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IMPERIAL PARLIAM

lIOUA OF LORDS, Jae. 12.
Mr Stevens was heard in the appeal of Page
and oth.rs, v. Hamilton and others, in behalf of the
Appellant.. Its further consideration was deferred
tin if Thursday neat.
The Earl of Bristol and Viscount Wentworth
took the oaths And their seats.
On the Motion of Lord ELDON, the considera-
tion of the claim to the Zouch Peerage was ordered
to be resumed by the Comouttee of Privileges, on
Ihursday se'nnight. His Lordship submitted to
the House, whcth-r it would not be adviseable for
the right establishment of the precedent, to insert on
their Lordditps J,•urna's the Aft of Henry the
Eighth, immedia.ely referring to the dignity of
Zoom.
The Duke of NORFOLK rose, in pursuance of
the malice he had given, to move, that the preamt it-
der, for taking into consideration the claim of the Pe-
titionerfor the Barony of Howard tie Walden, be dis-
charged, and that the time be enlarged to the 10th
of February nest. In the present case, their Lord-
ships werf not riled upon to a,certain the propriety
of the claim of nue person, in contradistiaTon to
the right of another. it was a matter of greater de.
licacy arid importance; inasmuch as it would be-
come the duty of the House to inquire, whether the
Barony of Howard de Walden was a Barony in
fe•, or whether it was limited by patent to the male
limn ' This was a circumstance which rendered it
necessary for their Lordships to have full time for
adequate investigation, must particularly, as from
the Petition preseated to the House, it appeared no
detriment amid accrue to the claimant from the
postpentmeet : that document allegi g that he
was at present an infant. It was also a matter of
considerable doubt, whether the Barony of Howard
de Walden was not of right AttAciied and included
within the dignities of a Noble Karl (itiffulk) a
Member of this Haute. Under these eucum-
stanc• s be trusted there would be no opposition to
the motion of posspanemect.
Lord HAWKFS BURY declared himself un-
willing to oppose any misiion, in its nature likely to
afford to their Lotdsrops toiler and more correct
information upon ar.y suhjeft submitted to the•r
considetat on, and poticulatly on oae relating t
their own privileges ; but, in tile present case, he
coutd astute the [louse, that every information was
given to the only Nobl. Li-d who could be hae-
resied whilst this bus•nes► was under the considera-
tion of His slaj•. y's AtturnerGenerAl, during the
last Session; therefore, there could be no imputation
of a wish to take by surprise attributed to the pre.
sent Petitioner. Thr petition was presented as early
as the twins of the House wiiuld admit, and bad

now 141f1 for TAMS tillii as WNW &Haw.,
With tepee to the postponement, he should feel no
disinclination to accede to the motion for that pur-
-1..,5,-, were there not some difficulties arising tram
tar nature of the testimony, which the delay must
of se.essity increase. There were some material
witnesses. considersibly ad rani ed in age ; thete were
also others wbo were foreigners ; and, with the
knowledge of the uncertainty of human existence. it
appeared highly dangerous to the interest and claim
of the Petitioner, to postpone the consideration of at
least that stage of the inquiry which referred to the
examination of evidence. Indeed, he understood
there was one material witneis, of a very advanced
age, and consequently, if any thing was to happen
ia the mean time, a chasm in the cause would take
place, perhaps fatal to the views and rights of the
claimant.
Liiid ELDON was of opinion, that there could be
no objedion to examine any witness, or to go into evi-
dence, where, by the delay, a probability may ap-
pear, that such a chasm in the case may happen,
as would prove injurious to the interests sad ft, hts
of the Petitioner.
The LORD CHANCELLOR left the Woolsack
and said—that the House, aauated by the same
principle of justice, which governed the Courts
be-
low, with respea to the perpetuating of evidence.
was always willing to provide against the dangers
which suitors were liable to receive from the deaths
of any of their material witnesses. In the present
case, the only difficulty was, whether the Noble
Earl alluded to, as also having a claim to the Ba.
rony of Howard de W..'hen, would not conceive it
his duty to cross-examine the evidence produced --
But it was not upon these grounds the Noble Duke
submitted the present motion. It was' for the pur-
-I.ose of allowing to this House • sufficient time,
fully to ascertain whether the Barony of Howard de
Walden was a B irony in lee, capable of a temaie
descent, or a hether it was limited solely to the male
line. The motion was then carried, it being under-
stood that evidence may be examined by the Peti-
tioner in the intermediate time.
SLAVE TRADE
Lord GRENV 1 LLE rose to move, t, That the
Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, be read a
second time on Friday week, and that their Lord-
ships be summoned for that day." Agreed to.
Lord 11 AW KesBURY said, he should trouble
their Lordships with a Motion, which. in his opt- ,
mon, necessarily arose nut of that so lately agreed
to by the I louse. It must be in the recolleition o.
their Lordships, that two Resolutions were carried
during the last Session, relating to the proposed
Abolition of the Slave Trade. The first was ex-
pressive of a wish to put la end to the traffic—the
second, praying H s Majesty to ascertain the opinions
and intentions of the various Foreign Powers upon
that subject There were extensiveiy engaged in
that _Wench of trade, five Powers, France, Spam,
Holland, Portugal, and America. Denmark and I
Sweden, rather inconsiderably. It had been insisted
spas by the advocates lea the proposed Abolition,
that, with a view of rendering it praSi.:able and
roily Acker. every argonast and inducement
*NM be Mid oat to the other powers of the world.
rogaged is slat traiitc, to product * similarity of