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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—ArLotacio4r,JvLT 4.

Th6iir Lordships sat from two o'clock till near
four. in a Cominitn.se of Precedents, on the ques-
tion of the two petitions presented yesterday against
Mr. Justice Fox ; after which, the Marquis of
A ani,comm withJrew the petitions, on account of
th it idorznality.

The second reading of Lingliam's Divorce Rill
WAS postponed, after some evidence had been ex-
amined to ascertain Mrs. eLingham's present resi-
dence, without that being eireeted.
The Bills on die Table were forwarded in their
respeetive stages.
Adjourned to to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. PooLt brought up a Bill for indemnifying
certain proprietors of lands, at Wedenheck, in the
county of Northampton, which were to be occupied
for the better accommodation of His Majesty's ord-
nance. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to-morrow.

On the Order of the Day for the House to resolve
itself into a Committee on the Cotton in.umfissAurers
Bill;

Colonel STANLEY rose to oppose it. He said,
he considered it not only vexatious to the parties
who were the objects of it, but it held out no advan-
tages beyond those contained in the old laws of the
lit of Anne, and the 20th of George 2d. Instead
of putting an end to disputes between masters and
rnanufaCturers, it would lay the foundation for fresh
ones. he Bill, besides, was wholly unnecessary ;
and to chew that it was, he would just state that
when he first /lad the honour of a seat in Parlia-
ment, the quantity of Cotton consumed by Manu-
faatuers in a year amounted to Is millions of potted,.
weight ; and the quantity now consumed was .56
millions of pounds weight. This was a decisive
proof that the trade had prospered under the old
laws; and that there was no necessity for new ones.
Mr. ROSE said, this was not the first proposi-
tion that came before Parliament of late years, fur
altering the laws re•pecting the Cotton Manufac-
tories. A Bill for making alterations in those laws,
had been brought in in 1800, and passed without anv
opposition. That Bill provided that all disputes be-
tween blasters and Servants should be settled by ar-
bitration. But the An was since evaded; and last
year the Journeymen MannfaCturers prestnted a pe-
-66015 to the House, praying for some regulations
respefling them ; and, after a long discussion, it was
de sided that the present Bill should be brought in.
Mr. FRANCIS said, he was happy to hear from
an I-Icn. Member, that the Cotton Trade was im-
proving in such a manner as to render a Bill of this
kith! unnecessary; and, not having heard any suffi-
cient reason assigned for the measure, he should op-
po .e it. It went to take the settling of disputes out
of the hands of magistrates, and put them info
those of a rbit r.ttors. There was no reason shewn,
that magistrate; would not go on and do that in
future, which they had done long before the year
1800. And if it was said that magistrates were not
the proper judges to decide on such questions, the
same objeiftion would apply to any other thing of
which they had cognisance. But in all cases of
which magistrates were not sufficiently informed,
the practice always was to consult those who under-
stood the business. He could not therefore agree to
this Bill.

The Howe divided on the question, Ayes, 3t..
Noes. B.—The Bill was then committed.

A Message from the Lords informed the House,
that they had agreed to the Staines Bridge Bill, and
several private Bills.

FOREIGN CORPS.

On the Report of the Committee on the Foreign
Corps Enlistment Bill ;
Mr. P. MOORE said, he must enter his protest
against the principle of this Bill, and against a Bill
maintained in 1794, when he was not a Member of
the House, that it was a part of the King's preroga-
tive to introduce foreign troops into the kingdom.
The question was agitated in that year, and a Bill
was proposed to be brought in to indemnify His
Majesty's Ministers for advising His Majesty to
introduce foreign troops; but that motion was)
opposed on the ground, that His Majesty had
done no more than exercise his just prerogative.
To that principle he objetted, as well as to the pre-
sent Bill, which did not state that His Majesty in-
troduced those troops with the advice and consent of
his Privy Council ; and that omission took away all
responsibility no the part of Ministers. Therefore
the measure should be looked at with much jealousy,
as one that immediately trenched upon the constitu-
tion of the country. The Bill went to raise 10,000
men ; and if they were intended for the defence of
this country, the number was not sufficient, and the
country stood in need of no such defenders. It was
stated that these men were Hanoverian, hitherto
subj.& of His Majesty, and consequently entitled
to some degree of regard. This felt he denil:d.
They were not all Hanoveri.sns ; for better than
one-fourth of them were the sweepings and rens-
of other parts of Germany, besides those that cons:i-
toted His Majesty's dominions. He kad another
ohjeaion to this Bill, which was, that it was not
printed. It should have bean introduced with all
the force, solemnity, and dignity, which the subjea
demanded. At all events, the services of these
men ware not wanted. Our volunteer force was
sufficient for our defence; as the Volunteers of Ire-
land proved themselves sufficient for the defence of
that country during the American war, when all the
regular troops were drawn away. He would not
make any motion now, but content himself with en-
tering this protest against the present measure. -
The Report was then rec ived, and the Bill or-
dered to be read a third time.

The Chatham Ordnance Land Bill was read a
second time, and committed for to-morrow.
Sir JOHN SINCLAIR gave notice, that on Fri•

del, he would bring.forward amotion relative to
van in Scotland• •
.'Jr. Ibit.4lolClS Moved tl-,at there be laid befor4
tie blow an account of the um of ;e-
-ceived from Government by the East India Cum-
pany, with the interest of 4 per cent. accruing on the
same, up to the lit of Mach, 1804.
Colonel STANLEY laid before the House the
Minutes of the Committee on the Petition of the
Journeymen Calico Printers ) which was ordered to
be prii,ted.
La.ly Kilwarden's Annuity Bill WAS committed.
Ordered to be reported to-morrow.

FINANCES OF IRELAND.
A person from the Treasury el Ireland brought
up certain accounts that had beets moved for by Mr.
Corry on a firmer day.
Mr. CURRY said, with the permission of the
House, he should lave to make a few state-
meuts in reply to those winch fell :rum the Right
Hon. Gentleman oprosite him, on a former day.
relative to the revenue and finances of Ireland ; and
in doing so, be declared he meant not to insinuate,
that the Right Hon Gentleman ltad,wilfolly stated
any thing which he thought unfounded. But his
statements had the effeel of causing the House and
the public to draw inferences highly injurious to the
resident Government of Ireland, and to himself
(Mr. Garry) as an individual, concereed for some
years in managing the finances of Ireland. He must
again repeat, he did not charge the Right Hun.
Gentleman with any intention to nesiepeeent, nor
with any actual disposition to make 1116 statement in
a manner chat should pm Juce an unfavourable im-
pression. He should avoid every charge of the
kind, nor throw any impediment in the way of the
Right Hon. Gentleman, in the execution of that
office to which he was likely very soon to succeed.
He would content himself with making a short de-
fence for the administration of Lord elardwicke.
He would not now charge the Right Hon. Gernle
man with having made an anti-union speech, at the
time he made his statement. But he then observed,
that he had once warned the Parliament as to what
was likely to happen. With respe.f to the balances:
amounting to IA i Ate). w hich.the Right Hoo. Gent.
had said, were in the hands' of Colleetors ; from
the manner in which that statement had been made,
it was understood, that upwards of half a million,
which should have been paid, was nut paid in, and
that, consequently, the Government was guilty of
great negleet in suffering. so mach to remain in the
hands of others. Now it was necessary for him to
state, that these ledences alluded to by the
Hon. Gentleman, consisted of every thing white
the crown had a right to claim. Oe the very d.ty
when the quit-rents in Ireland became due. lOC Cel-
leeters were obliged to charge the:nselvre with the
whole of them. They then stove' Bragged to the
Colledors, as it in their hands ; but, on account of
the credit (generally nee moth), which was given
to those Hanle to pay taxes, they were tot pi:U.l ve.
or received be the eollere ro durine, the time they
stood chat ged for them. Now he would assure the
House, that at the time the statement was made by
the Right Hon. Gee:lnman, the cash he mentioned
was not in the hands of the Collators. It appeared
from the returns of the Actomptant Genera! of
Ireland, that all the balances in the hands of, and
charged to, the Colledors in, Ireland, amounted to
5515,0001.; and that all the tocrey, lineally in their
hands, amounted only to 27.600. ,In January, the
amount was 137,0001. The elitist of this d:fference
was, that great fluetuations sere likely to take piece
in the sums to be paid • ar.d that, in a very short
time. With respeet to the increase of deer in Ire-
land, to which the Right Hon. Gentleman had al-
luded, that was occasioned by an extended war. and
by the rebellion which had raged in that country—
as well as to the various me:sires that had been
adopted, to prepare against 'he attacks of eweign
and domestic enemies ; most of these were occesiees
that might never occur again. Tee House should
also recol:cet, that one million and a hell of dint
was occasioned by the Union; a sum that was to be
given in compensations; and that half a million
more was given for the improvement of ir.laed neva-
gation. He should next allude to the revere: s; and
he must observe, that the Right H m. uian,
when he described them te be et a declining state,
had taken a most incorree peecid comparison.
The year 1800 was the m st ur6t he could have
seleeted, because it was a yea! of uncommon in-
crease of revenue. Daring the two preceding years,
while the country was disturbed by rebel:ion, the
revenues had fallen off, because people would not
import goods into the country. But great and un-
common importations took place cat ISO'); and con-
sequently the revenue increased during that year,
beyond what it was before or since. It was not
therefore a just criterion for the Right Hon. Gentle-
man to take the tevenues of lee°, and cotopare them
with the ;wenn:. for the par; ose of chewing that
the revenues were now in a declining stew. It might
be asked, why, in the course of the two last years,
wet there not revenue raised ouficient to answer all
the charges ? To this there were many difficulties
cocurring since the Union, which prevented the ac-
caraplishment of such &plan. He had himself, two
Sessions ago, proposed to raise in Ireland, addi-
tional taxes to a large amount, and by them to raise
a great part of the supplies within the year; and
he meant that a great part of them should be paid
by absentees, who contributed nothing towards the
assessed taxes in Ireland. But circumstances:had
since occurred, which put an end to that plan. gltur
Hon. Gentleman had shim given ground to suppose,
that the distresses of Ireland were caused by the
Union, which a moment's consideraticri would ihew
not to be the case. One principal cause, why the
expences of Ireland were greater than the cnnrtibu.
tions, was, that of so large at: army being there.
It was not his wish or intention to Peeress on the
patience of the House, by going largely into this
subject : his only wish was, for Ireleod to retrieve
the good opinion of that House, which, fie a sport
time, had been forfeited; and, is order to pore