Star.
London, England, 1823-06-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

DOUSE OF Lpara, JUNE 20.
This morning their Lordships met at half after ten o'clock,
when the appeal ofµ Sir William Rae v. Gibson," from the
Scotch Jury Court, was dismissed, the party so appealing not
having conformed with the necessary forms in order to bring die
case before this House.—See Sus, of yesterday.
" Fowler v. Doe," was again heard, and tie reply was settled
for Monday. •
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition from the
Silk Weavers, now resident in the County of Essex, against the
Silk Manufacture 13d1.
The Earl of GOSFORD presented a Petition from the Linen
Manufacturers in the County of Forfar, praying that the pri-
vilege of Stamping of Linen might not be taken away by a
pending HEW
Lord STOWELL was understood to propose a specific clause
in the Marriage Laws Amendment Bill, to declare and establish
the validity of all marriages which had hitherto been contracted
in foreign States.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he was agreeable to the
proposed clause} "

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IWANIU*AcTURE. Or matnfr.
Lord BEZiLEY. moved, that the second reading of
the Linen (SCothrid). Manufacture Bill, which stood
for this day, should, in the absence of a Noble Friend,
be postponed to Monday next.
The Earl of ROSSLYN. was unfavourable to fur-
ther delay, but, under such a circumstance, he would
only so far persevere, as to lay before their Lord-
ships the Petitions which had beentrartimitted tulgie
respecting the Rill.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE spoke in support of
the Bill. He was satisfied that the merchants of
Glasgow, so far from wishing-to presery.e the privi-
lege of stamping their linens, were conyincett that
this practice was injurious to the foreign trade.
The Duke or ATHOL, though aware that the pre-
sent Bill might be suitable for great manufacturing
cities, was convinced that it would operate. most.in-
jut iously on the smaller description of manufacturers.
it was rather an extraordinary. fact, at the very time
when their Lordships were forwarding this Bill, in-
tended tq do away with *X re#ulatiOns for the linen
trade in Scotland, that regulations were prayed for
respecting the linen trade of Ireland in the other
House of Parliament, where they have been embodied
in a Bill. He would not deny, that capitalists. were
decidedly in favour of the present Bill, but the. smaller
manufacturers were decidedly as averse from it. Sup-
posing this Bill to pass, the capitalists wotilcl become
the leviathans to swallow up the smaller Manufac-
turers, who, from having, been masters, must after-
wards be mere servants. But the aemarks he pro-
posed to make would have Fiore effect when the
House got into a Committee on the Bill.
Viscount biELNILLg said, that, won, this occa-
sion, he was likely to ague with Noble LOrds who
generally were opposed` to him, by supporting the
Bill. He was aware, in saying this, ihat the Board
of Trustees in Scotland-hi-a given its opinion not fa-
vourable to the Bill ; he believed that body had ex-
'pressed their opinion most conscientiously, though he,
differed with theM but- there was no. eeainn,
because they differed, the Roard itself shonld be dis:
solved. It never ought tss be overlooked that the
Board discharged its aintiss most assiduousl/, with-
out remuneration, 'tad, at Bte# ik9iiTsT,,nct, in
many cases, tO the fiion ptLQ.4Qrupvied iti.
The Earl of HOBSLO pre!ented a masher of te.
Mons (rom. the Ltiskfillipuractgrers °fag °aunties.
of Aberdeen, Kirtai;'arlffSfi, m fay.our ar* Bill.
Me Earl of A BERDEEN 'presented Petitlftis Eton&