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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEPir.

HOUSE OF LORDS ....MONDAY. MAUCH 1$

The Royal Anent was given by Commission to the Measure
Hones Duty Bill, the Salt Duties and Property fax Bills,
alsn to the Mutiny Bill, and to three Private Bills.
The Lords Commissioners were, the Lord Chaniseller, Lord
Walisingham, and Lord Felentsorongh• • • •
Counsel were farther heard relative to the Scots Appeal, the
Earl of leinuoul a. Mauls and Others, via. Mr. Noland as second
Courted for the Reepondente, and Mr. Adam on the part of
the Appellants in reply.
The last mentioned Cinutsel was interrupted in his reply, for
the purpree of permitting their Lordships to receive Bills from
the Commons.
(Sn this °cc-Aston, Mr. DICKENSON, ion. brought up the
Marine Mutiny Bill, and also two private Bilis. -
Before the Counsel were called iii;
Tne Earl of DARNLEY moved for the production of copies
of certain letters f our Captain Fraser, of the Hiudoosten; and
Captain Fay, of the Hyena, relative to the state and condition
of these vessels, their fitness to keep the sea, &c. which was
ordered accordingly.
Lord Viemunt MELVILLE addressed the Ursine, in refer-
ence to what had transpired oat a recent evening, in the debate
upon the subject of naval affairs. The gist of what had fallen
from a Noble Earl on that occasion might, he conceived, be
resolved r'ta three le-Aisle propositions: first, a charge against
the present Adomalty Board, for purchasing a number of ves-
sels !or ti r service of the navy, which were unfit fur that pur
erid.y, a emerge of Mainline vessels in the tnerchairts'
said-, at the extravagant expellee, and interior quality, com-
pared a 'tin those bark ill the King's-yanis; mod, lastly, an aver-
ted.' blast the Royal Dock Yards could supply tee sail of ships
annually, to the service of the navy. In order to bring this
subject, which was certainly one of great national importance,
fully under the mataideration of their Lordships, he should,
pursuant to the intimation he had given on that night, beg
leave to ernes fry the pmductim of a number of official deco-
reents, which he deemed essential to that purpose.
Mis Lordship then moved fur the production of various naval
documents, between twenty and thirty In number, and met-
h/wing almost every branch and detail of the service of the
navy; particularly the number and istectietion of ships of
war built, retrieved to be built, launcher!. teeeired, docked,
refitted, and put ir and out of tommisien ; and the numbers
of a. tabeers employed since the 15th'sot Nlay lareeethe period of
the present Board of Admiralty coming intoolllee.
Also for the preelection of a variety of diked documents r..
hetes to the state of the navy, in the interval between the years
1770 and 178.9
There, on the questions being put, were severally ordered to
be laid before the House.
Thor Noble Viscount else, by command of His Majesty,
presemed An Account of the Number and Names of the Ant-
firers dircharged from the Royal Dock Yards, by order of the
Navy Bond. And, secondly, An Account of the Numbers of
the mid Artificers. distinguishing their respective trades and
=rations, who have since been employed in !Its Majesty's
Yards.
*These Documents, on the Mellon of the Duke of Clarence,
were ordered to be printed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that the Counsel be
bow called tn.
In consequence of this proceeding, a conversation took place,
In which the Earl of Darnley, the Duke of Clarence, the Lord
Chandelle-, arid Lent Auckland, took a part, which princi-
pally respected a question of the propriety of salting in the
Couried mail some degree of discussion, which the ten first
mentioned Peers seemed to think it peeper to enter into on the
imennent suhieet to which the "ducensents moved (or by the
Nets!, Vieeount referred, ...Is finished.
The Eerl of DARNLEY ohserved, that, genteelly speaking,
the Noble Viscount". Idea of the objects of whet lie haul ad-
'armed on a former night was correct save the last per-posttest],
in which hie meaning wars, that under a proper system for the
management of Need Atfeirs, the number of sr.:stele adverted
to might be supplted by the Royal Dock Yards, but under the
present system tat erlininistration.
The Duke of CLARENCE had some questions to put to
the Noble Viscount, relative to the ',Seed to which the docile
merits referred; a subject of wrest public inement, though he
had every feeling with respect to the hearing of Cininsel, as an
im;eree•ir nidavidual comets ration. It was also his intention so
Like ae early nimorrunity to move fee some (Luther naval do-
cunieers, which he thought rem:sear, u; on the occesien.
The LORD CH ANCELIe iR referred tn the general peac-
bee of tire House, when Counsel were iriterrupterlfse the am
commodatinn of public businese, particulerly in the in-
ternee of a nee% , and alluded to the extreredivary expend.,
the yarirea trust be put to, did the bearing stand over till amehet
day.
Lord AITCRLeND, ill support of what MI from the Noble
Lord on the %Vo erect, referred to the uniform practice of the
House on such occasions.
The Coutteel were then called in, and Mr. Adam finished
his reply.
The further convideratinn of the ease, with s reference to
the judgment of their Lordships, was then adjourned till Wed-
nefriae.
Mr. PARNF.LL, from the Irish Chancellor of the Exche-
quer's Office, presented an ailment of the Stunt remitted by
Gnsernment from England to Ireland, with the Rates of Lit-
eltarige, Ike from the let of February, leke Ordered to lie
on the Table.
The Douse then adjourned till to-roormw, when their Lord-
ships stand summoned upon Lord Auckland'. Medan, fee
Committees to search fie Precedents.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Home went to the House of Poen, and heard the Royal
Avwlnt ',veil ►y Commis/trots to several stub'oe and puvate
Sine. _ _

The Report of the Committer on Wiliryer% Ititt^ty MI waa
burghs op. agreed to, and the Ash ordete,i in be rid/mg.-ed.
The Land Tax Commissioner.' Name ild• waa ord. r.d to be
committed this day fortnight.
A person from the °lire of the Auditor of the Exchequer,
promoted an atienunt of some Exchequer Hills, which was or-
dered to he printed.
The Marine Mutiny Rill was reported, and a clawed added,
aruiuilating it, in regard to oaths at rrginieritul Courts Martial,
to Co. Mutiny II II or the Land army. The Bill 1,14 a read a third
tune and pat-rd.
r. JO( IVO vNI, horn the Office of the Chief Sioretaiy of
Jr Lind, presented at the Bar certain Irian Account, nog
the Borough Conipensations. Ordewil to he on the Table
Mr. ROSE presented an account of tlic licerh:eii granted to
puttonit trading with Fiance, Spain, and Holland, winch was
*friend to lie on tic table.