Star.
London, England, 1823-07-12 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS. JULY it.

This morning their Lordships met at half after ten o'clock,
when the bearing of Appeals was proceeded with... -
The LORD CHANCELLOR went over, in an address
which lasted two hours, the whole of the long pending case at
" Sir James Duff v. the Earl of Fife," and gave it as the result
of his opinion, that the only fair question which ever could be
raised between the parties was this—whether the deeds under
reduction were or were not the deeds formally executed by the
late Earl of Fife? The Noble and Liearned Lord added, that
the law of Scotland with regard to the execution of deeds by
persons iu the unfortunate situation of that Nobleman, should
henceforth be declared by this Honse in certain specific find-
ings, and that this House should ateuriiingly give directions to
the Court below as to all ulterior proceedings In this most im-
portant cause.
Lard REDESDALE then followed, and entered more into
the law of the present case, differing in this respect from the
findings of the Court below in matters left to be proven, and es-
pecially as to the execution of the deeds. He concluded by con-
curring with the opinions of the Noble and Learned Lord, and
intimating that the case ought to be reviewed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then informed the Learned
Counsel, that further proceedings would be taken next Monday.
Counsel were called in upon the new appeal of " Thomas
Dunlop Douglas, Esq. merchant in Glasgow, v. Sir James Cul-
quhouu, of Luis, Bart.' from the Second Division of the Court
of Seision, relative to the validity of a claim preferred by the
appellant to be enrolled as a Freeholder lit4he County of Dim-
bartott. After the Attorney-General had opened the case, Mr.
Shadwell followed, and Mr. Sugdeo was heard in part for the re-
spondent, when the further hearing was postponed to Monday.
At about a quarter to four o'clock the Earl of SKAFTESIWAY,
the Loan Cuaricw.op, and the Baron - Coitcriaseen, sat as
Lords' Commissioners to receive the House of Commons; and
the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod having summoned the at-
tendance of the other House, his Majesty's Assent was given,
with the accustomed formalities, through the Clerks of the
How:, to the Great Britain Customs Duties Bill, the Customs
(Ireland) Duties Bill, the East India Forces Ilalt-pay Bill, the
Ireland Court.of Exchequer Bill, the Malicious (Ireland) In-
juries Bill, the blenal Bridge Bill, the Kew-Green (Surrey) In-
closure Bill, and' the Alehouse.. (Middlesex) Licensing Bill.—
Adjourned during pleasure, and at five the House resumed.
Mr. 1). Gmazar, Mr. BIOGIDIUI, and others, brought us the
Russian Marriages Validity Bill (agreed to), the New South
Wals Jurisdiction Bill, the Scotch Places of Worship Erection
Bill, and the Scotch Law Commission Bill (agreed to); and the
two new Bills were afterwards read a first time.

CHURCH (IRELAND) RATES.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved that the
Irish Church Rates Bill should be read a third time.
Lord HOLLAND thought it would be better to
postpone the measure to this day three weeks
The Bishop of DOWN observed, that the provi-
sions of the present Bill had already been considered
must fully in the other House. He knew of no objec-
tion to the measure that called for the postponement
of it, in the present stage, as it enacted not one.
iota more than the Legislature was in fairness bound
'to provide,for the common credit of the Established
Church. Though he was seldom in the practice
of addressing their Lordships, he hoped that he
might, upon this occasion, be permitted to glance'
at another Bill (the Reverend Prelate adverted
to the Ireland Tithes, Composition -Bill) now before
the House; Persons, it appeared to himEsTere in the:
habit of ascribing the evils of Ireland to the smelt).
of tithes ; but he would undertake to assert, frdrit
some knowledge of the country, that this imputation:
was unfounded. What accrued to the Clergy in tithes
was expended by them among the people; they were
resident there: but the.miseries which afflicted Ite
land were_ wing to the absentees, whose only aim
seemed'to he. dir!cted to agitate the country by
speeches-in tht—Honse: Thus it happened that the
Church of Ireland was arraigned and asrersed by per- i
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