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London, England, 1821-02-27 00:00:00

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Sir M. W. RIDLEY spoke shortly In support of
the petition.
Mr. BENNETT said, that there never was any
measure adopted for the general good, which did not
in some way interfere with the interest of individuals.
Some years ago the city of London petitioned against
Turnpike Roadi,—(A laugh)—but the city of Lon-
don was not attended to, and as the House had turners
its back upon the city of London for the purpose, of
advancing. the general good, 06 he trusted the dons*
would tarn its back upon the petitioners.
Mr. T. WILSON conceived it •would be more
proper to wait for the Report of the Committecabavo
stairs, before fuming any opinion upon the Laws al-
laded to.
Mr. JORDAN presented a petition similar to the'
last, from the Merchants of Aberdeen.
Both petitions were ordered to lie on the table and
be printed.
A Message from the Lords was delivered at the
Bar requesting the House would send their Lordships
a copy of the Report of the Foreign Trade Coin-
nsittee, and of the evidenie adduced before it.—Or-
dered.

Mr. T. WILSON presented -2 Petition from the
Ship Owners of London, against the Hull Poor-Rates
Bill. The petitioners stated that they were alarmed
at the principle of the Bill.---Ordered to lie o• the
table and to be printed.
The LORD ADVOCATE brought in a Bill for re-
gulating the practice of the Court of Session is Scot-
land. The Bill was read a first time ; and on the
Speaker putting the question that the Bill should be
read a second time on Thursday se'unight,
Mr. CREEVEY objected to the motion, on the
ground that thtte was not sufficient time for Hon.
Members to consider the Bill. After a konrersation
between the Loan AI)VoCATE, Mr. J. P. thoixr, and
Mr. CRECY6T, the second rending• was fixed for Fri-
dainect, with an understanding that a sufficient delay
should intervene previously to the Bill !wing cons-
' ntitted. .

Mr. LAMBTON presented two Petitions; one from
Sunderland, and the other from Stockport, against any
alteration in the Laws relating to Foreign Trade.—
Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
Mr. Sheriff WATTIIMAN appeared at the Bar, and
presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council of London, praying, to be hear I
by Counsel upon t:.e London Bridge itill.--Ordered
accordingly. •
The LORD A DVOCATF moved the second ruding
of the Scotch Admiralty Cutnpensation Bill.
Mr. CREEVEY rose, to. moue as wst itunnasillYll4
be read a second tient that day_eisr
' months. The lion. Member read the Resolutioe of
' the Committee upon whose Report the Bill was tow:-
ed, recommending a compensation to the officers
whose places might be abolished in consequence of
that Report. It was, the lion. Member observed, a
contingent prospective resolution ; and if he (Mr. C.)
understood the present question, that Resolutioj was
the sole foundation of the present Bill.--(The Lord
Advocate assented.)—The Report spoke of an officer
called the Admiral, who received 12001. a year for
30 years, and lied never during that time done a
single day's wolk for it. The Report suggested, and
very pioperly, that the Clerk should be required to do
all the duty of these several offices for 600!. a year;
but it appeared that Scotland had taken alarm at a
prospect of the abolition of a sinecure, and had as a
remedy brought forward this Bill of Compensation-.
(A laugli)—The Report had been made upon the fullest
consideration ; it had never been objected to by goy
of these officers; and he thought therefore, that they
had no claim whatever to compensation. The lion.
Member concluded by moving as an Amendment, that
the Bill ha read a second time that day six months.
Tile LORD ADVOCATE said, that the sole ques-
tion to b! considered was, whether, under the circum-
stances, a compensation was not the equitable right
of those officers. Indeed, he wished the Hon. Mem-
ber had made better use of his time than it appeared
he had ; for be wished the Hon. Member had brought
himself to understand the whole of the Report. 'The
fact was simply this. The proceedings of the Court
in question were all upon paper; were long, and, con-
sequently, were very expensive to the suitors. This
pas a sitievanre which had been felt some years ago.
Ten years since an Act had been made for shortening
those proceedings, but Parliament then took care to
make a compensation to the several officers. The
Hon. and Learned Lord referred to the Compensation
Act in question. The arrangements now proposed
would take away those fees altogether, which would
be a great public advantage; but as those fees were
taken away without the slightest fault being attribut-
ed to the officers (who hold their places for life), it
Mould, he submitted, be contrary to every principle
of justice to take awe), their situations without mak-
ing them a compensation for the loss. The amount
of the compensation was•to be settled, as it had been
in the former case, by a reference to the Barone of
the Exchequer.

Mr. J. P. ORANT pointed out a formal irregularity
in the Amendment of his Hon. Friend (Mt. Creerai),
and proposed another, the effect of which would, at
future day, bring the main principles of the Bill nailer
discussion.

Mr. HUME thought that those Officers were not en-
titled to any compensation.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON agreed, id prin-
ciple, with the last Speaker, that the Othcers were not
entitled wan), compensation. He thought, tgo, that•
the Resolution to which reference had been made was
too general.
A desultor converFation followed betworte
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It could not be expected that his M.
.._ After a few words bum Mr. As 4i...ekes ; and Mr. thiswr's Autend
sox, the petition meolt wee ski. ,
.s should produce any thing in that was ordered to lie on the
.table, and be printed. :stately agreed to. I
uggested the propriety of their laying Mr. S. WORTLEY, presented a petition bete die On the motion of Mr. Wasavote, it wait widens I
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e *Anatolie Document as wan as it Inhabitants of Whitby, in Yorkshire, Fillies Isiv that the llouse should resolve itself ta-movvoiV(
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upon the table of the House, that it intendment of the Crlatipial Law.—Orderedto lie " day) into a Committee upon the General heinous BM.
rd without loss of tittle, sad pat is pos; the table and bipri.o4d. . CORN AVERAGES. . '- , • ,
Lordships- fie then moved that the Mr. ELLISON presented a petition feint a Art, Mr. ROBINSON moved, toot tlee Hones. should 116.
t tv.be discilarged, and fixed tier Piths. the name of width ere conk! not hear, praying a . solve law a committal apes die several Ages whib so.
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