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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEA

HOUSE OF PEERS,

TUESDAY, DEC. 8.

Covrini, were finally heard relative to tie Scotch
Appeal, CHARLES STIJA'RT Clerk of the Signet,
rr• ANDREW MILLER, Deputy Clerk of the Bills :
—namely, Mr. ADAM and Mr. GRANT, ;a young
3:trrister) on the part cif the Respondents, and the
ATTORNEY GENERAL on behalf a the Appellant
in reply.
After the Counsel had withdrawn,
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose, and in a
speech of some length took a-general view of the
Case, .and expatiated with great ability and effect
upon its peculiar importance. It was (Hie on which
their Lordships should pause before they came to a.
decision. They had heard much in the Course of
the arguments of the Counsel, respelling the -que-
stion on grounds of morality; and considering it on
principles of law, he felt that the laws of .any
country could not be better zi7plie d than in the sup_
port of morality ; but, on the other hand; he was
aware that it should be a principle with the judi-
cial char:l6ler to recolle',, that the adthinistration
of the law was entrusted to it ; and the House, in
considering the Case, would have .to diseriminate
between its chara&er as a Court of Appeal, and an
assembly engaged in the
_business of Legislation. •
the Noble and Learned Lord theli adverted to,
same`of the leading circumstances of the Case, re-
speCting which he stated his opinion, in regard
• to what he thought should be a ground of founda-
tion, on which "their deliberation should proceed, as
- well as the great leading priecipleS, which should
guide their decision ; and throughout the whole, he
forcibly dwelt upon the peculiar importance of the.
Case, considering it in various points of view. In
concluding, he observed, he \should be sorry to have
-the Question disposed of; on-the narrow ground of
the Case, on which it certainly may be considered.
. At the. same sime, he was not prepared to say, that
on more maturely considering the case, he should
be induced to advise their Lordships to discuss it
on the larger grounds. Whatever their judgement
trprxi the else may be, or in
.whatever way the
•- House may deem proper to consider it; be hoped
the decision would be such, as to leave no chance of
its being misunderstood, or room for misappre-
hension ; but that the grounds of decision may
be clearly and plainly stated. He had said so much
as a foundation for the advice he was about to give,
namely, that the case should_ be, postponed, not for
a feW days, nor for a week, but to such period as to
enable their Lordships,. thoroughly to make up their
minds respecting a case which necessarily should be
a matter of much anxiety ; he therefore hoped it'
would not be thought an unnecessary delay in the
execution of justice, and he. also hoped it would
prove an useful delay to put off the further consider-
ation of the case till after the reeess.-7-This, seeming
to meet the ready concurrence of their Lordships
present, the Noble and Learned Lord moved, Othat
the further consideration of thc case be postponed
till the secand cause day after the ensuing- recess,"
which was ordered accordingly,
The Foreign Correspondence and the Naval
,Stores Bills were read a third kiitle and passed. 0
The House in a Committee; Lord W-el Lb ING
in the Chait, went through the Militia Regniation
Bill, and ordered the same to be reported. -
The Exchequer Loan Bill, the Exchequer Bills
-Funding Bill, the Provision Ltyor.tation, and the
Prize-Captors' Bills were severally read a second
time, and their. LorOshiin after disposing of some
private business, adjourned 411 To,morr:o.w.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

TUESDAY, DEC. 8,

A Petition was presented from the Prisoners con_
fined for Debt in the Ga6l fur the County of Mon-
mouth, praying for relief, •
The Organzined Silk Bill was read 4 third
time. -

The Sheriffs of the City of London presented a
Petition from ,the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
Common Council of the City of London, stating
the inconveniencies arising from the Act of the zd
of Geo. 111. respeCting the Fish Market of the City
of London, and prayiOg for the .repeak of the same,
—Ordered to be referred to a Committee.

The Sheriffs of the City of London also present,
ed a Petition from the Corporation of the City of
London, stating • that • the •means which had been
used to ascertain the aroount of the Crops 'of Grain
had failed, and praying the House to adopt some
measure upon the subje4.--7-Ordered to lie on the
Table.

Mr. VANS ITT ART moved the .Order of the
Day for going into a Committee-upon the Bill for
allowing the making of Starch, duty free; frOm Po-
taroes and Rice.

Mr. Alderman.CUßTlS said, he did not mean
to oppose the Bill, but he begged the House to con.
skier that it would take too weight of Potatoes to
make -j 2 pound of Starch ; now it would be full as
cheap to import Foreign Starch, paying the duty of
aol. per ton.

Mr. V ANSITTART said, . the House would
observe, that one of the effeas of this Bill
would be to entourage Toteign NatiiMs to send
us Grain instead of, Starch.; but that certainly
was not the principal objea of the. Bill ; it
was to save our own Grain, anti to encourage
the cultivation of Potatoes. The produce of
last year,'particularly in Potatoes, had been most
abundant ; 'anti although the cOnsumption of Po-
tatoes had been very much increased, , yet they
had not been established as one cif the principal ar-
ticles of food for the Poor. Besides, it was better
;6 ptovide for the consumption of a perishable ar-
ticle thati,of one that would keep. It was true
that the quantity of Starch produced 4 from Potatoes
was not to be compared with that of Wheat, but
the quantity-was greater than had been stated by
the 'Worthy Alderman. The average produce Of
Qa acre of Wheat was 3z bushels, which would
Make 17 bushels of Starch. Now an acre of Fora-
toes would produce 3ooa liUshels so, that the diffe