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assumed the rights of natural-born subjects, me
treat objection which was urged to the clause at the
time was its,settospeetive operation, Subsequently,
it was urged that the measure was not sulk**
prospective. Items then agreed that nothing should
be done until die 25th of March, With respect to
the matter in tlekeourse of judicial inquiry, all they
asked was to psinit the nate of the law to exist in
the interval, will the legal question should be diS,
of cute Tony er other, The Noble Earl said,
opinion of the Court of Law may be such as to
Borne before their Lordships by appeal, and they
would have toile/Ade upon it that way, His wish
**s that that dieisint should not he in the feast pre.
41•Airtl t at the aloe. time, be wished to ward off
ell.etieler • • which would result
frallillit , . . •14W being suffered to
ety• ' , a • for plating the Bill, he should .
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r- A* L _ , ordships would see
i the Present me4stirt to
Our . -- • i ay.
[ The Earl of L4PDERI)4I.4 expressed his hope
the House would not pledge itself to a principle, the
effect of which it WO not time sufficiently to consi-
der ; and he eptettaisee doubts whether the mode
proposed was the way in which what they complained
of ought to be remedied. They should consider, 4;
least it was a principle with him, whether the Courts
of Law could not afford a remedy, The Lord Ad-
vocate, they may be aware, could present a Bill of'
Suspension to the Court. Upon the whole, the pre,
sent appeared to him a most extradrdidary and flues.
tionable proceeding; and, with his Noble Frieeds., he
thought the Noble Lords opppzite should not press
the second reading before the hill was printed,. and
they could be supposed to be twain of its contents,
Under this impression, he would move as an asnend•
mint to the•Nobto Vissoent's Motion, that instead of
e pow," the Bill be read a second time ee friday,
The Earl of IjAESOWDY saw no objection to
the printing of the Bill. which consisted of only-;
few lines, and could soon be done; but he decidedly
objected to delaying the progress of the Bill, The
Bill eiiiild not interfere with the rights of those who
had, previously to the first suspension, purchased
stock, as those rights, if the Court of Session decided
in their favour, remained untouched; but if there was
el measure tb suspend prospectively the right, what
would be the consequence of such a decision?--,thit;
.before the Bill could be passed to prevent it, half
Europe might.obtain the privileges of tatural,born
I stilojetts of England,* and greater privileges too than
owere granted by Parliament in Acts of liator4l44.
Aloe,- It was impossible it could be the desire of the
Legislature that such privileges sheibld be acquire-ft
by merely laying out £lO in the purthase of Sfots
Stock; and 'therefore, if such turned put to be the
law, it would be for Parliament to consider of the
means of preventing its operation; brit in la smut
time, all, that was asked vas to. suspend the exercise
of the alleged right, until it was known Whether it
was a legal right pr not.
Lord H014.20.10.—The former discussion upon
this question having been alluded to, he thought it
eight to state, that ha bad never given any opinion
as to tho question whether persons ought to be. ad-
mitted to the privileges of eatural-born subjects,. in
the manner stated, Doubts and difficulties had arisen
as to how far the original Act relative to the Bank
of Scotland had, as to this point, been altered by sub-
seeuent Acts; and it was qgnied that the clause in
question 4140:0414 expire sooner than the Act, of whieli
it formed part, in order that the situation might in
the mean time receive due consideration, instead pf
this, however, they Were now Galled upon a added
to legislate whilst the question was actually pending
before' Court pf Law, and called upon too wdow;
any previous notice, and without any opportunity
being afforded of understanding the Bill. lie should
therefore support the Motion of his Noble friend for
postponing the Second reading till Friday.
The garl of LAIMERDALE wished the Ministers
to inquire whether the object could not be answered
by a Bill of tius,peeder in the Court of Session.
The 1-louse divided op the question, that the word
,6 now" stand part pf the, question.—Contents, It--;
Not-contents, 6—Majority, 8. •
The Bill was then read a second date, and ordered
"to be printed...--During the exclesion of strangers,
Lord SfDSIOI.ITH moved the Commitment of.
the Bill for to-morrow.
l4pon Which the House again dividecl.—Contests
for ;lie commitment to-morrow, 147-Not-contents,
fi--,Majority, 8.
The Bill was therefore committed for to-morrow,
acid the Lords ordered to be summoned.
• The puke of WELLINGTON presented a Petition from
won spinet the renewal of the Insolvent pebtors' liill,
,—Ordered to lie upon toe table.
Lord HQI..LAND presented a Petition from the Prisoners
confined for Debt io the Jail of Chebinford, praylng for a co'-
tinuance of the Insolvent Act.—Ordered to lie 'won the table. .
The Idutiny I/ill and the Indemnity Bill were brought *uit
from the Hope of Commons by Lord Pameasmon, Xr. &too-
Dm:, and other AlernbOs, and read a first time; the former upon
the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, who gave notice of
his intention to num the second reading to-morrow.
The Poor Laws Amendment Bill was read a second time,
awe committed fur to-morrow.—Atijourned. .

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DOUSE OF COMNONS.
&coop!, of ;lie expenses already incurred, and to be Inc
fer the erection of the Penitentiary. at Milbank, were
Itshe 'Presented to the House.
The names of the Defaulters of this day, pn Ballets 1%.
film, en motioo, were ordered to be calledpverwr
Pstu.s.swoae, as Chairman of the Committee
try the merit* of the Contested Election for the town
leg, appeared at the Dar, and reported that the sitting I
C. F,-IPabster, Fel. had been duly elected, and that the
of the retitOp apinst him were neither frivolous nor
SPNDEKLAND,
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