Star.
London, England, 1823-02-28 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINUS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 47.
The TARO CHANCILLOR came to the House at three o'clock,
tnd soon after, the Royal Assen: was given by Commission to
the Indemnity 1111.—The Commisiioners were, the Loan CHAN-
cattos the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and Earl BATHURST.
' The Dytke of MONTROSE stated, that his Majesty had been
waited upon with Addresses for Papers, and had been gra-
ciously pleased to order the same to be laid before the House.
The Earl of V ERUL A M presented a Petition from the
Archdeaconry of St. Alban's Itgalnst that portion of the New
Marriage Act which abrogates the previous mode of ranting
Licenses.—The Petition was read and laid on the table.
The Surrogates Licenses Legalization Bilr was read a thil'd
time and passed.
The Report of the Marriage Solemnization Clauses Repeal
Bill was received, and the Amendments agreed to.
The West India and Ankerinn Colonies Trade Bill passed
through a Committee.—The House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House was= summoned to the House of Lords to hear
the Royal Assent given by Commission to the Annual Indem-
nity Bill.
A Paper was laid on the table by a Person from the Fleet
Prison, of the number of Prisoners discharged from that Prison
in the course of the last year.
Mr. KIRKPATRICK presented the Annual Accounts of the Com-
missioners of Ramsgate Harbour, which were laid on the table.
Mr. MANNING took that opportunity to observe, that it
was an unfounded report that sin Honourable Baronet, Mem-
ber for the City of London, had ever held balances on account
of this Harbour in his bands. On the contrary, he had on one
occasion very liberally advanced money to meet the exigencies
of the moment. _ _ _

The Honourable Member moved for a Return of the Rl-
lances in the hands of the Treasurer or Trustees of Ramsgate
Ilybour, since the appointment of the Commission relative to
it, from 1791 to 1829.

Mr. WALLACE bore testimony to the irreproachable con-
duct of the Flom Baronet, the Member fur the City of London,
in his contiectlon with Ramsgate thrbour.—The Return was
ordered.
Mr. CGIIW.RN presented a Petition from Ship-Owneri and
others Interested in the Greenland and South Sea Fishery,
ptayins for relief from the burdens which pressed on their trade.
Laid on the table.

Lord FRANCIS OSBORN presented a Petition from the
County of Cambridge, eemphining of the undue burdens to
which the land was subjetted, and praying for a liberal reduc-
tion of Taxes, retrenchment in the Public Departments, and
14 form in Pailiameoc—Laid on the table, read, and ordered to
be printed.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Annual
Duties Bill, which was read paragraph by paragraph.— Agreed
to; and the House having tetumed, the Report was ordered to
be received to-morrow.
The Exchequer Bill, and the Transfer of Aids Bill, went
through the same stage.
The LORI) ADVOCATE brought up a Bill, entitled the
Scotch Ctediturs Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered
to be read a second time to-morrow. _ _

Mr. CHARLES DIJNDAS presented a Petition from the
Freeholders of the County of Berk; in Public Meeting assem-
bled, praying fur Relief to Agriculture. and a Reform in Parlia-
ment. The lion. Member strongly supported the sentiments of
the Petition, which was that of the Gentry and most respectable
portion of the County.
Mr. F. PALMER said, that the sentiments of the Petition
were those of every class in the county.
Mr. MONCK concurred in the prayer of the Petition, parti-
cularly that fur Refohn The Haute of Commons, he consi-
dered, was not a House for the People, hut against them; it
was dependent where it ought to he independent, and indepen-.1
dent where itcught to he dependent, when subservient to Royal
favour.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. PRICE pre:sent, .1 a similar Petition from the Lan&
owners of the County of Hereford. •
'Lord FOLKSTONR supported the Petition. He observed
that be had heard a great deal of abuse against the Coition
from the County of Norfolk. and of this County.; but until he
heard roam: refutation oldie oplaiiins and doctrines of these Pe-
titions, he should offer tio alignment against the objections to
them. Something Of the nature prayed for by three Petitioos
was evidently what the country warited.-s-Laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed. •
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Mr. DAUI presented a Petition from Galway, complaining
of Agricultural
_ _ _

Leird FOLKSTONE withdrew a notice of motion he had
for Itednesday next, and postponed it to the j2th of March.
'A Message from the Lords brohght down a 141110 render
certain ilattiages'oalido.--Tleißill,oi the motion of the Arson-
nits-.oaxszat., seas read a first tine, and ordcred Ea a second
gesslir,;4ll lionday nest. •