Star.
London, England, 1807-01-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMEIVLIRT PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY. JAN..IS.
About three o'clock, the LORD CHANCELLOR and festeral
ether Peers attended; and loon after. purfuaat to the Order of
the Day, their Lordasipa refolued info s Committee of Privileges,
Lord'Walfingham in the Cludr,for the purpofe of taking into con-
Ode:ration the claims of Charles AognfturEllis, Ifq. a minor,to the

FRERACR OF HOWARD DI WALDEN.

The Petidoner's Conned, Agents, &c. were in attendance at
the Bar; and the Committee. in purfuance of what took place on
a former evening, proceeded to the examination of tome of the
principal witneffes, who were in attendance.
The witnefes examined on the part of the Petitioner this even-
ing were, the Lady Baronefs Howard de Walden (raid of the
laft Peer of that title), General Harvey, and Lady Harvey, reild,
we believe, of the late (titular) Lord Hamey,and maternal grand-
mother of the chdnsant.

The Mt wltnefs examined was Lady Howard de Walden, and,
as a Peerds of the Realm, admitted within the Bar. Her Lady-
fhlp fat on a chair oar the table, at which fat the Chairman of the
Committee. _ _ _ _

After the examination of there diftOguilbed witneffes bad been
concluded, the parties were ordered to withdraw from the Bar;
and after a few words from Lord ELDON and the Duke of
NOR FOLK, the farther eonfuleration of the cafe was deferred in
the Committee of Privileges until the zo9l of February.
The following brief iketeh of the groin& on which the above
peerage is were isninfiattly claimed by Charley Auguitus Ellis, Efq.
an infant. eideit fon of Clarks Rofe Ellis. Efq. late M. P. for Sea-
ford ; and extra red from the pet/timber's cafe, which is now be-
fore the Hoare of Lords, will doubtlefs prove acceptable to our
Readers :

" Far John Griffin Gril6n, X.B. the IA Lord Howard de Wal-
den, died without iffue, in May, 1797; and his only furviving
fitter and heir, Mrs. Parker, alfo died without Mc, in November,
x 799, which canted an entire extindion of itfiie of Lady Effez
Griffin, the elder of the two daughter* and eo heirs of James Earl
of Suffolk and Lord Howard de Walden : confequently Fredetck
Bata of Brillol, as foie heir of his grandmother Lady Elizabeth Fel-
ton, the younger of the (aid two daughters and co heirs, became
gadded to the entirety of the Barony of Howard de Weldcn.
" The Paid Earl of Bristol married Elizabeth Divers, daughter
of Sir Jerrnyn Pavers, Bart. and by her had iffue. John Auguftus
Harvey, commonly called Lord Harvey—and Frederick William,
the prefent Earl of Briftol.
" The John Auguftus Lord Harvey married Mils Elizabeth
Drummond, and by her had iffue a daughter, namely, Elizabeth
Catharine Caroline Harvey; and died in January 1795, leaving
his Paid daughter his only child and heir.
" The laid E C. C. Harvey, in Auzuft 1798, married Charles
Rofc Ellis, of Claremont. in Surrey. Efq. the father of Charles A ti-
guttcp Ellis, the now claimant of the Barony of Howard de Wal-
den ; hut died in January 1803, leaving iffue by him, the claimant,
bee eidtft Son and Hair, and two other children.
" lo July iBo3, the raid Frederick Earl of Brian' died. leaving
Charles Auiuft a I•, the now claimant, hie great grandfoo, tl s
de heir of his body; and it is conceived. that by that event the
laid Barony ddcended upon the pedant claimant.
" Under there circumftances, a petition, in February 1806, on '
behalf of the Claimant, was prefented to his Majesty, humbly
praying a recognition of his right to the fail Barony, which Pad-
tion his Niajeity was pleafed to refer to the Attorney General,
commending a Report upon the fame ; and which Report, dated
3d Weber ificb. has been fubmitted to his Majelty, accompanied
by the humble advice of Mr. Attorney-General. for reafons there-
in Rated, that the laid claim fhould be referred to the Houk of
Lords, in order that thecafe may there receives complete. regular.
and judicial inveftigation: And confecuently, before which tri-
• bunal as appears by our Parliamentary Reports, the cafe now
depends~ •
Tbefpace below the Bar was then cleared, w/ailft their Lord'
Lips proceeded to prayers. After which
Mr. IiOBHOUSE, accompanied by a number of Members,
brought up Irons the Commons, the new Malt Duty Bill, which
was forthwith read a brit time
A Naturalization Bill, which was agreed to by the Commons,
was prefented by the fame Gentlemen.
The Exchequer Bills Loan Bill was read a third time,and pared,
and a Meffagefcnt to acquaint the Commons therewith.
On the fuggeition of the LORD CHANCELLOR. the order
for the farther confederation (with reference to judgment) of the
kith Appeal Caufc, Chamley o. Lord nodally, which Rood for
this day, was deferred till Wedneiday next.
A few prirate Bills were then forwarded, and their Lordlaips
adjourned till to-morrow.

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