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London, England, 1803-12-19 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS IN IRELAND,

Airtnitroot, of 13ioonsifie14, county of hintiaglian, denier
in exchmige, and thorium, to futrender the aoth and suit Dee.
sad a tit jan. neat.
Edward Hill. of the city of Dublin, 114 broker, to !limeades's*
the Atli and 11th Dec. and tyth January.

PARLIAMENTiIItr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, SATURDAY, DEC. *7.

The Duke of NORFOLK informed their Lord-
flips, that he held in his hand the Bit; which he had
before flared he would fubmit to their confidtration.
It was not his intention, however, to propofe that it
thould pats through any other sago than the fira
reading, previous to the adjournment. The Bill was
entitled, " A Bill for exempting Rectors, Vices*, and
Perpetual Curates from Arras, on any proWs for
Debt or Damages, within the limits of their relpedive
Parifhcs."—The Bill was read a fira time.

His Grace then (aid, that their Lordfhips would
find feveral very ancient Ratutes recited in the ore
amble of the Bill, by which various privileges were
granted to the Clergy, and, among others, that of
exemption from arreß in certain cafes. It was of
great importance that Clergymen &mid not be iiter-
rupted in the difcharge of their facred fun&ions, and
it was, therefore, the Mike of the prefent Bill to ex.
tend the exemptions frons.arrefligranted by former
ABs to ail ReBors, Vicars, and Perpetual Curates,
within the limits of their own panties, that Clergy.
men might be rendered perfeftly fecure in the dif-
charge of their duties. But as the tneafure now pro-
pored could not be confidered withent a reference to
the exiling laws relative to the Clergy, and that being
a fi.bjed with which, hit Grace acknowledged, he was
not intimately acquainted, he had thought fit, beflire
he introduced this Bill, to confult a friend of high
legal authority, who had direaed much of his atten-
tion to the affairs of the church. That friend would
himfclf have, tome time ago, brought forward a funi-
lar propofition, in another place, bad he not been de-
tarred by the difficulties which ensed to oppofe any
attempt to carry a meafure of this kind into effeiff.—
It was now, however, his opinion that that& difficul-
ties might be furroounted ; and encouraged by this
opinion, the Noble Duke was induced to offer the pre-
feat Bill to their Lordlhips' attention. He lhould
not prefs its progrefs farther at prefect, but was deli-
rout that it might be printed, in order that their
Lordfhips might have the opportunity of fully con-
lidaing. it during the reeds. The Bill was ordered
to be printed.
The Volunteer Explanation Bill was committed ;
and on the report being brought up,
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved feveral ver-
bal amendments, the objet of which was to remove
lonic of the objections urged in 101 l night's debate by
Ford Grenville. It had been remarked, that as the
Bill now Rood, any Member of a Volunteer Corps,
who might be difcharged after he had completed the
days required for training, would Rill be exempt for
perhaps twelve months from being ballorted fcr the
Militia or Army of Referee. To correa this miftake,
his Lordfhip moved, that the word 64 (erring" be in-
ferted, infield of the words 4. having (erred."
The amendments being agreed to, the Bill
ordered to be read a third time on Toefday.

LONDON.