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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP COMMON apAy, jest' 17.

At three o'clock the Speaker came doµ•n to the
noose, and soon alter took the Chair.
Mr. C. Dundas presented a petition from certain
landholders and inhabitants of the counties of Bet ks
and Oxford. praying leave to bring in a Bill for
ereeting a Bridge across the river Thames, near
Maidenhead.—Ordered to be referred to a Com-
mittee.

Viscount Milton presented a petition frnm certain
poor debtors, confined in York Gaol, praying relief.
—Ordered to lie on the table. His Lordship al o
preseatal several private petitions for inclosing
reads, repairing roads, &e. in the county of York.
Mr. Shaw Letvvre presented a petition from the
Loados Dock Company, which was ordered to lie
oa the Table.

Viscount FOLKSTONE gave notire. that he
would. on Monday next, move for the reprinting the
ludia Papers, called the Oude Papers.
Mr. LETHBRIDGE pr•sent•d a petition from
Mr. Palmer, of the Post-Office, praying relief upon
his contraft with Gnvernment; which was ordered to
No on the Table. He then moved, that the Ma-
lentos of the Evidence taken before a former Com-
mittee of the House, iu July, 1797, should he te-
printed for the use of the House.—OrJsrtd. He
then pave notice. that he would, on '1 (*tido, next,
move for a Bele& Committee. to inquire into the
merits of the said Petition.

Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY rave notice, that nn
Monday nest he wool i move for leave to bring in
a Bill for the more of edually securing the debts of
traders. He then presented a Petition, signed by
130 persona, confined for debt in the King's Bi.r.ch
Prison, who were ready to surrender all their pro-
perty to their creditors, praying that the House
would take their case into consiJeration, and revise
the laws of debtor and creditor. 1-le observed, that
Nu of these 130 persons, 53 were charged an
execution. and the remainder were detained upon
arrest; only ; 112 of these per.ons had families
solely depending upon them for support, and the
number of their childien amounted to no less than
347. It was not, he colitir.u..J, his intention to
snake any specific motion ripon this petition at pr. -
soot, he not being prepared with a remedy for this
melancholy and growing evil. He thought, how-
ever, that no time should he lolt to bring it into di.-
mission ; and therefore iiv-iled himself of the
NM opportunity. The only mode of piov.uing
against the evil, that sted itself to his ninid.
would be, to make property. not now liable, here-
after subjelif to the debts of fair creditors. Tne Pe-
tition wis then ordered to lie on the Table.

Viscount HOWICK having adverted to the in..
tenuotion M the progress of private Bills, in eon's.
(pence of the lace disso!ution of Parliameat, moved.
•4 That there should be prepared an account of all
private Bias, s;nce the .t.',7th of April last, distin-
uishing them under the heads cf Road. Inclusure
g kc. and specifying the different stages to
serkich they had advanced, and such as had not re-
ceived the Royal as.ent." He made this motion,
he said, for the purpose of grounding a proceeding
upon this subjedt, which he meant hereafter to
submit to the House.

T CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said he had no objection whatever to this account
rreir.g made our, but at the sant?. time thought that
a reireence to the Journals of the House would
give every neces.ary i,,format!on upon this point
lie added, that it was his intention on Monday
nest to submit 'some resolntions to the House for the
purpose of facilaating the: progress of private
Bally.

Viscount 1-10 WICK erprmsed himself perfectly
satisfied, And the account was ordered accordingly.
His Lordship then mnved, 14 That there be laid
before that I Lut.e, copies of all orders since the 27th
April last, issued Irons an• of the Public Of-
fices, for the colleftion of uuties not authorised
by law."

Tee CHANCELLOR of tie EXCHEQUER
answered, that no orders of thaw nature had beess
cawed, except those under the circler of Council,
which he then held in Isis hand t and which he im-
mediately after presented at the Bar of the House,
whets it was ordered t, lie nn the Table.

Upon the motion of Mr. ROiE, the AR of the 41d
c: His pre.ent trlAjesty, called the American Trade
A.. 1. being entered as read. a Committee was ap.
for taking the said Aft into consideration on
Nionclay

Viscount HOWICk moved for an acconnt,
s*.ewing the amount of all sums of money issu d
I,m the public hinds to the raymastri-General of
tile Farces. to tl.e Ordnance, and other *Aces for
the puhlic service. trims cite 28th April last to the
27th s..l.,Nritt instant, specifying from what partici.
las funds she same were issued.—Ordered.

Mr. BINKE3 gave notice that he would. on
M. nJay neat. move for leave to brirg In a bill to
prevent certain offices btin„; grartcJ as reversion.
tie added. that it had been his intention to move
for the revival of the Committee of finance. but as
he found that was wire in other hands, he should
not t•ouble the House upon it.

STATF. oF IHE N.ITION.
Mr. WHITBRI:A/) gave notice, that he would,
a Commot,e of the
~ideration the state of
ca. that he 'timid ou
r.e Bill tor establishing
‘ler Bills for the better
,s, introduced lau Par-
pro .ed tome measure
apply to those Bills
the count tit the lag

The SPEAKER observed, that there was but
the one way of proceedii,g. Every thing. is a new
Parliament, must proceed from the first stage of it,
proressively, as if no such measure had ever been
before Parliament.

On the motion of Mr. WILLIAM SMITH, the
account of the sale of goods belonging to the East
India Company, prevuited to the House on the 24th
April, I 80ti, was ordered to be rt-?rinted
The SECRETARY at WAR gave notice, that
he would, on Ilibm da y nest, move for leave to bring
in a Bill to correet certain errors, &c. in the Bill al:-

pointing Military Commissioners iu the Wend .0

Malta

Mr HILEY ADDING I'ON. seeing the Right
Hon. Gentleman at the heed of the Board of Con-

trotil in his place. begged leave to ask, whether it
W.ig his intention to bring forwird the Accounts of
the Ea•t Company At an early pet i.AI of the
present Session?
Mr. DUNDAS replied. that it certainly was Li►
intention to bring them torwsrd soon as he pos-
sibly could ; the last Accounts were not brought
forward until the end of July ; but he assured the

Hon. Geutleman, that no tame should be
lost in preparing them, and bringing them forward.
Mr. CROKER wished to know from the 14.,'01e
Lord opposite (Viscount Howick), whether he in.
tended making any proposition on that most im-
portant subject—the tythes in Ireland ? The Hon.
Gentleman was proceeding to make some general
observaticns upon the rubjeß, when he was called
to order by the SPEAKER, who told him, he must
co .fine himself to the mere question he intended
to ask.

Vi.count HOW4CK answered, that he had in•
tended to bring forward some propositions upon
that suhjea. but a delay had taken place in conse-
quence i.f the necessary plans not being brought
entirely to maturity. If Government should make
any proposal. he wished to assist rh-m with those
plans, when ready. bu, at ptes-nt hr would rather
the measure should come horn that side (the Minis-
terial) of t!-.e House.
Mr. Hall brought up the Report of the Address
to Ili. blaje.ty. voted the preseiling night, *bide
was read and agreed tn. and ordered to be pres-nt •
ed to His Majesty by such Members of the House
as were of His Majesty's Privy nnncd.:
On the moticnolViscount CASTLEtiEAGH,the
Speech cf the Lords Commi,sionets to both Houses
of Parliament. on Friday last, was ordered to be re-
ferred to a Committee on Monday neat.

ou Monday sennight. move ft,l
whole House to take into con,i
tl.e nation. H- isi4o gave not
Friday ni•zt otove to revive the
Parochial Seimli, and the ethi
reAulAtouis of the Pooes Laws
hat/lent He said,, he sun%
would 4e adopted which wool;
iliac hod Owen proceeded in, iL