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London, England, 1827-03-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMNT.

_ _SOUS IC OF
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A person from the Treasury presented at the bar an ac-i
Count of the exports and imports of wails. '
Mr. FoUNTAY:q.e, WiLsON and Others', from the Coin_.
mons, brought up several private bills, which were read a.
first time.
The Earl of COURTOWN presented four petitions from
as many parishes in the county of Wexford, against Roman
Catholic Emancipation.
The Bishop. of EXETEP. presented a petition to the
same effeet.from a parisl:, in Devonshire.
The .Earl of ATALMESBURY moved for a return (to
which he upderstood there would be no objection and,
which .wx,rn. convected with the great question that was
about -to come under the consideration of the House) of the
qu4ntity of butter, cheese, hides, and tallow imported from
foreign countries from the year 1815 to 1826.
The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND presented peti-

Cons from the enunty,.and from parishes in the county oi
Northumberland, against any alteration in the Corn Laws;
also one from the shipowners and other persons resident in
North Shields, in the' county of Northumberland, praying
for a revision of _ the Corn Laws.
Earl STANHOPE presented petitions from Wootton,
Wickham, and other places in the eastern division of the
County of Kent,. against any alterations in the Corn Laws.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a petition, which
was signed by himself and the Bedford Level Corporation,
praying the House to form a Committee to inquire into
the subject of Parliamentary fees on passing bills. The
petitioners did not complain so much of the amount of those
fees, as of the viKueners and uncertainty of their extent—
erimetimes, 6, 12, 14, and 20 sets of fees being paid on the
passing of one bill. Fourteen sets of fees had been paid
on the South Level Drainage Bill. There ought to be some
ride by which a judgment might be formed of the expense
of applying to Parliament to pass bills. He would men-
tion a curious circumstance to their Lordships. An im-
provement was about to be made in the church-yard of
Exeter cathedral, by pulling doWn three houses, but on
applying to Parliament to pass a bill for that purpose, the
fees of the Hawse amounted to more than the value of the
three houses.

A Committee to inquire into the subject of Parliamen-
-:-ary fees was then moved for, and afterwards nominated
by the Noble Earl.

The Earl of ABERDEEN presented petitions from
owners and occupiers of land in the county of Aberdeen,
pitying for protection; also one to the same effect from a
parish in the same county.
GAUZE LAWS.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE moved the Order of the Day
for the Committee on tha Game Laws' Amendment Bill.
On a former day he had stated that it was his intention of
going into a Committee to-day only pro forma. He pro-
posed that the Bill should he reprinted, in order to chow
the alteratinns which he had Made in it, and should be re-
committed on a future day. ConsideMble alterations hail
been made, with the assistance of a most valuable person
(Mr. G. Gregson), who had likewise assisted the Secre-
?ary of State in his improvement of the criminal code.
The other Bill, which was a Bill to repeal a Bill, he should
defer committing ti.: after the recess, inasmuch as a point
of law had beerr laid down at the Northern Circuit which
affected that Bill. He must take the liberty of saying,
that it seemed that there was law laid down there which
had given him some astonishment, and he was anxious,
before be proceeded further with that Bill, to examine
those points of law which affected it.

The Game Laws' Amendment Bill was then committed,
and will be re-committed on Friday next.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN, in pursuance of a notice
he had given, legged leave to call their Lordships' attention
to the state of appeals from India Court' to this country,
merely for the purpose of proving to the House that a great
practical grievance affected a very large portion of the sub-
jects of his. Majesty in the empire of India. Without saying
where tile defect lay, it was a fact which he could prove to
their 'Lordship, that since the year 1783, the period from
which the Judicature upon appeals was first cast upon the
Privy Council, a very large number of appeals had not
only oc been decided, but in many instances no proceed-
ings at all had taken place upon them. Appeals to the
number of 40 or 50 from two Courts of India remained
still undecided, and upon four no proceeding; whatever
had taketsplace. In one instance the whole territory of
Ramnad Eadbeen left in a state of confusion in consequence
of an appeal to this country, 'upon which no proceedings
had taken-pTaee. It was far front his intention to impute
blame to any person. No one who was acquainted with
the Noble Lord who was President of the Privy Council,
or knew his talent and industry in discharging his duties
when president of committees of that House, could hare
the least doubt that blame attached to him
_fpr,,,this,,,dolay.;
but the necessary result of thisgresf grievance oldelny, in
deciding the most important cases, which defeated every
intention of the legislature, was to hold out encouragement
to. every litigious person to send an appeal to England,
upon which no proceedings would take place, and which
delay would keep him in possession of property from
which he ,ierived a fraudulent benefit. He had a high
authority for stating that this description of appeals had
been going on increasing, and was continually producing
the most detrimental effects to the interests of this country.
It might be said, that in a great many instances, appeals
had not been proceeded upon in consequence of agents not
being properly appointed to conduct them in this country.
tut how difficult it was for the natives, who had no com-
munication with the Supreme Government, to appoint
proper persons ? They thought that to bring their cases
under the consideration of tisis country, it was only ne-
cestvuy to forward them to the Government in India, to be
transmitted to England, and that they had only to wait in
patience and silence for their determination. Wherever the
defect lay, it was due to the credit of this country to apply
a remedy to that defect. It might he said, that to decide
these causes, it was necessary to procure the assistance of
counsel acquainted with the subject. But an opportunity
offered itself of procuring men, highly respectable, who had
filled judicial situations in India, and enjoyed pensions for
their services, and who would, be was sure, willingly give
up those pensions, if they should be called upon to give
their active assistance and counsel in the determination of
these causes. If the delay depended on the manner of pre-
paring appeals, parties in India might be put in possession
of the proper mode by communication with India through
the Board of Control. The Noble Lord then moved for
the number of appeals from the Courts in Madras, Bombay,
St. Helena, Prince of Wales's Island, &c., and also various
other returns on the same subject, from the year 1800.
The Earl of HARROWBY had not the slightest ob-
jection to the production of the papers moved for. The sub-
ject was one of importance, and well worthy of their Lord-
ships' attention. He would make one observation in reply
to what the Noble Marquis had stated with respect to the
number and extent of the cases undecided. Their Lord-
ships were aware that, with respect to all Courts of jita-
tiee—and the Privy Council was a Court of Justice,—the
Court could know nothing of the cases which were before
it until they were brought in a shape in which the Court
could take cognizance of -them; and it might be possible
that appeals to any extent might be before the Court, of the

existence of which the Court-could know nothing. With
respect to the number of appeals, the Noble Marquis had
been misinformed. The appeals since 1800 did not exceed
nine. He did not know bow many were undecided, but

this he knew, that no step had been or could he taken by
the Privy Council, until the agents, appointed to carry the
cause on, had put the Court in possession of the means of
proceeding. The Noble Marquis had also been misinformed

of the number of appeals upon which no proceedings had
taken place. The Court, however, could have no know-
ledge of them if they did not come properly before it.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN, in explanation, said that
by the observations addressed to the House, he did not in-

tend to suggest any alteration in that important tribunal the
Privy Council. It was impossible to say what might be
beneficial for the suitor,' in a remote Court, in a remote

country. It might be an act of justice to alter the present
mode of appeal ; but, before they took upon themselves to
effect any alteration, they must ascertain what difficulties
were to he overcome. It was their duty to study the com-
fort and happiness of a population of eighty millions of their
fellow-creatures, as far as their distant situation would ad-
mit. The question of legislation in that vast country was
one deserving their utmost care and attention—it was one
which they must prepare themselves for—it was one of the
most difficult questions which could come before any House
of Parliament : he meant the future principle of Govern-
ment in India.
Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCIT 30.
MARLBOROUGH ELECTION.
General GASCOYNE reported from the Committee
appointed to try the merits of the petition, complaining of
an undue Beturn for the Borough of Marlborough, that
Lord Bruce and Lord Brudenell had bean duly returned ;
and that the'petition was not frivolous or vexatious.
MARYLEBONE CHURCH IMPROVEMENT BILL.
Mr. BYNG moved that the Committee on the Maryle-
hone Church Improvement Bill have leave to make a special
Report, in consequence of its appearing that .one of the
Standing Orders had not been complied with. After a
-.port (racuss,
I leave was granted.
LEITH POLICE BILL.
On the Tvktion
of mi. ABERcßotiaiy,
the Lit!! Po-

lice dill WA2 read a meotal timt, and ordered to be corn•
mated.

CORN LAWS.

Petitions from the following places were presented, pray-
ing for protection to the Agricultural Interests:—By
General Duff, from a town in Banffshire ; Sir W. Ingleby,
from Sleaford, Lincolnshire ; Sir E. Knatchhull, from
Ilythe and Dartford, and from a person resident at Bat-
tersea ; Mr. Fergusson, from Banffshire ; and from Mr.
Wells, front Dartford.