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that went it was at any time in the
power of the Lords to obviate the objection.
It was true the house of Lords had been
much occupied in the present session with
cases of privilege – from which his hon. and
learned friend had inferred that the regulation
proposed would have been of little an aid
in enabling them to get through the arrear of
appeals and writs of error. – But this was in
reality no permanent or lasting objection.
But Was it fair he would ask, in the consideration of
this question to refer to what the house
of Lords could have done under the regulation
in a session when more of its time had
been occupied in cases of privilege than
had been engrossed by the same description
of business for eight extra years before?
The Report Banbury and Berkeley peerages
had taken up an uncommon proportion
of the time attention of the Lords this session, but
it was not likely that such cases should
recur for some time again – and this particular
instance furnished no just criterion to as
to the average course of proceeding.

The regulation
here proposed was that for the purpose of
bringing up the arrear of appeals and
writs of error, the Lords should sit at
least 3 days in the week meeting at 10
o'clock on each day till the arrear of causes
should be considerably reduced – and
subsequently

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	149	Main Headings	constitutional code
Folio number	221	Info in main headings field
Image	003	Titles
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	4
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Penner		Watermarks	iping 1820
Marginals		Paper Producer	bernardino rivadavia
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1810
Notes public		ID Number	50075
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