House of Lords Journal Volume 64: 9 July 1832

Die Lunæ, 9° Julii 1832.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Vist Lorton, & King, v. E. of Kingston et al.

The separate Answer of The Right Honorable George Earl of Kingston, One of the Respondents to the Petition and Appeal of The Right Honorable Robert Edward Viscount Lorton and The Honorable Robert King, the eldest Son and Heir Apparent of the said Viscount Lorton, was this Day brought in.

Scot v. Ker & Johnston.

The Order of the Day being read for hearing One Counsel of a Side upon the Petition of Archibald Scot, Appellant in a Cause lately depending in this House, to which James Ker and Henry Johnston were Respondents, presented to the House on the 19th of January last, praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to recall the Judgment pronounced, and to permit the Petitioner to amend his Petition of Appeal by inserting therein the Interlocutor of the 2d Day of December 1828, and to order that the said Appeal may thereafter be re-heard generally, or that their Lordships will be pleased to order the said Appeal to be re-heard upon the particular Objection in the Petition stated, and any others connected therewith, and to make such Alteration in the said Judgment as to their Lordships upon such Rehearing shall seem just; and that the Petitioner may be heard by Counsel upon the Matter of the said Petition, at their Lordships Bar, or before their Lordships Committee of Appeals; and that further Proceedings in the Process of Sequestration in the Court of Session may in the mean time be stayed;"

Counsel were accordingly called in;

And the Appellant's and Respondents Counsel being heard;

As also the Appellant's Counsel, by way of Reply;

The Counsel were directed to withdraw.

Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Petition be adjourned sine Die.

A. & J. Dixon v. Dixon et al.

After hearing Counsel, in Part, in the Cause wherein Anthony Dixon Esquire and Joseph Dixon Esquire are Appellants, and William Dixon, and others, are Respondents:

It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the said Cause be put off to Wednesday next.

Education, (Ireland,) Petitions against proposed Plan: (Leekpatrick:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Leekpatrick, in the County of Tyrone, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Kildallen:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Kildallen, in the County of Cavan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Drumriely:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Drumriely, in the County of Leitrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Donegore, &c:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Donegore and Kilbride, and the Granges of Doagh and Nalteen, in the County of Antrim, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Achonry:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Achonry, in the County of Sligo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Killeshandra:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Killeshandra, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Donagheady:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Donagheady, in the County of Tyrone, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Taughboyne:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Taughboyne, in the County of Donegal, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Carrickfergus:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Carrickfergus, in the County of the Town of Carrickfergus, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to provide that all Grants of Public Money for National Education in Ireland be applied only to the Support of Systems of Instruction which are founded upon the entire Word of God, and which encourage the free and general Use of the Holy Scriptures amongst all Descriptions of Persons; and further, to provide that in the Application of such Money no unholy Compromise be made with the Church of Rome, and no Support or Countenance whatever given to those who would substitute a Part for the Whole of God's Word, or who would teach for Doctrines the Commandments of Men:"

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

Delgany:

Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers, Churchwardens and other Inhabitants of the Parish of Delgany, in the County of Wicklow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "not to give their Sanction to the proposed System of Education for Ireland, a System by which the Principle of Christian Education is sacrificed:"

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

Aughalurcher:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Aughalurcher, in the County of Fermanagh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to restore to the Societies for Scriptual Education the Support and Patronage formerly afforded to them, and to reject any Proposal tending to remove from the Hands of the young those Holy Scriptures which are able to make them wise unto Salvation, by Faith, which is in Christ Jesus:"

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

Clones:

Upon reading the Petition of the Clergy, Freeholders and other Protestant Inhabitants of the Parish of Clones, in the Counties of Monaghan and Fermanagh, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "not to concur in withdrawing the usual Grant to the Kildare Place Society; and to withhold Public Aid from any Institution the Object of which would be to limit the Use of the Scriptures to the rising Generation:"

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

Orange Lodges, No. 765;

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Orange Lodge, No. 765, held in Rathfriland, County of Down, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased not to sanction any System of National Education that has not the Bible for its Basis, nor sanction any Grant of the Public Funds to those who would substitute a Part for the Whole of God's Word, which the Petitioners consider would be making an unholy Compromise with the Church of Rome:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Royal Schomberg Orange Lodge, No. 1,690, held in the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "not to grant any Sum of Money for the Support of the new System of Education introduced into Ireland by His Majesty's Ministers, nor to give it their Lordships Sanction in any Way whatever:"

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

Clough:

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Presbyterian Congregation of Clough, in the County of Down, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will provide that Grants of Public Money for National Education in Ireland be applied only to such Systems as shall be founded on the Word of God, and encourage the free and general Circulation of the Holy Scriptures amongst all Description of People, and that no unholy Compromise be made with the Church of Rome by substituting a Part for the Whole of the Word of God:"

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

Wexford.

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Wexford, in the County of Wexford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to take into Consideration the conscientious and unalterable Objections of the Petitioners to the proposed System for National Education in Ireland, and to direct that no Public Money for its Promotion in Ireland be granted, unless on these Conditions; "That the entire Word of God be recognized, and that the free and unlimited Use of the Holy Scriptures be encouraged among all Denominations of People:" Above all, the Petitioners pray, that their Lordships will act kindly towards their Feelings, which (whether mistaken or not) are decidedly averse to any Alliance with the Church of Rome in a Matter of so solemn a Nature; that their Lordships will not force the Protestant Clergy to the painful Necessity of conferring upon such vital Subjects with the Teachers of a Church in every Way opposed to theirs; and that their Lordships will provide that the Education of the young of Ireland be conducted as heretofore, without making it imperative that a Part shall be substituted for the Whole of the "Revelation of God," and without placing the Petitioners in such a Position as to compel them, for the Sake of some apparent Advantages, to forfeit Principles interwoven with the highest, the eternal Interests of our Being:"

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

Criminal Laws, Petitions for Revision of: (Blackburn:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Penal Laws relating to Property may be amended by the Commutation in all Cases of the Punishment of Death:"

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

Folkestone:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Folkestone, Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to revise those Penal Laws by which the Punishment of Death is enacted, with a view to its Commutation in that Manner and to that Extent which may seem most consistent with the proper Ends of Justice, with the Dictates of enlightened Humanity, and, above all, with the Spirit of the Christian Religion:"

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

Aisgarth.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Township of Aisgarth, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to substitute other Laws, more equitable and efficacious, against the Violation of the Rights of Property, instead of those which enact the Forfeiture of Human Life:"

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

Reform (Scotland) Bill, Petitions for Alteration of:

(Banff:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses, Householders and Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Banff, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the People in Scotland;" and praying their Lordships "to make Amendments while in Committee on the Clauses of the said Bill, so that the Sheriff of Banff shall make the Return to the Clerk of the Crown of the Election for that District, and the District named the Banff District of Burghs, instead of the Elgin District:"

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

Kirkcaldy:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Kirkcaldy and Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That their Lordships will pass the same without the obnoxious Clause enacting that a Scotch Burgh Representative shall in future be required to possess an Heritable Estate of the Value of Three hundred Pounds Sterling per Annum, and that their Lordships will suffer them to enjoy its Benefits unimpaired:"

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

Dundee:

Upon reading the Petition of The Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the Royal Burgh of Dundee, under their Common Seal; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to amend the same by leaving out the Clause as to the Qualification of Persons to be elected, or at least that Part of it which relates to the Representatives of Boroughs, by expunging which Clause their Lordships will remove a Cause of deep Dissatisfaction to the People of Scotland, and obviate the Necessity for future Agitation and Complaint:"

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

Ross-shire:

Upon reading the Petition of the Heritors, Freeholders, Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Supply of the County of Ross, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That in apportioning the Representatives of the People in Scotland their Lordships will be pleased to provide that the County of Ross remain, as it now is, entitled to return a Representative by itself singly; that the County of Cromarty remain for the Purposes of the said Bill united, as it is at present, with the County of Nairn, but that its Right of Election be conjoint and not alternate; that the Burghs of Tain, Dingwall and Fortrose be disunited from the Districts of Burghs to which they now respectively belong, and that they with their Suburbs, and the Town of Cromarty with its Suburbs, be united jointly to return One Member, leaving to the Burghs of Dornoch, Wick and Kirkwall, with their Suburbs, (and to which might be advantageously added, if such should seem meet to their Lordships, the Towns of Thurso and of Lerwick with their Suburbs,) the like Privilege:"

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

Hamilton:

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, resident Heritors of the Parish of Hamilton, in the County of Lanark; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to cause to be inserted in the Preamble of the said Bill and associated Boundary Bill, Words of the following Import: "That the Boundaries of the several Cities, Burghs and Towns specified in the Schedule to this Act annexed, wherever the said Boundaries differ from those existing previously to the passing thereof, shall have Reference solely to the Matter of the Election of Members to serve in Parliament, and shall not in any Way be held to involve in Liability to the Burthens affecting the Inhabitants of such Cities, Burghs and Towns, Persons formerly not so liable, or whose Properties, formerly without their Limits, are by the present Bill included within them, unless where such Persons, by chusing to exercise the Elective Franchise by this Bill conferred on the qualified Residents within any such City, Burgh or Town, shall thus voluntarily admit their Liability; and that this Act shall not be held in any Way to relieve from their Liability as Householders in any such City, Burgh or Town, or from any new Liability resulting from any Change in their Municipal Constitution or Law, Persons whose Residences or Lands previous to the passing of this Act were included within the Limits of any such City, Burgh or Town, although by this Act excluded from such Limits:"

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

Elgin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Elgin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to continue Elgin as the returning Burgh of the District with which it is connected:"

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

Kirkintilloch:

Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates, Burgesses, Proprietors, Merchants and other Inhabitants of the Town and Parish of Kirkintilloch, in the County of Dumbarton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to alter or explain the same, particularly as regards the Proviso "that all Properties lying locally within the Limits of any County or Shire, though hitherto constituting Part of some other County, shall for the Purposes of this Act be held to be Part of the County within which they are locally situated," in such a Way as to prevent the putting of such a Construction thereon as might tend to the Exclusion of the Parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld from voting in the Election of a fit Person to represent the County of Dumbarton in the Commons House of Parliament:"

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

Saint Andrews:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the City of Saint Andrews, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying, "That the Clause in the said Bill disqualifying from being eligible as Members all Persons (the eldest Sons of Peers excepted) who may not be possessed of Heritable Property to the Extent of Three hundred Pounds a Year for a Burgh, or who may not be the Heir Presumptive of Persons owning Property to that Extent, may not receive the Sanction of their Lordships, for should it become Part of the Bill, the Measure as a Whole will assuredly neither be popular nor final, and the Petitioners will not cease to use all Constitutional Means for effecting a Repeal of so obnoxious an Enactment:"

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

Elgin:

Upon reading the Petition of the prospective Electors and other Inhabitants of Elgin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to withdraw Peterhead from the Elgin District of Burghs, either by joining it to the County of Aberdeen, or disposing of it in such other Way as to their Lordships may seem most fit:"

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

Campbeltown:

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, being Inhabitants of Campbeltown and Vicinity thereof; taking notice of the lastmentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to give to Campbeltown, Dumbarton, Inverary, Renfrew and Rutherglen the Right jointly to return a Member to Parliament, these being Burghs nearly of a Class, and more conveniently situated; and to join together Ayr, Irvine and Kilmarnock:"

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

Sheriffs of Scotland.

Upon reading the Petition of the Sheriffs of Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to grant Relief to them, so that there shall be a limited Period within which any Suit or Action shall be brought against them; and that the Pursuer of every such Suit or Action shall in the first Instance be bound to give Surety, to the Satisfaction of the Court before which such Suit or Action is brought, for the Amount of such Costs as he may be ordained to pay:"

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

Reform (Scotland) Bill, Petitions from Greenock & Port Glasgow, &c. in favor of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates and Town Council of the Burgh of Greenock, in Council assembled, under their Common Seal; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to adhere to the Resolution of the House of Commons, and continue to this large Community the Privilege of a separate Representative, to which they have such strong Claims, and which has been so justly awarded them:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Bankers, Merchants, Ship Owners and other Inhabitants of the United Burghs of Port Glasgow and Newark, in Renfrewshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to sanction the Arrangement of Burghs that has been made in No. 9. of Schedule E. of the said Bill:"

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

Sunderland Dock Bill, Petitions against, referred to the Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of the several Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, being Ship Owners, Merchants and Inhabitants of the Port of Sunderland near the Sea, in the County of Durham; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act for making and maintaining a Wet Dock on the North Side of the River Wear, at or near the Entrance of the Port of Sunderland, in the County Palatine of Durham;" and praying their Lordships, "That the said Bill may not pass into a Law as it now stands:

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the said Bill stands committed.

Upon reading the Petition of the several Persons whose Names are therunto subscribed, being the Owners of the Vessels employed in the Conveyance of Goods, Wares and Merchandizes to and from the Ports of London and Sunderland; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships, "That the Clause which enacts that all Goods, Wares and Merchandizes imported into the Port of Sunderland by Merchants residing at the City of Durham, at Chester-le-Street, Houghton-le-Spring, Seaham, Hetton, Pensher, Lambton and other Places in the densely-peopled Coal District contiguous to Sunderland, shall be taxed for the Support of the said Dock, may not pass into a Law, but that the Petitioners may be heard by their Counsel, Agents and Witnesses against such Parts of the said Bill as may affect them:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the last-mentioned Bill stands committed, and that the Petitioners be at liberty to be heard by their Counsel, Agents and Witnesses against such Parts of the said Bill as may affect them, as desired.

Reform (Scotland) Bill, Petitions against:

(Kincardine:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Vassals of the Crown, Freeholders of the County of Kincardine, in Scotland, entitled in virtue of their Rights and Superiority to elect Commissioners for Shires and Stewartries, and of others possessing Rights of Superiority:

Freeholders of Scotland. (Four Petitions.)

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Vassals of the Crown, Freeholders of Scotland, entitled in virtue of their Rights and Superiority to elect Commissioners for Shires and Stewartries:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Vassals of the Crown, Freeholders of Scotland, entitled in virtue of their Rights and Superiority to elect Commissioners for Shires and Stewartries, and of others possessing Rights of Superiority:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Vassals of the Crown, Freeholders of Scotland, entitled in virtue of their Rights and Superiority to elect Commissioners for Shires and Stewartries, and of others possessing Rights of Superiority:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, Vassals of the Crown, Freeholders of Scotland, entitled in virtue of their Rights and Superiority to elect Commissioners for Shires and Stewartries, and of others possessing Rights of Superiority; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the People in Scotland;" and severally praying their Lordships "to enquire into the Nature and Constitution of their Rights, to receive Evidence of the Facts, and to hear the Petitioners thereon by Counsel, and to give the Petitioners Compensation for the great and serious Loss of Property which they must sustain if the said Bill should pass into a Law, or to afford them such other Relief as to their Lordships may seem meet:"

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

Reform (Scotland) Bill, Petitions in favor of:

(Bridgeton:) Cupar:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Bridgeton, an extensive District in the Suburbs of Glasgow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Cupar, Fife, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and severally praying their Lordships "to pass the same entire and unimpaired into a Law:"

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

Greenock.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Greenock, in Public Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the last-mentioned Bill, and praying their Lordships "to pass the same without Alteration in any of its essential Features:"

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

Tithes, (Ireland,) Petitions from Kilcollumb & Killany, &c. for Abolition of, &c.

Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders of the United Parishes of Kilcollumb, Kilmakevogue, Ballygorum, Kilbride and Kilquan, in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take away the present System of Tithes altogether, and to place at the Disposal of His Majesty's Government all the Church Property, to be managed as they in their Wisdom may judge most beneficial to all Parties:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders and Parishioners of the Parish of Killany, in the Counties of Monaghan and Louth, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That Tithes and Church Cess be at once wholly and totally abolished, (with this Precaution, that their Abolition should not be allowed to contribute to the Aggrandizement of the Landlords, instead of serving as a Relief to the industrious and impoverished Occupiers of the Soil,) and that the large Mass of Public Property under the Denomination of Church and Glebe Lands, properly administered, is amply sufficient to afford Provision for the Protestant Clergy, as well as to educate and support the Poor, thereby diffusing Peace and Contentment through this Part of the Kingdom, which otherwise the Petitioners fear will continue a Scene of Contention, Distraction and Bloodshed, to avert which the Attention and Interposition of their Lordships is earnestly and respectfully entreated:"

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

Tithes (Ireland) Bill, Petition from Hacketstown against.

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of Hacketstown, in the County of Carlow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill lately depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to facilitate the Recovery of Tithes in certain Cases in Ireland, and for Relief of the Clergy of the Established Church;" and praying their Lordships, "as they love Wisdom, practice Justice, promote Peace, and cherish the Lives, Liberty and Prosperity of the People, to throw out that obnoxious Measure, or if it has already passed into a Law, to abrogate the same as speedily as possible, and to proceed with Diligence and good Faith to the total and immediate Abolition of the Tithe System, by which this Country has been too long degraded, injured and oppressed:"

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

Anatomy Bill, Petition of Council of Northern Political Union against.

A Petition of the Council of the Northern Political Union was presented and read; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act for regulating Schools of Anatomy;" and praying their Lordships "to exhibit the same Regard to the Rights and Feelings of the People as in the Case of a similar Bill presented to their Lordships in a former Session, by rejecting it altogether:"

Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the Petition of "Charles Attwood Chairman," who only has signed it.

Divisions of Counties Bill, Petition from Darlaston to re-insert Walsall as a Place of Election.

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders of the Parish of Darlaston, in the County of Stafford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament;" and praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to re-insert in the said Bill the Town of Walsall as the Place where the Election of the Members for the South Division of the County of Stafford shall be held:"

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

Reform, (Ireland,) Petition from Arva against.

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Arva, in the County of Cavan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of the Measure of Reform of the Representation, Ireland, and praying their Lordships "to reject the same should it be brought before their Lordships House:"

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

Tithes, (Ireland,) O'Neill's Petition for Assistance to collect.

Upon reading the Petition of William O'Neill of Clonmore, in the County of Carlow, Impropriator of the Tithes of the United Parishes of Dunleckny and Augha; complaining of his Inability to compel the Payment of Tithes in the above Parishes, and praying their Lordships "to grant him Assistance in the Recovery of Tithes in Ireland; or that their Lordships will pass a Law to make the Mode of Payment of Tithes more agreeable to both Payers and Receivers; and further, that their Lordships will settle all the Institutions of the Country on such a permanent and equitable Basis, that the Peace of it may be restored, which cannot be expected until all Denominations of Christians enjoy equal Rights and Privileges:"

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

London & Birmingham Railway Bill, Petition against, referred to the Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Chandos Leigh of Stoneleigh Abbey, Esquire; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act for making a Railway from London to Birmingham;" and praying their Lordships, "That he may be heard by his Counsel against such Parts of the said Bill as may affect his Interest, and that the said Bill may not pass into a Law as it now stands:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Committee to whom the said Bill stands committed, and that the Petitioner be at liberty to be heard by his Counsel against the same, as desired.

Bryden et al. v. Bryden et al. Respondents Petition for Time for their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Jessie Bryden, and others, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, to which William Alexander Bryden, and others, are Appellants; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to permit their Case to be lodged within a Week:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Appeal Committee.

Logan et al. v. M. & J. Wienholt.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Sarah Logan, and others, are Appellants, and Mary Wienholt and John Birkett Wienholt are Respondents, be further heard, by One Counsel of a Side, at the Bar, on Monday next.

Punishment of Death Bill, Report of Conference considered:

The Order of the Day being read for taking into Consideration the Report of the Conference, on Friday last, with the Commons, upon the Subject Matter of the Amendments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Cases, and substituting a lesser Punishment in lieu thereof;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The said Report was read by the Clerk.

And the First Amendment made by their Lordships in Press 3, Line 2, to leave out from ("be") to ("transported") in Line 4, to which the Commons disagree, being read;

It was moved, "to insist on the said Amendment."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Then the Amendment made by their Lordships in Press 3, Line 5, to leave out from ("Life") to the End of the Bill, to which the Commons disagree, being read;

It was moved, "to insist on the said Amendment."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Then Clause A. added by their Lordships at the End of the Bill, to which the Commons disagree, being read;

It was moved, "not to insist on the Insertion of the said Clause."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Then Clause B. added by their Lordships at the End of the Bill, to which the Commons disagree, being read;

It was moved, "not to insist on the Insertion of the said Clause."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Then Clause C. added by their Lordships at the End of the Bill, to which the Commons disagree, being read;

It was moved, "to insist on the Insertion of the said Clause."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Further Conference to be had, & Com ee to prepare Reasons to be offered:

Ordered, That the Lords following be appointed a Committee to prepare Reasons to be offered to the Commons at another Conference for the Lords insisting on some of the Amendments to the said Bill:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet immediately, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure:

And the Committee withdrew.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

Report from Com ee:

And The Lord President reported from the said Committee, "That the Committee had met, and, agreeably to the Instructions of the House, had prepared Reasons which appeared to them to be proper to be offered to the Commons at a Conference for insisting on some of the Amendments made by the Lords to the said Bill, if the House shall think fit to adopt the same.

The Lords having taken into Consideration the Reasons given by the Commons at the last Conference for their disagreeing to the Amendments made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, "An Act for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Cases, and substituting a lesser Punishment in lieu thereof;"

"The Lords insist on the Amendment made to the said Bill, in Press 3, Line 2, which is to leave out from the Word ("be") to ("transported") in Line 4, to which the Commons disagree.

The Lords also insist on the Amendment made to the said Bill, in Press 3, Line 5, which is to leave out from the Word ("Life") to the End of the Bill, for the following Reasons:

Because they deem it fit and proper that when the Law is altered by taking away the Punishment of Death for the Offences mentioned in the said Bill, the Punishment of Transportation for Life should be substituted by Law, and that if in any particular Case a further Remission of Punishment should appear to be proper, such Remission should emanate from the Clemency of the Crown, instead of being left to the Discretion of the Judge who happens to try the Offender.

The Lords do not insist on the Insertion of Clauses A. and B. at the End of the said Bill.

And the Lords do insist upon the Amendment made by them by the Insertion of Clause C. being of Opinion that it will render the Punishment of Transportation more effectual for its Object."

Which being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Reasons be communicated to the Commons at a Conference.

Message to H.C. for further Conference:

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Adam and Mr. Roupell;

To desire a present Conference with that House, in the Painted Chamber, upon the Subject Matter of the last Conference.

Managers appointed.

The Lords following were appointed Managers of the Conference:

Divisions of Counties Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to settle and describe the Divisions of Counties, and the Limits of Cities and Boroughs, in England and Wales, in so far as respects the Election of Members to serve in Parliament;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

It was moved, "That the said Bill be now read the Third Time."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then the said Bill was read the Third Time.

Then the following Amendments were made to the said Bill:

Pr. 10. L. 37. Leave out ("an") and insert ("and")

Pr. 11. L. 13. Leave out ("Dudston") and insert ("Dudstone")

Pr. 12. L. 1. Leave out ("Thornbury") and insert ("Dursley")

Pr. 30. L. 26. After ("all") insert ("such")

Pr. 31. L. 9. After ("all") insert ("such")

Pr. 36. L. 19. Leave out ("District") and insert ("Districts")

Pr. 38 L. 15. After ("with") insert ("the")

Pr. 53. L. 5. In Schedule (M.) annexed to the Bill, in the Second Column, leave out ("Carrighovah") and insert ("Carreghovah")

Pr. 55. L. 2. In Schedule (N.) annexed to the Bill, in the Third Column of the Heading, leave out ("poling") and insert ("polling")

L. 8. In the Third Column of the said Schedule leave out ("Bigglewade") and insert ("Biggleswade")

Pr. 56. L. ult. In the Third Column of the said Schedule after ("Blandford") insert ("Chesilton")

Pr. 57. L. 29. In the Third Column of the said Schedule leave out ("Clifton")

L. 30. In the Third Column of the said Schedule after ("Thornbury") insert ("Dursley")

Pr. 63. L. 4. In the Third Column of the said Schedule after ("Horsham") insert ("Arundel")

Pr. 66. L. 35. In Schedule (O.) annexed to the Bill, in the Second Column, leave out the whole of the Interlineation, and insert ("the old Borough of Abingdon")

Then it was moved, "to disagree to the Amendment made by the Committee to the said Bill in Press 95, Lines 12 and 13."

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

Then the following Amendments were made to the said Bill:

Pr. 175. L. 10. In Schedule (O.) annexed to the Bill, in the Second Column, leave out ("respective") and insert ("several")

Pr. 196. L. 22. After ("of") insert ("Pen-dwy-cae Vach and")

Then the Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by the former Messengers;

To return the said Bill, and acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the same, with several Amendments, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.

Parliamentary Representation, (Ireland,) Papers respecting, delivered.

The Duke of Richmond laid before the House, pursuant to an Order of Wednesday last,

"Copy of Instructions given by The Chief Secretary for Ireland with reference to the Cities and Boroughs in Ireland sending Representatives to Parliament; likewise Copy of any Letter or Report received by the Chief Secretary in Answer to such Instructions."

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Ordered, That the said Papers be printed.

Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Representation of the People in Scotland;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

It was moved, "That the House do now resolve itself into a Committee upon the said Bill."

Which being objected to;

It was moved, "to leave out from ("That") to the End of the Motion, and insert ("it be an Instruction to the Committee to provide for the Representation of the Universities of Scotland in the following Manner; vizt. One Member to represent the Universities of Edinburgh, of King's College and of Marischall College, Aberdeen, and One to represent the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrew's; the Right of voting to be in the Chancellors, Lord Rectors, Principals, Professors and other Office Bearers, and in the Graduates of each University respectively, resident within Scotland.")

The Question was put, "Whether the Words proposed to be left out shall stand Part of the Motion?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

Ordered, That the House be again put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

Slaves in Jamaica, Accounts respecting, Ordered.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "An Account of the Number of the Africans and Creoles upon the Seventy-six Estates in the Parish of Trelawney, in the Island of Jamaica, at the Commencement of the Registry in the Year 1817; distinguishing Africans from Creoles, and their Sexes respectively:"

Also, "An Account of the Number of Births and Deaths (distinguishing in the latter only the Africans from the Creoles) which have occurred upon the same Seventy-six Estates, from the earliest to the latest Period of the Registration:"

And also, "A specified Account of the Ages of the Africans only upon the same Seventy-six Estates at the Commencement of the Registry, distinguished in Periods of Ten Years."

Conference on Punishment of Death Bill.

The Messengers sent to the House of Commons this Day, to desire a present Conference with that House, in the Painted Chamber, upon the Subject Matter of the last Conference, being returned; acquainted the House, "That the Commons do agree to a Conference, as desired by their Lordships."

The House being informed, "That the Managers of the Conference for the Commons were ready in the Painted Chamber;"

The Names of the Managers for this House were called over:

And the House was adjourned during Pleasure; and the Lords went to the Conference:

Which being ended, the House was resumed:

And The Lord President reported, "That the Lords had met the Managers for the Commons at the Conference, which, on their Part, was managed by Mr. Ewart and others, and had communicated to them their Lordships Reasons, as directed; and left the Bill and the Amendments with them."

Customs Wharfs Sale Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to provide for the Conveyance of Premises, the Property of the Crown, situate between the Tower of London and London Bridge."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Contempts in Ecclesiastical Courts Bill reported:

The Order of the Day being read for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for enforcing the Process upon Contempts in the Courts Ecclesiastical of England and Ireland;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The House was accordingly adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.

Order for 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time Tomorrow.

Court of Delegates Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for transferring the Powers of the High Court of Delegates, both in Ecclesiastical and Maritime Causes, to His Majesty in Council."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandom esse usque ad et in diem Martis, decimum diem instantis Julii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.