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the Colonies tila! these duties were

this linowlgdge,.:there was, evetytess.orrto appre•
bend, would be used for purposes of persecution.,
not slope against Governor M'Qoarrie, and sub6o-
dinate Ofl-i-certi in the Colony,' but alto against
othersin this country, who heal levied these du-
ties before Governor M‘Qi.tarrie's time.
After a few observations from Mr.' Robinsoot
Mr. Brogden, the Chancellor of the Exchtyleri
and Mr. B. Bathurst,
The CIIAIRMAN reported progress, and obtain`
et{ leave to sit again to-morrow.

CHASE'S RELIEF BILL.
Lord JOCELYN, in moving that
the
Lords
Amendments ribs Bill he taken intoctinsitlerrte.
(inn, observed, that there was not any set el Per'
sons more deserving the commigeration' of Parria:;
ment. than the widows and or p haus whom 111°`
measure would go to relieve.
On the motion that the Lords' Amendments "
agreed to,
M

r. _ANNING Said,
the house, he 'would state •what the nature of
this measure was. In 1797, an Act was passed
to prevent British subjects from lending t"tif •
money to native Princes in India, withont the -
consent, in writing, of the Gtivernor in CounCil'
Messrs. Chase, in the face of this Act, advanced.
money to the Nabob of Arcot, - Two years se,
those gentlemen presented Petitions, praying that
they may be allowed 'to lay 'their chums before
the 'Carnut -Commissioners. They admitted
that the advances had been made subserviently"'
the passing of the Act, but pleaded that they werie'
nut aWare of its provisions, and ihat ti
t»ade the advance for the benefit.ot Governmoit'
On
.tleis ground it was that lie agreed to allolf
the Bill to go into • a Committee, as, if the
parties could sheer that the advances' were mad`
for the benefit of Gnvernment, it would he
.strong poiNt in their favour. 'The Bill piose".
the Commons, with certain clauses, staitug:
why 'it had been as•sented The' Lord,i aro
passOci the Bill, but at the same litne rind: 04,
all the reasons which the Commons.,had ahsigue')
for agreeing to it. Their Lordships seemed to
have set their wit .and wisdom at work, in ortlo.
to return this Bill in such a shape, that It "44
impossible to understand it;' unless, indeed. t"
House were to deduce from 'a tri gative the
reasons which they had pre‘iously deduced fr"in'
all affirtirative--(a laugh.)—lt Seemed as if t'heir •
Lordships were determined to take revenge NC.,
the imperfect state in which Bilk. had been se"'
up Irons the Commons. it wo•ild be better, 1I
ever, to give up the Act of 1797 al!ogether. 1"i"
allovr it• to be nullified by a Bill Of ibis
which did not attempt to assigtia reason whY
had been passed.into a law. Under the..e cons'.
iterations, he' felt himself bound to move its :A
Amendment, " That the Lords' _Amendm A
Cent "-
taken, into' consideration on this day'3, months. t
Mr. WARREN `contended that the amentoe,a
.
introduced by the Lords did not al'er any of
enactments Of the Bill,
_but merely the ;round 613
Wlilelt relief should be granted. After 1/°I
tlouses bad agreed to' all the important part, °
the, measure, what would he the situation of the
e
gentlemen Wham it concerned, if it she
rejected on the 'ftitite grottwi aplnced by thißigll ,
lion. Gentleman. lee
Mr. 'f. COURT: 41:Y hoped that them might
lt
some arrangement with their Lordships, by wh(CO
the original. words .Might be re-inserted, as ,
thonght - it would .be. a great hardship 'for Mes.srs;,..
Chase and Co.. to: be, deplived of
.the relief El
which they were deemed entitled, for a frdi'
v`vhich was not their Own.
Mr. CANNING 'expressed his -readiness to
draw his motion,
.provided the• lious:e would '174"
agree with the Lords' Amendment, and give t',.l;
Bill another'chrenci, by leaving it' to their Vrbo•
ships- to decide whether they would agree t''
measure with the omission of their own atne,itialr.
After a few
.words from Mr. J.
Cannink, Mr:S. BOUrne, Mr. Warren,3l7r.lVP'lltl
and Mr. Lushington,
Lord Jopt..ya:..expressed his intention of
ing the Flouse on his motion. The House
For agreeing' to the Lords' Amendment
For readiithe Bill this day three months
!Slapiity in fAv•ir of the Bill
SMUGGLING PREVENTION. Of'
This Bill, after a few observations from Sir • v
Ceesrtor4v, Mr. J SsatTn,-•and the CHANCIOO
LOR of the tIKCIIEQ,d2,II, WOs read a third. 011'
and passed. '

the information of

(1, that fo

'rum BANK RESTRICTION.
, et
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rn-,
';the- Outer of the aty for takiug into consifire-,
tion the Lords' Amendments to the Bank of %rho
laud Cash 4'a met Bill. lie observed titi4(';t.
Aaiendutents of their Lordships were very ine;so
ant, and were of Viet) a mit ote that the ii°t- 1-
wollid.flot nvree to therefore inteesl,el:t
► to bring in a new Bill so framed as he thaub>
would meet with their Lord.hips' coneurrence:aa.,
fie therefore moved tliat their Lordships'
ruents be Rrther c,onsidered this day three,
The [notion was agreed to.
The new Bill .ivas then brought in anti ref' alio
first and second time, and ordered to be couul-
ted to-tnorrow.

MR. OWEN'S PLAN. 013
Sir W. Ps CHNSl'lGtik. ris.tponed his 111°'"
relative to Mr. O'vv'en's Kan till next Sessioo:, ter
Mr....V. W. WARD.-look this opportunity
serving,. that his name had, wit hoot his coos,f
and contrary, to the usual courtesy, been pt 11111,4
ed as'oile.or a Committee for carrying' tills rbe,
into execution. ' He could only say that he bdc
lieved,iUr. Owen to be a very, worthy Man,: .ce,
he thought his plan wholly linWorthy of It. (4
Right fiOn.-Friend of his. 136,1;10..,114.,
now present„lnfd his name used in the saitle,:g.r.
511% 3. SMITH 'spoke' warmly favour
, • .
Owen's plan.
Sir W. DC CRESPIGNY said; that it 'css aes
Steven 13,,iirne, prid not Mr. Sturges .10t;riha
whose name had been publish«l. as. on.e 01
members of :kir. Owen's comitiii,ve. • a,s.
The other Orders of the Day were ihenooti
.posed of, and the 'House ajourned at

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