House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 24 June 1831

Die Veneris, 24° Junii 1831.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

E. of Shaftesbury chosen Speaker pro tempore.

The Lord Chancellor not being present, and The Lord Tenterden and The Lord Wynford, appointed Speakers by His Majesty's Commissions, being absent, the Lords unanimously chose The Earl of Shaftesbury to be Speaker pro tempore:

And his Lordship took his Seat upon the Woolsack accordingly.

PRAYERS.

Ld. Le Despencer takes the Oaths.

This Day Thomas Lord Le Despencer took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Ld. Clements introduced.

Nathaniel Earl of Leitrim, of that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 20th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created a Baron of the United Kingdom by the Title of Baron Clements of Kilmacrenan, in the County of Donegal, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Holland and The Lord Plunket, (also in their Robes,) the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Garter King of Arms preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.

His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz ^t.)

"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved Nathaniel Clements of Kilmacrenan, in Our County of Donegal, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.

"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twentieth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.

"Bathurst."

Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.

Private Bills, Orders respecting.

The Order of the Day being read for taking into Consideration the Standing Orders relative to Private Bills; and for the Lords to be summoned;

It was moved, "That the said Standing Orders be now read."

The same were accordingly read by the Clerk.

Then the Order of the Day for taking into Consideration the several Motions made Yesterday relative to Private Bills, with a view to the Standing Orders relative to Private Bills being so far dispensed with during this Session; and for the Lords to be summoned, was read.

The said Motions were read by the Clerk as follow:

"It was moved, That where any Petition praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill shall set forth, that a Petition in the same Words, or the same in Substance, was presented in the last Session of Parliament, or which shall refer to any such Petition presented in the last Parliament, and that the Judges to whom such Petition was referred did make their Report thereupon, the same be referred to a Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament; and if the Committee shall report that no such Alteration hath taken place, then that Leave be given to the Parties to bring in a Bill, in the same Words as those of the former Bill so reported upon by the Judges as aforesaid, without referring the said renewed Petition to Two of the Judges in the usual Course.

"It was moved, That if any such Bill so renewed and presented shall be committed in this Session, (such former Bill having been also committed in the last Session of Parliament,) the Committee appointed on such renewed Bill be at liberty to proceed on the same, after a Week from the Day on which the same shall be ordered to be committed; and that Notice affixed on the Doors of this House Seven Days before the meeting of the said Committee shall be sufficient.

"It was moved, That where any Evidence was taken in the last Session of Parliament before the Committee appointed to consider such former Bill, the same be referred to the Committee appointed to consider such renewed Bill, and be received as Evidence by such Committee; but without Prejudice to the same or any other Witnesses being examined, if required and necessary."

Then it was moved, "To agree to the First Motion."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That where any Petition praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill shall set forth, that a Petition in the same Words, or the same in Substance, was presented in the last Session of Parliament, or which shall refer to any such Petition presented in the last Parliament, and that the Judges to whom such Petition was referred did make their Report thereupon, the same be referred to a Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament; and if the Committee shall report that no such Alteration hath taken place, then that Leave be given to the Parties to bring in a Bill, in the same Words as those of the former Bill so reported upon by the Judges as aforesaid, without referring the said renewed Petition to Two of the Judges in the usual Course.

Then it was moved, "To agree to the Second Motion."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That if any such Bill so renewed and presented shall be committed in this Session, (such former Bill having been also committed in the last Session of Parliament,) the Committee appointed on such renewed Bill be at liberty to proceed on the same, after a Week from the Day on which the same shall be ordered to be committed; and that Notice affixed on the Doors of this House Seven Days before the meeting of the said Committee shall be sufficient.

Then it was moved, "To agree to the Third Motion."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That where any Evidence was taken in the last Session of Parliament before the Committee appointed to consider such former Bill, the same be referred to the Committee appointed to consider such renewed Bill, and be received as Evidence by such Committee; but without Prejudice to the same or any other Witnesses being examined, if required and necessary.

Ordered, That in all other respects the several Standing Orders relative to Private Bills be in full Force, and observed.

Ordered, That the said Orders be printed.

Account of Private Bills in Progress on 22d April last, Ordered.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "An Account of the Number of all the Private Bills which were in Progress through this House on the 22d Day of April last; distinguishing them by Classes, and specifying the Stages to which they had been severally advanced; and also such Bills as had passed this House, and had not received the Royal Assent."

R. & F. Bell v. Gray et al.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Richard Bell and Francis Bell; complaining of a Decree of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the 3d Day of March 1831; and praying, "That the same may be reversed or varied, or that the Appellants may have such further Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that Robert and George Gray and James Dudgeon may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said Robert and George Gray and James Dudgeon may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Friday the 29th Day of July next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondents, or upon their Solicitor or Clerk in Court in the said Cause, shall be deemed good Service.

Brodrick to enter into a Recogce on Harland's et al. Appeal.

The House being moved, "That William Brodrick of Bow Church Yard, in the City of London, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for William Harland, and others, on account of their Appeal depending in this House:"

It is Ordered, That the said William Brodrick may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellants, as desired.

E. of Strathmore et Ux. v. Ewing.

The House being informed, "That William Ewing, Respondent to the Appeal of Thomas Bowes Earl of Strathmore and Marianne Countess of Strathmore his Wife, had not put in his Answer to the said Appeal, though duly served with the Order of this House for that Purpose:"

And thereupon an Affidavit of William Miller of the City of Edinburgh, Writer, of the due Service of the said Order, being read;

Ordered, That the said Respondent do put in his Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily in a Week.

L d Sinclair's, & St. Clair's Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee:

Upon reading the Petition of Charles Carre Lord Sinclair, for himself, and as Administrator in Law for his infant Children Charles St. Clair, Ellen St. Clair, John St. Clair and Jane Elizabeth St. Clair, Heirs under a certain Deed of Entail executed by Mrs. Margaret Carre of Nisbet, with the Advice and Consent of Miss Anne Carre her Sister; and of The Honorable James St. Clair, the eldest Son of the said Charles Carre Lord Sinclair, also an Heir under the said Deed of Entail; setting forth, "That the Petitioners presented a Petition to their Lordships in the last Session of Parliament, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased, on the 3d Day of February last, to refer to the Lord President of the Court of Session in Scotland, and The Lord Moncreiff, One of the Judges of that Court, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled "An Act to empower the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to sell such Part of the Entailed Lands and Barony of West Nisbet, in the County of Berwick, now belonging to Charles Carre Lord Sinclair, as shall be sufficient for Payment of the Provisions, Debts and Incumbrances affecting the same," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships on the 28th Day of March last: That the said Bill had passed the several Stages in their Lordships House, and had been read a First Time in the other House of Parliament, but by reason of the Prorogation of the last Parliament; and the Dissolution of the same, the said Bill was arrested in its Progress, and no further Proceedings could be had therein;" and therefore praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to order that the Petitioners may have Leave to present a Bill in the same Words as their said former Bill so reported upon by the said Judges in the last Parliament, and to proceed further in the said Bill; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Consideration of the Lords following, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on Monday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

All Lords added to the Com ee.

Ordered, That all the Lords who have been or shall be present this Session, and are not named of the Committee to whom the last-mentioned Petition stands referred, be added thereto.

Cameron's et al. Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Nathaniel Cameron Esquire and Lotitia Pryce his Wife, on behalf of themselves and their infant Children; and Charlotte Evatt Spinster, and The Honorable William Booth Grey and Frances Ann his Wife; setting forth, "That the Petitioners did, on the 29th Day of March 1831, present a Petition to their Lordships, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Baron Garrow and Mr. Justice Bosanquet, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the undivided Moieties of certain Estates of Nathaniel Cameron Esquire and Lætitia Pryce his Wife, in the County of Glamorgan, in Trustees in Trust to sell, under the Directions of the High Court of Chancery, and to apply the Money to arise from such Sales in the Manner therein mentioned," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships, and the Bill was read a Second Time; but by reason of the Dissolution of Parliament no further Proceedings took place on the said Bill: That no other Persons are interested in the Estates mentioned in the said Bill than those who were interested when the said Report was made;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be now given to bring in a Bill for effecting the Purposes aforesaid, such Bill being an exact Copy of the Bill so read a Second Time in this House in the last Session of Parliament; or that the Petitioners may have such other Relief in the Premises as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Trustees of Tuckfield's Charity Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of Exeter, Trustees of Tuckfield's Charity, under their Common Seal; setting forth, "That the Petitioners did, on the 11th Day of March 1831, present a Petition to this House, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Baron Bayley and Mr. Justice Patteson, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enabling The Mayor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of the City of Exeter to sell Two Houses in the Parish of Saint Stephen's, Exeter, vested in them, and to purchase other Estates for the Performance of the Charitable Purposes of the Will of Joan Tuckfield," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships, and the said Bill was read a Second Time; but by reason of the Dissolution of Parliament no further Proceedings took place on the said Bill: That no other Persons are interested in the Estates mentioned in the said Bill than those who were interested when the said Report was made;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be now given to bring in a Bill for effecting the Purposes aforesaid, such Bill being an exact Copy of the Bill so read a Second Time in this House in the last Session of Parliament; or that the Petitioners may have such other Relief in the Premises as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Beattie's Petition to present a similar Bill to his former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Beattie Esquire, of Crieve; setting forth, "That the Petitioner did, upon the 11th Day of February last, present a Petition to their Lordships, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to The Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland and Lord Fullerton, Two of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act to empower the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to take an Account of the Debts and Burdens affecting or that may be made to affect the Entailed Estate of Crieve, and others, in the Counties of Dumfries and Roxburgh, and to sell such Part of the said Estate as may be sufficient to discharge the said Debts and Burdens; and likewise for settling and securing the Lands and Estate of Murrayfield, and others, in the said County of Dumfries, to and in favor of Thomas Beattie of Crieve, Esquire, and the Series of Heirs entitled to take by a certain Deed of Entail made by Thomas Beattie of Crieve, Esquire, now deceased, and under the Conditions and Limitations contained in the said Deed, and for vesting in lieu thereof certain Parts of the Estate of Crieve in the said Thomas Beattie Esquire, and his Heirs and Assigns, in Fee-Simple," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill passed their Lordships House; but by reason of the Dissolution of the late Parliament the said Bill did not pass the House of Commons;" and therefore praying their Lordships "to grant Leave to the Petitioner to present a Bill in the same Words as the former Bill so passed by their Lordships House in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioner as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Preece's et al. Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of William Preece of Leominster, in the County of Hereford, Esquire, and of the Dean and Canons of Windsor, under their Chapter or Common Seal; setting forth, "That the Petitioners presented a Petition to this House in the last Session, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Justice Littledale and Mr. Baron Bolland, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and Bill, intituled, "An Act to effect an Exchange of Estates in the County of Hereford between William Preece Esquire and the Dean and Canons of Windsor," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill so intituled was read a Second Time in this House, and referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Prorogation of Parliament the said Committee did not proceed in the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, That they may have Leave to present a Bill in the same Words as their former Bill so reported by the Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Isherwood's et al. Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of John Isherwood of Marple Hall, within Marple, in the County of Chester, Esquire, and Elizabeth his Wife, (for and on behalf of themselves and of Thomas Bradshaw Isherwood their infant and only Son,) and also of Elizabeth Salvin, Margaret Salvin, Mary Salvin and Caroline Salvin, all of the Parish of Saint Mary le Bow, in the County of Durham, Spinsters; setting forth, "That the Petitioners presented a Petition to this House in the last Session, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Justice Gaselee and Mr. Justice James Parke, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting certain Parts of the devised Estates of Thomas Bradshaw Isherwood Esquire, deceased, in Trustees, in Trust to be sold or demised for the Purposes within mentioned," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill so intituled was read a Second Time in this House, and referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Prorogation of Parliament the said Committee did not proceed in the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That they may have Leave to present a Bill in the same Words as their former Bill so reported by the Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Brown's et al. Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Elizabeth Brown of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Spinster, Henry Brown of the same Place, Esquire, and Elizabeth Yates of the same Place, Spinster; setting forth, "That the Petitioners presented a Petition to their Lordships in the last Session, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Justice Gaselee and Mr. Baron Bolland, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enabling the Trustee under the Will of Henry Brown deceased to sell certain Shares in the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Navigation, and a Share in the Liverpool Theatre, and certain Bonds from the Liverpool Dock Trustees, and of a certain Sum due on Bond from the Corporation of Liverpool, and to apply the Money arising therefrom in repairing, pulling down and rebuilding certain Houses in Paradise Street, in the Town of Liverpool aforesaid; and for other the Purposes in the said Act mentioned," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill so intituled was read a First and Second Time in their Lordships House, and was referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Prorogation of Parliament the said Committee did not proceed on the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, That they may have Leave to present a Bill in the same Words as their said former Bill so reported by the Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that their Lordships will make such other Order on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Oswalds' Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Richard Alexander Oswald Esquire, of Auchincruive and others, in the County of Ayr and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, and of James Oswald Esquire, One of the Heirs of Entail of the said Estates, being also Two and a Quorum of the Trustees under the Trust Settlements of Richard Oswald Esquire and Mary Ramsay or Oswald his Wife, both deceased; setting forth, "That the Petitioners did, upon the 14th Day of February last, present a Petition to their Lordships, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Lord Balgray and Lord Corehouse, Two of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act to exonerate the Trustees of Richard Oswald of Auchincruive, Esquire, for Advances of Money made by them to Richard Alexander Oswald Esquire, now of Auchincruive, and applied in executing Improvements, as well upon the Entailed Estates left by the said Richard Oswald, as the Fee-Simple Estates acquired by the said Trustees, and partly entailed by them; and to enable the said Trustees to discharge a Part of the Debts incurred by the said Richard Alexander Oswald in improving the said Estates," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships; and the said Bill was read a First and Second Time, and referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Dissolution of Parliament no farther Proceedings thereafter took place in the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to present a Bill in the same Words as the former Bill so reported by the said Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

D. of Hamilton's Petition to present a similar Bill to his former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of The Most Noble Alexander Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Heir of Entail of the Lands and Barony of Kinneil and others; setting forth, "That the Petitioner did, upon the 14th Day of February last, present a Petition to their Lordships, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Lord Craigie and Lord Medwyn, Two of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland, who, having considered the same, a Report thereon, and a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable The Most Noble Alexander Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, and the Heirs of Entail of the Lands and Barony of Kinneil, in the Shire of Linlithgow, to charge the Sleeches or Land to be gained from the Sea opposite the said Barony with the Expences laid out in gaining the same," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill passed their Lordships House; but by reason of the Dissolution of Parliament the said Bill did not pass the House of Commons: That the Rights of the Parties interested in the Estates mentioned in the said Bill are in no respect altered in relation thereto since the said Report was made to their Lordships;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to present a Bill in the same Words as the former Bill passed by their Lordships House in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on the Behalf of the Petitioner as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Moray's et al. Petition to present a similar Bill to their former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of James Moray Esquire, of Abercairney, and of the other Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Heirs of Entail of the Estate of Abercairney and others; setting forth, "That the Petitioners did, upon the 11th Day of March last, present a Petition to their Lordships, praying for Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Lord Gillies and Lord Mackenzie, Two of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland; and afterwards, upon the Application of the Petitioners, their Lordships substituted Lord Meadowbank for Lord Mackenzie: That Lords Gillies and Meadowbank, having considered the said Petition, made a Report thereon, which, with a Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Entailed Estates of Abercairney, and others, in the County of Perth, belonging to James Moray of Abercairney, Esquire, in Trustees, to sell the same or so much thereof as may be necessary, and to apply the Price arising therefrom in the Payment of the Debts affecting or that may be made to affect the said Lands and Estates," signed by the said Two last-mentioned Judges, were presented to their Lordships, and the said Bill was read a First and Second Time, and referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Dissolution of Parliament no farther Proceedings thereafter took place in the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to present a Bill in the same Words as the said former Bill so reported by the said Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that such Order may be made on behalf of the Petitioners as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to examine and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Edwards's Petition to present a similar Bill to his former, referred to a Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of John Edwards Esquire; setting forth, "That the Petitioner presented a Petition to this House in the last Session of Parliament, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill for the Purposes therein mentioned; which Petition their Lordships were pleased to refer to Mr. Justice Littledale and Mr. Baron Bolland, who, having considered the same, made a Report thereon; which Report, and also a Bill, intituled, "An Act to effect an Exchange of Lands between Harriet Averina Brunetta Herbert, an infant Ward of the Court of Chancery, and John Edwards Esquire," signed by the said Judges, were presented to their Lordships: That the said Bill was read a Second Time in their Lordships House, and referred to a Committee; but by reason of the Prorogation and subsequent Dissolution of Parliament no further Proceedings were had relative to the said Bill;" and therefore praying their Lordships, That he may have Leave to present a Bill in the same Words as the said former Bill so signed by the said Judges in the last Session of Parliament; or that such other Order may be made as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee, to consider and report whether any Alteration hath taken place in the State or Interest of the Parties since the Proceedings on the said former Petition and Bill were stayed by the Prorogation of the last Parliament.

Watson Leave for a Bill to take the Name of Samwell:

Upon reading the Petition of Wenman Langham Watson of the Town of Northampton, in the County of Northampton, Esquire; praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to bring in a Bill to enable the Petitioner and his first and other Sons, and the respective Heirs Male of his and their respective Bodies, to use the Surname of Samwell, in addition to his and their Surname for the Time being, and also to use and bear the Arms of Samwell in the same Manner as such Arms were used and borne by Sir Thomas Samwell, late of Upton, in the County of Northampton, Baronet, deceased, in Compliance with the Will of the said Sir Thomas Samwell:"

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.

Bill presented.

Accordingly, The Earl of Shaftesbury presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enable Wenham Langham Watson Esquire, and his Issue Male, to take the Surname and use the Arms of Samwell, pursuant to the Will of Sir Thomas Samwell Baronet, deceased."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Vaughan v. Gronow:

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Edwards Vaughan, formerly John Edwards; complaining of a Decree of the Court of Chancery, of the 21st of December 1830, which Decree was duly enrolled on the 22d Day of April 1831; and praying, "That so much of the said Decree as directs any Account to be taken of the Tithes of any Hay may be reversed, or that the Appellant may have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that Thomas Gronow Clerk may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said Thomas Gronow may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Friday the 8th Day of July next.

Ellis to enter into a Recogce on it.

The House being moved, "That George Henry Ellis of Spring Gardens, Westminster, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for John Edwards Vaughan, on account of his Appeal depending in this House:"

It is Ordered, That the said George Henry Ellis may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as desired.

Hebeler Leave for a Naturalization Bill:

Upon reading the Petition of Bernhard Hebeler, 15, York Place, Portman Square; praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to bring in a Bill for his Naturalization:"

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill according to the Prayer of the said Petition.

Bill presented.

Accordingly, The Earl of Shaftesbury presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Bernhard Hebeler."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Desvignes' Leave for a Naturalization Bill:

Upon reading the Petition of Peter Hubert Desvignes and George Desvignes, Sons of Elisee Hubert Desvignes by Augustina Despinon Desvignes his Wife, born at Constantinople; praying their Lordships, "That Leave may be given to bring in a Bill for their Naturalization:"

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.

Bill presented.

Accordingly, The Earl of Shaftesbury presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Peter Hubert Desvignes and George Desvignes."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Criminal Laws, Petition from Moate for Revision of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Moate and its Vicinity, in the County of Westmeath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for a Revision of the Criminal Code, and the Abolition of the Punishment of Death for Offences against Property:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of: (Frowlesworth:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Frowlesworth, in the County of Leicester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Smarden:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants, Householders and others of Smarden and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Farforth cum Maidenwell:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Farforth cum Maidenwell, in the County of Lincoln, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Little Waldingfield:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Little Waldingfield, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wrotham:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wrotham and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Town Malling:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Town Malling and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Yaxham & Welborne:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Yaxham and Welborne, in the County of Norfolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Itchen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Village of Itchen and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kirkby Wharfe:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Kirkby Wharfe, in the West Riding of the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Alford:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members of the Congregation of the Parish of Alford, in the Counties of Surrey and Sussex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Harling:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Harling, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "forthwith to adopt the most effectual Measures for the early and utter Extinction of Slavery in the British Colonies:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Auchtergaven:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Auchtergaven, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "forthwith to pass a Law for the early and utter Extinction of the System of Slavery prevailing in so many of the Colonies of Great Britain; and that until that most desirable Consummation shall have been attained, to take immediate Measures for arresting the Progress of the Evil, and for preventing any further Addition being made to the present Number of enslaved British Subjects, by fixing a Day after which all Children who shall be born within the Dominions of His Majesty, whatever be their Class, Condition or Complexion, shall thenceforward be absolutely free:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tipton.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Tipton, in the County of Stafford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to adopt prompt and decisive Measures for annihilating Slavery altogether at the earliest safe and practicable Period:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Union with Ireland, Petitions for Repeal of: (Brass Founders, Dublin:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Brass Founders of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Wine & Grocery Porters, Dublin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Porters employed by the Wine and Grocery Establishments of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Manchester:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Manchester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Commercial Society, Galway:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Commercial Society of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Collumbkill:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Collumbkill, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Street:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Street, County Westmeath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Loughmore & Castle-Iney:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Loughmore and Castle-Iney, County Tipperary, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Painters, &c. Cork:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the House Painters and Glaziers of the City of Cork, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bray:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Bray, in the County of Wicklow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Leixlip:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Leixlip, County of Kildare, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Brogue Makers, Dublin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Brogue Makers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Horse Shoers, Dublin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Horse Shoers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Paul's, Dublin:

Also Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Saint Paul's Parish, Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Shangarry, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Shangarry, Ladysbridge and Ballymacoda, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Inhabitants of New Ross:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Vicinity of New Ross, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Churchtown & Kilbride:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Churchtown and Kilbride, County Meath, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tailors, Limerick:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Tailors of the City of Limerick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Abby Lara:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Abby Lara, County Longford, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Leighlin Bridge:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Leighlin Bridge, in the County of Carlow, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Drumcondra, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Drumcondra, Ardagh and Loughbraccan, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carpenters, Tullamoore:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Carpenters of the Town of Tullamoore, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kilcoman & Robin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Kilcoman and Robin, County of Mayo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Graig, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Graig, Ullard and Powerstown, in the County of Kilkenny, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Mechanics of New Ross:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Mechanics of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "for a Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

House Carpenters, Limerick:

Upon reading the Petition of the Guild of House Carpenters of the City of Limerick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to restore to Ireland her resident Legislature, which the Petitioners are firmly convinced is the only Measure that can adequately improve the depressed State of the Art of the Petitioners, or that can give Relief to the decayed Condition of the Commerce and Trade of that Country in general:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Working Hosiers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Working Hosiers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will take into their serious Consideration the present great Distress which presses on the Trade of the Petitioners, and to repeal the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland, which is the Source of their multiplied and increasing Calamities:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Rathdowney, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Rathdowney, Rathsarin, Donomore, Skirke and Coolkerry, Queen's County, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Act of Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, the Voice of the Irish People of all Classes and Persuasions demanding a resident Legislature, their Wants, their Interests, requiring it; and, in the Opinion of the Petitioners, the Repeal of the Union can alone avert total Ruin, and firmly and completely consolidate the real Interests of the Crown of these Realms:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Poulterers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Journeymen Poulterers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, a Union which is bringing such rapid Destruction upon this Country, and which must ultimately bring Ruin on England as well as Ireland:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Calico Printers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Operatives belonging to the Calico Printing Trade of Dublin and its Vicinage, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "by repealing the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland, to restore Peace and Happiness to a faithful and industrious People; and that their Lordships will restore to Ireland her domestic Parliament, which could alone know the Petitioners local Necessities:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tailors, Cork:

Upon reading the Petition of the Tailors of the City of Cork, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Act of Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, in order that their Country may have the Benefit of a local Parliament, which would attend to its Interests, put an End to the Evils of Absenteeism, and which would take care that Taxes raised in Ireland should be spent in Ireland, - a Parliament which would by its Operations change into Prosperity that Poverty of which the Petitioners complain:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

St. John's, Limerick

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. John's Parish, in the City of Limerick, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, not with a view of Separation, but, on the contrary, with a view of strengthening British Connexion, which they so highly appreciate; for by a Repeal of the Union Ireland would have a resident Nobility and Gentry, which would in a great Measure restore the fallen Trade of Ireland, would stimulate the Trade of England, as it would create a new Demand for her Manufactures, would give Employment to the Working Classes, and thereby promote the Peace and Happiness of both Countries:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Sawyers, Limerick:

Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Sawyers of the City of Limerick, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Act of Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, as it would restore a resident Gentry, and therewith give Employment to the Working Classes of Ireland:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Joiners, &c. Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Cabinet Makers, otherwise Joiners, Upholsterers, Carvers, Gilders and Turners of the City of Dublin, at a Public Meeting convened by Requisition, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, which will heal the Infirmities of the distracted State of Ireland, will unite all Ranks and Classes of His Majesty's loyal Subjects in one solid Compact together, the Streets and Avenues of Ireland will no longer be crowded with famished Beggars, a general Welfare will flourish throughout the Land, the Laws will be supported with Energy and Vigour, and every Man may worship his God in the Religious Faith of his Forefathers:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Lath Makers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Lath Makers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, which Repeal, by restoring to Ireland her Parliament and resident Gentry, is the only Means of saving the People of this Country from total Ruin:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Borris:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Borris, Two Miles Barony of Eliogarty, in the County of Tipperary, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to look seriously to the State of Ireland, and well consider the impossibility of her being treated as less than a secondary Object in the Government of these Countries, and to repeal the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tacumshane:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Tacumshane, in the County of Wexford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to give back to Ireland a reformed domestic Legislature, which would bestow its undivided Attention upon regulating the confused and disjointed Affairs of that Nation, which would pass Laws suited to its peculiar Wants and Necessities, which would completely prevent the Evils of Absenteeism, and which would bring into Operation the innumerable Capabilities of Improvement and Melioration which Ireland naturally and eminently possesses:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Clonoulty & Rossmore:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Clonoulty and Rossmore, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to grant a Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, which the Petitioners are firmly convinced would be advantageous to both Countries, and insure the Greatness and Stability of the British Empire:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tradesmen, Tullamoore:

Upon reading the Petition of the Tradesmen of Tullamoore, King's County, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will restore to Ireland her original Right, a local Legislature, by which the Petitioners will be placed under the Jurisdiction of their natural Protectors:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Stone Masons, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Working Stone and Marble Masons of the City of Dublin and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to grant to the Petitioners a Repeal of the Legislative Union at present existing between Great Britain and Ireland, that they may be saved from the Poverty and Misery which threatens to destroy them:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Slaters, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Slaters of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the Act of Union between Ireland and Great Britain, thereby to promote the Comfort and Happiness of a loyal, gallant and generous People:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Master Butchers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Master Butchers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will take into their timely Consideration the Repeal of that disastrous Enactment, the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland; and that their Lordships will advise His Most Gracious Majesty to afford His Royal Support and Concurrence to a Measure of Relief of such momentous Import to His most faithful and attached Irish Subjects:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Gowran, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Gowran, Clara, Dungarvan and Liscoffin, in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal, without Delay, that mischievous and impolitic Measure, the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, and restore to Ireland her domestic Legislature, which alone can give Peace and Prosperity to that Country, and Strength and Solidity to the whole Empire:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tobacco Manufacturers, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Tobacco Manufacturers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for a Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, which will bind Ireland with England by a stronger Tie, and will afford sufficient Proof that England is desirous to remedy the Wants of Ireland, and that she is anxious to heal the deep Wounds which that baneful Measure has inflicted:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Thomastown.

Upon reading the Petition of the Tradesmen of Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will restore them a domestic Parliament, by a Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Education, (Ireland,) Petitions for regulating Grants for: (Kilkevin:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Kilkevin, County of Roscommon, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to discountenance such tyrannical and unconstitutional Proceedings as that of appropriating the Grant for the Education of the Poor of Ireland, in some instances to private Purposes, and in others, as far as regards Roman Catholics, turned into Means of Persecution and Public Annoyance; and that their Lordships will refuse their Sanction to the Persecution of British Subjects at the Expence of the British Treasury, and will establish a general System of Education, competent to the Wants of the People, and by which Men will be taught to look on one another as the Creatures of the same Deity, the Citizens of the same Commonwealth, and the Subjects of the same King:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tissarah:

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Tissarah, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for such a Distribution of the Grant to the Kildare Street Society, for the ostensible Purpose of educating the Poor of Ireland, as will enable the Petitioners to promote the Education of the Poor consistently with the Tenets of their Religion and the Dictates of their Conscience, by doing which their Lordships would confer the greatest Happiness on the Poor of Ireland, and render the Grant for their Education a real Source of National Good:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tumover & Drimrath:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Tumover and Drimrath, of the County of Sligo, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Emlafad & Kilmorgan:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of Emlafad and Kilmorgan, in the County of Sligo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships, "to take the Subject of Education in Ireland into their Consideration, and to adopt such System of Public Instruction as may promote useful Knowledge, whilst it leaves Conscience free:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Rahoon:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Rahoon, in the County of the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to institute such Change in the Administration of the Parliamentary Grants for the Education of the Poor of Ireland, as will make the System of Public Education there conformable to the Wants and Wishes of the People:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Killamory, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Killamory, Windgap and Tullahaught, in the County of Kilkenny, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will in future commit the Distribution of the Public Grants for the Education of the Poor in Ireland to Persons in whom the Roman Catholic Inhabitants (who, in the aforesaid Parishes, comprise at least Nine Tenths of the entire Population,) can have Confidence, that so the large Sums granted for this important Purpose may no longer be wasted by shameful Peculation, or limited, as at present, to the Education of a few Protestants, but may procure for the immense Majority of the People the Blessing of a good and moral Education:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Graig, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Graig, Ullard and Powerstown, in the County of Kilkenny, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to use their Influence in regulating the Funds voted to promote Education in Ireland, as that the Benefits to be derived from them may be as general and as free from the Exception as the Imposts from which those Funds were raised:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Kilfian:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Kilfian, in the County of Mayo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to abolish the odious Remnant of Religious Bigotry, and to render Education accessible to the Petitioners, either by vesting in Catholic Trustees a Portion of the Grants for the Education of the Poor in Ireland, or by purging the present System from every noxious Ingredient that poisons and pollutes the Stream of Religious Knowledge:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Crosswell & Donamin.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Crosswell, in the County Galway, and Donamin, in the County Roscommon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will grant to the Petitioners such a Share of the Public Grant for the Education of the Poor of Ireland, unaccompanied by Religious Restriction, as will extend the Blessings of Education to the Poor of Ireland, the Petitioners being convinced that thereby their Lordships will adopt the most effectual Means of promoting their best Interest, by making them faithful Subjects and good Members of Society:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Foundlings, (Ireland,) Petition from Roman Catholic Clergy of Navan respecting.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Clergy of the Parish of Navan, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to allocate a Portion of the Money raised in virtue of the Vestry Act for the Purpose of bringing up Foundlings in the supposed Religion of their Parents:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Reform of Parliament & Repeal of the Union with Ireland, Petition from Mechanics, Newry, in favor of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Mechanics of the Town of Newry, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to restore to Ireland her domestic resident Legislature, by whose fostering Protection and just Acquaintance with the Wants and Peculiarities of her Condition she can alone hope to arise to and permanently enjoy Prosperity; by the Adoption of which Measure a Reciprocity of Interests and good Feeling between the Two Countries will be generated, and that Connexion rendered beneficial and indissoluble, which, as it at present exists, is injurious to both Islands, and a Union only in Name; and that their Lordships will in the mean time take Measures for the Adoption of a wise and extensive Reform in the Representation of the People, which desirable Object the Petitioners are unalterably convinced can never be thoroughly carried into Effect and inviolably maintained without Vote by Ballot being established as the Mode of electing Members to serve in Parliament, which Mode of Election the Petitioners pray their Lordships to cause to be in future adopted:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Reform of Parliament, Petitions in favor of: (Carrickmacross:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Carrickmacross, County of Monaghan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Monaghan:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Monaghan, in the County of Monaghan, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships, "That the Measure for a Reform in the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament may be passed into a Law:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Lady's-Island-Carne, &c.

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parishes of Ladys-Island-Carne, St. Iberius and St. Margaret's, in the County of Wexford and Kingdom of Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That Ireland may participate in the full Benefits of the proposed Measure of Reform in the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament equally with other Parts of the Empire; and that their Lordships will grant to impoverished Ireland the full Benefits of our glorious Constitution:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Tithe System & Vestry Act, (Ireland,) Petition from Ballon, &c. respecting.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the United Parishes of Ballon and Rathoe, County of Carlow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to regulate the Tithe System in Ireland as to render it less oppressive on the People; and also to amend or altogether Repeal the Vestry Act:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Vestry Act, (Ireland,) Petition from Graig, &c. for Amendment of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parishes of Graig, Ullard and Powerstown, in the County of Kilkenny, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will revise the new Vestry Act of Ireland, and repeal such Clauses therein as have caused so much Dismay and Alarm to the People generally, and which are calculated to injure the best Interests of the Crown by disabling the Community from contributing in an ample Manner to the necessary Revenue of the State:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Reform of Parliament & Tithe System, &c. Petition from Carnew respecting, & for Repeal of certain Acts.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Carnew, County Wicklow, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for a speedy Repeal of the Act of Union, the Vestry Act, the Sub-letting Act, the Easement Bill and the Grand Jury Bill, which will save Ireland from Desolation and Ruin; that their Lordships will grant a Reform in Parliament and Vote by Ballot, as both would tend to prevent Bribery and Abuse, and promote the Public Good, and extend Blessings throughout the Empire; that their Lordships would take into their serious Consideration the Tithe System, which so grievously presses on the Interests of the Country; that the Grants made to the Kildare Place Society for Education be divided with distributive Justice to all Classes of the Community; that their Lordships will grant the Freedom of full, fair and open Discussion; and that the Statutes affecting Roman Catholic Clergymen performing the Marriage Ceremony for Two Protestants and for One Protestant and a Catholic be repealed:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Union with Ireland, Petition from Killamory, &c. for Repeal of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Union of Killamory, Windgap and Tullahaught, in the Diocese of Ossory, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed, complaining of high Rents, the Vestry and Sub-letting Acts, the Grand Jury Cess and the Tithe System, in Ireland; and praying, "That their Lordships will repeal the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland, and restore to Ireland her Parliament, and thereby induce her Landed Proprietors to reside at Home and expend their Fortunes on their own Estates, to diffuse that Comfort and Happiness which the People of Ireland have been so long and unjustly deprived of:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Sub-letting Act, (Ireland,) Petition from Graig, &c. for Repeal of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Graig, Ullard and Powerstown, in the County of Kilkenny, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for the immediate Repeal of that cruel and obnoxious Statute the Sub-letting Act:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Catholic Places of Worship, Petition from Navan for building.

Upon reading the Petition of the Catholic Tradesmen and Day Labourers of the Parish of Navan, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will please to remedy the distressing Condition of the Petitioners, who are excluded from seeing or hearing any thing of Divine Worship in consequence of their Place of Worship being so small, and grant them the Power to build their Places of Worship in the same Manner as those of the Protestants are built:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Kelp Trade, Petition from Western Part of County of Galway for Protection of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates of the Western Part of the County of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt some Measure to support that extensive Branch of Industry, the Manufacture of Kelp, and to counteract the total Destruction that awaits the Manufacturers:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Parliament of Ireland, Petitions for Restoration of: (Navan:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Tradesmen and Day Labourers of the Parish of Navan, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to make them Restitution by giving back to Ireland her domestic Parliament, which alone can see and know, and feel for and remedy in a permanent Manner, the unparalleled Misfortunes of the Petitioners:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Clogher, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Clogher, Mayne and Rath, County of Louth and Barony of Ferrard, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "immediately to adopt such Measures as will again restore to Ireland, without Delay, her resident Legislature:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Athy:

Upon reading the Petition of the Tradesmen of the Town of Athy, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to render to Ireland her domestic Legislature, which will give Tranquillity, Prosperity and Happiness, and fortify the Connexion with Great Britain, which it is the ardent Desire of the Petitioners to preserve indissoluble:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Castledermott:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Castledermott, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Syddan:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Syddan and its Union, County Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "to restore to Ireland her own Parliament, which will carefully watch over the Interests of the Petitioners, see their Necessities, apply the necessary Remedies, alleviate the intolerable Evils under which Ireland groans, and diffuse amongst a patient and suffering People that Happiness and Prosperity which can never exist without a domestic Legislature:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the Table.

Rush.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Rush, in the County of Dublin, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships to grant to a gallant, generous and loyal People their resident Legislature, and, in so doing, to give them a House of Commons so reformed as to represent the Wishes of the People, provide for their Wants and promote their Prosperity:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Galway Elective Franchise, Petition from Ballindooley for Extension of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholics of the Parish of Ballindooley, in the County of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be graciously pleased to equalize Civil Rights in Galway, by extending to the Roman Catholic Mercantile and Trading Classes the Elective Franchise in as full and ample a Manner as the same is now enjoyed by Protestants:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Houston & Griffiths v. Hughes et al. Petition of One of the Respondents to be heard by Counsel.

Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Lesingham, One of the Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, wherein Elizabeth Houston and Charlotte Griffiths are Appellants, and Henry Alwright Hughes, and others, are Respondents; praying their Lordships, "That One of the Petitioner's Counsel may be heard on his Behalf previous to the Appellants Counsel replying:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the Table.

Lords summoned.

Ordered, That all the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of the House on Tuesday next.

Trower's Petition for a Divorce Bill:

A Petition of Charles Trower Esquire, of Calcutta, Fort William, in Bengal, holding the Office of Collector in The Honorable East India Company's Service, by James Taylor his constituted Attorney; praying, "That Leave may be given him to bring in a Bill to dissolve his Marriage with Amelia Catherine Trower his Wife, and to enable him to marry again," being offered to be presented to the House;

Production of a 2d Copy of Ecclesiastical Proceedings dispensed with:

A Petition of the said Charles Trower Esquire, by James Taylor his constituted Attorney, was presented and read; setting forth, "That on the 10th Day of March in the last Session of Parliament the Petitioner presented a Petition to their Lordships, stating, That, at the End of the Year 1827 or the Beginning of the Year 1828, the Petitioner's Wife, Amelia Catherine, entered into an unlawful Familiarity and adulterous Conversation with Frederick Hodgson of St. James Place, in the County of Middlesex, and has since continued to live with him: That the Petitioner, in Hilary Term last past, exhibited a Libel in the Consistory Court of The Bishop of London against the said Amelia Catherine his Wife, and on the 21st Day of February last past a Definitive Sentence of Divorce from Bed and Board and mutual Cohabitation was pronounced against the said Amelia Catherine for Adultery committed by her with the said Frederick Hodgson: That the Petitioner, on the same 10th Day of March, presented to their Lordships a Bill to dissolve the Marriage of the Petitioner with his said Wife Amelia Catherine, and to enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes therein mentioned: That the said Bill passed through its several Stages in their Lordships House, and was carried to the Commons House of Parliament; but in consequence of the Dissolution of Parliament before the said Bill had passed, the Petitioner has been deprived of the Relief sought for: That a true Copy of the original Depositions in the said Suit instituted by the Petitioner in the said Consistory Court of The Bishop of London aforesaid against the said Amelia Catherine his Wife, and also of the Definitive Sentence of Divorce and other Proceedings in the same Court, was duly presented at the Bar of this House: That the Bill so presented by the Petitioner to their Lordships not having passed into a Law for the Reason before stated, the Petitioner hath on this Day presented another Petition to their Lordships for Leave to bring in a Bill to dissolve his Marriage with the said Amelia Catherine his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and to prevent his having a spurious Issue imposed upon him: That the said Definitive Sentence of Divorce and other Proceedings of the Consistory Court now remain unimpeached, unrepealed and in full Force;" and therefore praying their Lordships, "That in Consideration of the additional Expence he will otherwise be put to, and under the Circumstances of the Case, their Lordships will be pleased to dispense with the Order of this House for the Production by the Petitioner of another Copy of the said Depositions, Definitive Sentence of Divorce and other Proceedings against the said Amelia Catherine his Wife in the said Consistory Court of The Bishop of London, and that their Lordships will please to permit to be read at the Bar of this House, on the several Proceedings of the Bill now proposed and presented for dissolving the Marriage of the Petitioner with the said Amelia Catherine, the said Copy of the Depositions, Definitive Sentence of Divorce and other Proceedings of the said Consistory Court of The Bishop of London, presented by or on behalf of the Petitioner with his said former Bill on the 10th Day of March 1831:"

Ordered, That the Production of another Official Copy of the said Depositions, and of the Definitive Sentence of Divorce and other Proceedings in the Consistory Court of The Bishop of London, be dispensed with.

Then the first-mentioned Petition for a Bill was presented and read.

Leave for a Bill:

Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.

Bill presented:

Accordingly, The Earl of Shaftesbury presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Charles Trower Esquire with Amelia Catherine Trower his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Order for 2d Reading:

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time on Monday the 11th of July next, and that Notice thereof be affixed on the Doors of this House, and the Lords summoned; and that the said Charles Trower may be heard by his Counsel at the said Second Reading, to make out the Truth of the Allegations of the Bill; and that the said Amelia Catherine Trower may have a Copy of the Bill, and that Notice be given her of the said Second Reading; and that she be at liberty to be heard by her Counsel what she may have to offer against the said Bill at the same Time.

Petitioner to attend.

Ordered, That Charles Trower Esquire do attend this House on Monday the 11th of July next, in order to his being examined upon the Second Reading of the Bill intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Charles Trower Esquire with Amelia Catherine Trower his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned," if the House shall think fit, whether there has or has not been any Collusion, directly or indirectly, on his Part, relative to any Act of Adultery that may have been committed by his Wife; or whether there be any Collusion, directly or indirectly, between him and his Wife, or any other Person or Persons, touching the said Bill of Divorce, or touching any Proceedings or Sentence of Divorce had in the Ecclesiastical Court at his Suit, or touching any Action at Law which may have been brought by him against any Person for Criminal Conversation with his the said Charles Trower's Wife; and also whether, at the Time of the Adultery of which he complains, his Wife was, by Deed, or otherwise by his Consent, living separate and apart from him, and released by him, as far as in him lies, from her conjugal Duty, or whether she was, at the Time of such Adultery, cohabiting with him, and under the Protection and Authority of him as her Husband.

Tithes Composition Bill presented.

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for encouraging and facilitating Compositions for Tithes and other Payments arising and payable to Incumbents of Ecclesiastical Benefices in England and Wales."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Plurality of Benefices Bill presented.

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury also presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to restrain and regulate the holding of Plurality of Dignities and Benefices by Spiritual Persons."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Augmentation of Ecclesiastical Benefices Bill presented.

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury also presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act passed in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for confirming and perpetuating Augmentations made by Ecclesiastical Persons to small Vicarages and Curacies;" and for other Purposes."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Wilson v. Ld. Kensington, & Meredith, Appellant's Petition to restore Appeal, &c. referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Wilson, Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, to which William Baron Kensington and Edward Meredith are Respondents; praying their Lordships, "That his Appeal may be restored, and that he may be allowed Three Weeks Time to complete and lodge his Case:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Committee appointed to consider of the Causes in which Prints of the Appellants and Respondents Cases, now depending in this House in Matters of Appeals and Writs of Error, have not been delivered, pursuant to the Standing Orders of this House.

Tithes Commutation Bill presented.

The Lord Dacre presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Law of Divorce (Scotland) Bill presented.

The Earl of Eldon presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to remedy the Evils which His Majesty's Subjects sustain from conflicting Decisions of the Courts of Law in England and Scotland, on the Subject of Divorces a Vinculo Matrimonii granted by the Courts of Law in Scotland at the Suit of Persons not possessing a real and permanent Domicile therein."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Private Bills, Account of, lately in Progress, delivered.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That the Clerk Assistant had prepared and laid upon the Table of the House, pursuant to an Order of this Day, "An Account of the Number of all the Private Bills which were in Progress through this House on the 22d Day of April last; distinguishing them by Classes, and specifying the Stages to which they had been severally advanced."

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Account do lie on the Table.

Expired Commissions, &c. Continuing (Ireland) Bill presented:

The Lord Melbourne presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to revive and continue expired Commissions, Appointments, Patents and Grants in Ireland; and to indemnify certain Persons in relation thereto."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Standing Orders 26 & 155 to be considered on it.

Ordered, That the Standing Orders No. 26 and No. 155, relative to Bills not being read or proceeded in Twice the same Day, be taken into Consideration on Monday next, in order to their being dispensed with on the last-mentioned Bill; and that the Lords be summoned.

Rowe v. The King, Judges to attend, & Plaintiff to be brought to the Bar.

Ordered, That the Errors assigned upon the Writ of Error wherein Richard Radford Rowe is Plaintiff, and The King is Defendant, be argued by Counsel at the Bar on Monday the 4th of July next, and that the Judges do then attend: And it appearing to the House that Richard Radford Rowe, the Plaintiff in the said Writ of Error, did in the last Session of Parliament petition the House by his Agents, stating that he was in the Custody of the Keeper of His Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, in the City of Dublin, and praying that the said Keeper might be commanded to bring the said Plaintiff in his Custody to the Bar of this House on the Hearing of the said Errors argued, and that the Plaintiff might then and there be permitted to argue his Case in Person; It is Ordered, That upon the said Richard Radford Rowe lodging in the Hands of the said Keeper such a Sum of Money as shall be sufficient to defray the actual and necessary Expences attending the bringing over, keeping here during the Argument of the said Errors, and replacing in the said Gaol of Newgate, in Dublin, the said Plaintiff, the said Keeper do take the necessary Measures for bringing the said Plaintiff to the Bar of this House on the said 4th Day of July; but that in the Event of the said Plaintiff being so brought over he be held to be bound to argue his Case in Person at the Bar of this House, without the Assistance of Counsel.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, vicesimum septimum diem instantis Junii, horâ decimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.