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London, England, 1818-04-29 00:00:00

USURY LA II 'S

On the motion of Mr. Serjeant Osarow. Sir Illeory Par.
nell w•• added to the Select Committee Ull the kers' of
the Usury Law•.

POOR'S LAWN.

Mr. S. Illouttra brought up a Report relative to the
Pour's Laws—which was unleirti to be ow the table, stud be
printed.
ORPHANS' FUND

Mr. M. Sumgait moved, that there he laid before the
Howie an Arc ttttt it of the Balance of Unclaimed Dividend•
on the Orphan.' Fund, retnaining in the hands of the. Chasm.
he, lain of Lawton, fur the year ending the bih April last.--
Ord. rtAl.

Akio, an Account of the Sums pia by the Receiver* of
the Holies of Coals awl Wine, to the Treasurer of the Or-
phans' Fund, fur the acme period —Mb-mt.
Ale.., Accounts sof the Balances remaining in the Wm.!. of
Ittecivers of the Ribose Duties, to be imul to the Tara_
lolitt r of lb. Olphaas' Fond, fur the same perMal.—Orth.led.
RIBBAND WEAVERS.

Mr P. Moog* brought up the Its port of the Committee
appointed 10 inquire 11110 the slate of die di•trroscd n166'0141
%Vearrr•.—OnlercJ to lir .... the !able, sm.l be p.

PrriTioNs.

Mr NVIO presented a P. wive, tram she Churehoardrna
rod Doectors of the Pour of the Pariah of St. Mary, Whiff,
fIIAMI, realest the Poor l.rs• Ainesologent. rrd l'Ariale
Praia,, a Bill—Read, said (Kok retl to hr MI the table.

31r BUTTCRWORTiI inmates' a Putilir.n fr th.• Pa-
rishioners of St. Gile—tii-the-riirldr, rom.
bin dims in Matt- Curupanm.••, and playing to ts; sii id

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR would beg lenve to cult th.,
attenti 111 l of the lloust to the importance of ill- Mel,-
ject on which the Report just presented hail twi
drawn up. It would appear, on reference t t that
document, that persons had frequently lain in gaol
in the four Northern Comities nine, ten. :net
eleven months, fr want of trial, tool had afitr-
wards been acquitted. Alorenver, it would be see
from a Petition presented, not front eine of the r.'1111•
ties interested, but from the City of Norwi..h, cult
our individual had. in such et rcitinstatices, la gia ished
in confinement IM no less a period dam two year..
By referring to the Report, it would be rental that
in some of these counties more Cause's were eeterel
for trial than on the whole of other Circiii:s—that
many causes had stood over for two or llirer years—
that in Vat k. of eight causes set down for II IA by
Special Juries, after the Juries had been slim-
mimed, six remained untried.; Ile was aware that
objections would he raised to any alterattois nt
certain peelers, because they were afraid to Ink
the evil an the face, and boldly begin the work of
reform. But he was determined to perm-vete,
cording to the best of his poor abilities, in ilevt;tot.:
and effecting a remedy file so monstrous 1111 evil.
Gentlemen, on examining the Report, would Met
that the Committee humbly recommended a this,.
sina of the Northern Circuits ; because, thengli in
the city of York three weeks were devoted to the
holding of the Assize', still many causes usually
were remanent. and because, after a divi,ion, the
number of causes in the resulting Circuits would
exceed that on the Western or Oxford
Committee decidedly recommended that tulle
should he employed in consequence of their recom-
mendations. but the regular Judges of the hied.
He mentioned this, because he had heard of a uoin-
mission, to consist of 4 Serjeant and other luwe cis.
But this lie protested against. as only a temper ii
expedient, a shift to put sal the difficulty. lie
would say, it was the duty of the Government 1/f
the country to Intik at the case; they pOrSrS4t(l
means of counsel tied adeice that nu individual
coold ; they could obtain the opinions of the Chao-
cellor, the Judges, and all who, from knots ledge
and experience, were most qualified to suggest
lit remedy. Ile would accordingly give the Go-
vernment an opportuiety to view the case as they
ought ; if they dill net do so, he would then beg
leave to propose an humble Address to the Prince
Regent, for mime effectual measnre on the subject.
Mr. CURWEN ruse to bear his testimony to the
correctness of the statemetits of the Hon. Getitle-
man, and to express his conviction that something
was dtie from his Alsjesty's Ministers to supply the
defect of clisp..tch in lite adtninistratiou of justice
in the Northern Counties.

Aldermen Wool) prevented a Petition from the
parishioner* of St. Gregory, London, oguitt.t the
Poor Laws Amendment Bill.—Read, and orJertil
to he on the table.

SLAVE TRADE.
The second reading or the Slave Trade ACVI
Amendment Bill was postponed till Thurs ley ee'n-

Mr. SPEAKER here hoped the House would
suffer hint to call Its attention to the state of the
General Journal Index. The Index to the J‘unr.
nal. of the llotwe had been carried up regulaity
to the nine n 1 the Union with Ireland; since i!i3t
nine, however, attiring a period of above sevoott•e.,
year-, the work had been omitted—a matter of very
great iiworivcirience. To supply what wai
cent wbs a work of grtat skill, nicety, and neell •
J, innietwer, the nature of the cote t!id hot
olio., snore time to he convinced than
lute!). vece•rtry. He would jw.t suggest, theit, • C• 1