f . ~'~ MAY 8. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. every description, are charred with the execution of this Decree, throne !tout the kingdom, and to make the same generally known; uow boat 3 found wi'hout a copy of this Edict, shall be seized and sold for the benefit of the captor. (Signed) Jar►or. Read-Quarters, prir 3, 1808. motion for a reasonable period, without relinquishing his ori.. ginal intention, should his expectations be disappointed. LORD HAWILCSBORY said, that it was unnecessary for him now to advert at any length to what had fallen from the Noble Lord, nor would he enter into the question of the present state of the discussions with America. The Noble Lord had properly remarked that he did not expect any such explanation at pre. sent. Ile svas, however, anxious that this silence should not be construed into an admission that there was an intention of re voking the Orders in Council. The House then went into a Committee on the Scotch Judirq. tare Bill. A long and general discussion took place on thl Preamble, and several of the clauses, when the Chairman mat ordered to report progress.—Adjourned. FRIDAY, MAY 6. Several witresses were examined in support of Bland's Di vorce Bill ; and the further hearing of evidence was fixed for Tuesday se'nnight. The Irish Spirit Drawback Suspension Bill was read a second tine. Their Lordships then resolved into a Committee on the Scotch Judicature Bill, various amendments, but chi: fly of a ‘crtidl description, were proposed by the Lord Chancellor, and adopt. ed ; and several of the clauses upon which discussion Walt, were postponed for further consideration.--Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. MO DAY, MA Y 2. Sir Samuel Romilly took the usual oaths and his scat. Mr. Baker presented a petition from certain (ientlemen art others, stating that a combination exibted amongst certain pi•;- sons to raise the price of Postage, to the great expe:•:ce and in convenience of Travellers, and praying. that the Hoax nuuil take the same into consideration. MR. N said, he would oppose any measure to infrrfort in the business. There was a great rise in the price of hay and corn since the last price of posting took place, and there is as never wanting a competition to prevent the public from bring imposed upon or injured. The Petition was ordered to he laid on the table. A petition was presented from the Corporation-or Worre , ter, prayur that the Reversion Place Prohibitory Bill should be tarried into a law. 141r.liiddulph gave notice that he would move, on Wciki ,rl;iv, for the opinion of the Attorney and Solicitor General lii 1772, re4pectinz. the Rents and Fines, of the Demised Revenues of the Crown. MALT DVTY. MR. HUSKISTO.V said, he rose for the purpose of moving for leave to bring in a Bill for the better Collection of the Dan' payable on Malt. It was necessary, he observed, to pro. idle a check and to take care that the duty should be paid on the stoc k on the premised of the inaltster, who must keep an account of the quantity et barley he receives. It was necessary also to shake a provision to oblige persons to grace security for the citify, as it was the practice of some inferior maltsters to get the barley on credit from the farmers, and to sell the malt before the time elapsed for collecting the duty, or remove it to some other place. It was therefore intended to collect the duty within sit weeks, or to extend the time where security was given. This provision was necessary to guard against fraud. and to protect the public revenue. For these reasons he moved for !ewe to bring in a Bill, which was granted accordingly. The Committee, on bearing the evidence on the Orders of Council, was deferred, on the motion of Mr. Tierney, till Wed nesday next. LOCAL X LORD CiSTLiRE4GEI said, he wished to nhserve, that there were one or two measures proposed to bim, which, with others, he intended to move in the Committee on the Local Militia Bill. These alterations would narrow the discussion on the genenl principle of the Bill, and which, he had no doubt, would meet with the unanimous concurrence of the House.--The first alter atlo9 which he thought desirable, was to give an exception to those pershns serving In the Militia by Substitute, Or who had paid a penalty, lieu of personal service, and he thought it fair to make the exemption equiValent to that under t he exit ing Militia Act. lie thought it also proper to exempt the haffetting men serving by ballot, or for a number of years to be hereafter specified, and not fur an indefinite period, the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MAY 2. Lonn Ri.r.rwanßounsi brought in a Bill for the relief of per sons confined f..r small debts. His Lordship said it was not his intention to go lot o a detailed description of it at present, though It 'night be as well to premise that the provisions were only meant to extend to individuals whose - det,tr, independent of eists, did not exceed ' O I. His Lordship said it was never in tended, by the Constitution of the country, that a man should he impri,oned for debt all his time, or that the power of puniaing, should exceed the enormity of the offences, whether Civil or criminal. Pe should thto•cfo:e propose that ever vi•• shill have been charged in execution twelve calendar tnooths, tier a deist or debts not exceeding 2U/. shall, on snaking application to that effect, he entitled to hi; free dis charge ; but at t;te same time he should not hold himself entirely pargeil ?rani his debt, as his goods and . future property should stilt he considered liable to answer the demands of his creditor, though his person was for ever free, as to the matter for which he was di 'charged. His Lordship admitted, that what he pro ro,,,sl entrenched upon the lami of the land, but he hoped it • ld ultimately prove beneficial both to debtor and creditor. - , Lor.l.%iip adder', that he di-1 not propose to extend the ' • Hie ,. , o mcotland or Ireland; but if its beneficial comic,- ,hi►u!i be apparent, it was open for any Noble Lord to ' ,•c' leis Lon I ip's Bill was then read a first time, and ordered tb be priti;eii. • Tim ruutiuebubiness was gone through, and the House ad ji) TUESDAY, MAY 3. Lord Hawkesbury laid on the table several papers, in return to an Address of Iheir.Lordships. We understood them to he the accounts last moved for by I,orl idtatori h. relative to the Danish Alps and prisoners. T h ey were ordered to he printed. Lord Moira presented a petitiou from toe Debtors in the Gaol of Leicester, p,•avicg for It was ordered to lie on the table; atter which hia Lordship expressed the pleaFure with which he bad heard of the Bill introduced the day before, for Ile benefit of this unfortunate description of persous.—Ad journed. WEDNESDA Y, MAY 5. Heard Counsel in continuation of the Roxburgh Appeal. Lord Hawkesbory preseoled some farther returns relative to the Whist) vessels detained prior to the declaration of hostilities. They were ordered to be printed. Oil the motion of the Lord Chancellor, the consideration of the liatibury Peerage, was fixed for to-morrow sem:light.— djoorued. THURsOAY, MAY 5. 1 - The Irish Spirit Drawback Suspension Bill, and several Pri vate Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and read a Ant time. Lord Skiniouth gave notPe, that he should tiring on his mo tion relative to the Danish Vescels, to-morrow se'nnight, for which day the house was ordered to he summoned L ORD GREvk LEN En .n t, pstriine his notice o, motion rela tive to the Catholick . Petition, which now stood for toe 13th ingant, and mow d ghat T•fouse should be summoned for the 21 tit instant, and that '1 4rder tor the 13th be di. , eharged. Limo GIteNVICLF: 1:1V., reminded their Lordships that be had given notice of a troiion for the revocation of the Orders in Council. He would rot, lalwever, bring that forward so early as he intended. II wa! , ro.naured, and he should he most happy to find the report correct, tnat in consequence of the prospect . ' -- ith America, his Majesty's Mjni platiuu rescind awe orders of it expect nor call for any explatm t on this important topic; but a proceeding should. rather he dstration than the result of the in. thought it his dutx to delay the u. of aiiitt.4it3cltirt adjustment Wi -2, .. . . tifiliy.tit contein - ,i"' ,• 11 c .• ' did not s k 1 1 ;( A oment I " " . ;0, f . -. A siie ' .• • I tt* .... a . t i t i„,.. ldininis ' 4. i r • 4 ~ ;t, be 1.)-bi 'Hy • ittly N .