The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-08 00:00:00

MISS SEYMOUR.

The Earl of ROMNEY presented a Petition from
Lords Euston and Robert•Seyniour, Guardians of
Miss Seymour (an. infant), and Respondents in a
certain Appeal from the Court of Chancery, stating.
the circumstances of the case,- and praying that the
cause should be heard with all convenient Speed.—
It was' ordered to he iaken into cOnsideration on
this day fortnight, when the Agents of bdth parties
were also ordered to attend. • .
SLAVE IMPORTATION PREVENTION BILL.

Petitions wer6 presented against the ahove-men7
.tioned Bill by His Royal Highness the Duke of
CLARENCE and the Earl of WESTMORLAND.

On the Motion Of hiS Royal Highness, that the
Petitioners should be-heard by themselves, or their
Counsel, a long discnssion took place, in which
Lords- 'GRET:CVILLE,,. ELLENBO!IOUGH, ST. JOHN,:
DERBY, AUCKi.,ANiii and the. Bishop of ST. ASAIH,
expressed their disapprobation of admitting Petition-
ers to'be heard by Counsel at their. Lordships' Bar
on every occasion, and particularly on subje&s of
great national policy:,
'fl eDuke of CLARENCE, Lords ELDON, HAWKES-
BURY, and WESTMom,ANo,.eontended for the right
of petition, -and that the -Petitioner's. should be -al.'
lowed to support their -case by Counsel. The dis-
cussion at length.terminaied in an order being made
that Counsel .shoul&he.Called- in ; when Mr. Adam
and Mr. Scarlett were severally heard.upon the part
of the Petitioners from Jamaica: and the- Bahama
Islands. . , _

. .
Counsel having withdrawn, Lord GIiENvrLLE
moved, that the Bill be read a second time. • His
Lordship exßiained, and. justified the general prin-
ciple:of the 'the.objea of which was. nothing
less than the proteaion of our Colonies.
The Duke of CLARENCE ,and the Earl of WEST-:
=ALAND objeked to particular parts of the Bill ;
which was read a second time:
Lord HAWKESBUR stated, that lie would reserve
:116. objeaicns to one part .of the Bill, until.it Should
go into a Committee: , •
The Bill was ordered to be referred to a Com-
mittee on. Friday, and an order made for summon-
inE; their Lordships on that day.-
'Adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. •

Alderman COMAE presented 'a Petition. from the
Coac4 and Harness-niakprs of the eity of. .I".nndon
against the Bill for making Alterations in the Aa of
the 43d of his Majesty. Ordered to lie on the Table.
The Cork Jail Rill was, on the Motion of Mr.
HUTCHINON, read a third time and passed.
A Person from the Tax Office presented an Ac-
count of the Amount of all Exemptions to Foreigners
on ,sums in the .Public Funds; under the Property
Tax A&&.—Ordered to lie on the Table., and to be
printed. . .
Ordered, on the Motion of Mr. MAGNS,after a
Short conversation. between Mr. Foster,. Mr. Corry,
and Mr. Magens, that there he:laid before the House
an Account of the Quantities and Value, real and
official, of all foreign Linens imported into Great
'Britain froth the Ist of Jan. 1790, to the Ist Jan.
1 80G. Also of the quantity exported during the
same period, together with the Rate and Amount of
Duties and Drawbacks thereon, distinguishing the
Several sorts, and, each year.
The SECRETARY at WAR, for' the .purpose of
throwing light on a part of a comparison, which had
been made in some late debates, moved that there
be laid before the House a Returi- of the Nurriber
of Recruits raised under the Additional Force A&
that had volunteered from limited to imlimited ser-
vice from oa: 1804, to April, Igo6.—Ordered.
The, Account was presented by the Secretary at
‘var.

Mr. W. SI‘.ITTLI postponed till. Friday his Motion
for taking into consideration the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Petition of Mess. Cowie and Chalmers.

Mr. HUSKISSON gave notice that lie EhOtild, to-
morrow, move ror,the produ&ion of a Lett,-.-c written
by order of the late Board of Treasury, to Messrs.
Cowie ,and Chalmers, sigted,he believed, by himself,
relative to their claim. 7