The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PIRLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORD3.—Witoseirotba.Y.
TGWU) CHANCELLOR bearthionie lippeels, anJ
the West *Owned before Five e'doelt.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
SOUTHWARK COURT OF REQUESTS.
Mr. C. CALVERT said hr hid bronght in a Bill to re-
done the fees of the Court of Requests Hz Southwark. the
Committee upon which was broken op in consequence of
a suggestion to add a chose for creatteg two Courts in.
stead of one—namely;one for the Borough. and another
for the County. Tbc proposition was supported by the
Surrey County Members. and opposed by those Cr the
City of fAncion. As he did not approve of the suggestion,
he wished to revive his Rill ; he therefore moved that
the Southwark Court of Requests Bill should be recom•
Mr. DENNISON and Mr. P. MOORE supported the
motion.

Mr. Alderman IVOOD and Mr. HOLME SUMNER
opposed it. .
Mr, HUME, in support of the Bill, said, that the re-
newal of this measure was suggested by the ►ecommenda-
tion of the Commissioners of the Court, who, being
bound by schedules of former Acts of Parliament to slake
certain charges, could.not forego these fees without the
unction of a Bill in this House. The object was to re-
duce the fees of the Court.

Mr. WILSON opposed the Bill.
Mr. BENNET said, that the former failure of this
Bill was owing to a clashing of interests between the City
of London and the Members of the County of Surrey.
Now, as be was not a partizan of either, but he stood nu
for the suitor, and be thought, therefore, that this Bill
should be recommitted.

The House then divided ; after which there appeared—
For reviving the Bill, 35—Against it, 19.-31.ijurity in
favour of the Hill, 16.

A Committee was then appointed; and ordered to re-
port the same on Friday ar'nnight.

LONDON BRIDGE.

Mr. C. cALvicifii;•Wiedaitetition from tie
Owners of Wharfs between London Bridge and. Minsk-
friars, praying. the renewal of the clans, in tisni,,edea
Bridge Bill, which would give them esasprhgtiss 104ie
.o%werflearilti ottbeibto. • • • - •-••-•7 -1
Mr. Minimum WOOD said that M. Telfoid 'had esti;
mated that the injury which would be done to the Wharfs
would be 10,0tliii.

Sir ISSAi.; COFFIN said, the petitioners were 'too-
rant of the nature of titles, wbiels dowel as high above
bridge as hplow. •
The petition was laid upon the LIMP.
LIMERICK TAXATION.

Theßeport ou this Bill was brought up by Mr. N.
CALVERT.

Mr. D. •aidhs should take the 'elnee of the House
on this Bill, in a future stage, as it would go the length
of depriving the City of Limerick of some of its fran-
chises.

..111;-..B. RICK an.lllr.(l. PHILLIPS defended the Sill.

sir O OR6B HELL sod Mr. GOULBVItN said
would cull the amen los of the House to the Hill to
the next stage.

Mr. RICK proposed some amendments.
Sir W. LEMON presented a petition from a parish in
the Conaty of Cornwall, fur a repeal of the Duty on Coals.
—laid on the table.

Mr. CURWF.N prevened a petition from a place in
the County of Cumberland, for the Abolition of Slavery.
—Laid .t► the table. _ _ _

General PHIPPS presented a similar petition from
Scarborough.—Laid on the table.
Mr. MANNING presented a petition from several
Gentlemen of the name of Boyd, representatives of the
late Sir P. Boyd, against the Bill for the Coosolitiatlon
.of the Slave Trade Arts.

After a few words from Dr. LUSHINGTON and Mr.
SIARRYATT,
Mr. WILMOT deprecated any farther discussion on
this subject.
The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR presented a petition from Joseph
Oregano. praying that a clause might be introduced in
the Bill 'Aldine to the Bankrupt laws. requiring the
petitioning creditor to give a larger.b.md.—Laid on 0*
table. _ _

Mr. MANSFIELD presented a petition fro.nt theiratne-
work kniuers of the town and county of Leicester, in
favour of the Bill for abolishing the eousliination Laws.
Mr. DENMAN said, that he had received two petitions
from Nottingham, one in favour of the lion the other
of an opposite character. However, it was not likely that
the Bill would be now persevered in, anti he should nut
therefore trouble the House. He thooeht that the inter-
ference of the House upon subjects of this nature was
minim, and injurious. lie was sure that an understand-
ing between the parties would be the only effectual
way of seeming the interests of both.
Mr. P. MOOItE said that the Bill was a most impirt-
ant measure. It was not his intention to press it this
Session.—Laid on the table.

Mr. MANSFIELD presented a similar petition from
the Cordwainers. and another from the Wookmubers of
the Borough of Leicester. —Lsid on the table.
Mr. LEXNAItD postponed the second reading of the
Felo-ile-se Bill to the 19th inst.

Two petitions were presented from the County of
Warwick, one prayieg for protecting agricnittthil duties,
and the other on the subject of rash payments.

TRINIDAD.
Mr. MARRY ATT presented a petition fromieveral neer-
clisats in the Island of Trinidad, preying that the House
would take iiqo consideration ins propriety of granting the
people of that Colony a form of Government oa the Kind-
pies of British Legislation. 0.14 of the grievaaces which
they cnisidered to be meet oppressive was, snot, according
to the present state or the law, the property of a person
merely amstsed Wes pet under seqweetnatiou. However, the
whole question was, shell that for., of. tinveroment, which.
from It. intolerable pressure. was shaken of by the SposirA
eolohteSi be continued in the British Woods ? The Hop.
Member said he regretted much that aVommissiali shoals&