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London, England, 1823-04-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDING&

HOUSE. OF LORDS, APRIL 15.
Mr. TavNor.r, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ire-,
land, presented Returns made under the Insurrection Act. Laid
on the table.
Mr. Tostcyrn, from the Treasury, presented an account of the
monies issued for the reduction of the l'ublic Debt ; and the 4th
Xenon of the Commissioners of Inquiry.—Laid on the table.
Counsel were heard, and witnesses examined, in support of
the Allardice Divorce BBL •
The Earl of NY ESTMORELAND presented a Petition front
Leicester against the Insolvent Debtors Act. Laid on the table.
The,Earl of DERBY presented a Petition front certain Fac-
tors and Mealmen of Liverpool, complaining of a grievance oc-
casioned by the manner in which the Returns were made, under
the Seek of George 111.—Laid on the table.
The Dilarquis of BUTE presented a Petition from certain
Owner: and Occupiers of Land in the County of Glamorgan,
complaining of Agricultural Distress.—Laid on the table.
The Grants in Aids Bill, and the Innkeepers' Ailowances
-80, went respectively through Committees, and were reported.'
POLICY OF ENGLAND.
Earl GEEY said that he had used his time since last night,
in reading the papers which had been laid before the House ;
atul be was sorry to be obliged to confess that this lecture had
it, no degree weakened the impression made on his mind by the
statement of the Noble Earl at the head of the Treasury. It
had, on the contrary, confirmed his opinion that the interests
and honour of this country had been sacrificed by his Majesty's
:dinisters, in the neguclations carried on both at Verona and at
Paris. Should no other individual better qualified than hitnself
undertake the task, he should think it his duty to make a dis-
tinct motion upon the subject. In the meantime, some infor-
mation was wanted respecting the Papers submitted to their
Lordships, on account of certain omissions and deficiencies which
appeared in them. It was his intention, if his Majesty's Minis-
tcrs•shouid be present on Thursday next, to put some questions
to them on the subject ; and, en the Tuesday following, if it
should suit the convenience of the House, he would make a
motion, with the view of discussing the whole question at large.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The gallery was crowded at an early hour this morning, in
anticipation of the debate hied for this evening.
The SrEaua took the Chair at four o'clock.
Sir C. Mamma took the oaths and his seat for Bossiney.
Sir W. LEMON presented a Petition from Penzance, against
the Ihwkers' and Pedlars' A ct.—Laid on the table.
Mr. GOOCH presented a Petition from Woodbridge, against
the Insolvent Debtors' Act.—Laid on the table.
The lion. Gentleman also presented a Petition from the
Archdeacon of Sudbury, praying that uo further concessions may
be granted to the Catholics.— Laid on the table.
Lord G. SOMERSET presented a similar Petition from the
Clergy of the Deanery of Stowe.—Laid on the table.
A similar Petition was presented from the Presbytery of
Clasgow.—Ordered to be printed.
A similar Petition, numerously signed, was presented, and laid
on the table, from the Inhabitants of Mansheld,Nottingbamshire.
Sir MONTAGUE CHOL MELEY presented a similar Pe-
tition from the Aldermen, Burgesses,'&c. of the town of Grant-
hani.—Laid on the table.
Mr. G ROSS ETT presented two Petitions of a similar nature
front places in Wiltshire.—Laid on the table.
Mr. W ETHEREL L presented a similar Petition from the
Mayor and Inhahitanta of the City of Oxford. Laid on the table.
General A RCIIDALL, Member for the County of Ferma-
nagh, presented Petitions signed by two thousand inhabitants
or different parishes in that county, against the claims of the
itoman Catholics.
Mr. GRATTAN presented a Petition from the County of
Wicklow, deprecating the late ex-officio Prosecutions in Dub-
lin, as contrary to the merciful spirit of the British Constitution.
Laid on the table.
A Pei ition was presented from the Chamber of Commerce at
rewry, praying for an equalization of the Duties on East and
West India Sugars.—Laid on the table.
The Joint Tenantry Bill (Ireland) went through a Commit-
tee, and the nelson was ordered to be taken into consideration
on Friday se'nnight.
The Division of Counties Bill went through a Committee.
Sir THOMAS LETLIBRIDGE observed, that those Gen-
tlemen who had originally opposed this Bill had since with-
drawn their opposition, upon becoming acquainted with its na-
ture and provisions.
The llouse resumed, and the Report was ordered to be re-
ceived to-morrow.
Mr. It I J MBO LD presenta a Petition from the Ship Owners
of Great Yarmouth, against the Seaman's Apprentice hill.—Or-
dered to be printed.
The Bill for the Consolidation of the Acts relating to the Slave
Trade was read a first time.

APPEALS TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mr. KENNEDY ruse, to ask for information on a subject
which was of vital importance to that part of the Empire which
had done him the honour to send him to that House. Rumour
bad asserted, that it was the intention of his Majesty's Govern-
ment to effect some arrangement for ensuring the dispatch of
Appeal business in the House of Lords, and it was the object
of his present application to ascertain what was the nature of the
remedy proposed, or if any was in contemplation.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, it was true that the subject was
at present under the consideration of his Majesty's Government ;
and at an early period, he had no doubt, he should be able to
furnish some information of the result.
Mr. KENNEDY expressed a hope, that the proposed al-
teration would be laid before that House before it was carried
into effect.

EX-OFFICIO PROSECUTIONS IN IRELAND.
Mr. BROWNLOW rose, he said, according to the
notice Ire had given of a motion relative to certain
law proceedings—if, indeed, without impugning the
whole jurisdiction of the Empire, those to which he
alluded could merit such a description; the subject
of his Motion would be the ptoceedings which arose
out of the occurrences of the 14111 of December
last at the Dublin Theatre, which, as far as he could
understand, by the help of his own reason, and that
of others, involved the character, the temper, and the
discretion of the Attorney-General for Ireland.
Vs tiatever might be the uhimate opinion of Honour-
able Members upon the preolse" motion he had to
submit, he was sure that 'every man would agree
with him in thinking that this was a question as wor-
thy of the consideration and debate of the House as
any that occupied its attention. It was not interest-
ing to Irishmen only, but to every man who claimed
the protection of the British Laws. This subject
claimed peculiar gravity, because it embraced the
question of.a departure from the ordinary execution
of 0.1 law, at the instigation of the temper and feel-
ings of the Attorney-General. Such being the out-
line of what he had to submit to the attention of the
House, ne feared many would think that he was de;
void of learned and prote:isional habits to qualify him
for such a task. In this respect he confessed he felt
weak, not because ljis cause was weak, for that he
considered as invincible; but he hoped that some
of the Learned Members of that House would
supply what he wanted of knowledge and ability,
and, intimately acquainted with the Constitution of
their country, would thew their veneration for it by
exposing the abuse, and expressing that contempt
which these proceedings could hot fail to have in-
spired—Wear). Although this was a question of law,
it was also one of great constitutional interest to that
House. As a subject coming borne to every Irish-
man, arid to every man claiming the scrutiny of a
Grand Jury before he was put on his trial by the King,
lie owed no apology for bringing it forward—(Hcar).
It was also, he apprehended, strictly in conformance
. earliamentary practice, which always exercised
a scrutinizing eye over, the administration of the laws
in the inferior Courts of Lave, for it was always felt
that the power of the King Was able to influence the