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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEA7:

HOUSE OF LORDS, Fetst,se, Mse 24.
The fine: derision upon the Irish Appeal Cense. Reornerrote
v. Raul). tom, was, after some ob.,avations frotn the Lotv•
Co ANCILLOR upon the nature of the one, posycarul
Mends!.
The farther consideration of M-.07.C.S Divorce Rill was elan
postoned.
The DiFs upon the Table were forwarded in their respe ttitai
stages, and several privet, Rills brought up few the Common* 1
by Mr. 113AM/Wlti, Sir J. FIIIIDS•ICK, Me. MANATNO, Mr.
MORIDAUNT, and ether Gentle.neti, were severall:, read a first.
time.
THE. EARL OF ST. VINCtNT.
The LORD CHANCELLOR acquainted the
House he had received a letter from a Noble Peer
(the Earl of St. Vincent), respeaing his attendance
on a Committee on the other House of Parliament.
This was read by the Noble and Learned Lord, aad
the purport of it appeared to be, that, were he per-
mitted by the House, he did not errertain the
slightest objetlion to attend the Committee as re-
quired, or to having any part of his official conduft.
examined into, and traced to its source.
Lord AUCKLAND moved that a message be
tent to the Commons, desiring to know the grounds
and purposes for which they required the attendance
of the Earl of St. Vincenry upon the Cinnmittee ap.
pnioted to inquire, &c. whin:ill-1S ordered accord=
ingly.
MR. JUSTICE FOX.
Lord Viscount CA RLEION, in a low tone of
voice, made a few observations upon the present
state of the proceedings in the case of Mr. Justice
Fox, and upon part t,f the ototer contained in the
Address. He added, that his Learned Friend did
not receive a copy of the Address, Sce, till this day_
Under the considerations to wl,ich he referred, he
should propose that the order for goirg into the
Committee on Monday next upon the bosizess its
question be discharged, and a similar orda made
for the following Thursday.
Lord HAIVE ESBURY had uo ohjeaion, though
he deprecated, in the advanced period at the Ses-
sion. every sort of delay, to what was proposed
by the Learned Viscount, especialiy as the copy of
the Address bad not been received by Mr. Justice
Fox till that day ; but on Thursday, he hoped their
Lordships would seriously and diligently set their
minds to the business.

The Duke of CLARENCE made some observa-
tions upon the state of the proceedings against Mr.
Justice Fox ; for his 0v..:1 part, justice was the ulti-
mate objet of his wishes. ills Royal H•ehness
then referred to the part of the ease, in which come
condua of Brigadier-General Theroles was iinpli-
cited. In describing this, he read some extraas
from a letter which he had received on thn subjeas
He seemed to think the condua of the Career la
question, which had =traded the judicial actice
the learned Judge, warranted, as a military man,
' or.der the positive orders he had received from the
Vi.vroy t at the same time, he seemed of opinion.
the condua of else Jadges under the circus:nit:am.
of the case, justifiable.
The Marquis of ABERCORN shortly referred
to the circumstance of his having agreed to omit
that pan of the chr.rge, on the suggestion of the
Noble Lord on the Woolsack. With respell to the
gallant Officer in question, he thought him con-
strained to ad as he had done, under r.is order.
Lord Viscount CARLETON made a fen, ocer-
vations on that part of the original Address s and
said, it was the bounden duty of the learned Judge,
nndnr the circumstances, to ad as he had done.
The Earl of SUFFOLK thought both parties',
under the respeelive circumstances, had done 'heir
duties.—As a military man, he cer.ainly should, in
such a case, have ailed as the gallant officer had
done.
The Marquis of ABERCORN, referring to what
had fallen from the learned Vtscourt.thougnt himself
mstraiucci, by what had taken place on the subj:a oa
a former everting, from entering into a statement on
the other side.

The question was then put, the present order dis-
charged, and a new one made, for their Lordships
to go into the Committee on Thursday.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that,
from motives of respeit to the party accused, as well
as an anxious wish to adhere to that line of pro-
ceeding. authorised by the coratitution of the coun-
try, and allowed by the law of the lend, he should
propose to defer the consideration of the circum-
stances and forms of the attendance of Mr. Justice
Fox upon the Committee until Tuesday next. Ac-
cordingly he moved that these points should be
idered of on that day.

const_
The Duke of CLA ItiLNCE made a few obser-
vations on the propriety el conduaing the proceed-
in!;l with all due deliberrtion znd solemnity, and,
at the same time, of paying every dre refine .% to an
Irish indge, whom, since the Union, he cons:dered,
in such cases, as identified with one of this country.
The LORD CH ANCELI.O:I's Motion was
carried without further observation.

NAVAL ADMINISTRATION.
The Order of the day being read ; •
The Earl of DARN LEY rose, to bring forward
his promised Motion. It had fallen to his lot. he
said, to bring forward this important sub j,3 to the
consideration of their Lordships; but he was re-
lieved, in sune degree, from the regret he felt at his
own incompetency to do justice to the subjqt, by
the considerations that he should be followed up by
others, who were every u ay competent to the dis-
cussion. What he meant to propose wets. that the
important Naval Documents upon the Table should
be referred to the consideration of a seleEt Commit-
tee of their Lndships. Ihe it:formation now be-
fore the House was troperfed, in many respeas, ;
but he trusted that what should be deemed pre per
to bring the whole snbjett under their Lordships
cataract Ai ijll, wou:d b, the
tion cf a Committee
granted to the other
present discussion, rt
advert to say thing

I be aramei fo- the investiga.
of that Howe, at it had been
Hotisc of Parliament. In the
......... ins by no wreaks his des'gn to
which alight have takos place I
llos.—_