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IMPERIAL P.-IRLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
weDer.soav, rte. 16.
A Naturalization Bill was read a second ti:r.e.
NOTICES.
The• LORD CHANCELLOR rerninded their
Lordships, adverting to the order for the further
hearing of the claim to the Chandos Peerage, that
it had been in hearing for several Sessions ; that it
had been generally argued before two Noble and
Learned Lords (Tnuaeow and LOUOILBOROUGU,
now Earl ROULYN) who had hitherto, in the course
of the present Session, been prevented from attend-
ing by indisposition, under which they still labour-
ed, and that he himself had been employed in it as
Counsel at the Bar, on behalf of the Crown, during
the last stage of it, excepting only the hearing of
* the Session, in which it came before him while sit-
ting on the woolsack, or at the table. lie meant,
therefore, to move to adjourn the further hearing to
a future day ; because, although there were two
other Nolel-, and Learned Lords, who did attend
generally (Lords ELLAKDOACIV:ti and Atvast. T. v),
yet to his knowledge those Noble and Iraraect
Lords could not be present to-morrow, and it would
bo 4TipTsper to leave so import:int a subject u
to him. for many obvious reasons, but most espe-
cially on theaccount that he had assigned, viz. that
he had been employed in the cause during the
greater part of the hearings had upon it.
His Lordship next reminded their Lordships, that
he meant, either that day or on Monday, to move
that it be referred to the Committee of Frivileges to
enquire and report, as to what ought to be under-
stood to be the right mode of semniuning the Lords
Spiritual in that part of the United Kir.pdom called
Ireland, to take their seats, by rotation, in that
Ileese, every Session. He now gave notice, that it
was not his intention to move that matter before
Monday next.
He had, his Lordship said, further to observe,
that the further hearing and giving judgment on the
appeal cause, Lawson v. Maxwell, stood for that
day, but that he should move to adjourn it. till Mon-
day.
The Loan CRANCELLOR then returned to the
woolsack, and rose to move
" That the further hearing of the Claim for the Chanel();
Teerage be adjourned from to-morrow to that day, Thursday,
iormight.
" that he sigoaid give notice, in the Committee of Prier
'Ages of a ?erea:ice, relative to the SpiritusLunis in Ireland,
oslvionday next.
" That he should proceed to give judgment in the last Ap-
peal that had been heard, on F.iday next."
Which several Motions were ordered.
Mr. BLACKBURNE and others brought up from
the House of Commons, and presented, the Bank
Restriaion Bill.

MAJESTY'S MPSSAGE.
After the House had waited for a considerable
time, Lord PELHAM brought down a Message from
his Majesty, suggesting the length of period that
had elapsed since the last arriangement of an estab-
lishment for the Household of his Royal Highness
the PRIFCE of WstEs had been settled ; the expe-
dience of providing at once for the whole of his
Royal Tlighness's debts,and for granting him sueh an
establishment as should be more suitable to his high
rank and diguity ; azxd expressing his Majesty's
re-
!iance on the experienced liberality of his faithful
Parliaincut to enable him to discharge the same.
(This Message %Y-as sie-stantially toe same as that
delivered by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHISZVER
in the House ci Corarnons.]
Lord PELHAM moved, that his Majesty's Mes.
sre he taken into consideration on that day se'n-
sight.
mourned at half after five.