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IMPERIAL PARLL4M ENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

FRIDAY, DEC. 1 I.

COUNSEL were heard at considerable length on
the Appeal from the Court of Chancery in Ireland,
IYl‘CLuits ECHLIN, namely, Mr. STEPHENS,
as second Counsel for the Respondent.
Mr. STEPHENS'S address to their Lordships was
necessarily interrupted, for the business of the
Commission, on account of which the Counsel were
prdered from the Bar.
The Commissioners being robed, and seated on
the Bench infront of the Throne, and the Commons
in attendance, the Royal Assent was given, in the
usual form, to the Exchequer Bills Bill, the E;:che.
quer Loan, the Lottery Amendment, the Expiring
Laws, the Naval Storeo, the Corn Importation, the
Militia, the Prize Captors, and the Fcreign Cor-
respondence Bills ; and also to five Private, and
eight Naturalization Bills.
The Lords Commissioners on this occasion were,
the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the Lc an CHAN-
CELLOR, and the Duke of ROXBURGH.

After the Commons had retired, Counsel were
again called to the Bar, and Mr. ST EP El ENS was
heard to the- conclusion of his argument.—Mr.
RICHARDS was then heard at some length on • be-
half of the Appellants, whiCh finished the pleadings
upon the Cause.
The_ LORD CI ANC'E LLOR rose, and made a va-
riety of observations" upon the case, of which he
stated a general outline, for the . further elucidation
of its merits to the House. Ile observed,. that with
respea to one prominent point in the case, he might
move to have its further consideration postponed
only till the following Monday ; but on a view of
the whole case, it contained such a number of great,
weighty, and important points, that a much longer
interval would be necessary for its full and adequate
consideration. In one point of view, its importance
was so great, that, to a certain degree, their Lord-
ships' decision must daily and hourlyregulate the trail,
saaions in the Courts of Justice in both Countries.
On these grounds, he should not think it pressing too
far, in the view of delay, if he should advise their
Lordships to postpone the further consideration of
the Cause until after the Recess. This proposal
seeming to meet the concurrence of their Lordships,
he moved, " That the farther consideration of the
Cause, M'CLU-R E ECHLIN, be adjourned till
the second Cause-day after the Recess,"—which
was ordered accordingly.
The various Bills before the House were for-
warded in their respetaive stages.
The Commitment of the Poors' Badge Bill was
postponed.
Some private business was then disposed of, after
which their Lordships adjourned till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, DEC. 11.

A Message from the Lords stated, that they had
agreed to the Five Million Exchequer Loan, Bill,
the Prize Goods Bill, and the Provisioo Importa-
tion Bill, without any Amendments.
A new Writ was ordered for Stirlingshire, in the
room of Lord KEITII, who has been created a Peer
of Great Britain.

Mr. THORNTON brought up a Petition from the
Prisoners confined for Debt in the Marshalsea Fri.
son, praying for Relief.

Ordered to lie on the Table.

Mt. SIMEON gave Notice, that after the Re-
cess, he should move for leave to bring in a Bill for
the better executing the Poor Laws, upon the prin-
ciple of the 43d of ELIZABEIH :-The Ilia. he
should have the honour to move for., would be, in
some degree, similar to one which he had before had
the honour of submitting to the consideration of the
House.

Ur. HILEY ADDINGTON moved for a new
Writ, for the Queen's County, in Ireland, in the
room of Sir J. PAR NELL, deceased.

COMMISSION.

The SPEAKtR;" accompanied by several Mem_
bers, attended at-the Bzir of the House of Lords,
where the Royal assent was given to several Public
and Private Bills.

The Committees of Supply and Ways and Means
were put off till Monday. _ _ _

Mr. BURTON presented a Petition from. the
City of Oxford, praying that the prohibition against
Distilling from Grain might be continued. He
said, that a considerable increase had taken place
in the price of Grain since it had been .understood
that the Distilleries were no longer to be prohibit_
ed. At present he should only move, that this
Petition should lie on the Table, but he hoped be-
fore the House adjottrned, a day would be appointed
for taking the various Petitions which had been
presented upon this subjeet into consideration. It was
Most undoubtedly a subjea of very great importance,
and many ~very strong arguments might be urged on
both sides of the. question. There was, he was cor_
vinced, nobody in that House that felt more than the
CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER did for the suffer-
ings of the Poor, or who was disposed to pay greater
attention to the public opinion, and he hoped there-
fore, that he would not obje6t to the appointing of
a day for taking these Petitions into consideration,
because, at all events, it must afford considerable
satisfaftion to the Petitioners to know that their
Petitions had been fully considered. .He should not
himself make a Motion fur any particular day, but
be hoped it would be the pleasure of the House to
appoint an early one.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that his Hon. and Learned Friend did him no
snore than justice in what he had said of him. It
certainly was not.till after the most profound and
laborious investigation of this subject, that. he -had
adopted the opinion- which he now entertained upon
the sub- jed of the Distilleries. His Hon. and
Learned Friend had done him no more than justice
in saying that he (the CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
GHEOLTrIt) felt, as he ought to do, the greatest
deference for the opinions of the People of this
Country, because he was convinced that their
opinions were the result of more sound sense than
those of any other People. But he had yet to learn