briug disputes b-tween rm.
ple)ers sod employed to • final termination. Mr. Moore said.
the Petition was signed ley nearly 1,200 of these meritorimia
artisans; but he expressly chaired it to be understood, that
it was virtoolv the Pillions of the whole city of Coventry.
whose several insereats it erribnsetd, inasmuch, he said, as
the ribhand isanitfacture of Csveriry stood i• the same rela-
tive sitsalium towards the whole city, as she apiculture! in-
terest did to the whole kiugdem, si given in evideuce before
Committee of this Heuer—that if the eibbasid trade pros-
paved, the whole city of Coventry, every trade and avocation
is it prospered; hot, if she ribbaud trade foiled, they all
failed, and the whole city felt the same dist,.s., sod were all
alike threatened with our common rain. Mr. Moore stated,
that the whined manufacture employed 80,000 persons, mid
spread its influence over as newly more; and, white prusee'ed,
thew artisans not only contributed to Church and fiat.,
hot they enabled great numbers .to maestri& them-
/wive. aid families, to keep Blear of parochial relief,
and to keep dowa the poor rates; that theme a:tissue
hod received no ad in their rates of labour from
1188 to 1813, although all othi4 class., of sheer had
received augsbeetaiion equal to she rise of prolusions and
the .ores art,, of life; that two yews of great demand had
listrodiced Iwo the trade intruder's with wapitis/. who had
sureetselled the tweieut system which time issinemolial had
establisher(, .f the masters twain to settle the rates of