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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEAT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,

FaIDAY, rEB. 19.

CouNszt, were heard at some length relative to
the Scotch Appeal : JoHN SCOTT, Writer to the
Signet, v. Az Ex. BRODU, of Carey-street.—To
proceed on Monday.
Lord Viscount CL I E FDEN (of Ireland) was intro-
duced in full form (the Doke of NOR FOLK attend-
ing as E:11-1 Marsh3l, and Lord Gw Y DIR as Great
Chamberlain) as Baron MENDIP, on the demise of
the late Lord, sworn, and took his seat. His Lord-
ship's supporters were Lords WALsiNcHAm and
ALVANLEY. _ _ _

Lord KEDESDALE, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
late Sir joHN rFoRD, Speaker of the House of
Commons), was introduced with the formali-
ties, sworn, and took his seat. His Lordship's
supporters were Lords "THURLOW and PELHAM.

Some routine, and private business, was trans-
ataed,
,in the course of which a Petition was
presented on behalf of GEORGE HOAR, the younger,
Esq. for leave that a Bill might be brought in to
dissolve his marriage with atz. CooKE, his now
wife.

The LORD CHANCELLOR rose, and called
the attention of the House to the subjeCt of this Pe-
titian. Lie adverted to what had passed on a for-
mer evening on the same subject, when, upon a
proposition which he had the honour to submit to
the House, their Lordships were induced to post-
pone the further consideration of the subject. This
he had done, on its having regularly come to the
knowledge of the House that proceedings were had
upon the Case in the Courts in Westminster Hall,
where, on two occasions, a verdicl against the Pe-
titioner had been given, and which were not, 'as
they should be, duly set forth in the Petition and
Bill then before their Lordships.—His principal
motive for proposing to defer the consideration of
the Case was, in order to give the Petitioner an
opportunity, if so advised or inclined, not only of
withdrawing his Petition and Bill, and of present-
ing a new Petition, in which these omissions should
be reflified, hut of stating those grounds on which
he deemed himself entitled to the interposition of
the Legislature in his behalf, in the way desired.—
In consequence ct what had taken place, the Peti-
tioner, it appeared, had and
came forward with a new Petition, which he then
held in his hand, in which due notice was taken of
the proceedings in the Courts in Westminster Hall.
It was, however, in res;_,ea to this true statement
of the. Case, he had to tali the. serious attention of
their Lordships'in the presene.fistarice. It would,
he observed, be the first instance in which a Bill
was ever before that House grounded on a case, in
which, on two different occasions (as a new trial
was obtained) the verdias of juries of-the Country
were against the Petitioner. This was a, serious
and important consideration; however, by what he
premised, he did not propose that their Lordships
sneu:d come to an immediate decision upon the Case,
but strongly to impress them with the idea, that it
VICO WIC to respect of w proccca
with the utmost deliberation; and in the present
instance he would submit that the further conside-
ration of the Petition should be postponed, in order
to enable their Lordships to turn the case in their
olinds, and determine on what was proper to be
dune ; and, in that view, he thought this day se'n-
night would be an unobjeCtionable day. This pro-
posal seeming to - meet the concurrence of their
Lordships, the Noble and Learned Lord moved,
" That this Petition be taken into farther 'eonside.:
ration on this day se'nnight, and that the Lords be
summoned for that day," which was ordered ac-
cordingly.
The Exchequer Bills Bill, the Southern Whale
Fishery, and the Westminster Fish-macker Bill,
were brought up from the Commons by Mr. AL EX-
ANper...

One Private Bill was brcught up by Sir GEoRcE
SHtiCKBURGH.

Lard PELHAM made an intimation to the House,
which, from the tone and direCtion of his Lordship's
voice, we were precluded from distindly hearing,
hut, as we could collet`':, its purport was, that on
Monday he intended to move, that the considera-
tion of His Majesty's Message, which stood for
that day, be postponed to that day se'nnight ;
which, he seemed to say, he was induced by the
consideration of the other House of Parliament hav-
ing ordered the various Papers anti 'Accounts ad-
verted to in the Message to be referred to the con..
sideratinn of a Selea Committee—a line of proceed,
ing which (we understood the Noble Lord to say)
he should propose to be adopted on the part of their
Lordships.
An Account was presented from the Commis-
sioners of the Thames Navigation, of their Receipts
end Disbursements for the year 18or. _ _

The Bilk recently brought up from the Commons
were then read a first time, and the House adjourned
till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

FRIDAY, FEE, 19.

111,.. W. DUNDA S said, he rose in pursuance
of the notice he had given a few. days ago, to move
for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the East
India Company to transfer. their Servants from Ben-
coolen to their other Settlements in India. He
was authorized to say, that this Motion. met with
the entire concurrence of the .East India Company,
for in fa& it came, through him, from the Court
of Directors. A plan similar to the one he was
pow about to propose, was in agitation about
Twenty years ago, but did not take effe6t.—
It was not in the pover of the Company .to
transfer their Servants in now. the manner pro_
posed without the sanaion jof an At or Parlia7
talent, because, by. law, no person could be sent to
the Settlements of Madras, egc. who was above the
age of 22 years, consequently, the persons employ-
ed in that situation at Bencoolen, could not bc sent
to the othe; Settleinents. Another reason was, that
3i Madras the Writers rose by seniority, and the
interposition of so many persons from another Set-
Cement, would very materially" retard their pronto_