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London, England, 1813-07-09 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

NOUSE OF LORDS, JULY S.

Counsel was heard in brhalf of "the Trustees of the late Duke
of Queensberry v. Wemiss," when judgment was postponed
dine di,.

In the cause " Rubicon e. Humble," Counsel was heard, and
further hearing deferred till to-morrow.
On the motion of the LORD CIANCELL•R. the Earl of
SHATTRSEVRY took temporarily the place of Chairman of Com-
mittees in the rc,oni of Lord WALscs °Hass, who by a domestit
calamity was prevented from attending in his place that day.
Lord W.llington's Estate, Lord Nelson's Estate, the Vote of
Credit, and the bilk Duties Bills were read the second time and
ordered to be committed.

'1 sse Irish Co tholic Officers, the Vote of Credit, the Irish Fees,
the Irish Court-houses, the Parish Registers, the Irish Insolvent
Debtors, the Appropriation, the Salt Duties, and the Tower
Hamlets Bills went through a Committee, and, with some
Arnaidnients, were ordered to be reported.
The Annuities Registration, the Ecclesiastical Courts Regula-
tion, the Fire-Arms, the Country Bakers, the Glass Duty, the
Poor Debtcrs' Relief, the Isle of Man Spirits, the Excise Li-
cences, the ;awes Embezzlement, and Windsor Forest Bills,
were severally read the third time and passed.
Mr I.v sIIINGTON and others from the Commons, brought up
the Slsip owe is' Responsibility Rebel Bill.
The Endowed Irish Schools, the Mary-la-Bonne Park, the
Archbishop of Canterbury 's Estate, and the English Insolvent
Debtors' Relief Bills, were also brought up, with the concurrence
of the Commons in the several Amendments made therein by
their Lordships.
_ _ _

Mr. Huddlestone, from the Bank of England, presented Pa-
pers relative to the value of Gold and Silver, front sth January
Iboo to the sth January, 1813.
Mr. Hill, from theTicasury, likewise presented Papers agree-
ably to theirLordships' orders.
Their I.ordships then adjourned till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Iri3l► Loan Bill went through a Committee, and the Re•
port was ordered to be received to-morrow.

'flie Itepert of the Committee on bill. l'aliner's claims was
rec. ivi ', a, d a BM ordered to be brought in accordingly.
Mr J. S.\ I rrli brouOit is a Bill, to anicuil the Act of Queen
Anne, f n• mak ii,g navigable the liver Cam, in CaNtbridge.hire,
hizli w r• ail aEr t timt.
Mr. 1.0 L;i:/ IART movie' that the House should resolve it-
eh' into a Conn' ou the Mock Auction Bill.

some c bNervatioos horn the SPEAKER, as to the re-
gular 0t,),1.; of pr) euln:, the d tuie impo,it g dutits WaS omit-
ted, it cot being a r b.l , ur lot:next' upon ail previous
Resoltrion of the House.

Mr. WHARTON r,:newed his objcctkrs to the provisions
as nor ginn.s tar enough._

, SHAW movcd several rev, clans(-, for eralling Auc-
tionet rs to withdraw goods Apecifitil in the caralogut s ; and for
the exertivion of Colonial produce—which were adopttd, and
the Repol tc: the Commit Orderej to be rectivt d to-morrow.
Mr. W. SMITH moved, tint: a Committee hr. aprointed to
inspect the lands' journals, to examine what riesol,tiocs had,
been passed coneer.dng persons cliff ring f nlll th. En-hi:shed'
Chit. !t, iu tr.e princi,:les of their religious bel,f. Ordi.i
A Me).:q...,c f.'utti the Loids ancutinc, that 'll'4
had agreed, without any amendinert. to tl.e Ct.s•oms, J xtyt-
quer Bills, and other Bils, aid to tht Ilc:!, 4.lst:cid Ccort and
-
Life Annuity Lolls, with An.cadruent to st tno; dt ed the
Concurrence of that House.
st:ANIEN'S WAGES ANN 11117.17-MONEv.

Sir FRANCIS BURDETT expie,,..ed his hope
k that the FLuse woald unanimously c.,,ncut V, itil him
in estimating the importance of the roject to nhi..lt
be had already given notice of his intention to dr.:‘‘-
'. their com,ider.:eon, •and in the necessity of applying
some practical remedy to the grievance which it was
undeniable did exist It had been admitxd on a re-
cent occasion, That consider,.ble difficulty was expe-
rienced by relative., of deceased seamen in making
good their claims to the m3ney due to dull], under
11) the different heads of Prize-money, Wages, &c. It
was acknowledged, at the same time, that the Clerks
i ‘ of the Admiralty were compelled to give a bond, en-
gaging them not to disclose ti:e names of the deceit
sed. He could not see any sufficient ground for a
J regulation of this kind; but .of this he was quite cer.,
fain, that there was no way by which the House,
! could so effectually testify their approbation and gra-,
i titude to that valuable class of men, to whom we all
owed so much, as by protecting them against the'
1 cru,lty and injustice of their Commanders, and seen-
.i ring. to them those hard-earned fiuits of their bravery
and exertions. In the Navy Pay Office, he under-
stood, ho%%evtr, that no obligation to secrecy was ex-.
• acted, and it appeared to his judgment that this system
t of secrecy must itself ptesent the chief facilities and
r advantauts in the peiPetration of frauds. He con-
ceiveia
~
t , v , .ercfoie, that some legulation similar to that
which v..t. applied to the unclaimed dividends at the
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miss.: be adopted with advantage, although
he shrl.ld tvili;ogly kten to :my suggestion that
migla ttpitear beaer e tJcnl tied for the accon.plish-
merit rt cite pizrpose he k.RI in view. He should cur.-
a.t preent, by mov;ng,
4t 'I'LL: au Accotan publi-hetl every s;x momhs, or
(all the Nion, s, due to drevatied t;t. ,m,r, att.! Mart:ws, :rtbing
them from the Looks. znd ^pcii; U.& the 1.1..C1 W4Crl:
they At rc barn."

fora COCHRANE seconded the motion.

Mr. CR.WiLIi. said, it he saw tl:,. :ieccs,ity or ex-
i pediency of the Hon. Ba'ronet's measure, he hoped
(the House would do him the justice to believe he
;would most willingly give it his stipp. rt. If such a
regulation were, however, at all pi acticable or likely
to be attended with any beneficial consequences, it
would not, he believed, have been left to the Hon.
Baronet to suggest it. The Hon. Baronet, in com-
tnenting on the bonds entered into by the subordinate
Clerks, a copy of which he held in his hand, had
uncandidly omitted several words, which gave to it
its qualified effect. These words were those which
,iendered it ncces ary for the lower Clerks to receive
the previous permission of the Chief Clerk before he
made any diclosure. This limitation of the restraint
Ole Hon. Baronet, in frankness, ought not to have
Isuppressed—(Hear, hear).—What was the object and
result of this practice, but to prevent tampering with
the inferior Clerks, and to guard against those nu-
merous frauds to which this particular department of
'the public service was so incessantly exposed? Were
'the Treasurer of the Navy, the Lords of the Admi-1
r•alty, the Secretary of the Admiralty, or the Comp-
troller, such obscure personages, that i claimant,
(however ignorant, was less likely to find his way to
them than to the petty Clerks of public offices ? The
regulation or taking bonds had effectually checked a
Isystem of fraud and imposture which had been car-
lied to the greatest length ; and the measure of the
Hon. Baronet would oily have the effect of furnish-
ing inf rmation to the sharpers with wham Lon-
Lcion abo,inded, and not to the poor relations of the
' deceased, mho probably resided at a d'stance, and
seldom saW a Gazette. The fact was, that every
practicable means had been already ad-pted, and that
by the care taken in registering seamen': vrillL, the
ends of jest cc a, d humanity we:e carried home to
the cottages of tilt! ri..l.tfill elaiti,;mt. The Honour-
,able Laroliet, he would no: say with what propriety,
act intimated his doubts aa to what became of the
'nclairned money due. lie would now infoon hitn,l