The National Register.
London, England, 1817-07-14 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY. JULY 9.

Mr. Maitland, from the India House, presentctiat the bar
tapir% et' te,oltitius by the Court of Directors, relative to
grants end pensioni..
hlr. linthinore presented the annual accounts from the St.
Nicholas Bay Cumpuity.
pyott's Diverre and the Clerey Resitletiet. Rills, with the
• several amendments therein agreed to, %%ere blotted up from
the Comdata'.

Lail GROSVENOR presented a petition from, Good:non Ro-
berts, complaining of a stated hardship so which he was soh-
jected by the protracted indecision of the Court of the Viet:-
Chancellor, in a C NM& which bad fir en long under she cog-
nizance of that Court, and by which ilerriv of judgrrioit he
14(1,1 his family were sufli•ring severe distrrs,cs.
Loun Cuatcm.tuit was imt apprised or informed of
the ewe 10 which the pctOloss referred,. fint he nota pvischid.
ed th it if proper application had beta mole to the Vice-
(:liaireellNr, there woulrl not bave remained uny just rause uf•
complaint.
laird Renctinatr, perceiving a Noble r.,-.111 (Hitrihvieki.)
in tits place, enlere•i into a saind:iciery %II:41141161j of some
he hail • unvile on 4 101'111er OeVilSloll, relative
In erriaio Ilan...wtioos in Ireland, (hiring the administration
of she \Hide Earl a• Lord Lientemini.
The Earl of lIAKOSSccnE declared that fir considered she
explanati (((( eompir te;y ".4 .sfar limy .
The Irish Elertiunb, the Snail Livions, the Small •RtrltS
A r.,essnirett*, and the (:ortiny Pates !till., mere read the
Clod .P,•a•erd.—Krveral ,•:her iiN wrut threitgli
COallUatl:C.s, 41, eru,• ri't•otIi

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

THURSDAY, JULY 11.

The royal assent was given by commission to the Corn Im-
portation Bill, the Irish Stock Transfer Bill, the Irish Public
Debt Bill, and a few others.
Lord Ross took the oaths and his seat as Earl of Glasgow,
and Lord ENNISKILLEN as Earl Gli/lateall..
. .

The Earl of HMI nvvecKE, as Chairman of the Committee
appointed to consider the state of the Puor Laws, brun;lit
tip the Reports.— Ordered to be printed.
The Noble Earl then moved for a retort' of the Poor Rates
in each comity It. Ilsiglunti and Wales, from 1800 to
Ordered.

The Frame Breaking Bill was, on the motion of Lord Stn.
MOUTH, read the third time.

SLAVE TRADE.

This interesting question was brought forward by Lord
GRPNVILLE, who moved an Address to hi. Itoy:11 Highness.
the Prince Regent, similar to that proposed in the Commons
yesterday, by Mr. %Vilberforre, praying the interposition of
the British Government with Foreign States, to prevent the •
continuance of that infamous and inhuman traffic.

Lord LIVERPOOL, acceded to the Address, declaring, that
negociations had been already commenced, in continuity
with the spirit of the Address, aad expressed a hope that,
during the recess of Parliament, they would reach such a
point as would enable the House to undertake a revision of
the subject at an early period of the next Session.
The motion was agreed to, and an Address ordered to be
prepared accordinuly.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a petition from the
Unitarians of Kent and Sussex, praying for an alteration in
certain parts of the laws relating to marriage.—LtLd on the
table.

The rail of Livr.nront, after a variety of observations,
moved the third reading of the Irish Grand Jury -Present-
ments Bill.

The Earl of DONOUC lIMORE, in a very lon speech, repro-
bated the measure, and suggested the propriety of postpon-
ing the Bill until the next :iestdon. He concluded by moving,
that the Bill be read a third time this day three months.
After scvet al observations from different 'Noble Lords, for
and against the Bill, it was read the third time, and
Adjourned.