The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-17 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.-.4?ItTDAT. .
Lord DACRE moved for en account of the amount of
duties paid on Malt since the year ISO:, up to the pre-
scot time.—Ordered.
His Lordship next presented a petition from Royston,
in Hertfordshire, against Slavery an the West Indies.
ER'RDITTINT A RM.
Sir GEORGE Hill, brought np.a message from the
}Lune of Commons, stating that in the 'fish (I°Bl4
• Treasurer's Bill a certain clause that had been negatived
on the Report of the Committee, was suffered by mis-
take to remain in the Bill ; add as it was not the intim-
Rol of the Commons that it should forma part of the
•Sill, they regoesteiithat the Lords would expunge it,
'The LORD CHANCELLOR said the House would

• , .oest an.amwerhv menwngers of its own.
- SINECURE PLACES.
• , The Earl' of OROSVENOR called the attention of the
:house to sinecure places, end places granted in revive
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shun in the West) ndies. on.which• he said be would sib-
, • wilt a motion to the Home:
- The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed that ttwee were
. • no.ollees ht the West Indies' to Which duties were not
aelsmbed. Serena offices which had been sinecures Were
-Itholieheth• bermewthe parties who. had employed others
to execute the doles of them, were now obliged either
i. to to ttit: Weld Indies and perform thodoties
• . selves. or Mier tlie'offires.
• , Lord If IN olavreed that great Omen existed isr rot;
*s:veet t0.!1ic.4, tent
per fund. .
..Lord LIFER root, replied flat no nations bnAllliall
• -granted nut of tinst fund I'r a lone time.
Lord OKOSVENOtt then 'nosed as Addrea Whig
•Dial'ety. requesting his Msje 0, to give ilieeetions, that
•;i:••• • .tle.te he laid before the Moose an account of all offices
"the Wells Indies, greoted. In reversion since the year
' 3S29.—Ordereil. •
WE:MOTS AND MEASURES. ••:t•
• • The, Marquess of LANRDOWN presented A ofirmeted
• • • cull •of the petitiorrfroat:theCtiesteher of COMatereet
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• • Illasgow, wide% In rotteeritiener of reformality the House
.0001.1 not receive- sin * fortneati, nesierit the Bill tb
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• 41efeee the Mabee forlhe regnlatlint of weights and mg*
• . " eves. It was pot his intention:at this time to offer iffiy
.7opilfon on the *scent mestsifrit: brat he conceived it ne-,
eessary that a win of .140 i Iniptritinct. involvinff ilea
• ro• Mane grientiffc• principlei,,.shatdd not piss without
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.• . the fullest attention and consideration of that fiettie ;
• •• • • .sod he hoped that every Noble Lord capahlteftbrow-
inz a Eght on such a subject, would at the proelactime
attend in Ms place and state his opinion upon it .He•
shed moved that the netirion be heisted.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL filly agreed kith the Millie
rhlarqhells, that this was a millet of treat lisp...fence,
and one upon which the }loam °le t out to :Proceed
withn't the fullest consideration. There was a stand log
order of that Honse, that 'no Rill iodating to tilde or.
commerce should ie egsfl a OM lime before it tree:Ord
sobrnitted
s‘lie consideration of a .Commit See of their
'Lordships. He did not exactly know whether tie Bitl
io.gtesilad+rib 611 e of AltatldeieiGirtion. He Wadi,-
-tinted to think le was.
The stadding. (mitt was then. rend,•affef which. Lard
•LlKEKP4lollbbierVed thrt whtiffer this Bill cadet's*
der the order or not, the purpose would he fully angina-
ed By moting that it be referred to a Select Commit-
tee. It • was competent to their Lordsitips to order time
:to be. rione.• Ile then made a motion to that effect. '
• Lord MELVILLE said that Conimissioners had been
• aorinted by his Majesty to inquire into thesuirjfe.t, OE
•Wevaghts had Measures. They had matte theitl2BieVdellhi
.sad • lie thought it would he better to oilier titbit ile-1
loete•te be petaled, • mid then referred to a delektdoiti-!
;ninety., . . • •.
' Lord LTVERPOOL replied that the more aiiiireaient
• connewatild be to appoint a Select Committee .Arst,•aad
then let flylleblares:in stove forsheiteport. •
• . rife "I'uoyellitew was then appointed, and the Rill was
.referred to its consideration.
IRISH M HAT' A.
Ou the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Irish
Reduction Bill,
Lord GOSPORT complained of the great hardship which
the Bill would inflict on the Noemommissioned Officers,
Mho were to be seat adrift without any remonerathim being
'leen then. These patios' had vested claims, and it would
t-be a great injustice to discharge them without any corn-
•pensation.
The Eerl of LIVERPOOL justified the Bill. Those. he
lied, who had served out their time would be entitled to
their pensions, and many of them who had not. were unit
'for settee service. He could not see that there existed say
vested rights in those parties.
Lord CA,LEDON thought that it world he most cruel to
the parties to cidestion to ditcharge them wlthoat any pro-
vision.
Lord LORTON opposed the 13111.
The House then divided. For the thirdreading,
Contents. 18 Non couteuts, 9.
The Bill then passed.
0:, the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY, It was ordered
that a Message be sent to the House of C 'tangoes requesting
• copy of their second and third Reports on Weights and
•Meseures.—Ordered. -
Adjourned to Thursday.
ROUSE OF COMNIONS.—FRIDAY.
Mr. T. AMBTON presented s petition from Shields against
any tax beiug imposed upon them for the building of Lon-
dm It ridge.—The petition was referred to the Committee on
the London Bridge.
SLAVERY.

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A Petition was presented from Staindrop, praying for the
Abolition of Blavery.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ASHCRST presented a petinonkfrom Chipping Nor.
lon. prayingfdr relief froth Agricultural Distress.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. BUXTON presented a petition from 'Cromer, for the
Abolition of Slavers .—nrderod to be printed.
Three other petitions to the same effect were presented
from Halstead, Exeter, and Nantwicb.—Ordered to be
'printed.
• Mr. HUME moved for the Immediate return of several
papers relative to Newfoundland.—Agreed to.
Mr. HUME moved for a 'return of the public Revenue
'rollected'in the Isle of Mao, for the years likltautl lbw.—
agreed to.
Mr. lII'S° presented a petition from the Churchwardens
And Overseers of the poor of Clerkenwell, against the Lon-
•b in Sewer Rill—Referred to a Committee on the said Bill.
Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from the Chamber of
Commerce of Limerick, complaining of the absurdity.of the
-lews, which while they imposed a duty upon foreign flax,
allowed the yarn trade frotu that flax to come duty free. and
denying that.s duty may be imposed on foreign yarn, for the
protection of the staple trade of Ireland.
'After a few words from Mr. HUSKISSON and Mr.
ELLIS. the petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a return of the Ogees held
by Jbhn Wilkie late of the Tax Office, with the allowances
and salaries of each.—Agreed to.
Mr. BROUGH Mil seeing the Commissioner of Woods
soil Forests in his pliketvvrished to learn if there was any
'foundation for the roman that the house now building in
• Spring Garden. was for thp Paymaster of the Marines.
i . Mr. HUSXISSON said, that that being a subject more
lwasadiitely connected with the Admiraity department, he
.segald glee uo decisive answer.
The Registry. of Vessels' Irdiweat through a Committee.
, •Mr. HUSKISSON said, that many objectiops hiviag
• bees made to the admessurement clause, be would abandwg
.iktirpteslent Bill.
Honsebaring resumed, the Report was ordered ii:be
takes into consideration that day fortnight.
The Cochineal Duties Bill went throngh stisCadaigittlee,
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Is law Report was ordered to bo received on ittoclgoodar
moot !t.. et.: '
, Mr. BROUGHAM brought • Bill for esiblingwillisais
srdel
.was. whether brewers or sot. 11 beer sad ate by woe&
',4titarl a first date, sad b• mil a oreoad thee
.WO Friday next. \ . • •
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