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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17.

AFTER Some private business was disposed of,
Earl SPENCER .presented a Message from
the KING, similar in substance to that delivered
to the Commons
_yesterday evening, (and to
Which we refer), relative to the proposed Settle-
ment of a Pension of roool. per ann. on_Capt.
Sir WILLIAM Si min' SMITH, as a signal mark
of His MAJESTY'S Royal Approbation of his gal-
lant condua and meritorious Services; and re.
commending it to their Lordships to concur with
the Commons, in enabling His MAJESTY to set.
tie the same.

On the Message being read from the Wool.
sack,

Earl SPENCER again rose, and prefaced his
Notion for an Address to s'MAJESTY upon the
occasion, by observing, that after the very gallant
imd able Officer in question having been already
made the subjea of their Lordships' unanimous
Thanks, it would be impertinent in him to take
up the time of the House in expatiating upon
his professional merits, or the great extent and
importance of his services ; but on the, present
herasion,--his last aft, in hit official capacity,. he,
ad the pleasure and satisfaaion of being able to
refer to them, in the way set forth in His
gsry's most gracious Message, and he was confi.
cleat that the merely recalling the services, gallan-
try, and goad condi-A of Sir SI oNr;Y SMITH, in the
most generi.l way, to the attention of their Lord.
ships, was sufficient to induce then most cordially
to concur in the Address he now proposed to His
MAJESTY on the occasion of his Most gracious
Message,—His Lordship then moved an Address
to His MAJESTY, couched in the usual form,
thanking him for I,is most gracious communica-
tion, and assuring him of the chearful concur-
rence of their Lordships in the circumstance re.
quired

- Lord AUCKLAND said, that he had listened
with4ttchsatisfaAion to the just tribute of praise
aritl admiration which the Noble Earl had given
to-the eminent talenta,lieroic virtues, and distin-
guished services of Sir SIDNEY SMITH : And
those who, (like' himself), had the good fortune
to possess the friendship of that excellent Officer,
Tight say for him without fear of a disavowal,
that the sentiments expressed by the Noble Earl,
the gracious approbation of the SOVEREIGN, and
the concurrent approbation of Parliamant, would
he con3idered by Sir SIDNEY SMITH as a more
'valuable reward, than any benefit that could arise
from the objeft, and result of the Message.
The Qucstion,was then put, and the Address
was voted Nee. Pis.
Ts, LANDS INCLOSURE.

Lord CAR Ri NCTON in substance stated,
that, in pcirsuance of their Lordships' commands,
the 'CoMmittee appointed to consider of the pre-
sent Dearth of l'rovisions, &c. had taken into
their earnest consideration the most effectual mea-
§ures for prtmloting a general system of Indo-
hum, and partictilarly of Waste a,lci.Uncultivat'ed
I... Ands, and had, in consequence, dire:Red him to
move the House, that a Message be sent to the
Commons, requesting from ,that House the corn-
Mupication to their Lordships of certain Papers
and Documents in their possession relative to' the
subjea in question. His Lordship then present-
ed a list c ithe fist required; and the st item
of the same being read short by the, Clerk, the
Question was pu, in the usual way, and the Mes-
sage ordered to be scot to the Commons accor&