Star.
London, England, 1807-03-14 00:00:00

PARLIAMEhTART PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, MARCH 13.

The Bifhop of Lincoln took the Oaths and his feat.
Mr. HOBROUSE, Mr. CAVENIIISH, Sir H. BURRAtO NEALE,
Mr. MELLISH, and Cenral other Members of the Houfe of Com-
mons brought up the frith Tobacco Importation Bill, the Loan
Bill, the irifit "Mired Taxes Bill, the Mutiny Bill, the Royal
Marine Mutiny Bill, and Tome Private Bills, which were read a
firß time.

On the third reading of the Thames Police Bill.
.Lord AUCKI.AND, concurring in the ohjedions made yef-
terday by Lord Eldon to one of the claufes of this Bill, moved to
ftrike it out, which was agreed to.
The Bill thus amended was read a third time and paired.
Mr. Juhnfon, from the Office of Chief Secrcary for Ireland,
prefented the Annual Public Accounts fur Ireland. Ordered toile
on the Table.
Mr. Longlands, from the Court of Tiends in Scotland, prefented
certain proceedings of that Court, refreding the augmentation of
Minifters Stipends, which were ordered to lie on the Table.
The Sierra Leone Bill was read a third time and paired.
On a petition Wog prefented by Lord WAL9lNou.tm, praying
the Houfe to receive a petition for a Private Bill,
Lord GRENVILLE took the opportunity of calling the atten-
tion of the Houk to the great importance of keeping aridly to the
rule by which a period war fixed for receiving Petitions for Pri.
vate Bills, in order that the bufinefs they related to might receive
due confideration. His Lordthip alfo again adverted to the pro-
bability of an earlier termination of the prefent St.ffion than had
been ufual of late years.
On account of the fpecial circumstances Rated in the Petition it
was allowed to he received.

Lord WALSINGLIAM reported from the Comtnittee.of Pri-
vileges, relative to the claim of Charles Auguftus Ellis to the Ba-
rony of Howard de Walden. The further cor,fideration of the
report was ordered for Friday next.

SCOTCH JUDICATURE.

Lord GRENVILLEmoved the Order of the Day
for the fecund reading of the 8i11... He laid that at
prefent he flinuld merely Online himfelf to 'moving
the fecund reading of the Bill, and would referve to
himfelf the right of replying to any obfervations
which might be made againft it during the dircuflion.
The Duke of MONTROSE faid, he Ihould a'fo
wave the objeetions he had to offer to the Eill, until
it had arrived to that Rage when it was to be regu-
larly difcuffed.
The Marquis of ABE RCORN faid, that he was
not at fit ft aware of the great innovation which this
Bill propofed to make in the Lawc of Scotland.—
When it was confidered that the Union with Scot-
land was that of a &anger nation with a weaker one,
it was a matter of abfolute junice that the articles of
the Union fhould be preserved inviolate. This BO
went to (hake the foundation of the Articles of Union.
He did not, however, objeet to the introduftion of
Trial by Jury, but he objected to the formation of
new Courts or Chambers, which were to controul
the Court of &Ilion. He alfu objeCted to the creation
of feveral new places, which would be the cmfe-
quences of it.
Lord LAUDERDALE defended the principle
of the Bill, and faid that he felt confident that when
the day fhould come for its difcuilion, he fhould be
able to prove to the fatisfaetion of the Houle, and of
the Noble Marquis himfelf, th the Bill infringed
neither upon the (pith, not the letter c.f the articles
of Union. . •

Lord GRENVILLE mentioned, that one of the
offices the prefent Chief Baron might execute ; and
that the Bill did not propofe any new Court to con-
troul the Court of Seffion, but merely a Chamber of
Review, formed from the Court of Seffion. He con-
ceived that the articles of Uni"n by no means pre-
vented any improvement that might be prnpofed in
the Scottifh Laws of judicature.
Lord REDESDALE confidered this Bill not only
as an innovation and infringement, but as fubverfive
in fume meafure of the articles of Union.
The Bill was then lead a fecond time, and Was
ordered to be committed on Monday next.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir JOHN FREDERICK obtained leave to bring in a Bill for
eredting a bridge over the 3 banns at Vauxhall.
Mr. COURTNEY gave notice of a motion, on Monday, to
poftpone the ballot on the Culrofs,Scc. Eledion Petition.
Motions were made for the appointment of Committees, on
Monday, for the following purpofes, tit, to prepare an eftimate
for paying and clothing the Militia of Ireland for the year 1807—
I ad, To confider of the pay to he given to the fubaltern Officers of
Militia in Great Britain during peace-3d, to prepare an eftimate
of the pay and clothing of the Militia Officers of Great Britain for
1807-4th, to prepare an eltimate of the pay of Sericants and
Serjcant Majors of the Militia of Great Britain daring peace.—
Agreed to.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT changed the notice of bringing for-
ward the Irifh Malt and Spirit Duties in the Committee of Ways
and Means, front 0.16 day to Monday.
Irifh Licence Duty was read a fecond time, and committed
for Monday.
The names of the defaulters on the Dublin Eledtion Ballot were
called over, and

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Lord Bauce and Mr. IRvINC were ordered into the coftody of
the Serjeant at Arms.

ROMAN CATHOLIC eFFICIRS.
Lord I!OWICK ftated,rbat as Tuefday was a day (St. Patrick's
Day) on which it would be inconvenient for freeral Members to
attend ; he therefore moved, that the fecond reading of the Ro-
man Catholic Officers Bill fhould be rollponed from Tucfday to
Thurfday.—Ordered.
The Royal Marine Mutiny Bill and the Mutiny Bill were read
a tbird time And paired.
The Sugar Drawback Bill, the Bahama Salt Bill, and Padding.
ton Coal Bill, were reported, and ordered to be read a third time
on Monday.