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London, England, 1824-05-15 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDIAGS.

TIOVSE-OF LORDS, MAY 14.

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This morning, at tin o'clock, Lord GiFFORD at for the fur-
therance of Appeals.
" Greenhill v. Aitkin" was proceeded with, being an appeal from
an'en't: of Divorce pronounced by the Commissaries of Edin-
burgh, arid confirintil by interlocutors of the Court of Session. Dr.
LUJIMINGTON, in conclusion, and MT. Has, were heard for the appel-
lant .lr. SHADWELL and 4r. Met.zies fur the respondent and
1)r. Luso:tic no: in reply.—Judgment deft reed.
Lord GIIFI'OI4O rose at four o'cloch, and at five the LOAD CHAN.-
cv.i.i.oa entered the Douse.
31r. Invitsc, from the Custom-house, presented a Return of the
val.'s. of the Bxports from Great Britain to South Anitrica in the
years DWI, Iri32, and 1835.
Mr. BROODEN, Sir ?J. \V. RIDLEY, Bart. and others, brought up
the Passage Vessels lieguLtim Bill between Great Britain and
Irelind, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coals Regulation Bill, and the
Oldham Church Bill, which were afterward; rez.d a first time.
The Glass Duties Bill, and the Tratacr of Dividends Bill, were
read a third time, passed, and messaged to the other House.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice that on Monday next
be should move for a Committee to inquire into the state of those
districts in Ireland which were under the operation of the Insur-
rection Act.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took this opportunity to present
a Petition from the Operative Silk Weaver, of London and West.
htimter, and the Liberty of the Tower, signed by 2.4,000 names,
against the Spica!fields Acts Repeal hill; which Petition was read
at Irttgth, 'received, and /aid upon the table of the House.
The same Noble and Learned Lord then presented a Petition to
the same tffect from 700 Engine Weavers in Spitalfields, who
prayed that the pending DM might not pass into a law.
of A BElLDEEN•presented a hill for the regulation of
Seettish Entails, which was immediately read a first time.

ALIEN BILL.
The Order of the Day was then read for the third
reading of the Alien Bill.
V►scount GAGE said that he had always objected to
the passing of such a Bill, on account of the abuses to
which it was liable. Such persons, for instance, as the
gallant Mina, and the no less gallant Alava, were liable
to be sent out of this country, at the instance of an in-
former, and before his Majesty's Government had an
opportunity of malting a proper inquiry. He approved
of the principle of the Bill during the war, but could not
reconcile himself to its te•enactinent in a time of peace.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL explained, and defended
the conduct of his Majesty's Minister* in their applica-
tion of the Act.

Viscount CLIFDEN said that he agreed with his
Noble Friend (Lord Gage) in the objection he had made,
and would second an amendment which he understood
it was the intention of his Noble Friend to move, that
aliens not accused of crimes against their own Govern-
ments should, on being sent out of this country, be at
liberty to go wherever they pleased on paying the ex-
penses of their passage. For instance, a Spaniard might
be sent back to Spain, or a Neapolitan to Naples, which
would be like sending them to execution. It was enough
to make one's blood broil at entertaining the thought that
any one individual so circumstanced might be delivered
up to the Autocrat of all the Russias. It was one be-
nefit of the freedom of the Press, which was like the
breath in our nostrils, that measures of this nature were
exposed by it.
The LORD CHANCELLOR here remarked, that
their Lordships might amend the Bill by an additional
clause, which must be introduced as a rider on it.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that he could not see
the utility of the clause proposed by the Noble Viscount,
if his Majesty's Ministers were to be at liberty to send
away foreigners at all. As to the objection that the
Alien Bill might be made a ground of war between this'
and other countries, their Lord..hips must know that if
foreign nations frit any wish to go to war with this coun-
try, they would easily fiad a better ground of hostility.
Lord ELLENBOROU6 II supported the amendment
suggested by his Noble Friend.
- Lord HOLLAND said that be felt it necessary to
repeat the objection he had always made, that the whole
principle of the Bill was arbitrary in its very nature.
He could not consent to entrust such a power to any
set of men, however estimable in their private capacity,
nor indeed to the highest man in the State. By the pre-
sent Bill the Ss!cietaiy of State had the power to send
out any individual where he liked ; • and it remained at
his good pleasure to send individuals to any part of the
habitable globe, to be tiled by what courtesy now called
law, which, howeyrr, was anything but law or justice.
Viscount GAGE proposed to recommit the Bill, for
the purpose of introducing an amendment to it.
Upon the stiveviini of the Earl of ROSMAN, the con-
sideration of the Bill was adjourned during pleasure.
Viscount GAGE now presented an Amendment to
the Alien Bill, which went to provide that no foreigner
should hereafter he forced to go from this country to
another, which might be dangerous to him either in
fortune or life.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not see the neces-
sity of the clause. Government, as die law had always
stood, might send out Aliens wherever they pleased ;
and it was possible to send them to situations and under
circumstances more dangerous than if they were placed
at the disposal of their lawful Sovereigns. It was im-
pos*ible tor his'Slajesty's Government to send out such
persons, without the power at the same time of sending
them out.

The question was then put from the Woolsack on the amended
clause, when their Lordships divided as follows t
Non C,s,teilts •s• MU .. 23
Contents ... ...• ... 13
Majoti:y for the third reading ... —l2
The Bill was then read the third time, passed, and a ate.:s:ge sent
to the Commons.

Viscount CI.IFDEN presented a Petition from the Nobility,
Gentry, Freeholders, and Clergy of the County of Kilkenny against
the Tithe Composition Act. The Noble Lord remarked, that the
Petitioners wished for some improvement in the tithe system in
Ireland ; as, for instance, that Vestries should he held after harvest
for the assessment of tithes on laud, and that such a change in
Tithe Courts should take place as might Leal to a cheaper and
better administration of justice. Ile hoped that some good might
be effected -by Mr. Goulburn's 1)111, which was now in progress
through the other House, and which, wheiter.:r it came before
Lurd.ltips, would afford him :in opportunity of stating his
view► more at l4rge.