Lords Sitting of 10 June 1806

MINUTES.
The house proceeded in the appeal from the court of chancery, "Mary Georgiana Seymour, an infant, by her next friend, against the earl of Euston and lord Henry Seymour." The solicitor general, at considerable length, went over most of the arguments urged in this cause in the court of chancery, and was followed on the same side by Mr. Agar. The further consideration of the appeal was then postponed till the next day. During the hearing of the appeal, the bishop of Winchester addressed the house in further confirmation of an affidavit made by his lordship, which had been referred to by the solicitor-general relative to the education of Miss Seymour in the faith of the church of England. The Lord Chancellor observed, that whatever degree of respect they might entertain for the opinions of the right reverend prelate, their lordships could only look to what was in evidence before them.—The Irish Stamp Duties bill was read a third time and passed.—Strangers were excluded, whilst their lordships discussed some matter of privilege brought forward by the earl of Limerick. The discussion continued some time. Strangers were re-admitted, but no public business was done, and very soon afterwards they were again excluded; when the consideration of the evidence adduced on the trial of lord Melville was resumed; and an order was made to proceed further on the trial of lord Melville on Thursday, and a message ordered to be sent to the Commons to acquaint them therewith.