The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-23 00:00:00

FRIDAY, JUNE 21.

. The Parish Register Bill was read a second time, and corn-
*mined. • The report was received, and ordered to be taken into
-further consideration on this day n•onth.
Lord Foucs rime, in the absence of Mr. Creevey, gave ro-
tice that his Hon. Friend would early in the next Session submit
a motion upon the subject of the transactions in India, as con-
nected with Sir George Barlow.

WEAVERS' PETITION.
Colonel Stanley moved, that the report of the Weavers' Peti-
tion should be taken into further consideration.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excin said, that this was a
dropped Order, and as it was a subject upon which it was likely
that there would be a difference of opinion, he thought it more
correct that the O: der should be renewed, for the purpose of
giving every Member a fair notice to attend. He •thrrefore
jnoyed di:A the Order should be renewed for lontlay.
Mr. Witurait ea D said, that it was impossible for him to at-
tend on Monday, and he had come into town this day with the
full conviction that the subject would be brought forward. He
then went into a statement of the present .tote of the manufac-
turers of the kingdom, and said that the sitnation of every body
'of those manufacturers was juet such as that. of the weavers.
Having now in his hand the papers which had been refused by
the Right Hon. Gentleman, but which had been since published
in America, and sent to this country, and finding from them
that America had been treated more like a dependent state in
this country than a great and independent power, lie should
'therefore, before lie sat.down, move for the production of
that correspondence. With.repect to the weaver,' petition, at
the very time that it was presented they were a,,..itired that Ito •
thing could be done -for them. The Right Hon. Gentleman
lad proposed a tax on the raw commodity of their manufacture,
but•had afterwaid.s given itup as unprofitable, telling them that
lie could do with.:ut if. Such treatment was certainly very
'hard. He then read extracts from the correspondence with
America, that the House might be aware of the negociation
with that country, and. if war should be the result, might not
pe taken by 'surprise with. respect to the occasion of it. He
trusted that no further objections would bc made to an Address
'to the Price Regent, for copies ofah the correspondence which
took place between the American -Government and the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, during the year 1-810.
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER expressed his surprise
that a motion of such a nature should be made without previous
notice, especially as it was not to be acted upon in the present
He could not conceive what benefit could result from
'an acquiescence in the motion for the correspondence. What-
ever advantages might be derivable from their production, they
'eerteinly were n ,t sufficient tp counterbalance the inconveni•
ences which would arise during the present pending negoeiation
with America.

After a few words from Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Rose, Mr.
Whitbread's motion was negatived, and Colonel Suudry's re.
;dewed for Monday.
MR: PETER FINNERTY.
Mr., WHITIPI CAD presented a petition from Peter Finnerty,
at present con:ined in, Lincoln Gaol. complaining of oppreivt:
treatment in prisoniand praying for the interference of the
House, in order to:have that treatment mitigated.
• Mr. Secretary Vi.TDER said, that it was thought proper, in
cotpequence of. Mrs Finnerty% indecorous co--duct in prism, to
restrict him in thavommon privileges of a prisoner. He would,
however, make enskulry, and if it appeared that the measures
adopted toward; him were of a -severe nature, he would give
41irections to the Sheriff to allow biin ,tich -ex ten_sion of liberty
as was con,istent with the re%•;tillritv of the
Mr. .WurniasAD said, that the state of Mr. Finnerty'a
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