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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS, Tommy, FURVAILY 17.
EXCHZQUER BILLS, AND MALT DUTY.
Mr. Brogdret m►d others Iron) the House of Coto-
mons, brought up the Exchequer Bills Bill. and
also the M.lt Duties Bill. to which they desired
their Lorrlships' concurrence.
The Bills were severally reed a first time. and or-
dered to be read a seamed time to-morrow.
The House then adjourned.

U 017311 OF C 011310741, TUESDAY, Fro. 17.

General THORNTON stated. that being anxious
to have a full attendance of the Members for Ire-
land to discuss his motion (which stood for the 4th
of March next), for the repeal of so much of an
Art of Charles 11. as required particular persons
marring official situations to take the oath of abju-
rations of the doe t in* of transubstantiation. and hav-
ing ascertained that the Irish Members were not ex-
pected to attend Parliament generally before Easter.
he should defer his intruded motion to a later pe-
riod. He accordingly gave notice of its postpone-
ment to the 16th of April next.
Mr. Wnorryst.sir moved for Copies of Memo.
vials and Applications to the Clerks of the Peace
of the Couloir% of England and Wales. for the
purposes of obtaining Charitable Donations, so for
as the same had come into the Office of the Secre-
tery of State; which motion was agreed to.
Mr. BARCLAY moved for Accounts of the aver-
age Prices of Barley, from Jasivary. 1817, to el 7M.
emir). 1818.—Ordered.
Papers were also laid on the table. containing an
Account of the Irish Exchequer Bills at . present
outstanding.
Mr. Wl•asu gave notice lie should, on Friday
next. in the Committee of Supply, move that a
certain sum be granted to indemnify the High
Bailiff of Westminster fur losses he had sustaiued
in consequence of certain recent events.
Mr. LUSHINOTOM moved the first reading of
the usual Annual ludemnity Bills, which was
agreed to, and the Bills reed accordingly.
Sir GEORGE WARRINDER brought up the Navy
Ordnance Estimates for the year, which were laid
ou the table.

COTTON SPINNERS.
Sir lioseaT PEEL rose, and 'Wed, that as he was
desirous of reaching as soon as possible the prejudi-
cial consequences resulting from the existing practice
on the parts of master cotton manufacturers, of re•
quiring the children► in their employment to con-
tinue at unremitting labour for a period of 14 or 15
hours per diem, he intended not to refer their
Petition► and situation to a Committee of the House,
as that mode, though usual, would occasion a delay
he was moot anxious to avoid in the present in-
stance. lie therefore gave notice he should, nu
Thursday next, move at once fur leave to bri:eiri:
the Bill to remedy the hardships of these deren
individuals.—/Hear, hear.)
Mr. Camas' was apprehensive the proceeding
wag too hasty, and might be attended with iticoo•

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reorient 'Moults throughout that pert of the nianufacp
'wring interest which ware liktly to be affected by
the provisions of the Dill.

LOTTERIES.
Mr. Larreol.*4ll gave Willer that he should,
so the 3d oM r ock „submit to the coosidera-
lion of the Reuse, several resolutions relaiive to
the prejudicial coosequeseces of the bybteto or Stew
Lotterloo.

Mr.. CA LCRAIPT mover, for • New Writ fur the
electiou of • Member to serve 111 the present Par-
hafortst for the Borough of St. Albautis. in the
room of Joseph Halsey. Esq. deceased.

CITY FUNDS. •
Mr. H. Simms postpoised hi. motion 'relight',
tp the production of. so Account of the Funds of
ihe City of London, until Tuesday next.
BRITISH CLAIMANTS ON FIANCE.
Mr. HAIIIIIRSLICT presented a Petition from
certain British merchants, Messrs. Hanlon and
Franco, as the representatives of the partners. now
deceased, of the firm of Franco, Dubois, and Com-
pany, stating, that the said Messrs. Franco. Dn-
boils, and Co. had been possessed of considerable
sums of money In the French Funds, in the yew
1793 ; that notwithstanding the property was clear-
ly vested in them, it had been sequestrated and
finally confiscated by an act of the French Govern-
ment. _ By an article of the.Conveation or Treaty
eoncleded at Pavia on the gosh November, 1813,
and signed by the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Cos-
tlereaph), the Duke of Wellington. and the Duke
de Hschslien, it had been agreed that British sub-
jects, is the &notion of the Petitioner., were me-
titled to. and should receive compensvition from, the
present Government of France, upon proof of the
loss aestsined by acts of the Revolatieuary.Govern-
ascot of France. They, however. found it impos-
sible to obtain any satisfaction upon tins head from
the French Uoverantent, although they had fre-
gamily applied. Commissioners also were ap-
pointed by the Treaty to see this part of it execut-
ed ; but although three years had since elapsed, no
progress had been made in the business, nor a single
shilling received by the Petitioners. or other Bri-
tish subjects in a similar situation. The Hon.
Member, after statiug that such were the contents
of the Petition he held in his hind. the authenti-
city of which he had no mesa of swede' • g.
though it contained sufficient matter to interest the
House and the country—he therefore moved it
should be read ; which was agreed to, and the Pe-
tition afterwards ordered to he printed.

&LATE TRADE.
To a questiba by Dr. l'ait.t.tmoia respecting
the apportionment of the WO.OOO/. appointed to be
applied in indeinnifyinz claimants under the late
Treaty concluded with Spain. relative to the abuli-
tion of the Slave Trade—
Lord CASTLIMEAGH declined making any an.
ewer, until he had made further inquiry relative
thereto.

NORTH ERN CIRCUITS.
Mr. M. A. Tee Loa rose to make his promised mo-
tion on the subject of the imperfect administration
of justice in the counties of Durham. Northumber-
laud, Westmoreland, Cumberland, and the town
and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He felt it his
duty to place in the strongest light before the
House the present defective state of justice. upon
which, as far as he knew any thing of public opi-
nion, there was but one sentiment in the breast of
every man who turned his attention to the subject.
He need hardly mention iu that House, that
throughout all England, Scotland. Wales. and Ire.
land. there was a general Gaol Delivery in each
each county twice in the year. excepting in the
northern counties just mentioned. He should be
happy to hear from his Majesty's Ministers. whom
he saw in their places. what just reason could
be given why all these several counties should be
excluded from the °Miner), administration of jus-
tice generally in force throughout the empire. A
Commission of Amin and Ftui Pries tamed to
every other county twice in the year ; he must es-
cent the towu of Bristol, which. owing to some pe-
culiar regulations of its own, had only tins advan-
tage once in each year. 'lle circumstance was the
more extraordinary, as these northern counties now
at lent were extremely populous. wealthy, and car-
ried on an amazing traffic both by sea and land.
and could not. of course, be exempt from crime
end its consequesicee any more then other parts of
the kingdom. The fact was. that crime had latterly
considerably increased, and the number of appre-
hensions and persons kept in prison until the As-
sizes commenced in these counties, were, of
course, increased iu the same proportion. He
bad ascertained that there were now several
persons confined there who. not being triable until
the Summer Mimes. must coutinue in gaol for
nine or ten months. previous to their being extri-
cated from prisms. or their conduct and character
being pronounced tocent or guilty by the laws
of their country. With respect to these counties,
some of them. such as Durham or Cumberland,
having a considerable commercial intercourse with
other places, in many instances civil caves arising
in these ciunties are subject to a charge of venue,
and often brought up to be tried in the Courts in
London, thus increasing the business of those
Courts, which already was sufficiently burdensome.
The consespseuce was obviously much unneces-
sary delay in such actions as were of • transitory
nature. He hod been informed that at this mo-
ment there were fifty actions on the paper fur
trial at Durham. Iti the ordinary way these
rarely could be determined in less than a year
from their commencement, but when a new
trial was granted it might be two years. lit cues
of ejectment concerning real property, or titles
thereto, it not unfrequetitly happened that a lands
lord could not obtain possession of preemie-4 front
which he hod been unjustly deforced, or kept out '
of posses ion. in a shorter space than three years
from the commencement of the suit. The proceed-

Use Were, iu those caves desionsinated Ilemmasesals,
peculiarly dilatory. Uuder these circuirmuncts at