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London, England, 1823-07-17 00:00:00

Thomas Dmrtor DOUGLAS, Esq. Merchant in Glasgow, Appel.
lant V. Sir Jaacra.CoLouttaus, of Lugs, Baronet, Respondent.
This appeal Is brought from two interlocutors, pronounced on
the 2d of June, 1821, and 18th June, 1822, by the Second Divi-
sion of the Court of Session; and it relates to the validity of a
claim made by the appellant to the privilege of being enrolled
as a freeholder in the County of Dumbarton. The Court having
ordered his name to br expunged from the roll, _ _ _

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The LOAD CHANCKLLOa moved, that the interlocutors below
be affirrned.—Ordered.

Serval and others, Appellants, v. Damer, Clerk, Respondent.
This cause came by appeal from the F.nglish Court of IL:che-
quer. It relates to a claim of tithes.
Counsel were called in, to resume the argument commenced
on Monday. Mr. Barber, in conclusion, was heard for the ap-
pellants—Mr. Attorney-General and Mr. Martin (in part) for
the Reverend respondent.—To proceed farther on.Frlday.
The Right Hon. Lawn Atszawora, Earl of &Arms, and his
Curator at Law, Appellants, v. Sir Gismos Aszacaossay, of
Birkenbogue, art. Respondent.
This was an appeal from the Lords of Session in Scotland, as
Commissioners appointed by Parliament for plantation of Kirks
(Churches), and valuation (commutation) and sale of Tithes;
and the question raised between the parties relates to the proper
mode of imposing the Minister's stipend of the Parish of For-
dyce, in the County of Banff, on the tithes of that Parish. The
cause was fully and very ably argued before the House in May
last, by Mr. AttorneyXleneral and Mr. Robertson for the appel-
lants, and Mr. Solicitor-General (Hope) and Mr. 'Moncrieff for
the respondent. Judgment was then deferred; but this morning

The'Logo Criaxcitioa delivered in at the table a draft of the
judgment proposed to be given in this case, and respecting which
his Lordship said he bad received certain communications from
the parties, to whom the House had directed it to be made
known. It is long, and amounts, in effect, to an affirmance of
the judgments below. The Noble and Learned Lord now moved,
that it be adopted as the final judgmeat of the House.—Ordered.
About one o'clock the Marquis of LORDONDRRST was intro-
duced by the Earl of Smarrassear and the Earl of Batrrot, on
his attaining to the dignity of a Peer of the United Kingdom,.
by the patent titles of Earl of Vane and Viscount Seaham, pre-
ceded by Garter King at Arms, His Lordship was dressed in
the full uniform of Colonel of the 10th Hussars, and decorated
with the Orders he had received froni Foreign Powers.
Soon after the Loan CHADCRLLOR left this House, having ad-
journed during pleasure, and repaired to his Majesty's Palace, in
where the Recorder was appointed to mak* his Report
to the King, and a Chapter of the Goner was also to be held.
At a quarter to five o'clock their Lordships resumed, when
the Earl of Livearoot, by command of his Majesty, laid upon the
table two bags containing Papers relating to the Slave Trade.
Mr. Moues, from the Treasury, presented the Sixth Re-
port of the Commissioners for Inquiry with regard to the Ite-
venue of Ireland.
Mr. Bsooots and others,from the House of Commons, brought
up the Ireland Tithes Composition Bill, the East India Trade
Bill, and the General Distilleries Bill, with the Amendments in
each agreed to by the other House.
Upon the motions of the Earl of SHATTESIRIST, the Cork Ge-
neral Sessions Bill, the East India Mutiny Bill, the Ireland Law
Expenses Bill, the Millbank Penitentiary Bill, and the Scotland
Commissaries Bill, were severally read a third'time, Passed, and
messaged to the Commons.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said he had three Petitions to
present to their Lordships against the third reading, which stood
for to-day, of the Silk Manufacturers Bill. The first Petition
was from the Silk.weavers of Coventry, and was signed by 6000
names; the second Petition, from the Silk-weavers of Maccles-
field, was signed by 2000 names; and the third (we could nut
hear whence) was signed by from 200 to 300 names.—The three
Petitions were received, and laid upon the table of the House.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL had called for the Order of the
Day, when
The Earl of ABERDEEN, in consequence of what passed on
a former night, moved for certain Returns of specific issues in
trials had before the Scotch Jury Court in civil causes; which mo-
tion, on explaining with the Earl of ROSSLTD, was agreed to.
THE SPITALPIELDS ACTS REPEAL BILL.

Lord BEXLEY, in moving the Order of the Day
for the third reading of the present. Bill, said, it was
a great satisfaction to him.to reflect, that, before the
measure cane to this important stage, their 'Lord.
ships had given 'full attention to the representations
of those persons who conceived they alone were likely
to suffer by the enactment of the proposed Bill.• The
Petitioners had been Attended to throughout, they
had enjoyed the assistance of able and learned Coun-
sel in suppciit of their statements, and th*re hUcl
never been Wanting some Noble Lords, •even in the
Committee, to place the predicament of-opponents to
thismeasure in the most striking light. Certainly no
body of Petitioners had ever more deserved-the con-
sideration of 'the House, in respect to their unifoim'
good conduct, steady loyalty, and moral chaiacter.
t was undeniAble,.at the same time, that the present
Bill was not in reality a novel measure; it originated
in the Report *of the Committee on Foreign Trade