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London, England, 1822-02-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, FIISILVART 22.

Their Lordships met •e tr o'clock.

APPEALS.
Appellant; ?HC EARL Or CLARE, Respondent.
TAN was au appeal front the decision of the Court of
Chancery, Ireland.
The Altorsey-General wa heard foe the Appellant.
Further arnumeat postpoocd on aecosut of an toformality
Its the pleading,.
Mtt.Lne, Appellant ; MILLta, Retpandaad.
This •as ao appeal from the decision of the Court of Sea.
Mos (Scotland).—Counsel were heard out.
Judgment postpooed.
The Bishop of OSSORY took the oath. and his ~at.
Ow the ratios of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, their
guarani to Mosday.
OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 42.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock.
Mr. IRVING presented a Petition from certain Proprie-
tois of the West India Dick Company, praying for the
continuation of the privileges they at present enjoy.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Mr. FLEMI NG presented a Petition front certain Owners
sad Oecepiers of land in the neighbourhood of New Forest,
Hauls, praying some relief to Agriculture.—Ordered to be
printed. •
Mr. FAN E presented a similar Petition from certain
Owners and Occupiers of laud in the county of Oxtord.—
Ordered to be piloted.
BREAKFAST POWDER.
Mr. CURW EN worst. d a Petition from Richard
Wilde, of Seven Dials, in the county of Middlesex. The
Petitioner stated that ►e had been In the habit Of snanufac•
taring a certain powder, which was by so means perniriouts
or detrim•atal. A prosecution had bees commenced against
him for the manufacture of that powder, in direct optical.
lion to the promise of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and be therefore prayed the House wood repeal such Acts
as probib ted such manufactures.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said he was ant acquaiateil with
the particular case in question. His Right Hon. Friend
(the Chancellor of the Exchequer) bad given no pledge
whatever, but raid an ialeiry should be instituted. There
could be so doubt, if such a practice were continued, it
would be extremely injurious.—Ordered le lie on the table.
A person from the Trinity Hoes* presented an account
of the appropriation of the surplus by the Corporation of
the Trinity House.
Mr. JAMES presented a Petit on from tw t peaces cos-
Sued in the gaol of Lmicarter, praying the interference of
the House to prevent thtir letters from being opened. He
had given notice of a motion on the subject for the 12th
March, in order to bring the question before the House iu
a regular shape. He wished, however, to have an earlier
discussion, and lee understood he had the privilege of briag-
log the que.tion before the Hesse on Monday, previous to
the Orders or the Day.
The SPEAK ER remarked that Uinta the uniform prartiee
that no motion should be brought forward befo,e the Orders
of t►e Day, and that regulation was founded upon the prin-
ciple that the House should not be t ken by surptire. It
was however competent for the Hon. Member to miter the
form of his motion. and move that the n.itire he bad gives
be discharged, and that the Petition be taken into consi-
deration ins Monday next.
After a short conversation between the SPEAKER and
Mr. JAM ES as to the form of proceeding, the Hon. Member
gave notice for Monday next.
SALT TAX.
Mr. CA LCRA FT moved that the resolutions of the Com-
mittee of Salt Laws in 1818 be printed.—Ordered.
WATS AND MEANS—PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
The CIIII4CCLLOII. of the EXCIIIQUIII moved
the Order of the Day that the Douse do resolve
itself into a Committee of %%rays and Means.
Colonel DAVItS said he had a matter of some
importance to bring under the consideration of the
Dotage. The Noble Marquis (Londonderry) when
he opened his views un the subject of the distresses
of the country to the consideration of the Douse,
stated that there were certain papers in the hands
of Members which would spew the accounts of the
net public income of the country and of' the expen-
dr ore ; and in comparing these accounts with thereof
accounts, he perceived r most extraordinary differ-
ence, indeed there were scarcely any one item agreed,
some were more, tome were less, but almost all
different. On the whole, there was a difference of
11961,0001.—1 n the Civil List, in one of the ac-
counts there was the *UM of 1,194,0001. sud in
the finance account it was 9,466,000/. lu the
Navy Estimates there was a difference of 246,0001.
Ss that on the whole. there was at least apparently
half ft million lea ia the documents put into the