The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLI.I..4IENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, kpitit,

Counsel were fully he id resp,cting the Scots Ap-
peal Causes, Frasers v. Spalding and Fraser.—
udgment postponed.
The Earl of DAIIN LEV called the attention of
their Lordships to the Iti.;!) prices of provisions in
ireland, a subject %%Lich he deemed highly worthy
the serious nttotalion of the House. lie iblverted to
what he had formerly thrown out on the suhjoct, and
the remedy lie suggested, which Ministers had since
found necessary to adopt, without which the distress
Ivoutcl have become inlitiitely greater. Ile thought it
vroald he important to ascertain, as far as practicable,.
t;;e quantity of grain destroyed by the distilleries,
within a given period, npplicable to the food of man.
It was most particularly his intention to bring this
scilicet, which referred to the food of nearly five
millions of people, under the consideration of their
Lordships, unless he found that Nlinisteis were.like-
ly to turn their serious attention to the vuhjeci. Ilia
Lordship concluded by moving for an Account of the
Quantity ,of Spirits distilled from Grain during the
months of October, and the following months, up to
- the present,
in consequence of this propmdtion, a discussion of
re,.m.c length ensued, but of which, as well as of what
r,lbsequeolly took place, onr very resiiieted limits,
from the press of variously interestinm matter, con-
fn^ Vs to a very brief and hasty sketch.
Earl 11.1TIICRST reminded the Noble Earl of
tl!e very extensive impertatious of corn from Ire-
land. _

Tim Earl of LIMERICK was of opinion, the No-
Me Mover was not correct in his information as to'
the suplioced scarcity and high prices of corn in Ire-
land, rind referred to some facts of which he was ere-
ilibly.and recently infcimed, which hove out hi:, in-
I.rence, at least with respect to these parts cf that
ccunt ry.
The Earl of LAumc...a.k.LE and Lord HOL-
LAND supported what fell from their Noble Friend,
tual censured Ministers for not recurring-sooner to
t! e expedient which he hail recommended. What fell
f.cm the Noble Earl (Limerick) they deemed as
Lavirig only a partial reference.
The Earl of LIMERICK spoke in explanation ;
as did the Earl of DARN LEY ; and after a few
words from the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the
question was put, and the account ordered accord-

ingly.
The Irish Fublic Accounts, and the Military Ac-
counts Auditing and a kw others, were brought
up from the Curnaions by Mr. Lushicgton, and other
Members, and read a first time.
BERLIN AND MILAN DECREES. •

Tire Earl of LIVERPOOL, by command of the
Prioco lieguia, laid a Copy of tied Declaration issued
by his Heys! ilighnt-ss, in consequence of the offi-
cial roroA rf ti,v Frylicli Minister to the Conserva-
tive Serlatt, the inttnition of the French Go-
vt.rnineut to ra%-seve:i. is th..se measures, before their
Lordships. This pioce.:.lit:g Cha document itself
is already before our save rise to some dis-
city ion.

L'rd /TOLLAND expressed his wish to know,
Iset..er it was meant by the eoeument, that a ge-;
riml rep:al of all the parts of the Berlin and Milan
Decrees, or only of those parts which most affected
this country, or were contrary to the Jaw of nations, •
should be required, ere an abregation of the Orders
in Council should take place?
The Eatl of uvrttroor, expressed his wish. to
answer the No'il' Brron as far as the nature of the
case would admit. It was a matt,:r of mach dispute
how far either of those Decrees were or wire not re-
pealed.- Much of what the :Noble Baron seemed to
contemplate would depend upon the particular case,
as it shoukt•appear in proof to the Caorts below, as
applicable to the Orders in Council. As to the par-
ticular question referring to a partial repeal of the
Decrees hi crestion, it would be impossible for him
prec:s.ly to say, without knowing what the parts
tied were. A-general abrogation could only be
i e,asequenca of a total repeal of those Decrees ;
but with respect to any partial repeal, it would
form a question for the determination of Govern-
ment, accordirg to the various circumstances of the
care.

Lord HOLLAND, in explanation, observed,
that acverding to his unders'atyliog of the Noble Se-
cretary, a g repeal of the Berlin and Milan
I)..ctTes was cold:wet:de(' by the document in ques-
tion:

TE-P Earl of LAIJI:IIIDALF, was of opinion,
Oat from the la tnyinge atnl enactments of the Milan
D tilat of was ipso fw.f." repealed ; and
ha sAhl. it wools, well become Ministers to consider
tits d;strvssed state of the 13ritish manufacturers,
ref..reitee to that subject.
cniatended this was by. no
rayons the ca,e, as in all the communications between
the tha 13t rlin D4crees were
e.j ail; referred to.