The National Register.
London, England, 1819-06-20 00:00:00

2mptrial l:)arliamrnt•
HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, .11.111k:H.

Ito' tr. AssesT.LTheiLyii4.6;sit wa4 given by COOT'.
Mil%lolll to the American Convention Bill— he Members
Qnrl,ht•ation Bill—the Irish Fever Hospital 11111—cud the
tienctices I).p.•nsation 111111.—The Co iiiiii i,ionets nate
the Mourn. of Winchester, the Earl oh Shaftesbury, and
the Lord Chancellor.

.U181(1 ITUN L I)I•TRESA.—The Earl of ALBEMARLE
procured a Petition tram the Farmers and Landholders
pra rebel nuder Ago lentil's-al Disticases.
The Petitioneis particularly stated, ilia I alterati tttt in the
(Mtn Laos would aeord rebel'. The Pttition was Ludt...tit
to lie on the table.
NIARHIIG ACT.—retliions were presented by the Mar-
of Lansolonne from Falmouth, Lincoln, Ne fen t, Isle
of Wield, Manchester, :Maidstone, and other places,
owned hay Dissenters, praying rebel' against the effect of
tiro Alartiage Act. The seine was read and laid on the
whir. _ _

Lord KENYON rose on the order of the day for going
into a Commenter on the Comm Spinners Regulation Bill.
Several amendments proposed by Lord Kenyon were
agreed to. '1 he Hill hoeing passed Heterrigh the Committee,
vi as ordered to be reported on Wednesday .—The House
adjourned.

TUESDAY, JUNE IS.
GOLD AND SIIXER COIN.—.The Earl of T.ADDERDALE
moved that the Judges be summoned to answer the two thUowing
ipse-tions
• First, Whether the Silver Coin, when diminished in weight to
the extent of 12 I er cent. could he by law a legal tendet by tale,
fur any suns under ..!(//. bet we.n I ;74 and 17;o7
The second question relates to the proportional value of Gold
and Silver, as established by the Stith of the King.

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 16.

FRAME OIKERS BILE.— Ihe Duke of BETLAND gave
uutiee. that he should move the second reading of the Frame
work Knitters' Dill on Tuesday. The Bill was made tOr the
said of a diatroued days of persons, and as little delay as possible
ought to occur. The Noble Duke withdrew his notice Mr the
second reading on Tuesday. with the intention of fixing a more
convenient day.
The Earl of LIYERTOOL moved the first reading of the Loan
trill. and gave notice. that he should move the second reading on
Friday.
lixttrisrarrs: %Virus:ea Btrot.—The Marquis of L.cirs •
now Nc brought in a Bill, the obj.xt of which is, to remove all
doubts respecting the liability of witnesses to be prosecuted tor
any share they may have had in briber/ :arising in proof out of
their own depositions.
COTTON FALL ORILS BILL.—The Cotton Factories BiU

norttd.
Ike Earl of I.lyEttrook stated, that the Bill limited the
labour of the children to eleven lion:. daily. Ile loid no objec-
tion to amend that part of the Bill, and insert twelve hours,
provided the children were uniformly allowed an hour for dinner.
which in many instances they did not obtain. if the Howe saw
any other verbal amendments, the same might be made by re-
counnitting the Bilk He accordingly moved the Bill he te-cont
mined on Friday.—The motion was agreed to.
Adjourned.
TRIDAY, JUNE

The Earl of I.twEitiood. moved the second reading of the
Loan Bill and obs reed, that he on Wednesday moved the ius-
pension of the. Fdanding Orders for the purpose of passing this
measterr, turd lie trusted the House would readily consent to pass
it through all the stages. He had but one observation to make,
namely. thut he believed the system of finance and expenditure
adopted by the country, would render any tartlwr Loans during
the continuance of peace unnecessary, except that which related
to the three millioas commanitatted by a Committee of the
House. Ile congratulated the 'louse and the Country upon that
circumstanee. tram which, among many advantages. they might
lank to the downfall of a syatent of stock jobbing which arose
upon contemplation of a ::.ritract for Loans.
The Bill was read a ..econd time.
WAGER 1)E BATTLE BILL..—The Lord Ciaaricxxxon reee
to move this Bill be coronattea. Thc Noble and Learned Lord,
in a most able and luminous display of legal knowledge, pointed
”iit the absurdity of the ancient law of appeal and wagerot battle,
;old concluded by declaring, th.t,cnlif,btetu:d as their Lordships
....ere, they could not suffer the inconsistency foe/Weal /lathe law,
- it stood uyon this subject, longer to disgrace the statute book.
The Bill.passed through the Committee, and to be reported on
v.rmelay.
'fhe Cotton Factories Bill was re.eommitted, and after a few
!nendments (peed to on Wednesday (:tat) had been made,
• ;.e Bill was ordered to be reports-el on Nlonday.--.letpuumed to
onday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MONDAY JUYE 14:

NEW MALT T.t.E.:.iictiiionv;aspreter.ted from Grantham,
againit any additions] 41rty being impaled on Malt. !lead and
ordered to lie on the aa'ule.

.1 Petition was presented irrra Maltsters at Nottingham.
praying that there might be no edilineral duty on Malt, as far as
regarded the smelts in head.
Mr. Cv Letter said. that the cave of the maltsters ought to be
n:ore attended to. They had begun buying at ;;s. and le l elf
buying at 425. they could not realise the price which had been
given for barley; and he therefore trusted that their statements
would be attended to by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Petition read and ordered to lie on the table..
COX TAGIOI:s FEV Sir J. JAC!: PON presented the report
of the Committee appointed to enquire whether there was any
thing like contagion belonging to the plague. the Hon.
Member observing, that a great body of the carder .e negatived
the Wit that the plar,ae was contagious. One a:One*, said that
the plague could not be introduced into Fngland, even if a reward
were to be offered for it; and as there was so much testimony
~geinst the opinion of coetagion. he trusted chat by next Sevaiva
farthe•t measures would be adopted regarding those laws
feundtd on the principle that thl plague was contagious.
air J. Cervix prote..ted against any alteration of the Quaran-
ti r Laws. He thought the proof that the plague was not eon-
t.:qiuits was very &Metier ; that facts in this country in irks,
c.c. tended more strongly to prove that the plague was eoutegious
and that if it were desired to keep down the population, tact they
:lad nothir.g to do but to introduce the plague.—ltepext read and
ossified to be pented.
Mr. Goocrt presented a Petition from farmers, meleaers.
frswich Market, against the prorosed duty oar
....d ordered to be printed.
A Petition was presented from persons at Dewsbury, York-
shire, preying for Mil alteration off he Marriage Att.

84EAL11 or I.4I4ILEOE.—Mr. CAN N 1 ie01;0 0411011 of s
I Mali of privilege which had athared in a rui 'et of the debates
et' Tuesday last, in The 71 ars newspaper. He said that no 61.141
,ai. more feisty than himself to atituit the utility of letting the
tow. try know, by uoniliettiwe or othsawit.., what passel in that
oube ; and he thought the mode by which that information was
communicated was the mast preferable, as the Howe
t;tatby kept in tilde Linde the means of more elftxtually
ani-
rnadvertin•t on instances of grubs albe. During the !.:5 years
Oat he thol Luca in ralianczt, lie Ltd OCC4aOI2 to complain of