Star.
London, England, 1822-03-29 00:00:00

lIOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Mr. CANNING presented a Petition from the West India
Proprietors and Merchants residing in Liverpool, complaining
of distress, and suggesting, amongst other means of immediate
-relief, the opening of the trade between the West India Cola
ties and the United States of America. As his Right lion.
Friend was about to open the subject of this Petition, by intro-
ducing a Bill to-morrow evening, he should not anticipate the
discussion by any observation.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. CANNING presented a Petition from a body of Mer-
chants interested in the trade of Canada, in Liverpool, corn-
plainiog of distress, and praying the House to take their case
into cut- deration.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ELLIS presented a Petition 'from certain West India
Proprietors and Uercliants to the same etlect as that just pre-
sented front Liverpool.—Ordered to be printed.
r.I.LIS presented a Petition from certain West India
Proprietors and Merchants, praying the House to institute a
minute inquiry into the circumstances of the case before they
consented to renew the Charter of the Vest India Dock Com-
pany.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Trade.
Lord NORMAN UT presented a Petition from the City of
York, for the remission of the remainder of Mr. hunt's punish-
ment. The Noble I. ird said, without wishing to shew any special
favour to Mr. Hunt, he thought the House would act with dis-
cretion by agreeing to the motion of the lion. Baronet, the Mem-
ber for Westminster. He believed that Mr. Hunt's punishment
was very much disproportioued to his offence.—The Petition
was ordered to be printed.
Mr. 'HUME moved for a Copy of the existing Contract or
Contracts for the supply of the Convicts on board the hulks,
stating the time when made, the persons with whom made,
whether private or public, and the terms for which made.—
Ordered.
Also for a Retirrn of the amount of the Expenses, Civil and
Military, paid by Great Britain, for Guernsey and Jersey, fur
the years 1807 and 1821a—Ordered.
Mr. HUME postponed, until to-morrow, his motion relating
to the Civil List (Third Class).
Mr. URE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to the Ist
and 2d of his present Majesty, explanatory of the Rate of In-
terest on certain Securities.
Mr. BENNE(' presented a Petition from William Mason
and Thomas Moses, stating that having been bail for a person of
the name of William Clarke, a bookseller in the Strand, who
had been prosecuted fora blasphemous libel. they were sur-
prised to have received notices that their recognizance' were
estreatetl, upon the ground that the said William Clarke did
not appear to plead. The fact was, that William Clarke did
appear in Court, hut the case being called on for trial, it was
found there was not a Jury present to try him.—The Petition
was referred to the Committee of Recognizance'.
Mr. W. LAMB presented a Petition from certain Owners
and Occupiers of Land in the Hundred of Hudson, in the
County of Hereford, complaining of Agricultural Distress, and
prying relief.
The Irish Five per Cents. Bin went through a Committee,
the Report of which was read, and ordered to be taken into
further consideration to-morrow.
The Scotch Burghs Accounts Bill was read a second time,
and committed for Wednesday next.