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11 rmPfinizi. 4.IrEA
'ROUSE OF LORI. Ogaftepill.
l'he Earl of St: rroLetealog tire Noble Serrctary
of State iu hia Mare, ~.sirlie,ArouN of ktius4 lug what,
rrachi. could Ire a3...i;tit.‘.l Cur, Fur Lanni
fovea to hi, Nowa r'nearre (Lord liollat,4l
Cation an a lOauer eveuiug, far certain intyorat,
containing ware moat importantinforanitip Irmo
oar late resitlent .Nlitlister at the Courtl'of

ulark •As he eoulti see no lossiblo objection to
the Ministers granting these papers, which had
heel', he uuderstootl, given in Cis other Howe, he
Loped, as a personal favomi soma iafonastion on
that subject would be given him.
Lord iIiAWRESISPRY replied, the chief reason
frrr tint jointing the papers was, that they, he
thought, would he of ao unportence or utility to
the.tionae, since the Noble Persons whli had fir-
tf-attislied them had wit proposed to apply thaw to
nay specific purpose or togruund env proceeding on
the Commons they had been desninded
Jar the express subject of future proceedings,
Whirl:, however, proved ultimately futile. These
e the reasons lie hail stated on that occasion to
• • House, oad he honed they woirtel ore* satis-
.ctory to the Noble Earl, as they already had to
the: Howie.
The Noble Earl replied, these übjections were
fir front salfieiant, in his mind, to bear out the
Noble Secretory in his reload of the customary in-
formation. lie•clid not 11111114 tiff% vt r, to proceed
farther iu the matter at present. whatever he might

lk niclitied to do at a future day.
The Lad of DEADY Said, *held iu his hand a
Pctitiou from a most respectable body of men, the
Merchants oldie town of Liverpool,. praying to be
heard by their Counsel against the BEI now about
to he read a third time fay the laying on duties
fur the porposs of rendering effectual certain
late Orders in Council. The persoos who signed
the Petition; he said, were some of them his
aequeintances err: friends, of the same principles
id politics with himself, whilst others were of
that party who had as constantly opposed those
measures he had en:bantered as expedient and ad-
vantageous for the country. lie hoped the eon-
litioa of all parties, in a general applicatioe to Pr/e-
-lute:lent, wield have its due weight on the Hone,
and incline them to listen to some arguments
%Oast a naewaire, which, it seemed, it was the opt-
mon of the mass of the, mercantile iaterest, would
terminate iu the tutabdutructiou of the coutsttirce
of the country. i
The Duke of MowTaose contended, thatam the
preseat circumstances the petition could oet•be re-
steed, since the Order of the House bad hitherto
ben to refuse to bear any Petitioners against a bill
which propoessi I,..vyittis taxes or duties. J.f the Pens
noire» were the,' permitted to pleud bt Counsel at
the liar of the floes*, it would be altogether aniline-
tit: of the order of the proceedings of l'arliament.
This opinion was supported by the Noble Lords
11 terift.:llMY and MCII.GRATR, and opposed by
Lord Garevist.r., at considerable length, who
eittsfessed dirt he haik previous to what had occur-
- • we last ttightosuppoved himself capable of deciding.
• telerablvseedrately, oa what was the Standing Or.
des of tfie /louse. He new confessed his ignorance,
• sbei) must, he said, be content to abide in it, u..til
tlitaloble Lords opposite condescended to publish
titan aim system of order, as lately established by
the Vete of the Mouse—a vote which he redacted
on with sorrow and apprehension. .He knew mot
how the Petitiouers could be exctudid from the
privilege of being heasdassainst a 041,which.though
it was ("intended was a money bill, also included a
'pitons of legislative provisions, not connected v.ith
ditties. The Bill was either improperly fraMcd, or
else the Petitioners were justly entitledto be heard.
The Earl of WsirdoaLieD was surprised tb And
tut Noble Boron so insions to admit the Aose»cati
Merchants to be heard, when it was but a few mopths
since the Noble Baron and his friends hail almost
moved heaven and earth to exclude them from the
privilege of being heard at the Bar by their Counsel
tctrtinst the• American bitereourse Bill. He eon-
gintubted the Noble Lords on their new friend-
ships n“( 1 alliances, and hopes!, as they had been
thangiutt ground for this some time beck, coati-
neatly, they would at length be fortunate enough
to hit upon sqweethlog tenable.
The loan CHANCELLOR ah,n spoke in snilport
the dOctriue laid &ma by the Noble Duke at
to commencement.
Lord Avcst.sest was of opinion the Vote given
the precedi.ig night by the Noble Lord Go Ibis
;ouleack, and sanctioned by the Vote of the
Hoossc, would reflect disterace en the whole period
/luring which that Noble Lord had occupied that
dignified situation, *mien the general character of
Parliament and the priuciples of the Constitution
this country.
The Loao'CAl Oil:EliX.:I rose and said. that he
its ever sunbelts to Vibaiutiaus aselbaracter of con-
isteney, and that, he hoped, in the eyes of the not-
. anal posterity, the surest mark of his consis-
tewer would he, the personal refection made by
be Noble Lord nu his ceuteuet ; namely. that the
:ale Lord had said his (theCha•:-ellorisl conduct
steely' reflect eternal disgrace on barn used the con-
stitution of Parliament.
Lonl AUEILAND rose to explain.---/ le entreated
IC Noble Lord not to he so losto as to take
sleace where none was meant ; he had not said a
weed on the Noble Lord's coodoct, as reflecting
lisgrart on his Perlinmentary life. The sent,-
he had mowed lie amulet novertheless main-

The EArI of Lnynson it r. in a re►c nnimated
speeeh. suaintai.wil the lull ilegr of thel'etaionets
n*ddrens the lines►. In this iie was •nliporteo.
14* by Loals tiOLLASU, Eit,klNLl. I)*MISLEV.
and others.

The question was then put fer hearing Cuut-4tl,
ell ne4atireil.
Oa the •iwzire-tion of tie.. Loin CR/Act:LIAR,
ttrl of Ilizativ tilos • I. " That Ow
on the Table ;^ whieh was i. 140 leNutived with-
t any envision.
The Esti of Iltentr. then presented it petition
from the !Ime lexty of iiier..liants, Kali% to Ise
beard by Conic{ :Kainst the peniiezions tendency
ontl rtfiet of the late i)niers in Council twine ear-
rieit into operation. Ile stated, that by this Peufeet
they hail eypeettril to be atilt to obviate iii otojPte-
ionte of furls, sieve the prayer of the l'etitien

to hit upon P.
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al1t1:et& cornmeui
Lora At!c:J
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or: the prevel
Wouleark,
Hoosse, weul
sluring %lite
dignified situ
Ir'srliament
of thi4 coffins
The Lim
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st4tenry, and
lion arta pop
tent", would
the Sifible L
Nola,: Lord
would refier
stitiition or
I.ord Au(
tne Noble
ofijoice whet
word on *hi
disie•rart on
Menai he hs
tails.
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speech. 101 l
to itddregs t
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and others.
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heard 11% 1:
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