Star.
London, England, 1819-02-11 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCELDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY in.
The Loan CraNctu.oa attended at the usual early hour on
Cause days, and Counsel were finally heard respecting the Irish
Appeal, " Coutts v. Croshie."
The Noble and ♦ery Learned Lord then took a view, at some
length, of the legal merits of the different Scots Appeals (re-
certly heard), mintier to voting at Elections for Renfrewshire,
as introductory to his propositions fur their Lordships' judg-
ment on the same, which he stated to be his intention to regu-
larly move on a future day.
At one o'clock a temporary adjournment took place, the Loan
Cnasnaittoa having to attend the Council at Carlton House, re-
specting the Recorder's Report and other special affairs.
Between four and live o'clock, several Peers atter4ed in their
places; but the Luau 01.4,4es:win being detained at the Council
much longer than was expected, did not return to the House
until six o'clock.
Mr. l'arkhouse presented the 14th Report from the Carnatic
Commix-inners, which was laid tipco the table.
avEsrMiNsTek HUSTINGS BILL.

Viscount SIDMOUTH moved the third reading
of this Bill.
Lord HOLLAND took the opportunity to express
some doubts as to the correct framing of the Bill as
then before the House. Perhaps what he had to
urge did not go beyond points of form. The -Bill he
understood was expressly to revive an Act which was
now positively expired, and instead of its reciting the
provisions of the Act ityrofessed to revive, it recited
merely the title of the bill. It seemed to him an im-
proper mode of legislation, to revive an Act and not
to express on the face of it the provisions of that
which it went to renew. So that a person wanting
to know what this Bill provided, must go through
the clauses of the forrner Act for information. The
present, he thought, should be considered as an Act
de novo, as the former law upon the subject had ac,
tvally expired. This struck him as an important
coi.s:deration. He did not mean himself to propose
ar.y alteration, but if coinpelled to give a vote upon
.the present measure, he should say, " Not content."
The LORD UIANCELLOR observed, the course
followed in the present instance, was that ordinarily
atluv.ed in ceca,ions of the kind. W;ien law on
the Stawte Book was ine.tat to-be coutiaued, the ge-

neral custom was to state such intention in the Bill,
without saying a word of the provisions of the former
Act. Such a mode was always considered as suffi-
cientlyattaching the force of law.
Lord HOLLAND, in reply, said he must contend,
that a Bill to revive an Act, under such circlin-
stances as the present, was actually an erre/ado
law ; and he continued in the opinion, that ur a dill
so worded as that in question (notwithstanding it
might be usual to omit, as the Noble and Learned
Lord stated), the provisions of the original Act should
be recited.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE coincided in senti-
ment-with his Noble Friend respecting the present
Bill. That an Act for the revival of an expired Bill';
should have the same force without a specification of
its provisions, was, he confessed, beyond his compre-
hension ; the present was, to all intents an ex -post
facto law.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he must be ex-
cused by his Noble Friends for differing from them
in their views of this question. If he understood the
Act brought in by Mr. Perveval, it %%As to this effect,
that if a Bill were passed to continue an expired. Act;
that word had the same effect as if both the words
revive and continue," (if both meant the same
thing) were used. And on reference to that princi-
ple, he thought the language of the present Bill suf-
ficient for the purpose.
Lord HOLLAND observed, notwithstanding what
had fallen from his Noble and Learned Friend, he
must still feel the inconvenience of this mode of le-
gislation ; neither did he think that Mr. Perceval's
Bill adverted to such a one as that in question, and
he still thought there was a necessity for reciting on
the face of the Bill that which it went to enact.
Viscount SIDMOUTH-then suggested a verbal
kmendment in the title of the Bill, which, on a view
of its nature and enactment, he thought would be
proper.
This was at once agreed to by their Lordships.
The Bill was read the third time and passed, and or-
dered down to the Commons for their acquiescence
in the Amendment.—Adjourned till to-morrow.

could hire his house at full value, at double value, or
at half value.. Why should not the holder of money
have:ellual Weedom.., The owner of a house worth
,f.:1000 Anight get .a "yearly rent of £lOO, £2OO, or
£3OO for it. If left equally free, the owner of money
triAit get 10, 15, or 20 per cent. from some, when
from others he could only get sor 6 per cent. Al-
though this country had flourished under restrictive
acts, lie hoped the time was tome when the principles
established by the many able books on political eco-
nomy would be recognised, and when every restric-
tion would be removed from manufactures and com-

mercc—from the efforts of industry• and the enter-
prises of speculation.
Leasie was given to bring in the Bill. It was im-
mediately brought in, read a first time, and ordered
to be read a second time on Monday nest, and to be
printed.
Sir ROBERT WILSON moved that the order of
the House for the attendance of Mr. Windham Quin
in his place to-morrow, should be discharged, and
that he be ordered to attend in his place to-morrow
se'nnight.—Agreed.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that he was obliged to
postpone till to-morrow, the motion of which he had
given notice, for deferring. the consideration of the
Nottingham Election Petition, as he had not been
able .to discover the agent for the petitioner. The
Honourable and Learned Member said, thatle would

make his motion to-morrow, at all events, although
he should not discover the agent for the petitioner.
On the motion of Mr. Lusu nron, the Malt-duty
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be corn-
miffed to-morrow ; and the Committees of Supply
and. Ways and Means were postponed to Friday next.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said, he believed' he should
be more successful in his present motion than he had;
been in the last. He was not aware that any objec-
tion could be made to it, and, therefore, he had not
thought it necessary to give any notice. This mo-
tion was for a Return of the Annual Expense of the
Transportation of Convicts to New South Wales and
its dependencies ; and also the whole Annual Ex-
pense of those Convicts from 1815 down to the
latest period to which the accounts were made up.
To the year 1815, similar accounts were already be-
fore the House.—Ordered.
The SPEAKER reminded the House, that there
were two Election Ballots fixed for to-morrow.
On the motion of Mr. LUSWINGTON, the Bill fur issuing
millions in Exchequer Bills, for the year 1819, was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.
The House then adjourned a few minute. part five.