The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-04 00:00:00

IMPEItI.4L PARLI.I.fIE4Yr

HOUSE OF LORDS, WIDNESDAT, MAT S.

The Marquis of Salisbur►•, the Marquis of Sligo, and
Saltuun took the oaths.

3lr. Smith brought up the Sixth Report of the Com-
missioners for repairing Roads and Bridges in Scotl4ml.
31r. Bulky, front the Exchequer, presented ■n Ac-
count of the state of the In•erest of the Public Funded
Debt payable in lireat Britain on the sth of January.
Mr. Spicer, from Chelsea Hospital, brought up the
Annual Accountof the Unclaimed Prites.—.►djourned.

HOUSE OF OF COMMONS, MAY 3.

Several Idevabereeewk tire svelte ; kinong ?Item were
Lord Nugent, Lord Clive, Mr. Sli.Lw ~f VIIMtn, And
Mr. Peter Browne.

Mr. Bulky, front the Byrhequer, pregentell an Ac-
count of the Unfou4o,l Debt of the Erni'', 1..
Mr. Spicer, frosu t:heilsea Ilospit .1, pr. tentell an Ac-
count of the Uncl.tilueil Prize 31 ll ofi
o.tey in
the '1 reaaurer.

The Sixth Report of the ttttt ni-sioners of !loads and
Bridges in Scotland was laid before the House.
Mr. H. CAVENDISH brought up a Report of a Cum-
'Hitter, and on that Report obtained leave to bring in
a Bill for lighting the town of Iterhv with kits.
On the motion of Mr. CA LCRA FE, leave was given
to bring in a Bill to alter and extend the powers of tw •
Arts for rebuilding Drury•lane 'I Iscatre.
A Petition was presente•l, complaining of an undue
election for the bormgla of Brillport, whirls was ordered
to be taken into consideration on the IA of June.
CATO-STILILETCONSI'I+IAVA.-111"..11,11•rillallIVOOD
said, he rose to give notice of his intclition to wale a
motion on a subject which hi eonsiglerod to be of great
imperrtanee. Information had been very recently cools-
inunicated to him, that th•orgr Edwards, wiaoae name
he had brought under the core•ileration of (tie House,
on the preceding day, was en the point of going out of
the country. limuediately on arisl, this, he wr ste
to the Secretary of Stale, acibmitting to him the ue-
cessity of taking some step to prevent A man with such
heavy charges hanging over his head from going away.
Ile now gave notice, that on luesalay next, he should
move for the app int:pent of a Secret l'onamittee to ex-
amine witnesses respecting eerrain elt:ages that had
been preferred against George Edwards.
COLONIAL APPOINTAVNT.—Iwird MILTON moved
that an humble Address be presented to his Majesty,
praying that he world he gra. ionNly pleased t • give
directions for laying before the ilonAe, a Elliby of the
appointment of Henry Elis, I. to the other of Colo-
nial Secretary to the Cape of 1:ood llope.---1 /tarred.
TAX ON 11'1'01. —llr. S. Willi 1.1• El" said, he hail
to present a Petition again,. this t •x. which hr con-
sidered to be most Alalt're and ',politic. Every argu-
ment used against it at tic. time it was imposed, Was
now completely roafinued. lie hoped the question
would be shortly bronrht ',fore the Douse, anal fully
discussed. Then he had n.• alimht but that the tax
would appear to he the IIIII:•t it'll (antic anal creel of any
that had ever been imposed. Ile then presented a Pe-
tition from a great tintost•er of woollenonanufarturers
against the tax on wool.—Oellered to lie on the table.
Loral MILION said, hr held in his hand a similar
petition, to which, if the number of signatures was not
very great, it was not to he inferred fauns that circum-
stance, that the pi•stioo was not one of the greatest
importance to the prosperity al the country. It was
doing no more than justice .o the parties win, signed
this petition, to state, th it in the midst of their dis-
tresses they had conducted. thclasselves with the utmost
prudence: that no po!alic m chi ugs had been held upon
the subject, because sn ell nu clings wind I only iurrease
the public ferment o hieh already unfortunately ex-
isted. All they watittol Wlll merely to obtain redress;
and that could only be done by the repeal of a tax
which was contrary t•• public policy, and contrary to
the 5 44'11111 pledge which Parliament had repeatedly
given to the rountcv. He would say the pledge, be-
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cans; the proivip•e the practice of P.:rlianient ever