Mr. Bathurstpresented a Petition from the merchants of Bristol trading to the island of Trinidad, setting forth "That the whole body of the inhabitants of the British island of Trinidad, as welt as the merchants of the cities of London, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, Lancaster, and Cork, trading to the said island, have petitioned for the establishment of the British laws therein; and that the system of jurisprudence at present in force in the said island is wholly incompatible with its commercial relations with this country, and highly prejudicial to the interests of the petitioners; and praying the House to afford them relief in the premises, either by addressing his Majesty to place the said island upon the same footing as the other British colonies in the West Indies, or by such other mode as to the House may seem most fitting."
Mr. Marryattthought his hon. friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to have said something satisfactory on the subject.
The Chancellor of the Exchequerdid not think it necessary to say any thing, as the subject was already under the consideration of his Majesty's government.