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London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

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PIONDAY: •Pftlj.
Saar or G* e—Lord CXLT 1.8 PE lltoved. that * WOW'
sage be Kent to the Commons, requesting a communication of
the
report of the committee en the Game Laws.—Ordered.
BANK NOTES.-I.orti KING. berme the noble earl proceeded
te the order of the dry. whether any pains had been taken by
the Bank of England, or the Government, to prevent die forgery
of bank notes. it was understood that great prioes had been
given by the bankers of the north for engravings to prevent
forgeries, and that notes had he'll engraved which tendered
forgeries extremely di.ficult, if not irnpuasibe. No auecessful
effort had been made by the Bank of England, and he wished
so know whether gray thing had been done, or wait likely to be
doom
I' lie Earl of LI VE R Pl3Ol. admitted that it would be a great
advantage to prevent the forging of bank notes' and that it was
the interest of the Bank to prevent forgeries, but nothing had
been done in the way of art which others could not imitate. The
best measure had been adopted, namely, the drawing the ti. and
C. notes from circulation.
Lord KING said, if they compared the notes of the Rank of
.England with the notes of site great north bank, the Bank of
fiesnlientl. they would be found a most bungling production.
NAVY PENSION 6 Beta..—Tire BArl of LIVERPOOL
snored the third reading of the Army anelaNavy Pensions Bill.
Laid KING considered it a foolish bill, fur what could be
more foolish than trio bitgain with the Bank, upon which it was
establielial. The Mie4tere, when the funds were low, bad actu-
ally given the Bank an advantage which could not hoe been
Mond in the nuioey mai ket. The last year might be truly called
the year of dupes. The Government had been uuped by the
Bank and the Bourbons. The noble lord concluded by a practi.
cal joke; lie moved to lame(. by way of amendment, that a was
Vie opinion of the house, that the present generation and posterity
blight dense great bcochit from emending the principle en which
the bill was founded. and therefore it was expedient that • the
Vords of the Treasury be vested with the power to raise ten mil-
lions, by pledging the Sinking Fund fur WO years, anti paying
the interest at the end of a century.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said. the whole question was,
whether the terms on wh,ch the bargain was nudes were advan-
tageous. The house ought to look to contingent-ion- They
might have borrowed money on other terms, but under all the
cirr unistances he oensideted it an advantageoue bargain.
The amendment was then negatived without division, and
the bill read a third time.—Adjourned.
TUELDAY. Afl4L 29.
Several Members from the Commons bniught up the Weights
and 'Measures Bill, which was read the first time.
• Accounts from die -Direeton of the Margate Pier Company
were presented at the bar.
Lord ROLLE presented a petition from Oakhanipton against
the tax co coals marled mastways.
The bills on the were forwarded a stage.
Load CLARK moved that a nnssage be sent to the House of
Cimmons, to rapine a copy of the report made by a select cons •
se appointed to inquire into the preterit state of the county
Islinersok.
The motion was agreed to. and a message ordered accordingly.
On the motion of the Earl of Sli A FTLSBURY, the Revenue
Department Bill, and Allellyee's Divorce Bill, were read the
third time, and passed totr Commons.
The Dit lawn of Counties Bill was read the third time, and
committed for Thursday.—Adjourned.
Wittistxtraer, Aran. se.
Lord Cranbourne. and other Alembere from the Commons.
brought up the report of a committee on the Game Lima. which
wits moved for on a former day by Lord Calthorpe.
Mr. S. Rice also brought up the report of the committee ap—
pointed to inqinie into the state of local taxation in the county
of Limerick. ne.real for by the Earl of Clare.
Both repents were laid on the table.
The Werehousing Bill, and the Profane Swearing Bill. went
through committees.
W masa JUDICATIIKE.—Lord CAWDOR moved for a
return of papers respecting the courts of justice in Wales, and
we notice of a motion on Meath** for Thursday next.
The papers were ordered.—The house adjourned.
VaI7RSDAT. MIAT 1.
Eat) STANHOPE presented a petition from C. A. Thomson,
vilf Chiswick, which stated that the petitioner had. in 11111 and
IStk, purchased two estates at Nortlmw and Pontrylas, for which
be liar paid, in part, upwar's of 110.0001.; and granted a mort-
gage for Goelool. cloy the remainder of the purchase money.)—
Ileing unable to pay oft' the mortgage in Hat, lie offered the
estates for sale, but was unable to get for them (in consequence
of the altered value of the currency) so much as would pay off
the mortgage of 60,0001., and the mortgagor was in consequence
now applying to be put in possession of the two estates. The
petitioner, therefore, payed their lordships would be pleased to
urpead the operation of the law by winch the mortgagor was
enabled to tete frond him his estates. and moss a law for the
equitable adpuitnsent of all contracts.
His lordemp, in moving that the petition do lie on the table,
exprassed his approbation of the principle of an adjustment of
ortracta, and intimated his intention of making a motion on the
salject at an early period. The petition, was read at length, and
ordered to be on the table.
'1 he Weights and Measures Bill was read a second time. and
the Ptoftioe Sweariug Bill was read a third time. and passed.
The other bills on the table were forwarded a stage.
Adjourned.
valva.T. NAY t.
The royal assent was given by commission to the Grants in
Aide Bill, the Revenue Departments Bill, the Innkeepers Al-
lowance Bill. the Military and Navy Pensions Bill, and several
private bills. The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Shafteebuiy, and Lord Reelesdale.
Wejaeltoustwo BILL.—Lord HA RE WOOD fuse, on the
third leading oh he Warehousing Bill, and called the attention
of the house to the advantage which foreigners had over our
men manufactures In the woollen trade. Ile took the opportu-
city of saying, that although there had been no opp iaitileir or. the
part of Lie manufacturers to the bill, it was their intention to
petition both houses, and state die situation in which they were
pieced. it tees impossible to say that the laying a duty on
toreign wool would not injure our own trade. Whilst our own
reanufacturee, acre burdens l with duties, a facility ought to be
afforded for the purchase of the raw inaterial. If any our thing
more than another could induce Parliament to telleve the woollen
trade, it was the present situation of Spain. The noble lard
understood that iutormation had been received of a new not laid
ii the raw nnuerial its Spain, amounting to sd. in the pound
weight.
The bill was then read a third time. and passed.
On the motion of the Earl of Suarrwastrar, the house
adjourned to Monday.

Sit,NDAY, Areal 2S.
Mr. TULKE presented a poitinnlrons Sudbury,. praying for
Ibe gradual oholition of slave', in tie oolooie• of Great ilritain.
Sir I. (I.:FEIN said there was a very eery remedy for this ;
I the magistrates and others of Sudbury buy the interests of
the proprietors, and then, no doubt, there would be an end of
sti,stry st once. Petition ordered to be printe,l.
Iit.SSINGTO•4 COLLitt:Toks.—Mr. HtTJIE presented II peti-
tion frum en individual noosed Vli bite, of 29 years' servitie,
eolitploinios of basing beat dismissed by to Board of Taut