Star.
London, England, 1805-04-03 00:00:00

P4leuwaNraßr PROUUDNGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY. APRIL{.

Cooed were farther beard relative to the Soots Appeal. amok. ,
earl. Bart, v. the East of Caffillis,sis. Mr. Adam as leading Connie'
for dm it.fpondent. To meted again twmorrow.
A made:able number of pubbc and private Bills were bought
up front the Commons by digamt Gentlemen; mese theft, the
Militia Ralutition Bill was prdcntcd by the Secretary at War ;
the CA= Duties Regulation Bill, and the Ezdfe Olken Re-
numeration tsill, by Mr. Hulkiffun.

The American Treaty Bill, the Neutral Ships and Foreign Prise
Ships Bill, by Mr. Rae.

And
the Eaft India Commander in Chief's Appointment BEI,
by Lord Duni°.

Several private Bills were prafented by Sir J. W. Andssion, Mr.
Baker, and Mr. FCHOWeII.

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The BilL upoo the table were forwarded in their refpedive
Raga ; and thole recently biought up from the Commons were
read a &ft time.

Lord Hawmasaolv moved the firft reading of the Militia lite-
dultion BM, and that the Bill be printed, which were ordered ac-
cordingly.
Hie Lordlhip that moved that the laid Bill be read a fecond time
on Thuriday next, and that the Lords be (unmated for that day.
Ordered.

Lord MULGRAVE gave notice, that tie ()mold,
on Monday next, move to have the or4er relative to
the Houfe refolving into a Committee on the motion
of any Noble Peer, taken into confideration. To this
he was principally induced, by what took place lan
night; and, on acccunt of the conftrudions which
were put upon the order in cfnellion, in the courfe of
the debate. Such an order was, he thought, incon-
tinent with the dignity of their Lordfhips' proceed.
ings, and may be productive of the higheft inconve-
nience,admitting it to empower any Lord at his plea-
lure, thereby to conßitute himfelf a majority of the
Houfe ; and, even when the molt important public
butinefs may be regularly under confederation, to
oblige the Houle to go into a Committee. An order
ennttrued fo as to operate in that way, was fo objec-
tinnable in every point of view, that it fhould not be
fuffered to remain a moment longer than was necef-
fary. He concluded by mcving, that the Lords be
fummoned for Monday next.

Earl SPENCER ogferved, that though the Noble
Secretary had not Rated the nature of his intended
motion, yet it may, in Come degree, be conjedured.
As to the degree of inconvenience which that or any
other (landing order might induce, he Arnold not
then offer an opinion. He, however, could not avoid
remarking, that the Noble Lord's idea, that " under
tke operation of the order alluded to, any Peer may
conßitute himfelf, in effelt, a majority of the Houfe,"
would be an argument for the abrogation of every
ftanding order in the book.
Lord MULGRAVE acknowledged, he had not
been fufficiently explicit in terms, as to the nature of
his intended motion ; but, when he had expreffed his
difapprobation of the order, in fo marked a manner,
he thought no doubt could arife as to his intention.
However, he fhould now give a fpecific notice, that
it waslis intention to move, on Monday next, that
the order in queflion be expunged.
The LORD CHANCELLOR made Come obfer-
vations in fupport of what fell from his Noble Friend,
relative to the cffeds and confequences of the order
adverted to. He was adverfe fiend its being confider-
ed as a [landing order; its import and wording be-
ing different from all others of that defcription. In
the way in which it was ccnftrued by Come Noble
Lords Taft night, it was the molt incontinent thing
imaginable.; for, in the event of the ufual notice be-
ing given for its fulpenfion, on any particular occa-
sion, how could they know but any Noble Lord may,
on the very day it was appointed to be confidered,
, move the Houfe to ref the into a Committee ? a pro-
ceeding which might be urged any moment while the
order exited. An additional objeCtion againft the
order was its general impradability ; becaufe, were
, the order literally and fully enforced, their Lordfhips,
while in loch Committee, were required to f,t, each
in their proper places, according to their ranks and'
degrees ; a proceeding which, in that new Houfe,
their Lori:nips would find it rather difficult to carry
into effed.
Earl SPENCER obferved that, circumllanced as
their Lordfhips were at prefent, the proceeding ad-
verted to would be totally impracticable. He recol-
lated, that Conic time 'ince, a Committee had been
appointed to fettle and arrange the proper feats for
the refpeCtlve orders of the Peerage in that Houfe;
but no report had yet been made upon the fubjed ;
that Committee thould be teferred to. In the Houle
in which they formerly fat, the refpative places were
regularly arranged ; every Peer knew his proper place
when it was neceffary he fhould fit in it ; but, in the
piefent Houle, tlot being pot yet fettled, inch a pro-
ceeding was impoffible.
The LORD CHANCELLOR fpoke in explana-
tion, and Rightly adverted to the inconverdencies
which mutt lumetimes arife from too literal an enforce-
ment of the orders ; alluding to what had taken place
laft night, and its being contended that a (landing
order admitted of no debate, but that it fhould b.
immediately acted upon ; he adverted to the incon-
tinency of fuch an idea, which went to prevent a No-
ble and Learned Friend of his from demonftrating that
it was impoffible to comply with the order in quetlion.
Lord MULGRAVE perfatly concurred in what
had been thrown out by his Noble Friend on the
Woolfack. With refpeit to their Lordfhips being
required by the order to fit in their proper places re.
fpedively, he conceived it to mean that the Barons
fhould fit together on certain benches, the Earls on
other diftinft benches, the Dukes on other,, and fo
on. This confideration was with him an additionally
ftrong and forcible objedion to the order, which may
render it neceffary that their Lordfhips fhould, as at
the word of command, arrange themfelves in a fpe.
cies of military array, or fall into their refpedive
ranks, like foldiers on the Parade : but felting any
thing like a ludicrous confideration of fuch a proceed-
ing afide, it militated, as well as other ferious and
more impoitant oblations, againft the order. -
The queßicn was put, and their Lordfhips ordered
to be fummoned for Monday next. Adjourned.

HOWE OF COMMON&
Admiral MARKHAM moved for leave to bring in a Bill for
reeling a new gaol at Portfmouth.—Granted.
The Scots Corporation of Excite, and the Leith Harbour Bills
were read a Sift time, and committed.
Mr. C gave notice of a motion to-morrow for further
documents refpecting the balance in the hands attic Hon. Keith
Stuart, Receiver-General of the Land Tee in Scotland.

Dr. DURIENAN gave notice of his intention to bring In a Bill
to4norrow, to amend Queen Anne's Mgt Bounty Bill.

Mr. STURGES BOURNE prefentcd the account of the fur
phss revenue of the Inc of Man. from sth January, 1799, to sth
January, tflos, tnovcd Oar an a torprcr ay.