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London, England, 1805-06-26 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, iBos.

PARLIAMEATAar PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDAY, JUNE 23%
Counfel being finally heard in fupport of Gardner's Divorce
Bill, it was read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed.
The LORD CHIEF BARON of the EXCHEQUER delivered
the opinion of the Judges in the cafe of Thelluffon O. Woodford.
It was decidedly, on every one of the poinm referred to them, in
fupport of the decifion in Chancery; which, after force otlicrva-
dons by the Lord Chancellor, was affirmed by their Lordships.
The Haute then refolved itfelf into a Committee of Privileges,
during the fitting of which ftrangers were excluded.
Immediately after our re-admiffion, Lord HOLLAND fald, he
wilted to know what was the nature of the orders which bad been
fent by Government to the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica, re-
lative to the trade between that Bland and the United States; and
whether any orders had been fent out fume the atft of May for
difeontlnuing the reftriffiion on the importation of goods In Ame-
rican bottoms?

Lord CAMDEN Paid that the Lieutenant Governor had not re-
ceived any orders to prevent the fufperdion of tilt law, in cafes of
neceifity, againft the importation of goods from America.
Lord HOLLAND then alined, whether the Houle was to tin-
derftand that no orders had been rent to enforce the reftridion on
the trade between the United States and the Weft lodia !lords ?
The Duke of MONTROSE obferved, that the Rate of the law
on the fubjed in queltion was this :—According to the Navigation
Aa, there could be no communication between the United States
and the Brit& Weft India Viands, except in Brltilhbetteens. But
a power wall given to the Governor of every Bland to allow the
impartation of provilions and other articles in cafes of neceffity.—
It having appeared, however, that loon irregularities had arifen in
the exercife of this power, and that a too general importation had
been permitted, diredions were fent out to the Governors not to ,
make too frequent ufe of the difcretion which they poll-tired. There
was no ground for fuppofing they were prohibited from fufpending
the reftridlon; they were only required not to give way to too
great a facility of importation.
Lord HOLLAND Paid, that the Noble Duke teemed difpofed
to volunteer a reply, which it belonget: to the Noble Earl (Cam-
den) to give, but which at the fame time, was far from being fa-
tisfactory. Indeed all he had heard convinced him that the reftric-
tion had been improperly enforced; and he conceived it to be his
duty to move for loch papers as might tend to elucidate the fubjcdt.
He therefor: gave notice, that he Ihould move for copies of all Pe-
titions from the Weft India Blanch, and all Correfpondence be-
tween the Governors of the Mends and his Majefty's
refpeding the trade with America, from the commencement of

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the prefent war with France to the atft of May laft.
The Duke of MONTROSE obfervcd, that if he bad volunteer.
ed an aofwer, it was given on good authority ; but he left it to the
Houfe to judge whether his interference or that of the Noble Lord
in this bufinefs had molt the appearance of volunteering.
The Marquis of BUCKINGHAM laid, that the I.ieutenant
Governor of the Ifland of Jamaica had underftood his hands to be
tied up by the orders trarlmitted to him from Government.
Lord HAWKESIIURY and Lord CAMDEN applauded the
conduct of the Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica ; and there the
converfation terminated.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND prefented a Petition from Mr.
Juftice Johrfon, letting forth the eircumftances under wlich he
has been brought over from Ireland to be tried in Wei:mix:flu-
hall ; and requelting to be heard by Connie' againft the Bill now
pending in their i.ordlhips' Houfe, for amending the Offender's
Efcapt. Ad; inafmuch as certain provirtoirs of the laid Bill would
operate 4.)C po, fah, with refped to his cafe.—The Petition was
ordered to lie on the table.
Lord HAWKESBUttY brought in a Bill for continuing to the
next Sellion of Parliament, the proceedings already bad in the cafe
of Mr. Juftice Fox. On his Lordfhip's motion, it was read a firft
time, and ordered to be printed; after which he gave notice, that
he maid move the fecond reading on Thurfday next, if the printed
papers were then on the table.
A Copy of the Report of the Stied Committee of the Houfe of
Commons, on the Tenth Report of the Commiffioners of Naval
Enquiry, was received from the Commons, and ordered to lie on
the table.

The Land Tax Redemption Aa's Confoltdation Bill was
brought up from the Commons, and read a firll time.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Indemnity Bill was read a
fecund time, and the various other Bills before the Houfe were
forwarded one ftage,—Adjourned.