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PAIIL NENTARY PAIOCEEDINGS.
tgauSE O. LORDS, JULY 10.

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Them Am another ilatnienlinhen this day. At about a liarter
to four o'clock the RJRofenareassoar, the Lou Onions:l.-
.14a, and Viscount Mes.vnatz, sat robed as Lords Commis-
sionen for giving the Royal Assent; when the Commons, with
the Stumm at their bead, baying come into this Holm. upon
the summons of the Ifeentait'Usher of the Black Rod, his Ma-
lcom's Assent was nod&ed and declared to—The Post Horse
-Ditties Bill, the Jails (Rachemser Bills) Building Bill, the An-
nual Land Tax Commissioners Names all. the Prison Laws
Consolidation Bill, the Ireland Court of Chancery Bill, the
Army Mae-Money Distribution Bill, the Russian Marriages
Validity Bill, the London Docks Company Bill, and a number
of Private Bills.
Upon the motion of the Earl of Sumenssause, the Recipros
city of Duties Bill, the Faigiand and Ireland Customs Duties
Bill, the Ireland Malicious Injuries Bill, the Cork General Ses-
sions Bill, and the East India Half-Pay Pill, were read a third
time, passed, and ordered to be messaged to the Commons.
The General Distilleries Bill was read a second time, and
committed for to-morrow.
LISIERICX LOCAL TAXATION.
The Marquis of LA NSDOWN moved the Order of the Day
for the third reading of the City of Limerick Regulation Bill.
Ile understood the measure to be one of the highest Importance
to the people of the South of Ireland; and, therefore, he was
requested to present a Petition from the Chamberlain of the
Corporation of Limerick, and two ether persons, who, even in
this stage of the Bill, wished to be beard by Counsel against it.
The Noble Marquis said, that he did not exactly know, after
Counsel had been heard before the Committee, if it were allow-
stale to hear Counsel in the present stage of the Bill.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that this• Petition was
signed, as it appeared, by three individuals who were connected
with the Corporation of the City of Limerick, and who assigned
as their reason for the rehearing of Counsel, that the Bill would
affect the interests of that body.
The LORD CHANCELLOR (the• Usher of the Black Rod
standing by) said, that he hoped their. Lordships would permit
him to receive the other 4louse.
Sir H. PARNILL, Mr. UtOGIMN and others, front the Com.
room; brought up the Insolvent D;btors Acts Amendment Bill,
and the County Palatine of Lancaster COurt Bill, which were
afterwards read a first time.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE (when the Commons had re-
turned to their own House) begged leave to addrthat the Peti-
tioners did not state any grounds of their own, upon which they
could be distinctly heard.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, on inspecting the Petition,
was of opinion that it proceeded on the very same grounds as
that steady laid before the Committee.
The Earl of ROSSLY N here appealed to the Chairman of
the Committees, as to the impression he retained of the for-
mer Petition.
'The Earl of SHAFTESBURY .said, that it never was un-
derstood in the Committee, that because the Corporation were
then allowed to be heard by Counsel, it was to be inferred that
individuals might also be heard in like manner in a subsequent
stage of the Bill.
The Earl of ROSSLY N—" Iterceive that our Noble Chair-
man does no: differ from the conception I had of this business.
The fltesem Petition goes to assert, In the face of your Lord-
ships, that it embraces points which affect the rights of the Cor-
poration of Limerick, although, as your Lordship are now aware,
that body has already been heard against the Bill;- and it must
be considered their own neglect, if, upon such an occasion, they
omitted by Counsel to assert their privileges Aid protect their
rights. Under such circumstances, the granting of this Petition
will only be opening a door for delay. If the prayer be w-
eeded to, I can venture to assert that your Lordships will have
established one precedent for a depat tore from all those salutary
rules by which the proceedings of this House ought to be go-
verned. I our quite certain, my Lords, that such a Petition could
never have been listened man, your Lordships at an earlier part
of the Szssion ; and I am convinced, as I said before, that it is
offered now merely to delay and prevent the passing of this Bill."
Upon the motion of the Earl of LACUERDALI, the Petition,
which had Wen read, was rejected. •
The Earl of CI. A itt: moved to discharge the Order of the
Day , which was agreed to; and the third reading of the above-
tocetiaried Bill was appointed for to-morrow.
Upon the Motion of the Earl of SHAFTVSICILT, their Lord-
ships went into Committees on the Irish Church Rates Bill, the
Law of Merchants Bill, the Ireland Passage-vessels Regulation
Bill, the Irish Law Stamps Bill, and Viscount St. Vincent's An-
nuity Bill ; when the two first were reported with Amendments,
and the latter three without any Amendments.
At about Six o'Clock the House adjourned. •
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was summoned in the usual form to attend the
House of Lords, on occasion of the Royal Assent being given
(by Commission) to several Ildls—(See Lords Report.)
Mr. A BEACH° MBY gave notice, that he would, early
neat Session, bring forward a Motion to improve the system of
Representation in Edinburgh. He gave notice now, in the
hope that he should, by so doing, stand acquitted in the eyes of
the inhabitants of Edinburgh, who might have expected him to
have made it this Session ; and also to give notice to all those
who might feel an inclination to oppose the motion.
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from Isaac Ritchie.
a Lieutenant in his Majesty's service; praying for relief gene-
rally, for himself and other Officers, who were reduced in 1783.
The Petitioner stated that his half-pay only amounted to ts. 2d.
whilst other Officers bf a similar rank, but of a later promotion,
enjoyed twice as much.—Brought up, read, and ordered to lie
on the table.
The SAM Ron. Member presented a Petition from Colonel
Williams, of Liverpool, a Justice of the Peace for the County of
I...ncaster, setting forth that he had incurred a great expense in
onosing the orders of the Magistrates for the County Rates, and
p: tying that the ltlagistr atesemght be placed under some restric-
t, as to the future levying of County Rates.—Brought up,
r ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
Sir J. S EMU G HT presented a Petition from the inhabitants
of Flanistead, praying for the imposition of a duty un Leghorn
straw bonnets.— Brought up, read, and ordered to lie on the table.
Colonel DAVIES postponed his motion respecting the French
Indemnity until next Session.
The East India Mutiny Bid was ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the usual Ses-
sional Address.—The usual Resolutions -were agreed to, the
I louse resumedaud the Report ordered to be received to-morrow.
The General Penit•nelary Bill was committed, the Report
received and read, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time
to-morrow.
Mr. IiItOUGHAM presented a Petition from certain Me-
chanics of the Metropolis, praying for the adoption of blnOwen's
plan. lie (*r. Brougham) had felt much hurt at hearing that
that respectable body, the General Assembly of Scotland, had
accused Me. Qwen of neglecting religion in his establisbnumt.
Ile could atom, from his own knowledge, that there never was
a school of any kind in *bids religion was more attended to.—
Indeed, instead of there being too little religion, there seemed to
be a disposition to go into the opposite extreme.—The Petition
wants-ought ups read, and ordered to lie on the table.
The Irish Law Expenses Bill was reads third time and passed.
SCOTCH LAW COMMISSION SILL.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the Order
of the Day for the third reading of the Scottish Law
Commission Bill.
Mr. BROUGHAII expressed a wish that care
should be taken to have this Commission selected
from persons well acquainted with the practice and
constitution of the Seettish. Courts. He must also
express his surprise that the Noble anil Learned Lord
who presided in another place, and..with whom this
Bin originated, never recollected. while he was so
anxious to rake up the abuses of the-Scottish Courts,.
that abuses existed mach nearer homea—in the Chan-
cery Court of England. He was surprised that the
t liable Lord did not think that enquiry into abuses,
like charity, ought to begin at home--(A
That Noble Person had talked of the levaft oP
proceediess in the Scotch Courts ; siosrhe-was certain
Oat nese of the proceerfin in the ilitoseh" Voorts,
kilo' seer prighetissyvaigist be half so prolix
of tbeCourtOf Chaocery here were.
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