Star.
London, England, 1806-03-26 00:00:00

PAILIAMEAT4RY PROCEEDMG3.

HOUSE OF I.ORDS,I VESDAY, MARCH ay.
In a Committee of Privileges, their I-or:Mips made farther pro •
gra& in the iWeuffion of the ejainis of the Royal Peers. with re-
line to their Royal Highnelfes voting at eledlons for Irina 'Re-
prefentative Peers, &c. It being a clofe Committee. (hangers were '
excluded i we are, of courfr, prevented from Ratios the particular
topics and relish of their Lordihips' difeuffica.
Os the te•admiffion of Brangers,
Lord ELDON, agreeably to the Order of the Day for the fur
then confideradon of the Appeal Caufe, Keeling o. the Balt India
Company, delivered his opinions upon the cafe, at tome length
he concluded by propofilig, with a reference to final dscifton, that
the cafe be farther confidered on Friday—Ordered.
Mr. Hawthorn brought Op from the Commons, the frith Land
Partition Bill, the Excite Expiring Laws Eill, the Exch:quer
Bills Bin, and a few others, which were feverally read a fist time.
IMPSACUMMIT.
Mr. Wise , with feveral Members, atten-
ded, and delivered a t the Bar the Replication of the
Commons of England to the plea of Henry Vireount
Melville, in which they maintain that be is guilty, and
fay that they are prepaied to prove the fame.
The Replication having been read, aad ordered to
lie on the table,
Earl FITZ WILLIAM rofe, and moved, that a
day fhonld be appointed for the trial of Henry rd.
count Melville.
The Earl of RADNOR Inggelled, that fuch
Motion was not confonant with the nfage of Parlia-

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meat.
Earl FITZWILLIAM, after Tome converfation
with the Noble Earl, moved that the nth day of
April &mid be fixed for the trial of Henry VA-count
blelvUle.—The motions were feverally agreed to.

THANKS OF THI HOOSS.
Lord GRENVILLE rote, in purfuance of the no•
dee given by a Noble Friend of his (the Chancellor)
to move the thanks of the Houle to Sir John Thomas
Duckworth, K. B. for his conduit in the as ion on
the 6th of February laft. It bad always been his
opinion, that Parliamentary honours fhould not be
made too cheap, but he thought this to be one of
thole occafions on which they could not be withheld.
Five fail of the enemy bad been attacked 14 a Bri-
tifh fquadron, poffeSega be would admit, a (mall
fuperiority, and the whole of the five fail had been
captured or deffroyed, It would (cam as if, for the
lag few years, the fkill and valour of the Beath navy
bad been increafing, each anion exceeding in brilli.
ancy that which preceded it. until at lag its glory had
'reached a pitch which it had never attained before.
He fhould fay nothing op the merit of the late aftion,
refpefting which but one fentiment prevailed through.
out the whole country, but fubmit to their Lordflups
the motion which be had mentioned in the opening
of his fpeech.
The queftion was then put and carried amuse chi
feariosts.
The Thanks of the Hoare were alto feverally given
to Rear Admirals Cochrane and Louie, the Captains
and Officers, and the Seamen and Royal Marines.
engaged in the anion off St. Domingo.
The Duke of NORFOLK minted to call the men-
lion of the Houfe to the fituation of a brave and gal-
lant Officer (Sir Robert Calder) who with an in-
ferior force had obtained a 'loamy over the enemy,
but whale Cervices had not received ally park of ap-
probation from the Legillature. It was far from
his intention to impeach the decifion of the Court
Martial, the Members of which he was perfuaded
sifted confeietttioufly I but he could not help viewing
the cafe of that Noble Admiral, the gallant Officers,
and brave men who had (creed under him, as parti-
cularly hard. His fault at moll, if any was imputable
to him, proceeded from an error in judgment. He
would make no motion on the fubjeft, but take the
liberty of fuggefting it to his Majetty's prefent Mini.
fters, as he had done on a fimilar occafiou to the lap.
The Earl of ROMNEY could not avoid cm-
bracing the opportunity which bad been offered him,
of expreffing the high opinion which he entertained
of the merits of Sir Robert Calder, the honour of
whore friendfhip he had enjoyed for many years, and
whom he was Bill proud to call his friend. The
Noble Earl was proceeding to make Come farther ob.
fervations, when
Lord GRENVILLE role, and begged leave to
fuggelt to the Noble Earl that any dircuffion of
the fubjeft introduced by the Noble Duke would be
at prefent irregular. Should any motion be brought
forward, and that he was compelled to deliver bit
opinion, he fbould not decline to do fo ;—at pref.=
he mutt be excufed from laying any thing on the
fubjeft.
The Earl of ROMNEY acquierced in the rugger-
lion of his Noble Friend and relation, and no farther
obfervations were made on the fubjeft.
The Earl of RADNOR moved that there be laid before the
Node a Lit of the Enrollment of all Patents of the InCh Peer-
age. grand Dace the Wise. ordered—Adjourntil till to-
morrow.