Lords Sitting of 16 February 1804

Preamble
The House resolved itself into a committee of privileges; and Lord Walsingham having taken the chair, the consideration of Sir Cecil Bishop's claim to the Zouche Peerage was resumed.—Several witnesses were examined in support thereof, and Mr. Cazely addressed the committee at some length on behalf of the claimant.—Their lordships adjourned the further consideration of the case till Tuesday next.—The House then resumed, and the space below the bar was cleared while prayers were reading.—During the time of the exclusion of strangers, Lord Grenville, we understand, moved that the order for summoning the House, relative to his intended motion of to-morrow, respecting the paper circulation as connected with the general defence of the country, be discharged, and the order was discharged accordingly.—The hearing of the Appeal Cause, Graham v. Weir, which stood for tins day, was postponed.—Adjourned till tomorrow.