Star.
London, England, 1824-03-12 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COAIIQNS.

Leave was granted for bringing ia a Bill to Improve the Nail,
gation of the River Aledway.
Lord LOWTHER presented a Petition from the inhabitant* of
Kend.4l, praying for the abillition of Slavery in our Colonies.
Sir %V. INGILBY presented similar Petitions from Halbeach
and Louth in Lincolnshire.

Sir W. LEMAN presented a similar Petition. •
Petitions for a similar purpose were presented from Mildenhall.,'
'Woodbridge. and Devizes.
Mr. B. COOPER presented a similar Petition from the Inha-
bitants of Gloucester.
Mr. N. CALVERT presented a similar Petition from certain.
Inhabitants of Hertford.
Mr. ROBARTS presented a Petition for a similar object from
Maidstone.

Petitions to the same effect were presented from the Inhabitants
of Carlton, Bagwell, and Sutton.
Dlr. BUTTERWORTH presented a Petition from the Inhabi-
tants of the town of Dover, wilk a like prayer.
Sir M. W. ItIDLEY presented a Petition from Wallsend, in
Northumberland, for the same purpose.
All these Petitidits were ordered to lie on the table, and be Printed.
Dlr. MANSFIELD presented a Petition from the Merchants,
' Wool-dealc rs, and others;of Leice!ter, praying a Repeal of the Laws
against the Importation of Foreign Xl'ool.—Ordered to be printed.
The same Honourable Gentleman presented a Petition from the
Journeymen Shoemakers of laiughborouglt against the Combina-
tion Laws.
Mr. B. COOPER presented a similar Petition from the Jour-
neymen Shoemakers of Gloucester.
Mr. PELHAM presented a similar Petition from Newport.
Mr. MONDAY presented a similar Petition from the Journey.
men Shoemakers of Derby.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WA It RE presented a Petition from Taunton against the
importation of Foreign Silk.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Sir W. GUISE presented a similar Petition from Gloucester.
Lord ALTHORP, in presenting a aiosibir Petition front the
inhabitants of Burton, said that he did so merely in convlisner
with the wishes of the Petitioners • for he entirely agreed to the,
measures proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on thai.sutt-
jeet.--Ordered to be printed.
ay T. LETHBRIDGE presented a rsOtion from Takatop
o *Oka the regulations with regard to Foreign Sob ..-Ordered to
lie on the table.
Mt. the
presented a Petition front the Licensed Vic-.
tuallers of the West Division of Brixton, against the Excise Duties.
Mr. DAVENPORT presented a similar Petition from Mac-
clesfield.

p asks! SO,TinntON presented s similar ;Petition Eton tits
*amid Viagnidlets of Mansfield:
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition for a similar purpose
from the Licensed Vktualkrs or the Wardi of CaudieWick,Vintry,
Dow ate, and Quientithe.
A Petition to die same effect was .presented from the Licensed
Victuallers of Rockester.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. BARRON presented a Petition from • Kingston-upon-Hull''
against the Hull Poor Employment on the table.
Mr. S RICK presented a Petition from the Limerick Ancient
Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, praying to be placed on
an equal footing with the Freemasons of England.
Sir I. COFFIN said that he had been far thirty years among
the Masons of Ireland, and he had found thein an honourable and
religious sect. He entirely concurred with the object of tbe Pe-
tition.—Laid on the table.
Sir IL FERGUSON, in the absence of his Honourable Friend
the Member for.Vurisam, presented a l'etitien from the Carpet
Manufacturers of Durham, against the regulations regarding the
Wool Trade.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord A LT HORP moved the 13111 for amending that part of the
Act 56 of George 111. to prevent the prevent the hsvying dis-
tress for rent. The Noble Lord stated, that as he wished the
measure to have the fullest consideration, he would fix the second
reading of the Bill for the first of May.
Mr. DENNISON presented a Petition from the Brewers cf
Small Beer in the neighbourhood of the Metropolis, expressing
their satisfaction with the recent measures against the restrictions
in trade.—Laid on the table. _

Colonel TRENCH presented a Petition from certain Inhabitants
of Cambaidge, in favour of the Small Debts MlL—Ordered to be
printed.—Tke same Honourable Member presented a Pctitinat
from the same place, against the Duty on Coals carried 'Coastwise.
Laid on the table. _ _ .

l he blatine Mutiny Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second time to-morrow.
On the motion of Mr. Brarscr, an Account was ordered of the
number of Convicts who bad been transported to the British Co..
lonics in the years 181.2 and ISM; RHO an. Account of the Vessels
which had been cleated out from New Smolt %Voles and Van Die-
men'; Land, from the first of January to the 51st of December,
182 o; with the number of passengers in each; together with the
quantity exported to these places during the same period.
On the Motion of Mr. MatitiaNc, an Account was ordered of the
amount of the Bounties and Drawbacks allowed on the Exporta-
tion of manufactured Goods from Great Biitain and Ireland during
the last six years.
Mr. w. presented a Petition from the Foreign Wine
Merchants of Norwich, praying for an alteration of the Duties on
Foreign Wines
Mr. DERR IFS moved that the Petition be referred to the Fo-
'visit Trade Committee ; which was agreed to.
(hi the Motion of Mr. Ilitoctniai, the Weights and Measures Bill
was read a second time.—Ordered for a third reading on Monday.
Mr. KENNEDY presented a Petition from the Borough &
Aye, regarding the Tay Salmon Fishery. The_ Honourable :Mem-
ber eapresoed an earnest dv.ire that the subject should be taken into'
sonaiderctiou by the Board of Trade.
After a few words from Lord A. Ilaratvox in support of the
Padtittot •
Mr! PUIM3IER *aid that the object of the Bill now in pro-
gress was intended merely as a sort of police regulation of ;be River.
1' r.III,IME said, that the ttunierous Corporate Bodies who had
petitioned on the subject were convinced tlaat_the Nil was fraughtl
with mischief. fie hoped that it would be suspended till the fullest
inquiries had been made.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that he had lobked at the Bill,•
' and was of opinion that it was a mere police regulation for the River
Tay. The Petitioners must be aware that, by the law of Scotland,
all the sithiton in the Scotch rivers belonged to his Majesty.
An account was ordered of the number of persons who had been
sent out of the country under the Alien Act, since January, 1816.
Mr, MA wriN obtained leave to bring in a Bill to prevent unne-
cessary expenses in the prosecution of actions at law in Ireland.
Mr. 514BERLY postponed his Motion on the Beer and Malt
Laws to Monday next.