The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-18 00:00:00

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PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE Or LORDS. FEX. 17.
to an Appeal from the Conrt of Session in Scotia/3C Lady
reset Ker and Lady Mary Ker. siAers and cn-beiresses of the
Dyke of Rozbti.rgh, r. Wauchn lie and others. Trustees, Ste.
cruder his draft., ;If -Mr. Adam and Mr. Maronnochie were
heats' for the Appals/its, and Sir likunuel Hominy a Inv ,word/
for the Reepondents.
The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered his opinion in eon-
termite.. with the Judgment of the Chart of SesAell, wait* was
affirmed by the House, thereby continuing the validity of the
will of the late Duke of Ro burgh.
The Irish Naval Stores Embezzlement Bill riled thro
Comisi tine and iyas resportie es* d
REVERSIONS. _ _

Earl GROSVENOR said he took the first oppor.
trinity, on his return to town, of calling their Lord-
ships' attention to a subject, which, whatever others
might think, he.considerod to be of great import?
trace. Ile lamented that a Bill prohibiting the Grant-
ins Offices in Reversion had . been lost in the House
of Commons, and he could not hut consider the
decision as a great inconsistency. He was at a loss
to conceive what arguments could have beets.urged to
induce the rejection of such a measure. It surely
'could not have been argued that it was of too trilling
a nature to deserve the attention of the House, for
if it were of a trifling nature, why not pass a mea-
sure so consolatory to the.feelings of the people.—
It could not surely hare been erred that the passing
of it would heve engendered a difference between the
two Houses'q Parliament,
battiest that might ea- ,
sily have imen got rid 4 by agreeing to & temporary
Bill, as in,a former instance. But whs.** might
have been the.irgumenti on which the'rejlittion of
such a Bill was founded, he could ;not hut consider
it aideeply.te be lamepted, inasmuch `as the passing
of the Bill would have been a first step -teivards the
extinction of that system of corruption which un•
happily prevailed, and would so far have gratified the
just expectations of the people. The 'continuance of
tjtopractice nting offices in reversion was great-
ly to. be 'deprecated, pregnant .as it was with .every
species of undcrhand transactions. It was pro-
bable, however, that a Bill would come before
their Lordships for suspending this practice for a li-
mited time; and he trusted that if such were the
case, jbe
.asspensiou would not be merely for a year,
but for tenuity". thirty, or even fifty years. If such
should net he the object of
.the Bill, he gave notice
that he *meld propose to extend the suspension for
a considerable period,, in order that they might not
be celled upon to.constder it from year to year, mere.
ly as a temporary measure. If such a Bill did not
come before then. Lordships 'Within a reasonable
time, he gave notice that it was his intention to pro.
pose a measere of that description,
AMER.ICAC
Lord HOLLAND seeing a Noble Lord at the
bead of the Foreign department, in his place, wished
to ask of that Noble Lord, whether, in the present
state of the aegociation with the United States of Ame-
Mca, it would be improper to lay before the house
such Papers, or at least that part of the Correspon-
dence which it was notorious had already met the
p tblic e)e I He did not wish to make a motion for
et correspondence in the negociation, unless it was
the ttio of those who had the management of that
viegeOlotios, that it would not be improper to corn-
menkate the correspondence, and he therefore wished
to ascertain this fact, in order that he might give a
short notice of a motion for such parts of the coy-
respand—ice as It might not be deemed improper to
&omit, tt ,tieate.

The Marvis WELLESLEY said he had not re-
ceived the commands of his Royal Highness the
Prince Reg..nt, to lay any of the papers alluded to
by the Noble Lord before the House. If the Noble
lord. however, would give notice of a day for a mo-
tieq. spou the subject, he should then be prepared
to state distinctly to the House, whether or not it
would he ipproper to commepipate the correspon-
dence marwl for.
Lord HOLL4ND said he was afraid be had peon
misunderstood by Noble Lord. What he Wished
in order to esielftaie whether he should &re a notice
of Motion was, to know whether it would be im-
prowr to communieate any 1,. rt of the correspor,
denc.e., Witiseat having any extraordinary coatidence
in Ministers; a confidence safer would of course be
cone.ededltothem, namely, the they having the ma-
cagement of a negociation would.he th.' best judges
whether it would be improper or not to communicate
any part of the correspondence, It was with this
view that he hiked the question.
The Marquis WELLESLEY repeated, that he
4atl ng ;Tamen& from his Royal Highness the Vristce
Regent to lay any of the correspondence before the
Rouse, but Host if the Welds lewd gare notice of a
day for Lis Illation, be should then be prepared disr
iitictly to itite his eliinlark'
upon the subject,
Adjounied tilt to 'vireos Obis day). -