The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-15 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--AVIDNESDAY.

S 1 private Bills were brought up from the House
of Com:none.

The Quorum Magistrates' Bill was committed.
The Paisley Gas Light Bill was read a second time.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented three peti-
tions from different parts of Gloucestershire, praying
for the Abolition of Slavery in the Colonies.
The Earl of GROSVENOR presented • petition from
Chester against the Insolvent Debtors' Act.
His Lordship then called the attention of the Howse
to the subject of a proposition lately made at Chester re-
lative to the Abolition of Slavery, and took that opportu-
nity of observing, that his wish on the subject was, that
a general understanding might exist among all the Go-
vernments of Europe relative to Slavery. Whenever any
slave put his foot on British ground, he became a free-
man front that moment; and it was highly desirable to
have it settled by negotiations, that a similar thing
should happen in all other European countries.
The Eul of DONOUGHMORE presented a petition
from certain treasurers of counties in Ireland, praying
to be indemnified arTainst the provisions of a Bill then
before the House. The Noble Lord ob d, that be
felt it necessary to notice a very extraordinary proceed-
ing in regard to this Bill. There was a certain clause
in the Bill which had been reject-d by a Committee of
the House of Commons, yet that very clause now ap-
peared in the engrossed copy which was before their
Lordships' House.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that an encrossed
copy of a Bill, coming from the other House of Parlia-
ment, must be considered as a more authentic copy than
any Report of a Committee, and their Lordships were
bound to consider it as the decision of the ogler House
of Parliament. But if ;he Noble Lord had any doubt
on the subject, he *night propose to send back the Bill
to the other House, with a request that it might be re-
vised.

The Earl of DONOUGHMORE said, that he would
make a motion to that effect on the next stage of the
MU.

The Union Duties' Bill was committed.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WeoxEsnar.
Counsel were heard at the Bar, a•id uitnesses exa-
mined, in Committee, upon the Allardyce Divorce Bill.
—The Hill was then read a first aml second time, and
ordered to be read a thin' time on Friday next.
A petition was preheated from Bridgewater, priying
or the Abolition of Slavery in the %Vest ludies.—Ordered
to be printed.
FOREIGN WOOL.

Sir JOHN SEBltllitfl presented a petition from Sir
John Sinclair, against a repeal of the Duty on Foreign
Wool. The llon. Member slid that, as Koo I cloth,
could be manufactured from British Wool as from any
foreign wool, in proof of which be could Isy a piece of
cloth manufactured from British wool, on the table for
the inspection of Hon. Members, were it consistent with
the rules of the House ; but as the toles of the House
prevented. him from doing that, he would submit to the
examination of any Hon Member who pleased to view the
coat he wore, which he believed was as good a specimen
of that manufacture as could be found ; or if the rules of
the llnuse foiled this also, h.: would go out and remain
in time lobby till every Member had examined it.--
(Much laughter.)—Tbe petition was then laid on the
table. _

A petition was presented from the town of %Vare, pray.
ing for a repeal of the Duty on Coals carried Coastwise,
After a few words from Mr. Alderman WOJD, the
petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. liOoC+l presented various petition•, praying for
the Abolition of Slavery.—Ordered to be printed.