Star.
London, England, 1816-03-27 00:00:00

PARLMMENTdRr PROCELDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 2d.

The TTrm.e proceeded in Sir George Barlow's Divorce Bill.-1
Mr. W.lltIlF.l riended as Counsel for the Petitioner, and Mr.
Idannisom for Lady Barlow. Witnesses were examined to prove
the preliminary fats of the ease and the adultery, and the Bill
waft then read a sezoni time and committed for toetnurrow.
Respecting General Dyott's Divorce Mr. SLADIL, a Proctor,
and two other Gen-lemen, were examined, when it appearing
&Ars. Dem: was at Paris, it was ordered* on the motion of the
I.oen CanNcet.tok, that service of the BM and Order on Mrs.
Dyott'. i'roror shield he deemed good servief.
Lard RE:IE3I).II.E pr,-sen.rd a Put Mon from the Debtors
son(ine.l in the Castle of York, prayi,g relief.—Ordered to lie
Oes the Table.
The Earl of COVENTRY presen.ed a Petition from the City
of Worcester, praying the repeal of the Insolvent Act.—Ordered
to lie on the Table.

The Bart of SHAFITSBURY presented Petitions from the
Land-owacrs, Occupiers, &c. of Sarre), and Suffolk, complain-
blit of Agricultural Di3trcss, and priying relief.—Ordercd to he
on the Table.

nnwoNtv ANT) RETPENCIIMENT.

The Earl of COVENTRY presented a Petion
from the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, Freeholders, and
Inhabitants of the County of Worcester, praying for
economy i.. the Public Experulitire, and retrench-
ment of tinneccsary Establishments.—Ordered to
lie on tie Table.

The E irl of LAUDERDALE expressed his con-
currence in the sentiments of the Petitioners, and ad-
verted to an item of public expenditure which usually
earue up to the House two or three days only before
the close of the Session, when them was no time to
snake inquiry, namely, an annual grant of ai'.50,000
for the Caledonian Canal, which Canal, he believed
it was the opinion of naval men, would never prove
of any utility, and which, it was the universal opinion
in Scotland, was of no use whatcver. He therefore
thought that a saving ti ti.is amount might at all
events he made, and 'which, in these times of diffi-
culty and slressure, would be of some importance.—
He tinstel that an inquiry would be instituted upon
this subject, in order that this money might not again
be voted for nu useful purpose.
The Duke cf SUSSEX presented a Petition from
the Lord Mayor, ALlermen, and Commons of Lon-
don, in Co union Council assembled, praying for
economy in the public expenditure, and retrenchment
of usArss offices, and particularly Fraying against
the large military establishment now proposed. • His
Royal Highness observid, that the 'iconic had a
right to expect the strictest economy in the Public
expenditure, at a period like the present of pressure
and difficolty. He could not, however, upon this
subject, add to what had been so ably said upon a
former night by a Noble Marquis ; . he could only
recur to a topic he had mentioned before, he alluded
to the Marines. By the establ'shment of a force of
that description, in Preference to battalions of the
line, a considerable saving might be effected, as it
would be found that 16,000 Marines would cost the
cnuntry £60,000 a year less than 16.003 men form.
ing a standing army, reckoning 1,000 men to a
►attalion.

The Petition was ordered to lie upon the Table.
PRINCE LEOI'OLTI OF COBOURG.

The Earl ct LIVER POG:. presented a Bill for
allowing a Bill to presented in ti:is present Ses-
sion of l'arliarr-nt, for naturalizi:lg l'rince Leopold
of Cobourg. H s I.or .Iship stated that thii gill was
necessary as a preliminary step to the naturalization
of his Serene Ilighne,s. It had been usual to go
through the different stages of Bills of this descry- I
tion in one day, and therefore he proposed that cer- I
tail) of the standing of Jets should be swended to-
-11314,110W for that purpose.
The Bill was r. ad a first time.

Lord HOLLAND suggested, that the regular
course would be to move that the standing order al-
luded to be taken into consideration to morrow.
The E.al of LIVERPOOL acquiesced, and a
pinion to that effect was agreed to.