The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COAINIONS, Jay. 24.
The. Sheriffs of London appeared at the Bar, and presented a
Petition for lessee to bring in a Bill to enable the Lord MAyor,
fie. to erect a new_prison, &c. on the vacant Tasty. o_gf round on
Moortields. The Petition State.t that there were in NPWgeite at
this timonent, a number both of felons and debtors, for whom it
was desirible to provide separate accommodations.
Sir J. Sid A W supported the Petition, when
Mr. PEICCEVA I. signified the consent and recommendation
of the Crown to the inemmre which partook of a grant both of
laid and of money. The erown had grakted to the City of
London a piece of land, on condition of not building opus' it ;
hut it was agreed that permis:ion should now be given to build
upon this ground, agreeahly to a plan by which the public
coureniroce and health would not be compromised or endan,
greed.
The Petition win referred to a Committee to enquire and to
re eort.
The Sheri® hiso presented a Petition from the I nrd Mayor,
Aldermen, &c. of LOJWiall praying for leave to bring ilia Bill
to do away. the right of asnaton, and for forming a new road in
St. George s-field,.
Referred to a Committee to enquire. and to report.
Mr. IV H A RTON presented a Petition from a person of the
name of Canfield, whose father was the inventor of a new mode
of forming rolls and wires of iroo by means of machinery, u ith-
out working it, on the behalf of liinnielf and nine other child-
ren, praying for relief and remuneration. Grdered to lie on the ,
ta..lc.

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EXCHEQUER BILLS' BILLS.
Mr. VIM A frl'ON brought in a Bill for the raising of one 'oil-
bon Gse hundred thousand pounds, by way of Exchequer Bills.
fur die bt*rt ice of the year ISlV.—Reed a lust time, and ordered
to he dead a second thne tCHDINTOW.
Also a Bill for,otisiog 100 tiiiiiiiilll by way of Exchequer Bills,
for tie service of the 'war Nl2. Read a firstLiose, and ordered
to lie second time to-tourvow,
Mr. TOR Elf) begged to be inf.oireirmed priai Me ae-
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4... why ere could be at dos time of the leit
tillit: 1111 KM ItrdaV ?
Mr PERCEV AL said, it was desirable that -Money Bills
should pass as speedily as possible and that no. loss of time
•ssould take place in forwarding themi through their singes.
Ir. WHIT BREA 0 said, though it niigin be desirable that
those Motry Bills, should be expedited,* this 'did not apply to
other Bills; of which hr observed notice had Ir in given fur Sa- I
1'1"13.Y. Ile hoped. therefore, that all other businrs.., except the '
Money Bins, would he allowed to lie over. and that one thing
' lit ould nut he suffered to creep in after another.
Mr. PERLA:VAL said, he had net the le ust idea of any such
thing.
A MERICA. _ _

Mr. WHITBREAD Obseried, that by what he
saw in the Papers to-day, the crisis between this
country and America was approaching. He was one
of those who thought that the calamity of a rupture
with that country might still be averted. lie, there-
fore, now asked the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo-
site, if he was willing to lay before the House the
Correspondence between Mr.. Munroe aud Mr. Fos-
ter, as far us it had gone?
Mr. PERCEVAL said, till the negotiation was
• brought to a conclusimi, he should feel it to be his
duty, as far as in him lay, to oppose the production
of any part of the correspondence.
Mr. WHITBREAD then gave notice, that he
should take an early opportunity of moving for the
production of the correspondence on this subject.