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London, England, 1802-12-04 00:00:00

LAIPERML PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF PEERS.

FRIDAY I pEC. 3.

COLINET, were heard in continuation relative to
the Scotch Appeal, Thomas Graham, Esq. v. Isobel
and Ann Henderson, namely, Mr. ROMILLY a 3
.• . Second Counsel for'the Appellants, and the ATTQR-
wry GE NEkAL as Leading Counsel for the Respon-
-1 • dents.—After which their Lordships. deferred the
further hearing till Monday.
Some routine business was di posed of.

The Earl n/ MOIRA stated, that in pursuance
of the notice he had given towards the close of last
Session, 'he rose to bring forward a propo;;ition,
'which had for its objet the amelioration of the ex-
isting Laws of Debtor and Creditor, The subject
was of that nature, and tinfortquately not a novel
one to the attention of their Lordships, as tendered
it unnecessary' for him to trouble them in any detail
upon it. In the present instance it seemed to he
the Noble Earl's wish, merely to present the Bill
for a
,first reading, in order that it might lie over
for- ionic time for the particular and deliberate
consideration of their Lordships, He then pre-
sented the Bill, which was jntituled, c‘ An
lor the more effeaual Prevention of 'frivolous and
vexatious Arrests, and for the 'Relief of Persons
imprisoned on Mesne Process."
The Bill was accordingly received, read a firSt
limo!, ;And ordered to be printed.

The Noble Earl then observed, that in order to
follow up the measure he had just proposed, and to
rentitr it more efficacious, he conceived it would
be proper to adopt the legal provision which was
nn a former occasion before the House. The second
Bin which he had to propose to their Lordships., was
a transcript of that which was before the House
last Session. This Bill he also wished to have
printed, and we understood his Lordship to refer
to some differences of opinion which had arisen
in the Courts below, respeaing the construaion of
the Ad he alluded to; and which, on mature con-
sideratiOnp may be settled in the present instance.
He then presented the Bill, which was entitule4 an
AR for the " Relief of certain Insolvent Debtors."
The Bill was forthwith read a 4rst times and
dered to be printed.

The Ea!' of Mot 6A addresse'd the House a third
time, relative to a point conneeted with the fore-
going general subjea. He observed, that an erro-
neous supposition had, by some means, gone abroait
relative to an intention, on his part, to come forward
with a proposition respecting Bankrupts. Such an
;ntention, however, was not entertained by him,
and the mistake had caused him some trouble, as it
had brought upon him a very eutensive Correspon-
dence indeed.

The Order of the Day was then read:, (upon
which their Lordships were summoned), for taking
into consideration the temporary Order of the last

Session, the effea of which is, that Petitioners for
'Naturalization Bills shall accompany their applica-
;ions with Certiscates from the Secretary of State's
Offize, respeting their residence, good behaviour,
and compliance with the Provisions of the Alien
I,d, 4c.

The Order being then read, it was passed nem.
4.5.--Ordered, on the Motion of Lord Witt.st NG-
.IM, that the Regulation in question 4e added to

the Standing Orders of that House.
- The Earl of MOIRA, in pursuance of his notice
on? former evening, rose to bring forward his Mo-
tion relative to the recent important transadions in
.the Carnatie.—He repeated, that since he had ori-
-ginaly given notice of his intention, circumstances
bad occurred in that quarter which precluded the
attainment of the objea originally in view ; the
opportunities of personal restitution were passed
by—the unfortunate Prince, who was principally to
be affected by what he otherwise should have had to
prnpose, was now beyond the reach of present
calamity, and bf all future araiety-t—Alicare re-
zperfling him was at an end.

" ICI flce Domestic—Foreign levy—
" Nothing—can reach him furthr."
Fate had put its seal upon their deliberations in that
view. With resrest to what he should have to
oberve, nothing was further from his intention,
than any invidious refledion on the two Noble
;Lords whose names had frequently been mentioned
in what passed in the House upon the the subjed in
question. On a former occasion he had explicitly
i,-Iven his opinion of their standing cleat of all re.
~ponsibility in those transaoions, tarther than the
cfcessary dbedience of Orders attached to them.
After adverting generally to the Parliamentary
Rxgulations which had been made for, the better
Government of India, he alluded ro the Establish-
:nent of the Board of controul, in some points of

-view, as a salutary uieasure ; hut it would not be so,
%lid it adopt the vices of the former systems for the
cove6rnent of our lfltlit possessions. In regard
ro the particular transatlions he alluded to, they did
nor, he observed, originate with the Qovernor-
C;enerai, nor with the Governor of Madras : the
Mimic would, however, have a clearer view of the
merits of the question, by seeing the Instructions
:;cnt out by the Court of Diredors in 1798 and 1799.
o..is:obje.t_t in rising, was to procure the production

of these Document:. He adverted to what he con.
ceived to be the unwise policy of extending the
British Territories in India, and which extension

:11dy easily be accompanied by injustice : their Lord_
:'ups would see the counterpart of the measure he
alluded to, in the recent aggressions of the French
government in' Europe—however, such conduct on
our parts in India, may be regarded in a still more
unfavourable light. He alluded to the use which
was made of it by. the French-77the point of view

inh:ch they endeavoured to hold us out to other
.I'owers ; their endeavouring to justify their aggres-
sions, \by what they asserted we had done in India,

gnil in a great degree, making it their example.—
. At the .same time, he seemed of opinion, that as cir-
• comstances stood, they should have very little op..
portunity of being able to do any thing of import_
ance upon the subje6t. He would however, move,
•-" That there be laid before the House, Copies of
all the Instrudions sent out bn the cart of, the Hon.
the East India Company, fcorp the Ist of January

1797, to the tst of January 1861, from the Copt
of Direaors to the Governor-General ; also to the
Governor of Madras, ,relative to the assumiition of
the Government, Sce. of the Carnatic."

On the question being put,
Lard HOB ART rose, to say. a few words on the
occasion. He seemed to entertain no objection to
the procluaion of the Documents moved for by the
Noble Earl, but decidedly declared his opinion,
that when the Arrangements made in India, allud-
ed to by the Noble Lord, were thoroughly consi-
dered and investigated, they would be found, not
only consistent with sound policy and strkl justice,
but to tend considerably to the welfare and happi-
ness of the inhabitants of the Carna tic,
Lord ORENVILL observed, that as what had
fallen from the Noble Earl did not in the least re-
flea upon the Noble Lords, of whose condo& he
approved, he did not feel himself called upon to
take any part in the picsent conversation. He
would, however, say, that he entertained an opi-
nion of the Ineas.ure in question, similar to that given
by the Noble Lord who spoke Int, And he would
add, that whenever the transaaions alluded to,
from whatever quarter they originated, were duly
investigated, they would be found to consist, not
only with true policy and justice, but essentially to
contribute to the welfare of those to be affeCted by
them.

The Question was put, and . the Documents or-
dered to be laid before the House accordingly-,
After which an' Adjournment, till Monday, took
place.