The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-24 00:00:00

IMP ER LAL „PARLIAMENT.

11')USE OF PEERS,

FRIDAY, MARCH 23.

Tina Royal A,sent was given by Commission
to seventeen diid private Bills : among the
former wire, it-o! Exchequer Bills Bill, the Irish Re-
venue Bill, the .Irish G)ontervailing Duties, the
Irish Ntilt Dity, the Hides and Tallow Importa-
tion, the Sugar Warehitusiog, the Neutral Ships,
the Rape Se(-A Oil Lnportatton ; and among the
latter, 13Jydtli'b Ptc.iure Lottery Bill, the Rochdale
Canal S:ib,cciption, and three NaturalizAtion Bills.
The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, Lord 1-IA\s'KE:,I3URY, and LOTd WAL-
SI NCH AM. . .

Lord AsHßult-roN was sworn and toole,ihis seat
on attaining his tnai)rity.
Counsel were he trtf in continuation, relative to
tl,e Scotch Appeal, Fleming v. Abercrornby. To
prti.:eed a,zaio on Monday.
The Vulnnteer C,,rps' Regulation Bill was
brought up t'r,in the Commons by Mr. TIERNEY,
acconipaniel by a few Mcmber3.

Atter a short interval,
Lord HAwKEssukY moved the first reading of
the Bill ; accordingly the title and breviate of the
Bill was read by the LORD CH ANC E LLOR.
The Noble SECRETARY then moved, that the
Bill be printed for the use of their Lordships, He
observed, at the same time, that the forms of the
House dtd not allow the second reading of a Bill,

to be regularly moved, until .the prints were before
the House. However, as thete was every pro_

bability that the prints would be ready for de.
livery to-morrow, he should 'now give notice, that
on Monday it was his intention to move for the.

second reading of the 13:11.
Ectrl SPENCER rose., not, he said, for the pur-
pose of opposing the measure, or to throw any diffi-
culties in the way of His Mjesty's Government
in the present circumstances, but merely to suggest
to Ministers and to the House the consideration,

whether a Bill of the peculiar nature and import-
ance as that, the heads of which had just peen read,
s measure, the principle of which was nut only so
very important, but in itself embracing -such a va-
riety of detailed provisions, could be maturely Con.
sidered so far as to make up their -Lordships' minds
as to that species of discussion required at a second
reading, in the very short interval between the de-
livery of the Bill and Monday next : he thought
it could not. He deprecated the idea of any im-
proper haste being used in the progress of the Bill
in that House. Their Lordships wouki recoiled the
extraordinary length of time it was under consi,
deration in another place, the repeated discussions
the measure had undergone, and the variety
of amendments which had been made to it.
It was therefore incumbent, on their Lordships

to give the measure a full and mAture conside-
ration in all its branches and details ; the measure,

in the present circumstances, was one of the greatest
importance : the character and dignity of the House
were implicated in the consideration: they should
evince to the Public their determination to give the
measure a full consideration, and that no improper
haste should be used on the part of their Lordships
in passing the Bill. Under these impressions, he
begged leave to suggest to the Noble Secretary,
that. Tuesday should be the earliest day fixed upon
for the second reading.
Lord HAWKESBURY observed, it was by no
me,ns the wish of His Majesty's Ministers to use any
improper haste in the progress of the Bill ; on the -
contrary, it was their wish that the measure should
undergo a full and thorough nvestigation.- At the
same time he could not avoid observing to the Noble
Earl, that the detailed and repeated.discussioos the
Bill had already received, rendered its contents pretty
well known to the Public, and perhaps to a great num-
ber of it Lordships ; however, though his. wish
was, that a measure of such peculiar importance in the
present circumstances of the Country, should receive
as little delay as possible, under what had been sug-
gested, he had no objedion to take Tuesday as the
day for his moving the second reading.
Earl FITZY/ILLIAM made a few observations,
principally in support of what fell from the Noble
Earl near him (SPENCER); he urged the propriety of
giving the Bill a full and mature consideration in
that House. He adverted to the deliberate discui-
sions it had undergone in the other House of Par-
liament, and the many alterations and amendments
it had been found necessary to make in the mea.
sure as originally proposed to that House.
The • Earl of DARNLEY expressed his coinci-
dence in a great deal of what fell from the Nlble
Eat Is at his side of the House ; but at the same time
he must avow his opinion, that in the present cir-
cumstance; of the Country, the Bill should be &-
layed as little as possible in its progress. No Lord
could more highly estimate the charader and digni.
iy of that House than himself,: there were certain re.
gulations in the Bill which it 'would be expedient to
carry into effect as soon as.possihle. Ile was bow_
ever an advocate for a full and thOrough dicussinn
of the measure,; on that ground he had no objec-
tion to the propOsed delay, but if he thought there
was a probability of their Lordships being able ade—
quately to discuss the measure previous to the in-
tended Rcess, he should have ,no objection to the (iv
first named by the Noble Secretary of State.
Lord HAWKESBURY, in explanation, assured
the Noble Lords there was no intention on the part
of Ministers to hurry the progress of the measure.
He was equally aware of the various and cotriplicit-
ed nature of the measure, as of its peculiar import.
• ance ; it certainly embraced many detailed conside-
rations, each of which involved a principle in itself ;
it was then right that the whole should be fully and
maturely considered, and if such could not be done
previous to the Recess, they had no particular de-
sire to urge its passing befOre that period.
Lord !I/MR(111/.8Y made a variety of observa-
tions, not only on the Bill itself, but on a great part
of the eoridud of His IVlajesty.',S Ministers relative
thereto. In one point Of view, it was his wish
that the Bill ,should receive the sandion of the Le-
'. gistature as seeedily as poss,ilale, as it contained, in
• particulo-, one provision or which he approved,
namely-, that which held out a bounty for the en.
• coutnemen; of Volunt perfed themselves