Star.
London, England, 1816-06-25 00:00:00

FENTdR r PR OCEh UINGS.

a.. R&M! OF Li )ii DS; JUNE 24.
Ipkei Rolmp.eew«J• d In Aprbralg.

The Royal Assent. was no; hed by Commlesion to the Teich
Paper-Bill, the Refitted Storer Bill. the Rape Se. d and Cie Seed
Sip. and the 40kiess Nea Trade Bill. Me Ctsmirtue,estrs were
the Lotto CllANciLioe, the Earl of SreiTaset: ay, and Lord
Viscount Niguel Lt. a
•On the Pettion of Persons concerned in the Whale Fisheries
against the eeetereereadieg of the Cu Light Bill, Mr 11/Masse*
and Mr. Laceson appeared as Counsel for the Petitioners, arid
Mr. Weal' tu and Mr. Poutoce for the Bel. Mr HAIIILISON
was heard on bet:al ot Petitioners, and two witnesses were
' called to prove. thr Sm -01.ta..ee of -the WI ale Fisheries,_ m 4 the
trade in 0:1, that it would be ruined by tl•e general adoption of
Gas, and materially ',lured by the passing of the present
Mr. Wellies, for the BA, argued that it liras merely a comp..
Winn between the dealers in Oil and the dealers le Gat. Mr.
Hee:tome, on the other side, e‘ii tended that if th.s Bill were to
pee-, se would cestroy couipetitiim, by the privileges and the le.
• cr. ase of capital which it gave to the Gas Compai.y.
0, the (iteration fee the second reading of the Bid,
e Earl of LAUDEKDM E declined opposing it in that
• r::>'r, kit stated that !here a ere several provision in the Bill to
• wh el' he should object 'n the Comminee.
'I lie Eta of HARROW BY also declined opposing the second
readleg 10 the Bill, he remerkeei that the observation of the
I.e. reed Counsel for the Petitioners, that this Bell, it passed,
would destroy compete inn, was loglily deserving the cmisidera•
Hon of the House, particularly when the trade that night be
• !Lined by it was one of great importance, and intimately con-
nected with the ben Interests of the come ry.
be Bill was then read a stupid time, and committed for
Wesinesday. All the Lards who have been present thi. Session
. to be Men.hers of the Committee, and to have power to ehmae
• tot it oWn Chat. matt.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented Petitions &safest the
prOrisions of the B 11, trona persons concerned in the Whale
.rieherle s, and others which were ordered to be referred to the
Committee, and the Petitioners to be heard by Counsel
• Ihe Holyhead Harhour Bal, the surrogates Bill, and the Raps
Crake B U, were read a chit d time and pa-led.
On tee areion of be _LH of *Amaascic, the Irish Landlords
. • Bile Was pat a third time.
Earl S I ANHOPE morel .he same amendment which had
been movid by Earl Fitzwilliam in the Cs matinee.
After some conversation, it was negatived, and the Bill peewee
- On the Reece tof the Habeas Corpus 811, the Marquis of
LANSOUM.I moved amendments for the purptee of leaving out
all that related to the Lora Chancellor in the Bill, which were
▪ agretoete, and the Dill pr.iered to be read a S.l time to morrow.
Lord HOLLAND gave .outice of his intention to present a
Bill nest S. salon, for the purpose of amending the Law relating
to wrongous imprisonment in Scotland.
Lord HOLLAND gave notice ot a motion for'llmrsday, for
agreeis•g to a similar Address respecting the late evente at liars
badees, as had been agreed to is the lioese of Commons.
1111s11 GRANU -71:1:12S.
The Earl of SHAF I'ESDURY. moved the third
reading or the Irish Grand Jury Indictment Bill.
. The kArl of DONOUGHMORE objetted to the
alteration which would thus be made in the practice
. of law, in Ireland, regarding -Grand Juries, and oh—
served that this was only a small part of a system in
contemplation, the whole of which ought to be before
them previous to 'her deciding' upon this particular
• measure. He bad no objection to Grand Juries not
being allowed to find a Bill ot. Indictment without
ptr.le evidence, but this Bill went further, and pro.,
hib;ted them floor having before them the depositions,
without the special permission of the Court. He
could not see how the Judges-were to have the means
of ascertaining what depositions it would be proper
to send to a Grand Jury,, or how the latter could
apply for them, without having had an oppor \unity
of seeing them.. He understood a:so, that the Ridges
of Itelanti had been consulted upon the subject, and
h:td objected to this Bill, which was an additional
reason for opposing a measure which, under present
circumstances, would throw great impediments in
the way of the public business at the Assizes, as the
• presentments would still remain to be gone through
as hitherto, until the proposed new system could be
carried into effect. Wilt regard to the Sheriffs, he
was satisfied that no greater good could be effected
in Ireland, than by assimilating the appointment of
these Officers to the practice in England at present,
that office was the subject of the Crown patronage,
and however meritorious the Sheriffs might be, the
mode of their appointment, as connected with elec.
' tioneering interests, excited great dissatisfaction.,
His Lordship concluded with moving an amendment,
for the purpose of giving a larger otscretion to the
Court to communicate the depositions in any case to
the Grand Jury.
• This amendment was agreed to.
His Lordship still thought that the Bill might not
to be pressed during the present Session,...
The Earl of LIVERPOOL thought, that the.
amendment had obviated all objection •so
With regard to the power of the Court to comrnuni.
cote the depositions to the Grand Jury, and that it
would be highly beneficial to assimilate the practice.
in Ireland, as far as possible, to that in this Country.
With respect to the appointment of Sheriffs, he
thought that no patronage of the Crown ought to
stand in the way ot resorting to a riti)de of appr.int.
mem, 2S in this Country, which would give general
satisfaction.
The Bill was then read a third Cane and passed.
JI ItCSL. LAN IES.
The American Passengers Bill, 'Me Irish Insolvent Debtors
Blll,.tbe Inland Coals Bill, and the Bristol Small Debts Bill, were
brought up from the House of Commons by Mr. BlLOGetti, Sir i
I. 011AMASI, Serjeant ON SLOW, and others. Sir W. Abdtee Di-
vorce Bill wate also brought up :Ind agreed to. The former bills
were all read a first time..
Earl STANHOPE presented a Petition from Mrs. Dyoct, coca.'
planing that she had not received the fieet quarter's inoney which
led been ordered to her on her divorce from General Dyott.e-•
Ordered to lie on the 1 able.
general Ilyott's'Divorce 818 went through a Committee.
Eas DONOUGHfiIORE observed, that it was• his intention
to halm submitted some oonsideratious to their 3.,ord.sips on the
se:eject of the Roman Catholics, but observing the thin state of
the Home be should defer them till to-morrow.
'lle invalid reading of the Irish Consolidation Bill was post-
pored tin to-ntorrow.
The Bank Advance Bill, the Irish Public Debt Bill, the Here-
ford Oiliest Bill, the Creek Entries Bill, the Demerara 'I Md.
Bill, the Irish Customs Regulation Bill, the Mint Maehloery
Exportation Bill, and the Militia Pay 8.11, wets atrieraily com-
mitted and reported.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER acquainted the House that the Royal Assent
had been that day given by Commission in the House of Lords
to sevetsi Public and Private Bills. (See Lords).
The Hertford College lisU sae brought in and seals Ilitikesne.:
To be read a second time to-morrow'
Tex Oil and Blubber Bill went sitrouglra Consteltteee—Repoet
to be received to morrow. 1
ht. third reaeling of the Small Coals Bill havitileiseen Moved,
Mr. DAVIES GU)UY took an oppotzunity of calling the at.
teetlon of GoveruMent to the Invention of Sir Humpbry Davy
for pteservieg the Eyes of persons engaged tb working mines,
and euggesune the propriety of conferring on him a suitable
rewar.l.

Mr. UOI.RiE SUM N ER moved that the Report of the Core.
n. r+' tAkc.t aro briber consideration.
Mr. ST Wilt WOK conceived this Bill was nor gene.
roily wished for by the Conatr,f. In many parts the cowards of
',;(xoners were atre.ady suirictol.dy aati,lo. In the County with

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wbkh be was more Innoedtway easneeted tide PPI would bevel
tbe etfrct.ot adding 212,at1u et year to time Comity P.m'i r
moved, theater', that a Clause be added to the esti giviog
cretlonary power to the Mtwara's of Countks to authurige the
increased sibilance m not. •
Mr. H. agth2NER opposnelthe amerieimene.
rbe uglier, was cleared tee a dal ion, but the Clause was
witICIANO.
A division took place on another Clause proposed by Mr. S.
WOILTI gr.
for the Chaser 211—Assiast It, 53—Majority against the
OM** 25*
A wand division took plate on the motion for engrossing the
Bill—Aye', 4s—Noes, 13—Majority In favour of engrossing, 25.
hr wag then ordered to be awaited, and to be read a
third dme to morrow.

SAVIJIO BANKS.
Mr. ROSE moved that the Report of the Saving
Banks Bill he taken into farther consideration.
Mr. ROSE thereafter moved that a Clause should
be added to the Bill far giving certain powers to Jus-
tices with respect to the disposal of money placed in
these Banki by p. rsone who miqht afterwards fiud it
necessary to apply for parish relief.
Mr. CA LCRA FT said the Clause which the
Right Honourable Gentleman held in his hands,
was the very same with one which WAS negatived in
a regular •Committee on Friday List. The object
of the Clause was, that if a labouring man should
accumulate money in a Saving Bank, that money
Was not to be applicable to the relief of the man who
had so placed his money, though he might be obliged
to apply to tl.e parish for relief—that it should con-
tinue an inviolable rind to this man and the parish.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
contended that the clause now proposed was ditfereut
from that rejected in the Committee. The rejected
clause debarred Magistrates from interfering with
the money in the S :ving Banks, in case a person
should be under the necessity of applying for parish
relief ; the present clause gave them a discretionary
power with respect to it.
Sr. CHARLES MONCK complained of the
manner is which the Right Honourable Gentleman
(Mr. Rose) wished to press this clause against the
sense of the House; and argued at some length
against its injustice and impolicy.
Lord BINNING was of opinion, that the Amend-
ment proposed by his Right Honourable Friend
would remove every possible objection to the clause
as it originally stood.
Mr.-LOCKHART, on the contrary, contended,
that the clause would give a power to the Magis-
trates, which would be either altogether nugatory,
or dangerous to the existing system of the Poor Laws.
Lord COMPrON and Mr. WILBERFONCR supported
' the clause, and Mr. HART Davis opposed it.
The clause was then brought up. On the motion
for reading it a first time,
Mr. ROSE observed, that as it bad been nega-
tived the other evening in a very thin House, and as
it was of the utmost importance to the success of the
measure, he had telt himself justified in again sub-
mitting it to the consideration of the House. Seldom
had a Bill been so scrutinized as this Savlng Banks
Bill. He had had communication with upwards of
SOO persons out ut doors respecting it. A Commit-
tee of Members of both Houses had strictly investi-
gated it; and it had also undergone the examination
of a number of Gentlemen in the mercantile line.—
if it was a measure that, in his opinion.
would lighten the burden of the poor on the other
classes of the community, and would infuse a spirit
of independence ibto the lower orders. Having the
highest opinion of the magistracy of the country, he
had had no hesitation of incorporating into the clause
the suggestion of his Right Honourable Friend (the
Chancellor of the Exchequer).
Sir C. MONCK maintained that the clause so
amended was more objectionable than in its original
form. Highly as he thought of the Magistrates of
the country, and persuaded as be was that no other
nation could boast of so respectable and useful a class
of individuals, he objected to conferring on them die
power of giving an unappealable judgment,- except
A necessity that could not be contradicted were shewn
for doing so.
The clause was then read a first and second time.
On the motion that it be made part of the Bill some
further discussion took place, ia which M. CALCRAIPT,
Mr. BABINGTON, the CHANCELL3It.OI the EXCIISQUXU,
and Sir C. Moxcx participated.
A division ensued—Fur the Motion, 59—Against
it, 25—Majority, 34. •
The Report was then agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.

On re-admission to the Gallery the House was in
a Committee on the ScotcP Distillery Bill, in which
some new clausei were inserted. The House resumed,
the Report was received, and the Bill was read a
third time. - .
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