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London, England, 1814-07-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL, tiAlitiAMEt.

HOUSJ fIF Loßps77,i'llu Hsu:\ JUNE SO.
Counsel were heard in the Appeals, Meredith and Satin.-
tiers, and Lockhart aiid Ross.
VA, ions Petitions aiiinst the Slate Trade were presented
1w Lirds Sliencer, tokilie, Selkirk, and Grenville. Lord
Ersiii,,e presented also the Petiii ,n front the. Loi'd Mayor,
Ai i •rnieu, and Livery of he City of London upon the same.
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The Loan Bills for raising 1,500,0091. and 6,00,0001. were
severally read a third time mid oassed.
Lord I..wonanArx p,,striMtld the consideration of the
Peerkge till ToesdaYnext.
ACT THE STH ELIZABETH.
Lord STANI-10PE said, that preparatory to ping
into, the consideration of the Apprentice
which stood fur that evening, he had several Pe-
titions to present upon the subject, from the Mas-
ters and Journeymen Letter-press Printers of
London and WeStminster froM the Masters
and Journeymen Silversmiths of the same places;
from the Wool-stapler's, and from the Painters.
Some of those persons, continued the Noble Lord,
had more sober ideas of the question than many
of those who thought the repeal of that most ab-
surd law necessary, or than those who contended
that no alteration was.requisite. They, only ob-
jected.to the precipiration with which the mea-
sure was bein!2,- carried through, and prayed for
further investigation ; which could not be thought
unreasonable by any person who had observed
how ill-digested the Bill was which was then on
their Lordships' taule. lie should merely -move,
that the Petitions do lie on the tables, which was
ordered.

Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition from the
Ship Caulkers of the Port of Lyndon, against any
alteration in the Aet of Elixabeth. •

CORN LAWS.

Lord STANHOPE gave notice of a motion which
he intended to submit to their Lordships upon the,
evidence that had been given before the Corn
Committee. In that motion he should be pre-
pared to slew, that the propositions which he had
maintained on the subject of the Corn Laws-for
the ',cick of the public, was the right principle
upon which that House ought to act. He could
not state precisely what would be the object of
his motion till the evidence which had been_pro-
du,e'd before the Committee should he laid ~upon
the table. When they were in possession of that
evidence, he should take an early (lay for bringing
forward his Resolutioms upon that most interest=
ing and important subject.
CE-lILD STEALING PREVENTION BILL.

In a Committee upon this Bill, Lord ELLEN-
BOROUGH observed, that it was drawn up in so
loose and unguarded a manner, that persons,
perfectly innocent of the crime it professed to
punish, might, under its provisions, be brought
to trial. Neither the words wicked nor malicious
were inserted in the Bills, so as .to reach the pur-
pose for which a child might be taken away. It
would be really dreadful to pass such a Bill, ;IS
their Lordships must be perfectly aware that there,
were many cases in which a child might be led
away jocularly, frOm good humour, and without
any such intention as the enactments of the' Bill
contemplated ; he should propose, therefore; to
insert the words " wicked and malicious intent,"
with a view to mark the character of the offence.
After some conversation between the Noble and
Learned Lord; anal Lords Holland, Stanhope,. and'
Redesdale, the proposed words were agreed to,
as well as several other verbal amendments.—The

House then resumed, and the Report Was ordered
• to be received this (lay.
Lord LAUDERDALE moved for certain papers re-
lating. to East India Affairs, and expressed his
hope that the Noble Lord at the head of the BOard
of Controul would be in his place either to• mor-
row (this clay) or Monday, when it was his in-
tention to move for fin ther ppers.
• SLAVE TRADE., •

The-Marquis of LANDsnowN said he rose, in
pursuance of the notice he gave yesterd3v, to move
an Address to h s Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent, founded upon these Resolutions which the
House had come to on former occasions, with re

spect to the complete Abolition of the Slave Trade.
He had, at the same time, so framed this Address

that it might avoid any recurrence of the past, fur-

tiler than- was necess►►ry to urge-the prosecution
of this subject, by suggesting the expediency of
further negociatiou on the part of the King's Mi-
nisters. He was one of, those who were anxious
to give his cordial support to the Treaty generally
with France, and if lie had given a silent
vote upon the occasion, it was ot►ly in conse-
quence of any senti►nent he could express,
being anticipated by the superior ability of
his Noble Friend (Lord Grenville). rFortii-
nate, however, he considered it to the honour and
disposition of this country, and most, fortunate to
the interests of religion', justice, and humanity,
that some room was•given for bringing this sub-

ject again under the consideration of the French
Government ; and he should think the House
would agree with him, that concession, and even
Sacrifices, ought to he made by•this country, to
prevent the immediate renewal of this horrible
traffic. The measure he now recommended, of
again negociating with France for the complete
and immediate abolition, was dictated in the pre-
sent circumstances of this country, from every
motive .which not only the feelings and the ho-
nour of Great Britain would exr.itc, but which the
commercial interests of this Empire could require.
The Noble Marquis next adverted to the extent
and situation of that part of the coast of Africa
ceded to France upon the restoration of peace.
—lt was to be recollected, that the two rivers
of Senegal and Gambia opened a way to the most
important portion of that unhappy Continent. By
the amelioration and management of this coun-
try; trade
.and civilization had begun to spread
their influence upon the natives, but the revival of
the Slave Trade would .destroy all the progress
which had been made to improve their relations
with the civilized world. The Noble Marquis
concluded by moving an Address to his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, lamenting that the
efforts which had been made to induce the French
Government to completely and immediately abo-
lish the African Slave Trade, had not been sue.
cesGful, and praying his Royal Highness would
immediately urge, by renewed ne•rociation, the
reconsideration of this subject on tale part of that
Government.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL had no objection to
the motion of the .Noble Marquis, and if a small
amendment wcKe made, he should readily accede

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to the proposed Address . of ortE
had been unsuccessful were lament-61i he thciuglit
it was justice to t present Governintnt and
Sweden, and more especially to the cOndiio.of
the Dutch .Governnientk that where elfoft.
been sttctssful thty ottld be marked by ttitte.i
expression of ar
Considering the itripOrtanee Of the Colonies
Holland, and the degree to which they
have extended the Slave Trade; he di,mglit the,
etre& was greater towards the accOtnplishment of
this impOrt.tint object than such a Resolution
would have prodpced through the ineans of the
Government of Prance. The NO:ile in-oved,
as an amendment, the insertion of wards
senting. the congratulation of the House npon.the
success of those efforts which had been nUttle, and
the readiness With. which the GovernnientS of
Sweden,and 14611 and had agreed to animmcdiatci•
unqualified' Abolition of the African Slave
Trade.

The Manpis of LANsrioNirNE had no objeciioa
whw-ever to the atnewthieat.

Lord GRENV/LLE had 110 objection to the
amendment proposed ; he considered it (1112 in
re-
spect to the distinguished.conduct of the Govern-
ment. which presided over Holland.. .F.;•ont ex-
perience none knew better than herself 1r,..v-to ap-
preciate the firmness which hod produced this act
Of the Government in opposition to the pre-
of interest and the incitements to gain.
He concurred in the Address, becr.tie it urged
icatnediate exertion; and. he would have given Ws
vote to no Address of this kind if it admitted;
upon any pretence whatever, the danger and great
evils of delay. He again impressed upon the con-
sideration of the House anti the King's illintsters
to reflect upon the miseries which would ensue,
not only to the unfortunate people of Africa, but
to the slaves which now existed in the West India
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Colonies. . .

The Address was then put from the Woolsack,
%vitt' the Earl of Liverpool's- amendment,- which
was agreed to nem. dirs.'.
Lord ERSKINE moved the second reading of the Corrup-
tion of . .

The LORD CHANCELLOR had no objection to itS being,
as it must be, the general wish to make punk' went as lenieot
as it could be consistently: but great alterations must bti
made in it before it mild rae
A second bill on the same subject was read, with the same
observations from the Loup CHANCELLOR, and ordered to be
committed. on Tuesday.
The Apprentice Bill was ordered for con mittal on Tuesday
'The Lords were ordered to he summoned tor Wednesday.
The Order of the Day fur the second reading of the Coe
lonia! Delinquents Bill was discharged.--.'adjourned.
HOT SE COMMONS:
Mr. Johnson, from tie ofilee of Chief Secretary of State ire
Ireland, presented an account of the number of, regiments
quartered in Ireland daring the years 1785, 6, 7.
Mr.-Kingston from the Directors of•the East jndia Com-
pany, presented an account of Fees for Licenses granted by
the Cs»npany.
Petitions against the clause in the Treaty respecting the
continuance' of the Slave Trade in time French colonies were
presented from Shaftesbury, St. Mary',,, Islington, cud_ a,
number of other places.