Star.
London, England, 1820-05-31 00:00:00

I.COTCH LA* COURTS.

Lord A. HAMILTON said, that he believed the Commls-
sion painted to inquire into the state of the Law Courts of
Scotland had ceased to exist, somewhat prematurely, and with-
out executing its duties. 'He wished to know from the Noble
Lord (Ca3tiercagh) if this were the fact, and if Government
were inclined to lay before the House the correspondence be-
tween the Secretary of Smtc for the Home Department and the
Board ? If not, he should feel it to be imperative on him to
submit a motion for the production of these papers.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, if the Noble Lord would put
the qu'estion to him to-morrow, he wcrali answer It.

rOsTrotitti4NT or *NOTIONS.
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH postponed till Monday the
second retclings of his three Bills to aster the Criminal Code.
On that night he would take the whole subject into view.
Lord L'A STI,TIIE A G H postponed till to-morrow the second
reacting of the Alien Act.

Mr. MABERLEY Wished to put a question to dm Alibi
Honourable Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ile was desirous to
he informed what was the state •of the balanoe.on the Coo oil-
dated Fond np to Jannaty, and how the Right lion. Gentleman.
intended to provide for the interact of the Loans of which no.'
tire had been given ? •
The CHANCELL.OIt of the EXCITEQUEE teplied;thit
the first question was a matter of account which the Honourable
Gentleman might readily ascertain; aud, with regard to thz
second, Le begged to be excused from answering a question of
that kind, especially when a very few days would britijit fully
before the House.

Mr. A1:111-Elil,EY thought it important that the state of the
Cnotolidated Fund slrmld be distinctly understood before the
Right lion. Gerniem.ai brought on his annual 'measures, and
would move certain Resolutions to that cEecz.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT complained that the Av.-bunts rela-
tive to Ireland were not yet before the House, though they
ought to have been produced in March.
Mr. MABERIXY then moved for an aerostat of the Surplus
of the Consolidated Fund on the 6th of January, 1817, of the
charges, and of the deficiencies., if any; for like accounts for
the years ending the sth of January, 1818, 1819. and 1820;
and for accounts of the Total Funded and Unfunded Debt at
the 11=i! pez 1425.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXC,HOUTER said, these
Accounts were all new befefe the House.
Air. NAISERLEY replied, that they were not in a form
sufficiently distinct to sati4fy him, on which no further opposi-
ticu was ciiered to his motions."--Agreed to.
PETIT/ONS.

The House wseocctipied for more than an hour in receiving
Petitiota from various parts, statics the distresil of the Agricul-
tural Imerests, and praying for consileration and relief. Others
from !Manufacturing Districts and Commercial Bodies were also
presrcteil, the prayers of which were for the removal of trading
restrictions, and &picot any alterations in the Corn Laws.—
The following were in Want of the Agriculturists:
From Farmers and Landowners in Sussex; presented by
Mr. Craws.

From similar classes its Berwickshire, complaining chiefly of
the ininner in which the averages were made out; presented by
Lord 1.3i.Nm.V0.
From various lituidreds of Essex ; by Mr. Wanton, Mr.
Smart. and Sr lituasawartr.
• Frupi Derbyshire, tiadleigh in &dont, Cambridgeshire,
Corpiecli Queecccrshire, kfaddingtonshire, ,Scanersetshire,
Norfolk, bridgeriorth;theCleitipicis sif 47,00.Acres•of ILand in
Sia.ves, Chichester Wiltshire, Montgomeryshire, Vbitikester,
five Petitions -fron: Berks, the Otttiplers of 114,1:100 Actes In
Surrey, from Eccicshall; prevented by,fsir J. )3osornikr,• &c.
all whir!: were received, and ordered lobe laid.on the table.
The l'eritioas cr an sippleite nature'werg,:
Oae from Great Tarn:south, praying that the reitrittions upon
trade sho:::d b.! removed.. • -

E: Peati,on prsseated by >lr. Roantwat, from Win. Aoderson,
of Norwich, the ?rake: of which was, that all the laws proldbi.
tiye of the free itr.port;nicio of gain sLott4.l be repeck4.
A Pttithz., friia WOlverhamptor, tirisented'by Mr. inns-
complai.lirg of the distress of the Iron Trade, add praying
t4e.lfouse to tale tato coosltamtioa a liberal system of unte-
straimed cadr—^eree.

A .shifitai Petttkr. from W.;!salL
A Petition 'from the Parish of Kirk/lc:ton. presentka-by Lord
Mit./ON, whick,:kLitordship stated, contained' a fact tee 4 wattlf
the atteatien.of Parliament. It was the Petition of en families;
consisting !.1 1725 Ltdaviduals; a::4 it stated, that such was the
wretchecincis of their conditier, owing to the decline of the
Lynches of manufactures ill which they Wsre ehralled, that the
average of theireafaingi Vex four-years •baet been no mare than
elewn Place doreyfelitlnnet Per *toflk ! Its -Lordship asked' the
Gentlemen who had laid liLrictat..:ral statements a &arms be-
fore the lionse, it they enuld pret!!;re Urtiiing to equal this?
A Petition from. Gulashiels a Ileetion .from-Dfitdee, .
and
another from the Linen hlaftufacturers there. it sinllar

tits-Whom fbaliok. these "-Mr. 14kStom.. intimated that
bialunthipropose a iostinue, du sepia futureday, to .ford tho
Llae Trade the peoteetion to which it was entitled bribe Az-
' tides of the Ulnae.
NlPetition front tiefrionl, presented ty General Gaibeirits,
Ilk; mentioned, tlsatsibt last bad devolved upon Lint in Anse.
gunner of the wvereininspositio• of bit Risk lion. Cothisette
Canning). k ago toil': passt effect us the tAladpas ffass,j
char i I'etiuosl/4 and particuLuij spgclied afar; trade to bada
:s a des:raMe object.
101 l thew Pe-a:tufa were received, eat laid en the tab k.