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London, England, 1828-05-21 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, M 20.

Lord STANLEY presented a petition from Manchester
and Salford against the Slave Trade.
Mr. CLIVE presented a similar petition from Hereford.
Mr. WM. SMITH presented a petition from the Ma-
gistrates and Wardens of Norwich, in favour of the Hiring
by Service Bill. Also a petition from the Gentry, Traders,
and Ship-owners of Norwich, in favour of the Aire and
Calder Canal Bill.

Lord HOTHAM presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of Leominster against the Slave Trade.
Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, brought up papers re-
lative to the land tax.

Lord W. PAULETT presented a petition from the
merchants, traders, &c. of Sunderland, against the Small
Note Act.

Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the
Maltstecs of Wslnn, praying for an alteration ö the Malt
Act.

Mr. JONES moved the reading of the Fermanagh and
Blackwater Canal Bill, which was accordingly read a third
time and passed.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from cer-
tain manufacturers at Warminster concerned in the woollen
trade, praying that the House would interpose to prevent
manufacturers paying their workmen in kind instead of
money.
Lord STANLEY stated that abuses similar to that al-
luded to in the petition were also prevalent in Lancashire.
It was certainly desirable that some measure should be en-
acted to put a stop to such practices. A bill for that pur-
pose had, however, been already brought in, but was found
completely nugatory, as manufacturers were unwilling to
come forward and mention the grievances tnei complained
of.—Petition ordered to be printed.
Lord W. PAULETT moved for a return of the quantity
of Foreign Lead Ore imported into Ireland within the
last year.
ADMIRALTY COURTS IN IRELAND.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT, purtuant to notice, moved
that the Commission of Inquiry in Ireland be directed to
inquire into the state of the Admiralty Court in Ireland,
to report thereon to the Meuse ; also, as to the Securities
of the Court, and the comparative expense of trying a
cause in that and the other Law Courts in Ireland.
The Court was at present in a state of the greatest irregu-
larity. The duty had been performed by deputy, and the
sittings of the. Court were so irregular, as to have the bu-
siness protracted to the great inconvenience of the suitor.
In 1822, the sittings of the Court were at two
o'clock in the day, but even at this late hour
they were not regular in their sittings, for they va-
ried in a most extraordinary manner, sometimes

sitting at one, Sanetlines at ten, then at twelve, then at
eleven, then at one, and finally again at two. The ex..
penecs, in consequence of this irregularity, became very
heavy, and in one case that came to his intiormation, that.
of a suit for the recovery of a seaman's wages there
were four Counsel employed. The sum fru be recovered
wis 20/. and the costs came to no less than Itiof. It also
appeared that a large quantity of dollars had been brought
into the Court with other monies, in the year 1821,
and remained in the custody of an officer who gave
no security for the performance of the duties of
office. He had heard complaints from Liverpool and
other places relative to this Court; one of which he would
state to the House. A merchant at Liverpool had char-
tered\ire
a vessel with a cargo of hides in the year 1825, and
a dispute arising relative to them in Dublin, the matte
referred to the Magistrates, by whom it coal al-
most immediately arranged. There was one era-
tion of the cargo, however, which the owners t
advised to submit to the decision of the Admiralty Court,
and following this advice, proceedings were instituted. there.
It was two years before the decision of the Court could be
obtained, and then it was found upon calculation
that after deducting the value of the 'irides, there
was a loss of 7001. to the merchants at Liverpool..`
it would be far better that there was nu Admiralty
Court in Ireland at all, but that the business should be
transacted by the Courts in England ; but thy: was no
Use in dwelling upon that, for it could not be remedied,
because, by the Act of LT on, the existence of the Ad-
miralty Court in Ireland was guaranteed. The Right
Honourable Baronet then concluded by 'moving to the
effect above stated.

Mr. LAMB spoke in so lwr w ttne of voice that ‘,.e
could scarcely hear what he said, but we understood hint
to say that the Commissioners were already engaged iu
that enquiry. •
After a few words from Mr. CIWICER, and Dr.
MORE, the motion was acceded to.
A Met4senger from the Lords announced that their Lord-
ships 'had agreed to several private Bills.—(See Lords'
Repert.)