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London, England, 1822-08-06 00:00:00

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1822.

PARLIAMENT,

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, Arcusx 5.
ROYAL ASSENT.
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The Royal Assent was given to the Exchequer Bills Bill, the
Barilla Duties Repeal Bill, the Stamn Duties Regulation Bill,
the Superannuation Bill, the English Militia Pay Bill, the
Smugglers Prevention Bill, the Brimstone Duties Bill, the
Greenland Fisheries Bill, the East India Sugar Bill, the Isle of
Man Postage Bill, the Barracks Estate Bill, the Hard Labour
Bill, the Irish Militia Pay Bill, the Irish Constables Bill, the
Irish Coroners Bill, the Irish Registration Deeds Bill, the
Public Works Bill, the Orphans Fund Bill, the Scotch Spirits
Drawback Bill.
The Commissioners were the Lord High Chancellor, the Mar-
quess Cholmondeley, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
Copies of Correspondence between Alderman Sir Bradley
King, of Dublin, and the Irish Government, relative to the
Stationary Office in Ireland, were laid on the Table,
CANADA.
Lord HOLLAND said he rose to present a Petition from a
Gentleman, Mr. Robert Gourlay, lately a resident in the Upper
Province of Canada, complaining of thatreatriaent-he received
from the constituted authorities in those proTinces. He should
not enter into any comments on the nature of those grievances
of which the Petitioner complained, but judging by these alle-
gations, they appeared wholly unjustifiable. It did, however, '
appear from the treatment of the Petitioner,, thata species of
Alien Law prevailed in those Provinces. Upon vhat ground
those in authority in Canada assumed the right of exercising a
summary jurisdiction, by which British subjects were compell-
ed to leave that country, he was at a loss to unthrstand. He
should not at that period of the Session ground ary Motion on
the Petition, but for the present confine himself tomoving that
it should be laid on the Table.

IRISH TITHES.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the third reading of the
Irish Tithe Leasing Biil.
Lord HOLLAND expressed his surprise that a Bill of such
material importance at all times, but of peculiar importance
under the circurryitances of Ireland, should be reserved till that
late period of the Session, and that when it was submitted to
their Lordships it should be unaccompanied with ti, commu-
nications of his Majesty's Ministers. He did not rise to enter
at that moment into any discussion of the Irish Tithe system,
although he felt from what had passed in the early part of the
Session, that the subject ought to have been fully discussed.—
His objection to the present measure was, that it operated as an
obstacle to future improvement, while it conferred no temporary
advantage.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that he fully concurred
with the Noble Baron as to the importance of the Irish Tithe
system, but still he must contend that there could be no greater
confusion in legislation than to confound the Irish Tithe Sys-
tem with the Tithe System as it existed in England. Besides,
as it respected Ireland, there was also a great difficulty in con-
sidering the subject without risquing an infringement on the
rights of private property. With respect to the present Bill,
the question was, whether it was not good as far as it went ?
Upon that principle he supported it; and so far from viewing
it as an impediment, it was his firm conviction that it was a
stepping-stone to facilitate future improvement.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
After some pause, the Irish Tithe Leasing Bill, the Irish
and English Insolvent Bills, and the General Turnpike Bills,
were rearmed from the Commons, with the Amendments
agreed to.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House met at a quarter before 4 o'clock. The SPEAKER
then proceeded to the House of Lords, to hear the Royal As-
sent given by Commission to several Bills. The SPEAKER on
his return read the titles of the Bills which httd received the
Royal Assent (See the Lords' report.)
ISLAND OF TRINIDAD,
Mr. MARRYAT said, that since the adjournment of the
House, he had received information that several individuals who
had taken refuge in the island of Trinidad had been sentenced
to hard labour. -Ile thought it necessary that the House should
be in possession of some information on the subject, and he
therefore moved that an humble address be presented to his
Majesty, praying that he would direct a Return to be made of
all emigrants from the Spanish Main, who have been throFn
into gaol in the island of 'I rinidad, during the years 1015,1816,
and 1817, stating by whose authority they had been so im-
prisoned, and upon what conditions they had been released.
Mr. LUSHINGTON thought the motion ought not to have
been brought forward in the absence of the Secretary of State
for the Foreign Department, He was also of opinion that the
motion implied a censure upon Sir Ralph Woodford, the Go=
vernor of Trinidad, who stood high in the opinion of those per=
sons who were most competent to form an opinion upon his
character.

Mr. W. SMITII thought the motion conveyed no reflection
upon the character of Sir Ralph Woodford. He understood
the Secretary. of State for the Foreign Department was not ex-
pected to be in his place either to=day or to-morrow ; the pre-
sent, therefore, was the only opportunity afforded to his Ilon.
Friend for bringing forward the motion.—The motion was
agreed to.
FORMER PARLIAMENTS.
Mr: LUSIIINGTON moved that an address be presented
to the King, praying that his Majesty would be pleased to di-
rect a Return to be made of the names of all the Members who
sat in the first Parliament of King William 111., distinguish-
ing such as held ;Aces, and stating what the offices were ;
also a like Return with respect to the first Parliament of each of
the following Sovereigns—Queen Anne, George 1., George 11.,
George 111., and George IV.

REPUBLIC OF COLUMBIA.
General GASCOYNE rose to present a petition from the
Merchants of Liverpool, complaining that Government had not
hitherto recognised the independence of the Columbian states.
The petitioners, after stating that the republic of Columbia
presented a valuable market lot the manufactures of this coun-
try, expressed their fears that Our present commercial relations
with that state would soon be disturbed in consequence of the
policy. pursued by our Government, because they understood
mat an accredited agent of the Columbian Republic had noti-
fied to all the European Governments, that after a certain pe-
riod the ships of such States as had recognized the independence
of that State only would be allowed to trade with it. The gal-.
kat General observed, that the latter circumstance had created
considerable alaim among the merchants of Liverpool. In fact
they did not know how to act in consequence. They were afraid
to send ships to Columbia, lest upon their arrival they should
find the ports shut against them. There could be no doubt
that the notification of the Columbian _Minister had been made
known to tKe Government of this country, although no public
notice had been taken of it. At so late a periatuf the Session
the. House probably would not feel inclined to enter upon the
consideration of so important a subject, but he could not ab-
stain froin declaring that, in his opinion, the pblicy pur-
sued by the Government was opposed to the. true interests
in
of this country. Our shipping the West'lndies was, it
appeared, to be left at the mercy of pirates merely because:
' those pirates were the subjects of Spain, and bore the flag
lof that nation ; and now, when the trade with the South
American States, which could not fail to prove highly
profitable to the country, was within our grasp, it was to be
torn from us, forsooth, because some secret understanding with
other courts—the floly Alliance as it was called—bound this
Government not to recognize those States until. Spain should
previously have declared them to be, independent. He trusted
that Parliament would perceive that the distresses of the coun-
try would be augmented if this branch of our commerce were
lost. It was his intention, at the very first meeting of Parlia-
ment next Session, to call their attention to this subject. The
negligence of Ministers in not acknowledging the independence
of the South American States created such alarm among the
merchants, that they had actually suspended the execution of
orders for that part of the world. He could perceive nothing in.
the policy which had been pursued by Spain towards this
country for the last sixty years which could warrant Minis-
ters in sacrificing a lucrative branch of trade to a piece of dip-
lomatic etiquette. - Spain herself was not so fastidious when she
supplied our revolted American colonies with ships and money.
He concluded by expressing a hope that the policy of Govern-
ment would speedily undergo an alteration, and that the trade
of this country would net be sacrificed to political feelings. '
Mr. LUSHINGTON believed that when the proper occasion
should arrive for disclosing the course which Ministers had pur-
'sued, the gallant General would agree with him in thinking
that the ,Executive Government had been guilty of no negli-
gence, but had, on the contrary, done every thing that was
fitting.

Mi.'. W. SMITH said that this was not the first instance in
which this country had strained etiquette as far as possible in
favour of Spain. We had rttichased a treaty from Spain with

r respect to the slave trade which Spain had never executed to-
wards us. Etiquette had prevented us from enforcing the exe-
cution of that treaty, and etiquette now stand in the way of the
suppression of piracies in the West Indies. He thought that
this country would be warranted in landing a force upon the
island of Cuba, upon part of which it appeared the pirates had,
established themselves, and in seizing those brigands and deli-
vering them over to Spain, if they were the subjects of that
country.
The petition was then laid upon the table:
General GASCOYNE, in moving that the Petition be print-
ed, stated that it was signed by every merchant in Liverpool
who had transactions with South America.
The same Honourable Member then presented a similar 'Pe-
tition from the merchants and woollen manufacturers of Leeds;.
which was also ordered to be printed.
Mr. R. MARTIN said, he had received a communication
which induced him to postpone till next Session the motion of
which he had given notice relative to the office of Coroner in
Ireland.

COMBINATION ACT.
Mr. P. MOORE gave notice, that next Session he would
move for the repeal of the 40th of Gcbrge In. commonly called
the Combination Act, in which he hoped for the support of
gentlemen in office.—The House then adjourned.