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London, England, 1816-03-28 00:00:00


PiIRLI4I;IEN7 ARl' PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH ft

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hi the Appeal Cause of " Young and lAeden." Counsel we.'
finally heard. when the judgment of their Lordships was deferred.'
01149 morrow. • ••
la iltieite of "Lady add Lund -Montgomery v. Waugliop-,"
a writer fa the. Signet, Counsel was heard for the Appehant,
when _farther 'hearing was pee.tnonetl to Adday near.
airifkilEtaot'inita•and brouglu up from the Commons
Bill foe RegulatinetheOnice of the iectirel of Crown Rents,
which lea. read the first time.
Lord SYDNEY presented a Petition from the Landowners,
Pamirs, and others, of the ''eunty of Werfotil, complaining of
tbe. severe and general distress to which the country was reduced
by th:depreciation of Agricultural Labour and Produce, and
earnestly praying for relief. Ordered to lie on the Table.
NATURALISATInN OF PRINCE LROPOLD.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, agreeably to the
previous intimation which he had given, moves! that
• the • Standing Orders relative to the 'Naturaliiation
F..,rigners be suspended,. so far as they -might
affect the application of that measure to his Selene
f Highaess GiOrkie Frederick Leopold, Duke 'of
SaxeaCobourg.
. The motion being unanimou4y agreed to,
The Noble E.trl• next moved, that the Bill which
. had been introduced yesterday for that purpose be
read the second time.
That motion being likewise agreed to, the third
reading was moved, and in the same manner adopted,
when the Bill was ordered to be sent to the Commons.
The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that the
practice of the Hotiie on occasions' similar to the pre-
. s?nt, was, to appoint two Judges for the presentation
of the Bill to the other House ; but, as the Judges
were then absent on the circuits, it would be neces-
sary to resort to the ordinary Officers of the
.H use
for that service.
The Biil having been transmitted accordingly to
the Commons, was in a short time returned by Mr.
Da.toce BATHURST and several other Members of
that House, who signified the complete acquiescence
of the Commons.
• • - The Bill, of course, remains only for the Royal
Assent.

BARLOW% lIIVORCF BILL.

• Barlow's Divorce Bill went into a Committe, when'
The. LORD CHANCELLOR, adverting to the
clause which related to future intermarriage, miNed,
Oita the proceedings in the Committee be defected
till to.morrow, in order to afford an opportunity to
any Noble Lord 'who might choose to avail himselt
of it, for calling the attention cf the House to that
clause.
The motion of the Noble and Learned Lord was
agreed to, and their Lordships adjourned. .
HOUSE OF COMMON%
Mr. Kirkpatrkk appeared at the !LW of the House with an
Account of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Trustees of
liamsgate Harbour, from 1792 to 1913, as ordarird.—Laid ass
the Table •
The Order for a Committee on the Butter Trade was dim
Charged, and the Committee postponed till Friday.
Sir G. CLERK brought up the Report of the Weghts sot
Measuree Bill, and after some conversation between Str M. W.
RIDLEY and bir G. Cacac, the Bill was re-comutitted, and the
Report ordered to be brought up to-MOKOW.
Several Papers which had been souse time ago laid before
the- House, relative to the Wes Luise, were ordered to be
printed.
Mr. LOCKHARTawistponed the farther consideration of the
Rep art of the FarmiufStock Rill till Wedne• day next.
e. LOCKHA moved, dut there should he laid before
the Houlie an Account of all goods seize/ within the last six
tronalas, skith the names of the persons iu whose possession the
'cods were at the time of s:izure.—Ordered.
• The Promissory Note bill went through a Committee.—Re-
port to-morrow.
Mr. W. SMITH moved fir a number of Papers relative to
the Colonies.—Ordered. •
The Report of the Loan Committee was brought up, the Re.
• Uolutlinsagreed to, and a Bill ordered accordh,gly.
1 he American Trade Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. BIRCH moved, "'That there be laid before this House,
en Account of allthe Ships which have sailed to the East Indies
Slider the Lieenee of the lidani of Controul, and under what
Acts, since the last Re:urn."—Ordered.
AGRICULTURA I; DISTRESS.
Lord ELMLEY presented a Petition from Wor-
cestershire against expensive establishments, and
praying that Parliament wouLi oianiine into the
agricultural distress of the country, and eainestly
recommending the practice of the economy which
Lad been promised.
Mr. LYTTLETON did not wish to detain the
House by entering into the subject of the Petition at
• present. Heshould lard; remind the House that he
had been at the meeting at which it had been agreed
to, which had been numerously attended.
The Petition was ordered to be referred to the
Agricultural Committee.
Sir F. FLOOD presented a Petition from tiff.
c,ouniy of Wexford, calling the attention of the House
to the agricultural distress. He hoped little of the
force of 2.5,001) men which had been voted for Ire-
land, would be sent to that country or to the neigh-
bourhood. he understood that the butter trade was
to be brought before the House, And he hoped that
• the :House would make such regulations as tlould
preserve the great trade in that article to Ireland.—.
The Petition was ordered•to be referre: to the Com.
saittee on the Agricultural distress.
Mr. F. ROBINSON had reconsidered the subject
of the butter trade, and had come to a determination
to postpone the Committee till Friday.
Mr. METHUEN hved, that while the H•st.e
considered the interests of Ireland, respecting the but-
ter node, they would not forget the interest of great
part of England, with regard to the cheese trade.
Mr. BAGWELL presented a Petition from Clon-
=ell, praying that the. House would examine into the
state of the agriculture of Ireland, and that they
would grant such relief as they might deem expe-
dient.—Llid on the Table.
A Petition was presented from the Bath and West
of England Agricultural Society, expressing their
gratitude for the intention which his Majesty's Minis.
tab had manifested of relie'ving the country from the
• War Malt Duty, and hoping that the House would,
as speedily aS possible, take into their consideration
the agricultural distress.—Ordered to be referred to
the Agricultural Committee.
RATDRALISATION UP PRINCR CODOURO.
A Message• from the Lords informed the House,
that their Lordships had passed a Bill for the Na-
graliaation of Leopold George Frederick, Prince of
Cobourg. The Bill was brouiht iu, and, on the
motion of Mr. B. BATHURSI, read a first time;
and, having gone through the other stages, was
passed,
MroPONSONBY said, he held in his hand a Pe-
tition, which was uuructously sigued, from to Grand j

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