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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY. JULY 15.
The Royal Assent was given by commission to the Five per
C.i.f.. Re-payments Bill, the Corn Ituportation. the Scotch
lb.gister tfilicvs, the Westmorland County Rates. and four prieuze
bits..—The Commis.sioners wete the Lord Chisucellor, Lind Rc•

asiiide. and Lord Shaftc,,bury.
The Marriage Act Ann:itnient Bill, the Scotch Sprits Draw•
back Bill, and the London Bridge Water Works Bill were

brought up from the COllllllOll6. -
GUEEK lliesenon..—Earl GROSVENOR, seeing a noble
Earl in his place (Liverpool), wished to know whither any oh-
eetion would be made to a inotain for Sr. humble adureei to his
Majesty. paying he would be graciously pleased to order that
there be laid before the house copies of all despatches from onr
ambateiisdor at Constantinople relative to the execution of the
Greek hostages ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, the motion was of o much
importance that the noble Earl ha I better being it on upoa pence.
Earl GitOaVEN(Mt then intimated, that tie sitould move the
botise do agree to the heldrees on Wednesday.
'lite I toll Prison Lew,' Amendment Bill, and the Excise Li-
macs Biil, were read the third time.
Taaue witu Sou TII AIL ta CA....711C Marquis of LA NS-
DO W NE said he intimated, ten tidy*, ago, his intention of putting
a question :o the noble Earl at the head of the Treasury, rye-
pectiag the commercial reletione between this country and the
Unded States of South America. It might be known to the
noble Lord, that a British vessel, engaged in carrying on trade
kgalized by a recent act of the British Legislature—namely,
trsde between Eike:lend aid the Settlements of South America,
bad been captured by a Spanish ship of war, carried into a
Spaniel' port, and condemned. It was important to the mercantile
tile interest to be informed what was nature of the understanding
between the Government of Spain. this country, and South
America, respecting a free trade. He wished to know whether
it was the intention of his Nltij.sty's Government to recognize the
Leh:penitence of those States, and whether there existed any tun
shneranding between this Government and Ohl Spun' to give pro-
tection to British vessels carrying on bona fide trade with those
eolonies. He ale.) wished to know whetner measures would be
taken to convince the Government of Spain of the intention tit' his
Majesty's Government to hold out effectual protection to British
ships engaged in that trade ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL. had no difficulty in giving the
noble Manpiis explanation on the subject. With respect to the
ease of the ship Lord Col!hwtentrd, to which the noble Mar-
quis alluded, informatioa was received voile time ago of that
whip having been captured on pretence of a violation of the block-
ade of Buenos Ayres, unit no time was lost on the part of his
:%lajesty's Government in making a representation of the enc.—
If there had been a bona fide blockade of Buenos Ayres, and the
Lon! CUiliograllild hail broken the blockade, the Spanish ship
would have been juetnied &n presenting vessels going in ; but it
appeared there was no blockade.—Communication had been !mule
au the Spanish Government, and the answer was, that no infer
:nation had been received from South Asnerice respecting the
Sect, but enquiry would be ruede. With respect to the 'subject
generally. he was desircus NI stating what eke situation of trade
really was between this country, Spain, and *South Amer:ne—
n...re. 'dace the question of Spanish Colonial Irdepentlence was
raiser! nit 111:18 and two, this country had enjaeed a free trade
wititieouth America. Until the restoration of the colonies to Ohl
Simile, the trade of England to Soutit America was to be free.—
The navigation act not only legitimaized trade to and from 'Mid
4e:wintry in ships belonging to the South American coloniee
but the slaipa of Old Spain. As far as concerned the conti-
nent of South Ameiice, it was as open as the trade to any country
valnuever.
The Marquis of LA NSD:III' NE, in reply, said it would hive
been more satisfactory to have heard from the noble Earl that
the trade anti South America heal been legalized upon recent
engagement; with Old Spier', and that the latter had abandoned
tee colonies ; yet he was ready to Remit that the explanation of
the noble Earl, stating, that the protection of the trade wits in•
tended, lUttSt be eati.tectory ; lie should tlielefore only submit to
the n elite Earl whether it would not be convenient to lay the torn&
at condemnation attic. vessel before the Mouse.
'fir Earl of LI VERI'OOL had sonic objection to the produc-
tion of that paper.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then sniel lie should take the
proper opportunity to move for copies of the communication
• nestle to the Government of Spa:n on the subject, us soon as tte
result CJUN be movie known to Parliament.
The Ear tof L.AIIDEItUUALE postponed the discussion on tha
Seterli Juries
Lo d AUCKLAND moved the order of the day for going into
a committer on the Ale Houses Licensing Bill.
Earl BATH UitsT called tile attention cf the committee to the
clause in prose 14. The object of that clause was, that no publi-
can should be deprived of his licence unless a regular com-
plaint WAS made against him, and that complaint sent down to
the quarter sessions. Unless he was found guilty of infringing
the conditions of his recognizance, his licence could not lie with-
belt. It would be impmeible, with the clause in the bill, for any
eta; nitrate to put down a licence. The publican under the clau e
bad the right of insisting upon the renewal of his licence, mid be-
n re Ptah:anent deprived the magistrate*, of is hokeonie controul,
they °menet least to have a better sectuity for the proper conduct
of publicans. As the bill stood, great ditEculty would occur in
tekieg cugniz rice of complaints, and nu geed would be done by
going to the quarter sessions. The noble Earl also adverted
ti the incense of business it would occasion at the sessions, and
concluded by moving to omit the clause.
Loth AUCKLAND said, he considered the clause to which
thenotee leer! tied objected the only one beneficial to the publican.
If it was omit ed. the magistrates would still have the power to
refuse licences. The noble Lord concluded by declaring his in-
tention to support the clause.
The committee then divided on the question. that the clause
staled part of the bill-at/se numbers were—consents, 7—not con-
teuts, 16—majority %aims the clause, 9. Tim clause was cone
eequently omitted.
The bill then passed through the committee and was reported.
with the amenttitteen to the House. The other others were dis-
posed of, and the House adjourned.
11.1:61)AY, JULY la.
Lord ERSKINE presented a pet•tion from the inhabitants of
Loudon end Westminster, in &min of the bill tei prevent cruelty
to animals, which was read amid laid on the table.
The Mils on the teble were forwanled a stage.
CUUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL.—Lord ERSKINE TOSS 011
the linter of the Day fur the second reading of the Bill to pre-
vent cruelty to annuals, and supported all the humane objects it
Lad in view.
After a few observations from the Lord Chancellor, the bill
was read a second time, and Mianitted for tomorrow.
levee: oe I•IsIALL 101. Es BILL.—The Earl of CARNAR •
VON stud he did not rise to object to the third reading of this
WI, because he erecrtaitred some: hope that the bill would throw
mall net c again tow eirculatiee, and give the country a: Iced a
elience of mote prosperity than the puniic could reasonably ex-
pee tto enjoy under the existing state of the currency. One evil
.indeed was iikely swoosh from the measure. 'f lie issue of these
gates *OUP i t first Mete to great a deneuid for gold, that country
baLL,r; would be hard pre,...1 to raise it. In wane initiation it
would be iinpozaible to meet the demurs'. The liable Earl, ;g-
-enus/4h lie did not object to the passing of the bill, took that op-
ortuni• y te state the view he took of tie present distreesed state
Lf agneotture. Tn.d distress Inol been, in his opinion, falsely
.ametated to eurtabundance. Tait doctnne, which he indeed