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WEDNESDAY, -JULY I 2; 1820.

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEMItiVOS. '
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HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 11.
In a Coin/ate* of Privileges, their Lordship* heard Counsel
and evidence in vetilleation of the claim of Viscount Gilwiry
to that Peerage, preliminary.to his Lordship voting at the elec-
tion for a Representative Peer on the pin of Ireland. The far-
ther consideration was postponed, in order to afford time for
certainfarther documentary etidenee to be brought forward.
Prayers were then read ; and, on the question for the second
reading of Pellew's Divorce Bill, Counsel and evidence were
heard in support of the Bill. The necessary facts of the mar-
riage, the adultery, and certalu subordinate point. being satis-
faetorily proved, their Lordships gave a second reading. to the
Bill, and ordered it to be committed to-morrow.
Lord HOLLAND presented a Petition from Glasgow, in
reference to the Statute Labour Bill, which was ordered to
lie en the table.
The Union Duties' flesulation, the Paper Duties, and several
other Bills, chiefly private or local, were brought up from the
Conn/seas by Mr. 'Jammu', Sir. Janus 'Gummi, and other
Umbers, and genially read the fiat time.
SWIM COM/LITT= ON TORNION TRACK.
Gibe Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a Peti:-
thin from the Boronghrceve, Town Council, and a
numerous portion of the Inhabitants of Manchester
and Salford, praying for the removal of certain in-
jurious restrictions upon the Trade between Great
Britain and the Countries eastward of the Cape of
Good Hope, China, &c. as such would greatly tend
to the revival and advantage of the trade in which
the Petitioners were so deeply concerned, kc. The
Noble Marquis observed, it was not his intention at
present to offer any remarks as to the subject matter
of the Petition ; bat teeing a Noble Earl now in his
place, who happened to be absent at the time he had
laid the first Report of their Lordships' Committee
on Foreign Trade before the House, he begged leave
to inquire (wishing at the same time to abstain from
any argumentative discussion) whether it was in-
tended to adopt such a system of legislation, as re-
commended by the Report, with respect to putting
the Canada timber trade on a similar footing, so as
to equalize it with ether timber, as to dimension and
bulk, in the regulation of the duties; and also, whe-
ther it was intended that any duty, as those of freight
and transfer, should be met by a corresponding duty
on the Canada timber ? He hoped some measure of
the kind was intended, but he saw little prospect.that
such a Bill would be enacted this Session. It would,
however, he thought, be desirable to know what
were the intentions of his Majesty's Government on
these heads ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that h e agreed
in the general proposition referred to in the Report.
Undoubtedly he thought that some regulations were
necessary with respect to the particular branch of the
Report referred to by the 'Noble Marquis, and espe•
cially as it related to the Baltic timber. Some al-
teration in the duties would be advantageous, but
there was no prospect of any such being perfected
in the present Session. By the votes on the table it
was known that a Committee on the same subject
was appointed by the other House, and that that Com-
mittee had taken up some other branches of the ge-
neral subject, which increased the difficulty of .di-
gesting a legislative measure until the question was
thoroughly disposed of by Parliament. Such cases'
ought to be proceeded with on general principles.—
Even the nature of a material alteration in the duties
respecting the Baltic timber was connected with a
question whether it should be made in the way of a
reduction therein, or by a corresponding duty bn the
Canada- timber? This was not an unimportant
question. In the commencement, those who engaged
in that branch of the Canada trade received, under
these circumstances, extraordinary support from Go-.
vernment, particularly in referring to the large ca-
pital they had embarked in the trade. The subject,
he certainly thought, should receive some regulation,
and, as to a graduated scale of reduced duties, that
certainly was for the consideration of Parliament.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH was of opinion, that
ss hatever had been adopted v. ith respect to the parti-
cular trade in question, took place on the principle
of a temporary regulation, and not as a permanent
arrangement. He thought, that,whatever favourable
arrangements-may be expected with reference to the
timber-trade, they must be obtained by means of
communication and co-operation with foreign Powers:
the regulation of the timber-tride should be per-
manently arranged on a liberal principle, and a con-
siderable interval musrttuavoidably elapse, when some
what equivalent, would, in the way, naturally be ex
, particularly with reference to the trade with
-Norway and Sweden. His Lordship then glanad at
the trade adverted to in the Petition then before the
House, and observed, that the duties imposed by the
Local Government of Ceylon operated.almost in the
way of prohibition: but be thought in ameliorating
the state of that branch of our commerce, the diffi-
,culty would be comparatively small.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE exeressed his satis-
faction at the subject being so taken, up, but seemed
to think what was geing forward in the other House
should not operate as a bar to any proceeding on the
part of their Lordships. That House even requested
a copy of their Lordships Report on'the subject, and
it had been communicated to them. He seemed to
think the matter of an advantageous regulation of
the duties would riot be a point of very great facility.
Care should be taken in an arrangement of this kind,
or it would have the effect of forcing upon the mar-
ket great quantities of American timbec. Communi-
cations with foreign Powers may facilitate a favour-
able arrangement, and if the Baltic trade were opened,.
it should be on a liberal principle.
Earl BATHURST observed, that the duties pay-
: able on the Ceylon trade were under consideration,
and that some alterations were intended. The tim-
ber duties, as a Noble. Lord had observed, were
' matter of temporary regulation, and not considered
as a permanent system. The ulterior arrangement
, of this part of the subject was, however, matter for
grave and serious deliberation, and required that
care should be taken, that in th;•arrangement of the
traffic no steps abould be adopted that woukl, in ef-
t feet, go to annihilate the timber trade of our Colonies.

PRICE SEVEN-PENCE-

The Marguii of LANSDOWN spbke shindy iA
explanation' and concluded by mooing; "'Tat the
Petition he had presented be referred tb their Lord.
ships' Committee on foreign trade," which was or;
tiered accordingly.

PETITION .FROM THE QUEEN:
Lord AUCKLAND-rose to present a Petition froul
the Queen, praying that a list of witnesses might b,
communicated to her Majesty's Attorney-General.—
His Lordship Said, that he would only move at pre=
sent, that the Petition should be read and laid on the
table, and would postpone the further consideratiod
of it to Friday next, when the motion of which
notice had been given by a Noble Lord (Erskine)
would be discussed:
The Petition was then read by the Clerk, and was
to the following purport:
CAROLINE REGINA.
IMP fat WWI sriartuAL AND TIMPOiLAL, nt PAELLOWfit

0 tie Queen having received informed= that the Mum tit
Lords have appoinud the ketona reading of a Bill for the De-
gradation and Divorce of her Majesty fur Thursday, the I"th
of August next,. and as it Is necessary and eipedlent for bee
defence, that she should be famished with a list of the wit-
nesses to be Produced against her, the Queen desires Melt
list may be forthwith comniunicated to her Majesty's Attorne,
General." '
. A COMXIITTIZZ OF PRECEDIVITS.
• The Earl of LAUDERDALE _rose to propose to
their Lordships the appointment of a Committee to
search for precedents with regard to the whole of
the proceedings in her Majesty's case, that Noble
Lords might see accurately what bad been done in
other cases, as even those which had the smallest
degree of analogy, might afford some information
available to the conduct of the important case now
under-consideration.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL stated, that he had nd
objectiop to the appointment of a Committee td
search for precedents, provided the powers of the
Committee were, in the first instance, confined to the
object of her Majesty's Petition. They might after.;
wards be extended. But as a motion relative to the
same subject was to come on upon Friday next, the
Committee might oh that day make their report;
and; if their view was confined to the one point, he
could not object to the motion. -
Lord HOLLAND said, that he had an objectiPn
to the appointment of a Committee for one particulat
point. If their Lordships were resolved to look to
precedents in cases of Bills of Attainder, and Bills
of Pains and Penalties, they should look to the whole
proceedings in those cases, in order to know what
they really were. He should have no disinclination
to a Committee, who should repoit on the entire
proceedings; but he did object to a Committee, Conk
fined to the one object, because a precedent so cons.
fined might, if the whole proceedings id-the case were
looked to, operate rather as a warning, than as an
advice or sanction. If, therefore, the Committee
was to inquire generally, he should not oppose the
motion ; but he could not give it bib vote, if it was
to be so restricted.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that he could not
tell what was meant by a Committee to search gene-
'rally for precedents : there was no solid ground whir
its distinct object should not be stated.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE was willing to
frame his motion according to the suggestion of the
Noble Earl (Liverpool), and confine the Czmmittee,
in the first instance, to the object of the Petition.--.
He would move, therefore, " That a Committee be ap-
pointed to search for precedents; on the point of
communicating a list of witnesses, and
,to report
thereon," which might be afterwards extended.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH was of opinion, that
the Committee should be appointed for the purpose .of
searching for precedents as to the course usually pur-
sued in the case of Bills of Pains and Penalties, and
then the Committee might report upon the particu-
lar point noiv wished.
The Eatl of LIVERPOOL thought, that sin in-
quiry extending to the whole course of proceedings,
must necessarily consume a great deal of time, and
would materially interfere with the discharge of the
great duties that devolved upon their Lordships. If
the object of the Committee was at first confined, it
might be afterwards extended, when they had re-
ported upon the precedents in the particular instance.
Lord HOLLAND could not agree to the motion,
if confined merely to the object of searching for pre-
cedents upon the communication of a list of wit-
nesses ; but, however, he wished to know what the
motion pretisely was. • ,
Here Lord LAUDERDALE revised has motion,
after which it was lead, and was as follows:

" That a Committee be appointed to search for precedebts oss
the point of comManicating a list of witnesses in the proceedkg
by tills of Att*inder, and Bills of Pains and Penalties." -
Lord -HOLLAND again urged his objections to
this motion. He contended that the whole of the
proceedings ought to be made known to their Lord-
ships, for no single part could of itself afford any in-
st: uction. It might be something either to be imitated
or avoided, as would appear upon the inspection of
the whole case ; but nothing that was not agreeable
to the ends of justice,
_should, in the present case,
be taken as a precedent. For in a legislative mead
sure so anomalous, their Lordships were botu.d by
ne precedents. A Bill of Pains and Penalties was in
itself a contempt of preceden:s and rules. He did
not say that it should not be sometimes resorted to;
but never unless upon the •clearest necessity : and
whenever such a measure was instituted, it was in
the nature of criminal equity, bound by no rules-but
such-as were consistent w ith justice and the Pa/radar
circumstances of the case. that called for it. f par.
ticular precedents were t be culled out of the his..
tory of England, these was nothing unjust or arbi.
Crary that might not be justified : unless the whole
case was brought before the view of the Muse at the
same time,- to enable a right judgmen: to be formed
of its value, as deserving to detect the course of pro.,
ceedings in similar cases. His Lordship then re.