The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS. MosDAT,Jurds 17.

The Bishop of EXETER, presented a petition from
some Parish in Exeter, againgt the Catholic Peers' Bill,
—Laid on the table.
Th. Duke of RUTLAND presented similar petitions
from the Mayor, Bailiff, sod Corporation of the Boroagh
of Leicester, and from the Aldermen of the Borough of
Oraotham.—Laid on the table.
Lord EXMOUTH presented a petition to the same
effect, from the Parish of Dawlish, in the county of De..
mie.—Lald on the table.
The Bishop of CHESTER also presented aye pa-
dtimss from parishes In his Diocese against the we
Bill.
The Earl of HA RE WOOD promoted a Pedalo* teem
the We'll., Ilaatifactarers and Merchants resident io'
Lonatto, against the Duty on Foreign Wool.--Laid on
the table.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented I pliant
Item the greed of Glasgow sad Ayr, again* MP Vs
Welk Peers. Bill.—Lekt on the test.
Bishop of St. DAVID'S presented eight :petition
09 the same effect frees Maori's is his Dinmee.—Laid
the tattle.
' The Ilferquee of LANSDOWNE presented artitlen
from Chas. Augustus Busby. architect, complaints( that
his plans bad not received from his Majesty's O.

MMOINiaI

ig cases, _-.. censideriog is
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the great nursery for our seamen is time of war. Dist
in the application of thisimineiple regard must be had
to circa:attain:es. The first pnnelple of oar Navigation
Laws was, that no goods could be imported from Asia.
Africa, and Miseries. save in British ship*. TIN second,
that all the European countries u4lit bring their own
goods in iheir own ships. The first had been infringed
by the Intercourse Aet of 1786, by which th- United
States cf America were put on the same footing as Euro-
pean countries. This however did not effect the other
parts of Asia, Africa, and America. Great changes had
taken place shire that period, and it was clear that the
lAmerican trade could never again be treated on the oar-
Jew principle of colonial trade. The present sesames
lifikuTd open a direct intercourse between this country
,sgid all the independent States of South Miseries, what-
qer might he their denominations and their relatirros. -
:,Wklt respect to the rest of Asia, Africa, and America, k • '
loft the law as it originally stood, that was to says that
No— goods should he brought directly from those coat-
Ides. except iu British ships. There was this sew pro-
on, however. that other vessels would be allowed to
Wog from Europe the produce of Asia, Africa, sod
America, presided it was not. fur home eoissuneption, but
for exportation. The result would be to keep as close
as it was practicable to the principles of the Navigation •
Laws, and and the great object, to make this rountr:,
as mach as possible, as entroot for all the merehandise
of the world. There was no other limit to the export*.
tion of her maeufaetores, than the means of payment
posse-mad by (magnets. it wreathes, levessoolvoot of
returns which ceased the dist/sea of which our asonisfac-
toren bad eomplaised.'ind which operated as a check
oa the extension of our trade. This consideration had
induced his Majesty's Government to give op those nar-
row notions, that by limiting the trade of another coun-
try ws benefitted our owe. The contrary was the
feet. Any increase of wealth which we gave to another
country, was gives to onrselves. We afforded it the
means of paying for our manufactured goods, and by
augmenting its prosperity, we eoereased our own. It
was on these grounds that he trusted their Lordships'
would agree to the second reading of these Bills.
The Earl of HAREWOOD acquiesced in what the
Noble Earl had stated, that the more we favoured the
trade of other countries. the more we benefitted our own.
This would, however, be still more likely, if all coun-
tries were placed oft the same footing as to the price of
manufactures. He therefore trusted that in one instance
at least, -if this free trade were to go :a, his Majesty's
Ministers would not object to remove the ditty on the
importation of foreign wool, which compelled oar ma-
aufacturers to raise their price.
The Ancient Commercial Statutes Repeal Bill, the Em.
portetion of Goods Bill. and Navigation Act Amend-
ment Bill were then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed to-morrow.

•ILCRICAN
Earl BATHURST, in moving the second reading of
the West India Trade Bill, briefly explained the nature
of the measure, which was to allow the trade now car-
ried on indirectly with the United States, to be carried
on directly ; laviag at the same time such a duty on the
produce of the -United States. as would not amount to a
prohibition, but • would protect that of our own Colo.
ntes. It would plate all the Independent States of
South America on one and the seine footing, to import
into the West Indies the produce of those respective
countries. The second Bill, would allow lacer and other
articles of Colonial produce to be exported from the
West Indies direct to European ports. This was not a
new enactment, an Act to a similar effect having been
passed in the reign of George 11., but the objections
which had applied to that measure bad been removed
from the present.
The Marquess of BUTE did not rise to oppose the
motion, bat to mil their Lordships' attention to the
trade, which be thought the present measures were vac
clamed to increase. When a Bill was brought in to
ge the manufacture of anger. be thought that it
should have been accompanied by one to register slaves
ie the West Indies. He knew that it bad been recom-
mended that regulations of that kind should be left to
the Colonies themselves. had been done, and some
islands bad passed Registery Bills, of the elliciescy of
which, however, strong doubts were entertained. He
was ready to contend that the right of passing such
Bills belonged to Parliament, and be trusted that his
Majesty's Ministers would give some pledge on the sub"-
Jett.
Th. Colonial Trade and the West Indian and Sem&
can Trade Bills were the. read a second time, sod or-
dered to be committed to•monow.
BANKRUPT laws.
. - The Bankrupt Joint Ceemaimion Bill west tbisitib s
Committee, and we repoeted.-.—Adjoureed.

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'haWdaats at Leaseater. ase die flare boa Corporation
Ott teeieelstag, eplastehe l'agaileeasieg Bill.—Ordered
Whit primed. ti.0.40t0
. )k. OUVII bees Newark. cal-
ked tile • aresieCrithe=le .the evils nudist
fateiggi premieres et Aligillargetleas.—erdered to be
Plielg‘ • •
ilk IL MAW pose me ladder' teem the Ch..
ber of Commerce. Dahlia, praying dist the Howie will
revise the late :splodges seeped rebid:* to the Salt

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