The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAIRLLAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tigvassaa, Fss.

Mr. Neat+, from the Treasury, presented soreral
accounts, which were ordered to lie on the table.

The Longitude Bill was Reported by the Bari of
Shaftesbury, the Amendment agreed to, and the Bill
ordered to be read a third time to.morrow.

THE QUEEN.
The Queen's Annuity Bill was brought up from the
House of Commons by Mr. Brogdes, sad other mem-
bers.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL inbred the first iisalug
of it. and that it be printed.
The Rill baring been read a first %hue,

The girl of LIVERPOOL gave notice of his in•
teotion to move the second reading on Monday next t
but a. there was other business fixed for that day, if
there should be any objection to the secoud reading
then, be should have no objection to postpone it till
Tuesday.

AdjoUrned till to-morrow (phi• day.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tatitsetv.
BOSTON ELECTION PETITION.

At four o'clock the House proceeded to ballet for
Committee, to take iety cmeiderakiqg .01e„ Istigos.
emphining of as ea.. Mara fel dm lieessili et
Boston. Soon after, Mr. Dross, the Clerk, appeared
at the Bar with the reduced list, which uas as fel-
lows

Honourable J. Somers Cocks, Sir W. H. Pringle.
Sir 'Arises Burgh, Honourable Heneage Legge. Hon.
Christopher Ilely Hutchinson, Jonathan Raise. Esq..
'Charles Calvert, Esq., Honourable J. M. Clement, Sir
J. Kynaston Powel!, P. Corbett, Esq.. Lord John
Piteroy, W. L. Childe, Esq., W. E. B. Ihingiston,
Esq., Isaac liJscoyne, Esq. cud Sir It Heron.
Mr. CURWEN brought in a Bat to enable the
Trustees under the Church Building Art, to issne
20,0001. to the Parish of diary-le-bout, fur the par.
pose of building four Chapels in that pasish.-•-Read a
first time, and ordered to be read a second time.

On the ►notion of Mr. MABERLY an Account was
ordered to be laid before the House of the quantity of
Fla: Seed imported into Great Britain in the years
11:118, 182(1, and IMO, distinguishing the countries
whence exported, and the ports into which imported.
Also an Account of the Amount of the Duties on
Window• in Great Britain and Ireland.

The MAlt Duties Bill, and the Transfer of Graeae
Dill. went through Cotnwittees ; the Reports of
which were ordered to be received to-teorrow.

On the motion of t►e LORD ADVOCAIE of
SCOTLAND, the House resolved itself into a Com-
mittee on the Court of Sessions Acts.

The LORD ADVOCATE, after a few prefatory oh-
servatiuns on the expediency of carrying into effect
the recommendation of the Parliamentary Commis-
sion on this subject; and after stating. that the prin•
pal object is view was, that the present mode of,
paying the salaries of the clerks and officers of that
Court should COW for the purpose of substituting a'
fee fund, out of which those salaries shook! be paid ;
and the deficiency of which, if any, should he made
po4l by Government; moved a ft,sulation, that it was
expedient that further regulations should be made'
with respect to the proceedings in the Court of S.
sions in Scotland.

To a few words from J. P. Clas*e, an.' Mr. Bev-
/41T, the latter of wlmm declared, that if it were in-
tended to make the salaries in question hither than at
present, he would take the sense of the Committee on
the Itemlotion.

The LORD ADVOCATR replied, that m fur from
bring higher, they would he rather diminished by
the proposed arrangement; and that they would he
barely adequate to the due reward of the serricee per•
focused.

The Resoled*, was then agreed to.
The Wit) ADVOCATE moved a second Resole-
doe respectieg the salaries of the Clerks. The prin.
sips' to hare 60411. a year, the others in a .sprciied
proportion.
Mr. CREEVEY objected lar the letrodnetioti of this
finestion at that time; Thursday was a dayin which
it was tied that aodtes should preet4-Orders, hotrod
Of which the Baser were now In a Ousatitwo en ati
Order of the Day, which was likely is tansie arse
discussion, while a Noble Prised of her goal written,'
who had Oren Retitle of a very iittasvida • isiotion.--.1
lie knew that anent very Pen. t 0.4
wand to motel thaw atiseistiwie weft reel yal h thu'
*saw.
Aft* a short conreataties 10 wide% the Lard A 4.-•
leo:ate Si: it. Wilson, Mr. Bevies (the C'tair nsa if