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London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 20.

Colmar' were heard in continuation, and finally, touching the
Appeal Cause " Lord Rancliffe iv. Pa;kyna."—Consideration of
judgment postponed till Monday.
Viscount SIDMOUTH presented certain Additional Papers,
by command of the Prince Regent, which were, as the former,
Lickued in a sealed bag.—(This bag appeared larger than either
of the two previously brought down.)---The Papers being laid
upon the table, were, on his Lordship's motion, retested to the
Committee of Secrecy.
Their Lordships then adjourned for some time, during plea.
sore.—On the resuming of the How,
Mr. Jonsson, from the London Dock Company, presented
an Account of the Receipts and Disbursements of that Corpo-
ration for the year ending 30th November, 1817 ; and also a
Report relative to the progress of the Works, which were laid
upon the table.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE snored for the production of
en Account of the.number and amount of Exchequer Bills issued
from the sth of January, 1817, to the said date in the present
year which was ordered accordingly.
The Thirty Millions Exchequer Bills, and the Malt and Pen-1
lion Duties Bills, were severally read the third time and passed.
Lord KING moved for an account of the number of persons
executed in Great Britain for the offence of Forgery, from the
year 17911 to the expiration of the last year, distinguishing the
• number executed in each year respectively, which was ordered
to be produced accordingly.
Mr. Ilerwoon, from the Exchequer, presented an Account
of the produce of the Annual Duties from 1811 to the present
year, distinguishing the amount of produce in each year, pur-
suant to a recent order of their Lordships, which were laid
upon the table.
The Oaths of Abjuration and Fidelity being duly administered
at the bar, to John Adamtwoakoi and Martin Harbarough, the
Bills for their Naturalization were severally read the second
wee, and ordered to the consideration of Committees.
Two private Bills were brought up from the Commons by
Mr. Si. Paul and others, and read the first time.
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The LORD CHANCELLOR called the attention of the
House to what had passed last evening on the subject of a Mo-
tion of a Noble Lord now absent (Lord Grosvenor), for an
Account of Offices granted in reversion by the Crown within a
given period, and which account had not yet been produced.—
Ile had since that time (as he then stated his intention) made
some inquiries respecting the most regular mode of officially
procuring such accounts ; and he found in their Lordships Jour-
nab an entry, that on the Bth of March, 1808, an Order was
made that there should be laid before the House an Account of
all Offices granted in Reversion, and that on a subsequent day,
namely, on the sth of May, 1808, the Lord Hawkesbury, then
Secretary of State for the Home Department, had laid before
the House an Account of all Offices granted in Reversion, a list
of which, as set forth in the Journals, was read by his Lordship.
From this he thought it would appear that the Order was served
on the Secretary for that department, who had issued his orders
to the subordinate offices, and to those departments in which
such Grants were most likely to have been made, and bg.those
meats to have procured the Official Accounts, as desired.
communication appeared satisfactory to the Peers pre-
snot, and the House immediately adjourned till Monday.