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3 mperial Valliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS,
MONDAY, FEM. 'A.
The report of the c tee of the Douse of Commons
upon foreign grade was brought up and laid on the table, in
pursuance of it message sent trona this house.
Tile AUSTRIAN DECLARATION eV WAIL—The Mar
quis of L NSDOW N said, lie had received a communi-
canoe from a noble lord, stating that it would nut be in
his power to intend the house to-morrow, in consequence of
which he should his motion on the subject of
Naples, %%hid, suatd for to-morrow notil Friday next. it
was his intention, this day, to ask the noble lord at the head
of the treasury a question, namely, whether the declaration
of war issued by Austria against Naples had been received
by his Majesty's (loves nuncio but he had hecii "old by the
noble earl that no such information had Wen officially re-
ceived.—The noble earl thought proper to suggest, that
when the declaration shall be received, an intimation might
be given, and an opportunity afforded for moving it be
produced.
The order which stood for to-morrow was then discharged
and fixed fur Friday.
Lord DOLLAN D rose to bring In a hill,pitrimant to notice,
to extend certain provisions in the Act of Kitig William,
upon the law of treason, to Ireland.
The End of LIMERICK said, it was in his opinion most
desirable that the same laws which governed Eugland should
extend to Ireland. Nothing could tend to harmonize the
people of Ireland more than the knowledge that they were
subject to the sime laws as the people of England.
The Bill was then read a first time.—Adjourned.
TUESDAY, FEB. 27.
The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S presented a petition front
the clergy and arch-deacons of Stafford against any alter-
ation in the laws restricting Roman cstliolics. The
petition was read and laid on the table.
Mr. Fordo), from she East India Company, presented
the annnal account of receipts mid disburseuresitc—Laid
on the table.—Adjourned.
WISBESDAY. FEB. 2L
The Lord Chancellor attended the House at the usual
beu r.
The Annual indemnity Bill was read a second time, and
committed for to-morrow.
Several petitions relating to the hearing of appeal causes
were read by the Earl of Shaftesbury.
The house then adjourned.
TIJUItsDAY, MARCH. I.
The Annual Indemnity Bill went through a committee,
and was reported without amendment.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
the owners and occupiers of land in the county of Somerset,
praying relief under agricultural distresses. The noble
marquis observed, that this petition was hunted to the most
indulgent consideration, it was most respectably a gned,
yet he could not agree with the petitioners in the topinioa
they expressed, namely, that alteration in the corn-laws
would ate resent ameliorate the condition of the agriculturist.
The petition was then read and laid on the table.
P On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.
Petitions were presented from the counties of Suffolk
and Berko, complaining of agrlcnltural distress.
The Duke of LEINSTER presented a petition from the
nobility, freeholders, and clergy of the comity of Dublin,
complaining of improper interruptions by the military at
a public meeting. The petitioners stated, that a meeting
was convened by the high sheriff of Marlin, for the pur-
pose of addressing the King, when, an amendment being
moved,* body of soldiers came up with loaded muskets
and dispersed them. There was nothing to justify the
violence, nor was the riot act read.
The Earl of BLESSINOTON deprecated the cosidnet
of those who called in the military, and supported the pe-
tition, which called for ingairy and redress.
The petition was read, and laid on the table.
Nalrliee.—The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose on the
order of the day, and in pursuance of notice, to call the
attention of the house to those transactions carried on, and
stow carrying on by the allied powers upon the continent
of Europe. However he might feel upon the principles
of those measures, he should not so readily have called the
attention of the Lords to a subject of so mach importance,
if he had not known that lie was proceeding upon the
universal sentiment of the people of England. With that
limitedly it would have been an omission of duty to neglect
the °mot •ty of giving to the public d full satisfac-
tion. By a motion for all the information the subject
could afford, he should enable the Lords to form their
judgment upon distinct and intelligible grounds. He felt
the fir:clarity of such a mentos some time ago, but that
necessity was surely increased when, up to the latest
moment, they found the allies at head-quarters, engaged
and carrying on their plans of aggression. The most
extraordinary delusion appeared to prevail with respect
to the sentiments of bin Majesty's ministers, for, notwith-
standing what they had beard in that house, and the per-
usal of the circular addressed to loreign ministers, the
declaration of Austria, which lie took to be an authentic
document, was nut communicated to the house. They
were suffered to remain in total ignorance with regard to
the intentions of die allied powers, notwithstanding these
iuteouonr must hare been known, lie supposed, to his
Majesty's government. It was extraordinary that minis-
tate, during the period crisis montliadiad not Understood
the Vitus of the Allied pun era, yet the uuty use lie should
make of it was to impreason diets lordships the paramount
duty they owed to the public. They were bound to call for
ail explicit opinion on the question. lie should first advert
to the upinions of the allies, and what was likely to be the
result of 'here proceeding*. He did not object to Amain,
Russia, ur l's tissia, in acting in their own states, but lie
was tree to say, unsheathing the sword of despotism to
attack independent status, must be attended with milord
At the present day, it 'tented there was to be a staudard
established by the great powers for all mouai chial go-
% crimients, with very few grams ut that alloy—liberty.
It would seen' by the declaration, that this dowdy hail
agreed to those obnoxious principles adopted by the sove-
reigns at Troppan. He tumid an expose, which lie con-
sidered an exposure of the aitentioto in' the part of the
allies to attack an ',evildoing milependasit part of Eu-
rope. to the first part of ilea expose, or declaration, it
was said there r silted iti Naples a elect, which was the
Cathie of the proceeilkogs tat the paitut the allies. Ile
dented that the existelice w di.y sell could jilt/11y an
Klimek Oil the ilideptuttchc.. at any state. It nas a sect
w bleb had not long existed in the I, telethon Os Naples,
'Pc kiug, according to the iltelatatow w daikuesa. 'I be