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London, England, 1815-02-23 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1815.

PdRLMMEATARr INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OP LORDS, FEBRUARY 22.
Counsel were finally heard on the Appeal cause," Sharpe and
others O. Bickerdyke and Co.'s—Judgment postponed till Friday.
Counsel were also heard and fully, on the Appeal." Stewart
o. Kerr.—Judgment deferred vie Zs.
The Petition of Mrs. Leigh against the Bill now pending be-
fore their Lordships, to dissolve the marriage between her and
the Rev. Francis Leigh, Clerk, being taken into considscation;
Lord MON rFoRT, after a short mime, in which he ad.
versed to the commeudable jealousy and caution exercised by
their Lerdships respecting the measure of divorce, sad observed,
that what he was about to propose was herded in precedent, as
appeared by the Records of the House, Moved, that the Peti-
tioner for the Bill, the Rev. Francis Leigh. do pay to the Agent
of Mrs. Leigh, the sum of atSO to enable that Lady to appear by
Counsel, &c. in support of her Petition against the said Bill.
This proposition seeming to meet the sense of their Lordships,
it was accordingly ordered.
The Dnke of GRAFMN presented a Petition from the
•County of Suffolk, against the renewal of the Property Tax,
which was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. HUIVIIINOON from the Bank of England, promoted a
Monthly Return of the Bank Notes lo elmulation, distinguishing
the Dates and Amounts; together with the Priers of Gold and
Silver &Wien. within a given period. which, were ordered to Ile
on thimble J-Adjearned till tcsoloncno.
' • 'Corm LAWS.
Lord GRANTLEY preseOted a Petition front the town' anti
vicinity of Croydon, in the County of Surrey, praying for a
speedy revision of the Corn Laws. On presenting the Petition.
the Noble Lord said a few words expressive of his unwiningstess,
though.he formally presented the document—to support a mea-
sure that would have the effect of raising the price of Bread.
The Earl of HARDWICKE presented a Petition from the
Bath and West of England Agricukural Society, praying their
Lordships to tale into consideration the present unfavourable
state of the Corn Laws, &c. • and to afford the Petitioners such
relief. as to their wisdom should lean nest.
The Noble Earl presented also four other distinct Petitions
from various descriptions of Persons in the County of Wilts, for
the same object.
The Duke of NORFOLK presented a Petition from Hastings,
in the County of Sussex, praying their Lordships' concurrence in
measures to defend them from the injurious effects of the late
extensive importations of Corn.
His Grace also presented a Petition from the city and neigh-
bourhood of Chichester to the same disch

These documents were severally ordered to lie on the table.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE having obtained leave to with•
draw a recent motion on the subject, moved in the way of sub-
stitution thereto, that there be laid before the House an Account
of the quantity of Grain imported into Great Britain, from Ire-
land and other parts abroad, from the sth of January, 11114, to
the Sth of January, IBIS; distinguishing the different species of
Grain, the prices, and the places whence the same was Imported.
Earl STANHOPE did not object to the motion, but observed,
that an unfair inference might be drawn from the production, as
it was well kno‘vn that speculators in grain had imported Im-
mense quantities under the idea that such an unwise and bnpoil.
tic measure as that now under consideration elsewhere, would be
brought, and eventually receive the sanction of Parliament, which
importations otherwise may not have taken plate.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE seemed of a different opinion,
and observed, there was hardly any species of papers that could
be moved for, from which, through the exercise of extreme inge-
nuity, an unfair inference may act be drawn.
The question was then put, aad the Accounts were ordered to
be produced accordingly.