Star.
London, England, 1802-02-23 00:00:00

SCOTS APPEAL.

Cnunfel were heard at confiderahle length in
continuation, relative to the castle of Scott s.. Bro.
die. After which their Lordfhips deferred the
further hearing till to-morrow.
Lord PELHAM. pitrfuant to the notice he had'
given, moved, That the confederation of his Ma-
jelly's relative to the (late of the Civil
be deferred till this day le'nnight—which,
on the quellion being put, was ordered accord-
ingly.
The Duke of Noel-out took the opportunity to
fuggefl the propriety of having the Accounts re-
lative to the Civil Lift, which were laid upon the
Table, printed.
This propofition of the Noble Duke's gave rife
t 6 a conversation between the Lord Chancellor,
Lords Pelham and Thurlow, and his Grace,
which, as relative to the point iu quellion, was to
the following died
The Loan CH ANClttoa obferved, that he made
inquiries refpelling what had been the general
ulage and curium of their Lorilfhips' Houle on
fuch meafions, and the refult of thefe inquiries
was, his finding that the general ufage and prae•
tice was against the printing Papers of the de•
feription of thefe in quellion, namely, fuch Papers
as had been gratilitoufly communicated from Ms
Majefly, as was the cafe in the prefent instance..
With regard to fuch Accounts as were laid upon
the table, in confequence of Addrefles of the
Houle, it was the cuftom frequently to have them
printed for the information of their Lordfliips ;
on thefe general grounds, in the firft inflame, the
Noble and Learned Lord limed oppofed to the
proceeding fuggefled by the Noble Duke.
The Duke of NOltiOLlt, in general terms, con-
tended for the conveniency which would refult
Strom printing the Accounts, by • giving indivi-
dual Peers a due underftanding of theTubjed: and
Seeming to conceive that the general pradice was
in favour of printing- fuch Accounts—he fubmit-
ted his propofal to the Houle in the &we of a
regular :notion.
Lord PILIIAM expreffed his difference of opi-
nion from the Noble Duke on tbi pretest occa-

Pion, feenUogly on the general grounds adverted
to by his Noble '.yarned Friend, and parti•
cularly on the coulkic-aii, a that the Accounts in
queflion were not of that complicated or volu-
minous nature, but that any individual Lord
could, in a !lion time, make himfelf matter of
their contents.

The Loan CHANCELLOR repeated what he had
before laid, that thc. belt rcfult of his inquiries
was, his finding that it was not the general ufage
or cuftom of the Houfe to order Papers commu-
nicated to them gratuitoufly from the Throne to
be printed. Another confidcration adverted to by
his Lordfhip, was, that on filch occafions as the
prefent it might be a matter of difcretion on the
part of the Houle, (not meaning now to lay it
down as a general principle or ground upon which
to argue the fubjet%) to fet its face againft the
printing of loch Papers, with a reference to the
abide to which that proceeding would be liable by
means of further publications. He was aware
that their Lordfhips, at any time, had the power
of preventing the publication of their proceedings,
but he feemed to fay, that in fuch cafes as that in
queftion, the Houfe having in contemplation the
abufes which may refult from the printing, in the
way he had adverted to, might be induced to re-
(train from ordering that which, though their ge-
neral ufage and cuflom was againft the proceed-
ing, they had a right to do.
Lord Tiitiatow teemed to concur in part of
what fell from his Noble and Learned Friend, but
not to fee info (hong a light the difference between
the means by which papers were laid on the Table,
whether in confequence of Addreffes of the Houfe,
or fpnntaneous communications from the Throne :
undoubtedly in the latter cafe it may be a ground
for the more fpeedy and refpedful confideration of
the refpedive fubjcfts on the part of their Lord-
(hips ; but when once papers were on the Table,
he feemed to fay, their difpofal was a matter of
difcretion in the Houfe. The proceeding adverted
to, therefore, may be regarded as a queftion of ex-
pediency, to which certain confederations, as the
expence of the printing, for inftance, might apply;
and he ()Nerved, that when there papers were
printed, there was the greater chance for their be.
mg generally read.
The Duke of Noavota, in explanation, contend-
ed for the convenience which would refult in the
prefent inftance from having the papers printed,
by enabling their Lordfhips individually to inform
thernfelves of the fubje& As to what had been
raid of reftraining the printing, he conceived it
might be done without violating the orders of the
Houfe, notwithltanding, as in his idea, any Lord
could regularly obtain a copy of the papers from
the Clerk, and afterwards have it printed for his
own private ufe.
The LORD Ciancletoa (poke in explanation,
particularly with refped to what had fallen from his
Noble and Learned Friend, to whom he obferved,
he did not mean to lay down a principle, or matter
of argument, but merely gated what was, on par
ticular occafions, the general cuftom and ufage of
the Houfe ; and proceeding further, he obferved,
that when papers were ordered to be printed, it
was for the information of their Lordthips indivi-
dually, and not for the purpofes of publication.
The queftion was then put on the Duke of Nor-
folk's motion, which was negatived.
Lord PILKAM prefented fame papers, which
were accounts relative to the Population tn vari-
ous parts of the country ; they were ordered to lie
on the Table; and, fhortly after, an order was
made, that thefe accounts, when complete, should
be printed for the safe of the Houfe.—Their Lord-
fhips adjourned till to-morrow.