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IMPERIdL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9.
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A Meeting took place.this .Day, pursuant to their Lord-
ships' Adjournment for the Whasini Holidays.
Counsel were heard in continuation relative to the Appeal,
Morthland and Johnston against Cadet'.
After which their Lordships deferred the farther hearing
till to-morrow.

Their Lordships proceeded to give judgment relative to the
Appeal Holiday against Agnes Maxwell, which, on the Ms).
non of the Loki) CILANCELLOR, who stated his opinion of
the Case, for the further elucidation of the subje6l, was
that the Decree of the Court of Session be affirmed.
The various Bills before the House were forwarded in their
respective stages ; among the Orders, the Militia Augmenta-
tion Bill stood for a third reading ; on the Question being put,
The Earl of SUFFOLK stated his opinion, that one Clause
in the Bill was particularly objectionable, namely, that
which provided that the Militia'should be assembled for 2i
dayS in each year, for the purpose of drilling, &c. As a Mi-
litary Man, he must be aware that this space of time was in-
finitely too short. He did not then mean to make any Mo-
tion on the subjea, as in such an advanced stage of the Bill,
it might be unfair ; but he pressed the point on the consi-
deration of Ministers, who, in their Bill of nett Session, he
hoped would re6lify the error. In a Military point of view,
and he knew not in what other the Militia could be assem-
bled; 2t days would be prodiktive of 'no advantage : 28
should be the very lowest, indeed 38 days would be little
enough. He threw out this hint merely that Ministers
might profit of it on a future opportunity.
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
Lord AUCKLAND, took the opportunity to make a few
observations upon a Bill, which, as we could Coiled, was an
EState Bill, in which the Bishop of St. David's is concerned.
He declared that his personal wishes were with the Bill,
but assigned some reasons why the Bill, which, in one point
of view, he considered as important, should not be proceeded
with at such a late period of the Sessions.
The Scotch 114ilttia Bill, after a few words from Lord
Ho LI, AND and some observatithis from Lord HQBART, to
the effectOlat every thing that might be questionable in the
measure; may be discussed in the Committee, was read a se-
cond time, ordered to be printed, and to be referred to a Com-
mittee of the whole House on Monday next.
The Poor's Relief Bill, and the Irish Militia Subaltern
Bills, were brought up from the Commons by Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, and severally read a first time.
Two Private Bills were brought up by Messrs. 1.3v1,:c and
WHITBREAD, which were also read a first time.

After some routine business was disposed of, their
Lordships proceeded to the Order of the Day, for
which the HobSe Was sunimoned, namely, the ques.
tion for going into a Cumntittee on the County
Bridges Bill.

The Earl of SUFFOLK rose, and stated a va-
rietir of objeaiont to the Bill, which, he observed,
was of a More general nature than he at first was
aware of. Many of these observations were drawn
froni cOmmunications on the subjea which he had
received from divers persons, who thought the Bill
in its present shape should not pass into a Law, or,
at least, that it should lie over until the next Ses-
sions. One of these was a representation from cer.
tain persons in Newcastle-under-Line, in Stafford.
shire, the very County which was first to be affeaed
by the Bill ; these seemed to think that one of the
leading provisions of the Bill was not only futile as
to its objet, but otherwise of an injurious ten-
dency, as it went to vest that power in a Surveyor,
which had better be confided to a Jury. He had
also an application from Lancashire, in which he
was requested, on grounds which he deemed forci-
ble, to oppose the Bill : these his Lordship read to
the House, as a part of his Speech, and he argued
that several of these objeaions fairly applied to some
of the most important parts of the Bill. It had an.
other injurious circa, which was, that the poorer
orders of people in the Counties were not sufficiently
proteaed by it, as it appeared there were excep-
tions in the Bill, in favour of certain persons of
distin&ion, &c. and, the protelion and welfare
of the poor ought, he contended, to be the first
care of their Lordships. Upon the whole, his dis-
approbation of the Bill was so strong, that he should
hold it his duty to oppose its further progress.
The LORD CHANCELLOR quitted the wool-
sack, and at some length delivered his opinion of
some of the leading parts of the Bill, which he
thought well worthy the attention of their Lord-
ships, and he saw no objet ion to referring the Bill
to a Committee: He observed, that many of the
objeaions urged by the Noble Earl, were founded
in misapprehension of the real scope and objea of
the Bill, which, instead of going to oppress, was
to defend the Inhabitants of Counties, and to ope-
rate eventually for the common benefit. He agreed
with the Noble Earl, that it was the duty of the
Legislature to protea the poorer orders, but, he
would add, equally with the other orders of the
Community. He argued, that the operation of
particular Clauses of the Bill wouldto to secure the
ereuion of serviceable and substantial Bridges, or
to prevent the expences of those, which were other-
wise construaed, from falling upon any than the
projeaors ; and to widen and improve those Bridges
which were now too slight and narrow, in conse-
quence of the increased Commerce of the Country.
After establishing these points, be seemed to agree
with much of what had beer said respeaing the
progress of private or local Bills, • to which he most
sincerely wished that more attention were paid.
The Earl of CARLISLE followed the Noble and
Learned Lord, and observed, that after what had
fallen from him, it would be unnecessary to enter into
a detailed argument in justification of the Bill. His
Lordship then made souse general observations in fa-
vour of the measure, which he contended was cal-
culated for the advantage of the Inhabitants of the
Country, and urged the propriety of the Bill being
referred to a Committee.
Lord HOLLAND took the opportunity to ex-
press his disapprobation of the general practice with
respel to private or local Bills, and lamented that
the Onus probandi should be uniformly left with
those who felt it their duty to resist the passing- of
such Bills. With respect to the present measure, it
may as well as some of those other Bills to which he
alluded, possibly be a proper one ; but their Lord.:
ships ought to be convinced that it was necessary,
as well as beneficial, before they agreed to it.

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The Earl of (IAR LISLE and Lord HOLLAND spoke
severally in cxplanation.
The Duke cf NORFOLK spoke shortly in
port of some points vllich fell from his Noble Friend
the Earl of SUFFOLK, and observed, that an attempt
had in two or three former Sessions been made, to►
carry a Bill nearly similar with that in question,
through the Commons, but without success.
The Earl of SUFFOLK spoke in explanation, in
the course of which he observed, that the sentiments
of individuals in some other Counties were known
to be adverse to the measure, and that they intended
to come forward and avow their disapprobation.—
He therefore felt it incumbent on hill to take the
sense of the House upon the subjeCt.
Their Lordships then divided, when there ap-
peared,
For going into the Committee - 8
Against it - 8
The Peers who voted, being thus equally divid-
ed, by the Rules of their Lordships' House, the de-
cision is ►n the negative.
A Question was afterwards, we understand pur,
that the Bill be, committed that day two months,
which was carried without a division.

Some private business was then dispoSed of, and
after a few words between the Duke of NORFOLK,
the LORD CHANCELLOR, and Lord WAt..tNGI-IAM,
the consideration of the Claim respeding the Ct-rAN.
nos Peerage was postponed from Monday next till
the following Wednesday. The 1-I,,use then adjourn-
vd till to-morrow, when their Lordships :stand sum-
moned on Lord THITR.Low's Motion, respettli-z
certain Standing Orders ; and upon the Earl of Syr_
FOLK'S Motion respeding the conduct of His Ma-
jesty's late Ministers.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5.
MR. CORBY moved for several Accounts of ,\
rears and Balances in the hands of the different Of-
ficers in Ireland, which were ordered.
Mr. RoßsoN said a few words relative to an Ac-
count of the Expenditure of Ireland, which had been
ordered, but not laid before the House, but being
called to order by the SPEAKER, he sat down.
Lord GLENB ERV I E brought up a Bill to repeal
several Afts respeking Merchandize on board
Neutral Ships, and to make other pro v i sinus in lieu
thereof, which was read a first ti:ne, and ordered to .
be read a second time to-morrow.
The further consideration of the Report of the
Bill for better regulating the trial of Controverted
EleCtions was postponed till to. morrow.
Mr. ELIOT presented the Estimates of the
Ordinary and Extraordinary of the Navy ; which
were ordered to lie on the 'l' able. He gave notice
of his intention to move them in the Committee of
Supply on Friday.
Mr.. N. VANSITTART moved for an account of
the amount of Exchequer Bills issued under the
authority cf the last Ad for that purpose ; and art
account of the number of Cargoes of Fish brought
to Billingsgate Market during the years ending
the sth of January, 1799, 1800, 18ot, and 180. z,
which were severally ordered. ' The latter was
shortly afterwards presented by Mr. Welited
from the Custom-House, and ordered to lie on the
Table, and to be printed.
A Message from the Lords informed the House,
that their . Lordships had ;tweed to the English
Militia Bill, with several amendments, to which
they desired the concurrence of the House.
The SECRETARY at WAR moved, that the Lords'
Amendments should be taken into consideration on
Friday.—Ordered.
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The Committee on the t tners' Bill was deferred
till Friday.
The Volunteer Corps Bill was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow.
Mr. TIERNEY gave notice of his intention to
move his usual Financial Resolutio:ls on Wednesday
next.