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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, Juin 8.
ROYAL ASSENT.

Al balf-past three o'clock the Lords Commissioners (the
Loom Csanact.con, the Earl of 8111ATTEISORT, cad Vis-
count Mat.m.t.a), being d din their robes, took their
seats.
The I.ORD CHANCELLOR directed the Deputy Umber
of the Black Roil to inform the House of Commons, that
their presence was required in order to bear his Majesty's
assent given by Commissioo to certain Bills.
In a few minutes the Speaker, attended by several Mem-
bers end tbi °Seers of t►e House of Commons, arrived,
when the Royal Assent was declared to the following Bills:
The *alien's Wages Bill, the Borough of Grampound
Disfranchisement BM, the Jurors' Attendance on Assizes
Bill, the Attorney and Solicitors Regulation Bill, the Sale of
Bread Bill, the Salop Judges Lodging Bill, the Edinburgh
Gaol Bill, Glerawley s Divorce Bill, and thirty private Bills.
The Speaker sod the other Members of Ibe Huns* of
Commons them refit _ _ _

Mr. Brogdee and other Members of the House of Com.
mons brought up the South five Trade Bill, the Irish heel.
vent Debtors' Bill, and several private Bills, which were
read a first time.
Mr. C►i„uery. from the Treasury, presented a Report of
the Excise Officers in Ireland to the Commissioners, relative
to the utility of the register beieg applied to small stills.—
Laid on the table.
On the motion of Lord DACRE, the Bankrupt Laws
Anseodment Bill went through • Committee, and ordered to
be reported en Friday next.
The Irish Rate of Interest Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Oe the motion of the Earl of DONOUGHMORE, Ilse
Bill for regulating the Expenses of Elections in Ireland was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wedges.
day Next.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
TRADE.

The Marquis of Litssnown said, he held in his
h►nd the Report of their Lordships' Committee on
the subject of the Silk Trade. He was afraid, at
this late period of the Session, it would not be in
their Lordships' power to take it into their coital-
dentin!). The Committee had gone on general
principles, mid when be stated their views,

which he would do shortly, ho was convinced their
Lordships would be satisfied that they had investi-
gated the subject fully. The manufacture of silk
In this country had greatly increased, and from the
excellence of its quality the demand for it went
far beyond bis expectations. It had been upheld
and encouraged by prohibitory laws alone. It was
not his intention at that time to speak of the wisdom
of those laws, but since reitioilk was obtained from
places under the dominion of Great Britain suffi-
cient was supplied for the 'tie's(' the manufacturer
from the Bust ludies and Italy, and received two
or three tunes a year. There was more raw silk
imported into England in a year than France
could produce in the earns period. In 1810 France
produced two millions of pounds of the raw ma-
terial. and in the same year two millions and
a half pounds were impelled into this country
I minittfoetareft." mod op prea.te, when Ems..
nufactuted, itouoisated 'to the rake of ten tail-
bone. From the moment ■ free trade was al-
lowed to the East Indies, the manufactured ar-
ticle not only increased in quantity but also
in quality. The Report first called their Lord.
ships' attention to the duty on the raw ma-
terial ; and although he did not expect there could
be immediate relief as to this point, he had only to
request their Lordships would keep it in view, as
the silk manufacture of this country had come to
such perfection, that it was not only in use at
home but abroad, and great quantities were ex-
ported ; but there were such great obstacles in
getting the drawback on exportation, that often a
man never got it. The Committee was far from
recommending the continuance of the prohibition
of foreign manufactured silks; but instead of
it they would recommend a duty on French
manufactured silks, to bring them to an equality
in price with the manufactured silks of this emits-
try, as the manufacturers here were ready to
stand the competition with France as to the quality
of the manufactured article ; for instance, in the
United States of America the English article had
the preference, although it was higher in price than
that of France. There was another subject which
the Committee wished to call their Lordships' atten-
tion to, which was the Act of Parliament commonly
called the Spitalfielde Act, deriving its name from
the place where the work was generally done, which
left to the Magistrate. the regulation of the
amount of wages to be paid to the journeymen,
which made it impossible for the manufacturer,
however enterprising he might be, to make
use of machinery. There was a machine now
in this memory set up, certainly taken from a
French machine, which would be of the greatest
utility to the malufactuiters, but it could.
not be used on account of the Spitalfields
fat s Committee, therefore. recommended
the repeal of that Act. Thus much he thought
it his duty to say on presenting the Report.
There was another subject mentioned in the
Report, which related to the importation of wine ;
but it had not been fully discussed in the Com-
mittee, and called for further investigation, fur
which reason he would not occupy the time of
their Lordships on the subject. He concluded by
moving that the Report should be laid on the table
and printed.—Ordered.

SLAVE TRADE.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN gave notice that
he would. on an early day after the recess, call their
Lordships' attention to the state of the Slave
Trade.
The Earl of DARNLEY postponed his motion
relative to the supplying of the public offices in
Ireland with stationery from Wednesday, the 13th,
to Monday, the 18th of June.

COURTS OF JUSTICE (IRELAND) REGULATION
OF FEES BILL.
Lord REDE3DALti presented a Petition from
Mr. Edward Matthews, oue of the clerks of the
Court of Common Pleas, against the Bill, and
prayed to be heard by Counsel at their Lordships'
bar.—Rea.!, and laid on the table.

Viscount SIDMOUTH snored the Order of the
Dry for going into Committee on this Bill.
The Earl of DONOUGHWORS moved that Coun-
sel should be called ita in support of the Petition
of Mr. Wm. Chancey, one of the officers of the
Court of Common Pleas.

SIDMOUTH objected to Counsel being
heard in support of the Petition. He said, if
the officers were aggrieved, they ought to pe-
tition in a body, otherwise they would have to bear
Counsel on each isolated claim.
Lord Itsuattraut said, that he doubted whe-
ther, after ■ man served an apprenticeship of
Ave years to qualify him for an office, and had
been accepted, that he could he removed. The
Petition he presented was from a person who en-
tered into the office in the year 1784, and after
thirty-seven years services he was to be sent adrift by
the present Bill ; if it was carried, it was destroy-
ing the old principle, that persons should be bred
for the office.

The Marquis of LAWSDOWN had no objection
to individuals receiving compensation, but he
would not agree that it should be granted as a
matter of right. He would therefore oppose the
motion for Counsel being called in.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was free to declare. if
it was the intentiou to carry a similar measure to
the Courts of Westminster Hall, he would oppose
it. It had been said on one side, that the Petitioner
was only in office during pleasure—and on the other
side, that it was an office for life. How then was
he to know which way he held the tenor of his
office. without the Petitioner was heard at the bar
by Counsel ?
The Earl of LIMERICK said, from the best in-
formation he could receive, the Petitioner was not
an officer of the Court, but only a clerk to do the
penmanship of the office, and liable to be removed
at an hour's notice.
The Earl of Dosouolusoas replied.
The LORD Cluscsu.ox explained.
Viscount SIDUOUTD said, he would withdraw

his opposition to Counsel being milled in, us tt otie.
geared to be the nish of their Lordships.
The Esrl of Litsznicx could not think orith..
drawing his opposition.
The LORD CitaNCRLLon pat the question that
Counsel should he called in, and said he wit of
opinion that the Contents had it.
Mier some conversation, in which Viscount SID-
MOUTH, the Earl of DONOW/HMORR. and the Loan
CHANCELLOR took, part, their Lordships resolved
themselves into a Committee on the Bill.
Counsel was then called in.
Mr. Blake, of the Chancery bar, then addressed
their Lordships in support of the Petition. When
Counsel had withdrawn--
The Earl of DotrOttallnoßit said, he objected
to the whole principle of the Bill, and he woo des
termined to give every obstruction to it. He eisolit
therefore move that the Chairman ithoulgi )1141.d'
progress, and ask' leave to sit again.
The House resumed, and the further consillent.
tion was postponed to Wednesday next.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY
their Lordships adjourned to Wednesday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FiIIIMY, Jumi 8.

The SPEAKER took tier Chair at half-pat three, and
isiNi afterwards the House having been summoned in the
wool form by the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, pro.
.ceded to the Howse of Lords to hear the Commission read
foe giving the Royal Assent to several Bill., for which see
our report of the proceedings is the Lords.
Mr. Mooning sod Mr. H. Drammunal look the oaths mid
their meats.

UNITARIANS.

Mr. WM. SMITH presented a Petition from two hundred
sad seventy Protestant Dissenters eAlling themselves Uni-
tarians, complaising of the present state of the laws re-
specting marriage, and praying for an alteratiosof the same.
The Hon. Member stated, that nothing but the pressure of
public business had prevented him, during the present Session,
from bringing forward • motion on the subject, in conformity
with the views of the Petitioners. He would, w the pre-
sent, kave the Petition on the table for the consideration of
Members.
Dr. PHILLIMORE expressed his readiness to assent to
some measure to relieve the religious scruples of the Peti-
tioners ; but if any measure proposed fur that purpose
should prove to be of the same nature as that which was
introduced on a Cornier occasion, be should feel himself
bound to oppose it.
Mr. W. SMITH said, the Petitioners were not wedded to
any particular form, but they had assented to that which it
hod been his intention to propose, as appearing to be likely
to meet with the fewest objections from the Clergy of the
Established Church. They were ready, howeve►, to accept
of ally relief which the wisdom of the lagislonare might
think proper to enact.
The Petition was then ordered to lie upon the table.
RECEIVERS GENERAL OF LAND TAX.
Mr. WHITMORE brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Offset of Receiver General of the Loud Tar.
Mr. BARING wished to know whether the 1114111111100
heard VI the Cisawaittee was read, for priviiiik
Mr. W. SMITH said, the evidence, which was saw, gala.
=intros, was not in a state to be laid before the House.
Mr. SMITH said the regular course would be to base the
Report read lest.
Mr. CALCRAFT said, he wished to have the evidence
printed, sud if the Honourable Member dad not move for it,
he would.
Mr. HUME said he had been induced to waive the print-
ing of the evidence in the Committee, on the understanding
that all the suggestions of the Committee would be carried
into effect.

Mr. MACDONALD congratulated the House cos the ►e.
suit of the labours of the Committee, which would lead to
a redaction of at least one third the expense of the office of
Receiver General.
After a few words from Kr. Baring, Mr. Leonard, the
Chancellor of the &MINNOW!, and Mr. Whitmore, coo the
expense of printing the evidcace, the Report was ordered to
be printed, sad the minutes of the evidenee to lie epos the
the table.
SLATE QUARRIES.

Mr. HUM E, for Mr.Aldernuns Wood, postponed to this day
week, the motion of which the latter had give• notice, fur
an inquiry relative to Mr. Pennant's knee or license fur
opening slate quarries on Llantechyd Common.

OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
Mr. H. G. BENNETT moved for a return of all blem.
here of Parliament holding offices under the Crown, during
the pleasure of the Crown or otherwise, specifying the de-
aerlptio• of the office, the date of the appointment, and the
*amount of salary and emolument; also of all Members of
Parliament holding offices by appointment from ally of the
public offices, specifying the nature of the office, the date of
the appointment, by whom given, and amount of salary and
emoluments • also of all Members of Parliament receiving
precious for life, or fur a term of years, from the Crows or
any public office, specifying the date of the pentium, the
amount of the same, and the services for which it was grant-
ed ; also of all Members of Parliament holiliag offices or
appointments in or under any of the Civil or Ecclesiastical
Courts, or under any of the Courts of Law or Equity, ape.
cifying the description of the office, date of appointment,
by whom given, and the amount of salary, fees, or emolu-
ments derived therefrom ; also of all Members of Parliament
holding grants of reversion of office'', places, or pensions,
under the Crown, or any of the public offices or Courts of
Justice, specifying the nature of the grant, the date, by
whom given, and for what services ur other cormideration.—
Ordered.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Mr. J. P. GRANT TOW to pretest a Petition which
stated circumstances of considerable importance as regarded
the individual, but for which be coofessed be was at a loss to
conceive what means were in the power of the House to
afford any remedy or relief. The Petitioner was William Fair-
•leigh, • practitioner in one of the Courts of Law in Edits. '
burgh, and stated that be lead borrowed up the papers in a
suit in that Court. By borrowing up the papers In * suit
was meant a practice which prevailed in the Courts in
Scotland, of borrowing out of the hands of the Clerk of
the Como the original record and other papers. in the suit,
which was frequently done by the agents of the parties in
the suit, they giving their receipt to the clerk, as •n•
ackoowkgment of the possession and of the obligation to
return them within a given time. This the. Petitioner had
door is a particular suit, at the request and for the Ser.
vice of &mother practitioner, who had since been put in gaol
for debt, retaining the said papers in his possession, and
so process being in the power of the Court to issue to
compel him to restore the same. The receipt fur the papers
having been signed by the Petitioner in his own uame, lie
was in daily apprebensius of a committal for contempt of
the Court in not returning the papers, from which it would
not be la the power of the Court afterwards to afford him.
any relief. The Hoo. Member said, as be had stated before,
he was not aware of any power of that House to afford
any relief in the particular cue of the Petitioner; but he
stated the circumstances for the consideration of the Law
Officers of Scotland, whose attention he hoped would be
directed towards some improvemeat of dm law am that
bead. He should only further observe, that the practice
of permittieg the papers and original records of suits to
pass out of the hands of the Clerk of the Court, was one of
Nisch iscoaveuiesce sad likely to lead to serious evils and

r.
• he should belhppy to contribute all the assistance is his
power towards ameoding
The Petition was ordered to lie upon the table.
POOR LAWS.
Mr. DAVENPORT presented • Petition from the
Churchwardens, Overseen of the Poor, and other Ley..
payers of she Town of Macclesfield, in the ramify of
Chester, ageism the Poor laws Amendment Bill,
Sir R. WILSON presented a Petition fines the Lroypayeaa
of a Village is the Towiiship of Royston, in latemlore,
against the Poor 1.4,99 Amendment Rill. The Petiticineis
particularly dwelt upon lb* supposition erhiab had, as they
counieed. been entertained by the supporters of the
that the Poor Rates were an inducement to improvident
marriages. The Hun. and gallant Crucial said, the lan-
guage of the Petition was concise and poop. r, and lie wont,'
nut weaken its force by any attempt to eapatiste *pun its
*totem's's. He would, however, reenmenend to those gen-
tlemen who were advocates fur the Bill, mid were fond of
indulging is deinsuclatioas against She improvident mar-
riages of the poor, to employ themselves clueing the holidays
is reading a publicaHoa, which was So be /bawd among the
!Wks of a very amines, *though ant always a vet aseimm,
Divine. It was entitled, "A modest Proposal to the People of
Ireland," levities by Dr. Jonsitisa Swift, and continued
much that W 49 applicable to the present subject.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that after what had pasted on the
subject yesterday, he bail hoped that this question would not
be wet by clamour, or appeals of a orator, only calenlated
to excite feelings of irritation soul discontent against the
measure, which bad already been too sedulously attempted
out of doers. After the applause which his Hon. and gal-
laut Friend had bestowed on (hie Petition for its conciseness
and propriety of language, it was not without surprise that
he beard what was *mid in it of the rights of the poor respect-
ing marriage, and its assumption that (boas who were fa-
vourable to the Bill io progress acted upon the impression
that the poor rates operated as an indueemest to Improvi-
dent marriages, the truth being that the principle upon which
the Bill was founded was, not that the Poor Law* themselves
were an inducement, but that they took away the check
which otherwise would exist upon the inclination to moray
improvidently, or without sufficiest means to ntaintaia •
rawly. The laNgssage of those who maintained this dew-
Milo might have been occasionally somewhat unguarded,
bet Me principle itself was one of which no man could
Essig. And line he would observe that much unmerited and
areendlesa obloquy and abuse bail been beeped upon Mr.
riMhus •s the author of this doctrine. He would take
epos himself to say, that so far from being a speculatist, ad
he was habitually represented, Mr. Malthus, as far as the
great bulk of his rcaauniogs was concerned, was one of the
moot practical mess, and one who proceeded mote Upon
matters of fact thaw almost any writer he had seen upon this
subject. Nothing, be maintained, (mold be more injurious
to the public interests, and nothing so prejudicial to the in-
terests of the individual himself, than that, throwine away all
consideration of his ability to support a wife anefamily,
was should rush into marriage, the necessary consequence
or which must be to involve not only himself but his wife
aid his chidrew, even from their birth, in misery
sad want, and to render them a burden and a
charge upon the rest of the community. No man Pup.
paled that the prospect of deriving support front
the poor rates would act as an actual inducement to a man
to bardea himself with a family; but what was couteoded
was this, that having a provision in the poor rates against
actual want for himself and for his children, should he have
any, the knowledge of such a provision existing was likely
to take away the check sit prudential .consideration, to
prevent a man from Oinking twice before he married, and
lead him to overrate his probable means of providing fur his
family. Who ever doubted that it was the duly of every
man to reflect deeply and seriously upon his Cl. cunistasces
before lie married, and that any man, whether poor or in
the middle ranks of life, was not to suppose that it was a
merit, but on the contrary to feel it as a great demerit to
rush into a state which he must know, if he reflected st all,
was likely to produce him a family beyond his means or his
power to provide for? It was, beyond all question, as dis-
honest in • man so to act, trusting to the poor rates for a
protection 'against want on the part of himself and leis fa-
mily, and calculating on. provision so to he drawn from the
mans of the labour of others, as it would be to go into any
shop, sold order a piece of cloth or any other goods which
he knew that he could not have the means of paying fur.—
/fear, hear, hear).
Colonel WOOD said the Hon. Member who had brought
forward the Bill had nut had fair play. ,The regular dis-
cussion °Chia Hill had been frequently postponed on account
of other business, and was now limed for Thursday next ;
but the motion of the Hon. Member fur Comberlsod, for the
repeal of the Agrieulteral Horse Tax, which had since been
Gaol hr the same day, would have precedence of it, and
loftily would lead, by a protracted debate, to its further
poolponement. He hoped, however, the Hon. Member
oronlil give way. In the mean time, until the time came fur
going into the discussion of the whole Bill, he hoped
Gentlemen would refraiu from the use of strong expressions
against its principle.
Mr. CURWEN, we understood. expressed his decided
intention to bring on his motion on the day mentioned.
Sir J. GRAHAM said be bad received many commodes-
lions from Carlisle on the subject of the Bill, all concurring
in its favour, and hoping it would lead to further improve-
ments. He therefore hoped the Honourable Member would
not be withheld by any demote or fear of opposition hum
gong forward with the Bill this Session.
Mr. MANSFIELD said be slaw hail received many coo.
ossunications from the town (Leicester) which hr had the
hewer to represent, in which, if nut •11, at least isin#l,-
wise out of a buadred of the inhabitants wire decidedly
averse to the measure.—(/anykter )
Mr. BIRCH said • few words which we could not collect.
Mr. W. SMITH said it was a subject of the utmost ins-
parttime*, and deserving the fullest consideration. He
Mentor° was sure the House would rot press it without
impallere deliberation. He would ask the lion. Barnett
;*senile, who, lie believed, was nearly as much connected
with Leeds as with Carlisle, whether his communications
with both places gave him lesson to suppose that it was as
much approved of its the former, which was a large manu-
facturing town, as in the latter, where there were hardly
any manufacturers al all ?—(//oar, hear.)—He thought the.
interests of the manufacturers were as much to he attended
lo as those of any other class.
Sir R. HERON thought the Bill should not be passed
without the fullest time for deitbesatioss. He, therrisie,
hoped the lion. Member would have the measure tel.v
discussed this Session, but postpone the decision on it mit.'
✓eal Session.

lICA KLETT had an *ids to bring on the disrairsion
ref tbsmieusure out of its due course; but Meer the 'math-
earl observatious which had been Huosisa out by Honoweable
Members, be hoped be might be allowed to say, that lie
sever anticipated, nor did be now expect, that there could
be an unanimous opinion on. any one measure of relief.
He believed there was hardly a Member in the House who
had bad such an extensive namma of aseeriainiag the gene-
ral feeling of the country with regard to the measure as
himself. He had bad a roust excessive and numerous COI.
respondence on the subject with perilous in all parts of the
kingdom; all classes, whether of landed proprietors,
farmers, manufacturers, merchants, and even the pourer
classes theinselves were agreed As smisiuw as tri the
magnitude of the evil; but emaidersbk differeemi
vaihed as to the eemedy. Almost every class ut per-
sons, if not every individual, had some remedy so pie-
pose for the evil, Ant be believed that if the whole kiugJoso
were pulled, all would vote far his Alen if their own were of
necemity to be postponed. That, hr thought, ono • tole-
rably good criterion of the general feeling toward,. his Bill. -
He dill not expect that the eurieppoitilreser of Nl,ltsbers for
large towns would isocline them very several') to support the