Star.
London, England, 1819-03-27 00:00:00

P4RLIAMENT.4RY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 26.
The Lows Coaarrs.Los presided or. tire Woolsack this day,
the first time slue his Losable& reemzr: from Ms lap India-

position.
The Duke of PASTLA).I), the Earls of 01 ‘Snow, Ilanosemer,
Old Coona, and Lord Liarosts took the oaths and their seats.
- The Earl of lIARDWICRE presented a Petition from the
1 Corporation of the- City of London, iraylng for a repeal of the
Duty on Coals,
Isietts Tile Earl of LAUDERDAT.P. presented a Petition from the
*lie Body, in Common Council assembled, prayng that the
' right of appeal May not be taken away, in the event of
Ws (now before their Lordships) passing, foe doing away
Trial by Wager of Battle.
• &Me Private or Local Bills were brought up from the Cont-
emns, by Lord ALtoone, Sir Igat. Cents, and other Mothers,
which were read tile first time.
The Nod of DERBY presented $ Petition from Burney, in
the County of Lancaster, against the renewal of the Wave:B
Debtors Act.
Lord REDESDALE presented a Petition from Gloucester,
against the imposing a generid Duty on Pit Coals.
The Earl of DARNLEY presented a Petition from the 80.
rough Southwark, praying to be relieved from the Duty
on
Earl GREY presented a Petitiou from the Debtors in the Jai:
lof puritan, praying for a modilted renewal of the Inselvest
Debtors' Act. . 1 • 1
Viscount musBp4 presented a Petition from a number
of persons, Merchants, Manufacturers, and others, connected
with the Iron Trade in &inland, against any additional Duty
upon Coals.
Lord HOLLAND observed, he had some Petitions, widths
from thcir peculiar importance, merited, be thqught, the earnest
attention of the House. They were from certain Royal Burghs
in Scotland, and complained of the great grievances which re.
suited from the presets mode of constituting the Corporations of
these Burghs, which were, in a great degree, self-elected; and 1
some were so administered as to render individuals, who, at ono I
time, held certain ()races, responsible for debts incurred by the
Corporation, of which monies they had no share in the control
or application. After some further observation, his Lordship
presented the Petitions, which complained, more er less, to the
aboyc effect, and were from the Royal Batiks of Perth, Ayr, 1
and iagin, praying such relief as the House, in Its justice and I
wisdom, should deem meet.
Petitions were then presenthaly variousiors, front the fob
lowing places, vie. Olney, Beccles, Bishops Stortford, Barons-
pie, and Brighton, against the renewal of the Insolvent Debtors'
Act; and from Stroud, praying a revision of
wethe Criminal Code,
which, with those mere specially noticed, re ordered to lie
on the table. .
The several Bills which stood upon order were then respec-
tively forwarded.

STATE OF THE NAVY.
The Earl of DARNLEY, before the principal
Order of the Day was entered upon, begged leave
to call their Lordships attention to a subject which
was evidently of the highest importance. Thoug
he did not expect any opposition to his motion,he
would briefly state the nature of the object he had
in view, which was, to obtain an account of the ac-
tual state of the Navy. The Noble Earl then pro-
ceeded to make several observations reactive to tilsi
reduction of the Navy, and the employment of Ca-1
valry for the prevention of smuggling. He could
snot think that Parliament would permit that swim. 1
which was the right arm of this Country. to be ne-
glected for any other. He w reel
at the bead
ED do •
li to the efforts made by the Noble Lord
1 of the Navy, who, he believed, had done everything,
in his p?wer to ameliorate kit condition. Ho did
complain of the bruising up or selling oi obi
war, because he was cosivinted. that ateds
efficiency was to be obtained by a small nembve of
ships in a rod state. thee by a snot mobs: its a
bad. It might be a aNNISS/011. however, %Asks' fa
some instances the reductions in the Nava modes
bad not been carried too low, par
:pert with se,,
spett to rsincd•ships ; ant whether the poem WO
was web. that in case of the saespetbed beebblit
out of a war, it would be possible to seed a acHeilat
somber of ships to sea. He ceiseluded by iamb*
for—lst. A list of the ships end vessel. of war le
ems, wheshet hs post or at sea; std, MIT,
A list of A ships le °tawny► osier repair, or. Its
forsorvic .
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Viscount MECorua:r. observed he should not or