Star.
London, England, 1803-02-05 00:00:00

PeIRL.I.4MENTAR7 PINCEEDIAGS.

HOUSE OFLORDS, FRIDAY, FEB. 4.

After lonic routine buf.ner, had been difpofed of,
The Loup CllANCk:LLOßßAtecloliat a number of Peers had
riven in their l.Rs rLfpcding the arpointmcm of Member,: of
that I ionic to compote the Board of halt India Judicature, our-
Lund to the r, gulations of the Ad; of the aotli of MA Majcity.
Certain accounts dir,.d.cd to be annually laid before Parlia-
ment, Avc re prefented by the proper OfEeersfrnm the Comraif-
Lon, rs for the reduction of the National Dcht.

The I oat) Cu.. ethos quitted the tt'oalfack, and nude a
w get erahoblervations, retie ling the Guam; of the Irifla
ritual Peers in the Imperial Parliament the Nohle and Learn-
ed Lord in ome degree repeated what he had thrown out on
this fubjact the firlt day of the prelent &dhoti —A degree of
11111underftanding (tented to prevail with icfpeet to the milcon-
-11 of this part of the Regulating Act, and which prin.
rt o.tlly appeared to arife from th, eiretuultancc of Vffrount So-
menu., one of the Irith Reprefentative VtrCA. and who fat as
fw., being at the fame time .Irelibiflom of Caen! ; that Noble
rfon having tince bean tranflated to the Arzbiemicopal See of
Dubliii,and whole turn it wan neat to lit after the Pritnatet in-
eceafed the difficulty. In purfuatice of what he had Rated on a
former day, the fubjeel would, u the importance of it required,
have been duly taken up, were it not for the abfence, front indif-
pofttion, of two Noble and Learned Lords, thoroughly conver-
fart therein. Under different coon:m.9lone of that part (tithe
Act of Union, a de;rce of irregularity was certainly ariareftt
and in illuftrating thia part of his c►fervatioca, his LowiLhip
Waved to the different modes of Minos writsaccordiog to the
ptovifiona of the Aft, to the It ifh Temporal and Spiritual Re-H
prefentatiim Peers. Upon the whole, it molt be obvious to ,
their Lordfhips, that it was important the fuhjeet Ihould be
taken into eonfidetatico as Coon as praelicable, and the regular
mode or rotation of the Iri(h Spiritual Peers fitting in the Im-
perial Parliament; nod at the fame time he ohferved upon the
the propriety of having a full attendance 011 an oceallon of fuch
peculiar importance. The Noble and I.earned Lord conclud-
ed his obfervations by moving, " that fo much of the Adt as
related to the titt ng o► the frith Spiritual Peers in the Imperial
Parliament, be rift iced to the confederation of :he Committee cf
Privilege. on Thurfday neat ," which was ordered accordingly.
The Sifliops of Gioucalter and St. Afaph; Earls of Albe-
Inarie and Galloway, and o:hcr Peers, were tivorn and took their
eats.

Certain Doettsuents relative to the Rate of the Convicts em-
rloyed at Portfmarth, and on the River Thames, were pre-
tented by Mr. Juilice GR A IIADI at the Bar, and afterwards laid
urn the Table —Adjourned till Monday. •

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Several Members took the oaths and their feats.

Mr. Bi a SW 011) brought up the Repurti of the Committee
en the Petition oldie Id& Royal Canal Company.—The report
was received, and a Bill ordered accordingly.
The SOLIUTOR G SIMI A L pretested a Petition from the
Malden and Farmers ot Newarknopon-Trent, praying relief
from the Malt Duty.
A Petition was perfected by General GA SCOIONI from the
Corporation of Liverpnol. praying have to bring in a Bill for
the amendment of cerain laws for U e improvanas of the port
of LiverpooL—Clrdered to be refcmd to a Committee.

Mr. HIGHAM brought the annual account of :he procenlinta
of the Conuniffioners for the mludtion of tba National DCUt,
tram jilL 31, iBoz, to Jan. 3i, iBo3.

An account from tbt Infretor of Coovhlla eras brought In
by Mr. GRAllase.—Ordered to Ile on the Table.

General GASCOIGNt moved, that there be laid before the
Houle an account of the number of Mips and Teals emplt yed
in Great Britain in the traofport fender" and as armed veffels,
together with the tonnage thereof, and the number of men and
boys which inscapoftd the crews thereof, from Jan. solos, to
Jan. y, sky, di linguilking the years.—Oniered.