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THURSDA Y, FEBRUATY 9. 1804.

IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.
WEpIirESDAY, FEB. 8.

THE Scotch Appeal, Graham v. Weir,- which stood for
hearing this day, was, on the Motion of the LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, postponed till Friday next.
Several Accounts and Documents were presented from the
Commissioners of the Customs, which principally respeded
the %Vine Trade with Portugal; certain patts of the East
India Trade; and the number of Vessels employed in the
Russia Trade, &c. which were ordered to lie on the Table.
After a few observations, in an under-tone of voice, Were
interchanged between the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of
Noitrotx, and Lord AV ALSINGIIAM, the Evidence given
before the Committee of Privileges relative to the Claim to
the Zouch Peerage, was ordered to be printed for the use of
their Lordships.

Some privte business was then disposed of, after which
the House adjourned till Friday.

ROUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY,' FEB. 8.

BEFORE the Gallery was opened, we understand
that Sir J. W. ANDERSON presented a'Petitian'frorn
Messrs. Boydells, which- be prefaced by observing,
that the exertions of those Gentlemen had tended,
in the greatest degree, to encourage the Arts in
this Country. Before they undertook an extensive
and liberal speculation connected with that subjed,
scarcely any other Printsworth 1001CitIg at were to
be seen but .French, Prints, imported hire ;. but
through the means of their efforts, the-graphic pro.
dudions of this Country had Obtained, an, ex-
tensive Circulation
.upon the Continent, as well
as they had deservedly attained a decided supe-
riority at home. Unfortunately, however, the
French Revolution, that curse 'upon the Human Race,
had in a great measure put.a stop to the circulation
upon the Continent of those produdions. The
Messrs. Boydells it was almost needless to state,
were highly honourable men. Mr. John BOydell
was a member of the Court of Aldermen, and had.
served the offices of Sheriff and Lord Mayor of the
City of London ; he was now at the advanced age
of 8;, and wished to be enabled to lay his head upon
his pillow with the conscious satisfadion of having
discharged all the demands of his creditors. The
prayer of the Petition was, that leave might be given
to bring in-a Bill to enable Messrs. Boydells to dis-
pose of their magnificent Colledion of Prints by
way of Lottery. The Petition was received with-
out opposition, and ordered to be referred to a
Committee ,to report their opinion.thereon to the
House.

The House proteeded to ballot for two Com-
mittees, to try the merits of the. Petitions com-
plaining of undue Elthions at Southwark and Dur-
ham, when, the following Members were chosen to
try the Southwark Petition:

Wm. Burroughs, Esq. John Pal.2xr, Esq.
R., Holt Lee, Esq. C. Chaplin, Esq.
lathes Buller, of West Looe, James Traile, Esq.•
Esq-. .
_fames FarqtMar, Esq.
G. P. Moore, Esq. D. North, Esq.
Sir Wm. Paxton. Hon. G. Lowry Cole. -
fames Potter, Esq. John Baker, Esq.
The SPE4IKER' then stated that the Petitioner
having waved his right of appointing a Nominee out
ofthe Members rresent at the time of the Ballot,
he observed chit the Ad of Parliament made no
provision for the case of two Committees being ap-
pointed for the same day; for there was no elatis'e
forbiddingthe Menithers, in chasing a Nominee, to
fix upon a Member who might be drawn upon the
other Committee, which would certainly be produc-
tive of great inconvenience. -
The Members then withdrew and chose D. P.
COKE,' Esq. The Nominee for the Sitting Mem.
ber is •T. B. BERNARD, Esq.

and for whose charaaer I have always entertained a
sincere respea."

Sir 7OHZV W ROTTESL EY said it must give the
greatest satisfadion to every person to hear that no
imputation could rest upon the charatter of the Of,
fiver alluded to. But it appeared to him that they
would ill discharge their duty if they were to stop
there. He thought that blame attached somewhere,
and with a view to obtain more information upon
the aubjeft, he should on Monday se'nnight move
for the produftion of certain Papers upon the
subjeft.
The Duke of YORK'S Estate Bill was read a se-
cond time, and committed for tomorrow.
The Portugal Corn Indemnity Jill was read a
second _time, and committed for to.morrow.

The SECRETARY at WAR brought up the Esti.
mate of the Barrack Department fur the year 1804..
Ordered to be Printed.
The Annual Account from the Commissioners of
the National Debt wasj presented, and ordered to
lie on the Table.