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iyl R4i4mNr.dßr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, MARCH 4.
In an Appeal Cause from the Court of King's Bench, a Farr
v. Jaques," Mr. HcA•ru was heard at the Bar for the Respon-
dent, when the judgment of the Court below was affirmed with -
£l2O costs.

WAR IN THE PENINEVI.A.
The Order of the Day for entering on the discu*?
sion of the conduct of the War in the Peninsula of
Spain, was superseded by the Marquis WELLVS-
LEY'S rising, and intimating that in consequence of,
a suggestion that it would be inconvenient for some
Noble Loris to attend the pr6posed discussion o;
that night, he was desirous to postpone it to a more
commodious time. He therefore moved that the
Order be discharged, and Friday se'nnight appointed
for that purpose. 'loth motions were accordingly
agreed to.

LIST INDIA COMPANY.
The Marquis WELLESLUY presented a Peti-
tion from Merchants, Bankers, and various pther
descriptions of persons against the proposed innova.•
tions on the privileges of the East India CoMpany.
Earl GREY presented from the ship-ownets, mer!
chants, and others, of North Shields and Newcastle.
upon-Tyne, and also from Berwick-upon-Tweed,
Petitions against the renewal of the East India Corn!
pang's Charter.

PETITIONS 1N FAVOUR OF THE C4TIIOLICS.
Earl GREY presented two Petitions, one from si
body of people designating themselves Christians, an 4
the other from Dissenters of various descriptions in
Ipswich, praying for the removal of religiousdisabilities.
Earl MOIRA presented a Petition from the Rci-:
man Catholics of the county of Galway, in favour of
the Catholic Claims ; and took occasion to observe,
that under the present circumstances of the empire
and of the world, not only equity and justice, but
local and sound policy, should induce that House
and Parliament to concede the claims.

Lord BORRINGDON presented a similar Peti.
tion from Bodbury.
Lord HOLLAND presented four Petitions from
three descriptions of Dissenters, namely, Anabaptists,
Presbyterians, and Independents. The first was
from the Dissenting .Minister of those various classes
in the neighbourhood and vicinity of London, the
second from the parish of Harlow, the third from
Honiton, and the fourth from the City of London
and Westminster. His Lordship observed, that con.
trary to the opinions which he had lately heard deb.
vered by certain Lords and Prelates on the other side
of the House upon the presentation of some petitions,
he wished that the utlnost scrutiny and exactness
should take place in every part of the petitions and of
each otthem which he presented.
The Earl of ESSEX presented a petition from the
county of Flint in favour of the Catholics.
Lord KENYON rose, and regretted that the
Noble Earl who presented the petitwn had not been
present on the occasion which produced it. Had that
Noble Lord been there present, he was sure that he
would have paused before he presented such a peti-
tion. Means the most unfair—the most unconstitu-
tional had been used to bring about the measure of that
petition ; and he could shew, and was ready to prove,
on the proper occasion, that influence so improper
and unwarrantable according to all the usages of the •
Constitution, had been resorted to by a Nook Earl,
that men were threatened to be dispossessed of their
holdings and means of livelihood if they refused to
vote according to the pleasure of that Noble Earl.
Atter some explanatory' observations from Lords
ESSEX and KENYON, the petition was ordered to lie
, on the Table.

Their Lordships then adjourned till to-inorrow.