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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, FF.N. 19.

The Earl of LIMFRICK presented a petition from the Free-
holders of Limerick ; complaining of the ili,tres,,e% of the
Trading and Agi 'cultural denantmeuts, and representing that
unlevs some ster are taken to relieve them, the greater part
of the inhabitant,: of that dial ie' will be thrown totally out of
employ. Ordered to lie nn the table.
TREATIES.

The Earl of LIVER rno-CroseCithe order of the day, to call
the attention of the House to the Treaties laid on the table.
He first adverted to the gloomy prognostics of the 21st of May
last, when an Address was moved to his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent. Three weeks after, the British army was
successful in, the field of Waterloo; and, subsequently, all the
great results had taken place. Hating commented on the
generous dispo-ition mauifested towards France by the Allies
in 1614, his Lordship detailed all the proceedings which had
led to the Treaties of Vienna, and the restoration of the legiti.
mate Government of France. He defetuled the views, policy,
anti measures of Gos eminent, as justified by the new order of
things whiell had sprung tip in France since the Revolution of
1793, and finally described the several arrangements as highly
beneficial to the interests, not only of the country, but Europe
at large. His Lordship concluded a powerful statement, by
moving an humble Address to " his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, thanking, His Royal Highness for the important com-
munication on the Treaties made with his Most Christian Ma-
jesty, and other allies, and to assure his Royal Highness that
the 'House considered the policy adopted by his Majesty's Go-
vernment, in concert with the Allies, most effectual to secure
the peare and tranquillity of Europe. They were also
fully persuaded that the alliance his Royal l{ighncss had en-
tered into would long be productive ()fermi] effects:—To assure
Ms Royal Highness that be might depend on the invariable snp-
of this House in giving effect to the engagomnts with his Ma-
jesty's Allies, &c."
Lord Gut EPivute. opposed the leading topics of the Noble
Earl's Speech, contending that the policy was in many respects
calculated to injure the interests of the country. He repro-
bated the large standing armies and peace establishment of
the Sovereigns of Europe, under which their thrones are t ow
tottering. If they were united among themselves ;if they
bad any confidence in this Peace being lasting; or if they
loved their people, they would pnt down, by mutual consent,
their immense standing armies. The Roman Empire fell by
a standing army; the system was revived by Louis XIV.; and
that army by hindering Louis XVI. from giving a Constitution
to his people, Inst him his Throne, his liberty, and his life.
Vas this a time to perpetuate all the feelings and sacrifices of
war, after the signinu a Treaty falsely called, of general pacifi-
cation. Ile concluded by musing an Amendment, compre-
hending the whole of the topics in his speech.
The Earl of HARROWS V supported the original motion.
. . . .

Lord HOLLAND contended, that it was in vain to think that
a peace with the King of France, was a peace with that
country. He considered that the treatment of Buonaparte
was harsh and ungenernns, u hen it was recollected the manner
in which he fell into the hands of this country. He (Lord H.)
really believed Buonaparte was sent to St. Ileleua for the
want of a splendid pcdigive. lie contrasted the conduct of
the Black Prince to John King of France, after he had taken
him prisoner at the battle of Poictiers,is related by Hume,with
oar treatment of linonaparte. Tile engagements we had
eat( red into wire microns to our finances, the hardens of
which the people could no longer hear; and, considering them
to be hostile to the Constitution, he lutist vote for the Amend-
ment. _ _

The Earl of BLESSING TON (late Lord Monntjoy) contended,
that it was necessary, for the repose of Europe, that the legiti-
mate family should be on the throne of France.
The iIA,tQI is OF LtssnownE said, there mot no view of
public piaiey in which lie agreed inure cordially with his
Nobly Friend, than with that contained in his Amendment.
He h med the House would pause bt.fore they cave their assent
to the d ingerous and unconstitutional measures recommended
by the Treaties belOre them.
Earl livrimarr contended, that we con!d not have de-
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mantled more xicrificcs from France than those we had exacted
from her, without a breach of our declarations before the battle
of Waterloo.
The 31.1RQCOI OF BICIIINGIIAM supported the Amendment.
The House then divided—Fur the oriainal Address 101j—
Again; t it, 40—Majority 64.—Ailjourried at bail past two.
Tt ESDA%, FEB. 20.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT.

Lori! ROLLE presented a Paine° against the Insolvent
Debtors' Act.
Lord REDESO ILE, with reference to the Petition, consider-
ed a permanent Act better than an Act from year to year. lie
was aware that inconveniences had arisen from the proceed-
ings of the Magistrates acting under the Act at the Quarter
Sessions, as they were governed too much by the pi:retire
which had prevailed under former Insolvent Acts; bovvever,.
he understood that a Bill nue to be introduced in another
House to remedy the Act.
Petition mac then laid on the table.
'air S. Row,'.r.v, and other Members from the Commons,
brought up the Freehold Estates Liability Bid, the Cochineal
ill, awl Lord Gower's Indemnity Bill, which were read the
time.—Adjourned.
Wrinvesnalr, Fen.
e in the cause Sprott v. Scott and others, the judgment of the
courts beu•m was affirmed. In the cause H..) v. Scott and
others, the Judgment of the court below was utlii medowille 1001.
gists. The cause Ivory and others Gout lay was heard, mud