House of Lords Journal Volume 64: 9 August 1832

Die Jovis, 9° Augusti 1832.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

The Earl of Shaftesbury sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.

Clvne v. Sclater et al. Appellant's Petition to reverse the Interlocutors, &c. referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of David Clyne, Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, to which Robert Sclater, and others, are Respondents; setting forth, "That upon the 3d Day of February 1831 the Petitioner presented an Appeal to their Lordships against certain Interlocutors pronounced by the Second Division of the Court of Session in Scotland in an Action raised and insisted in against the Petitioner by Seventy-five Persons, including the Sixty-five Respondents, designing themselves Partners of the Caledonian Iron and Foundry Company: That pending that Appeal Sixty-six of the above Seventy-five Persons applied to the said Second Division for Interim Execution against the Appellant; and upon the 5th Day of March 1831 their Lordships pronounced the following Interlocutor; " The Lords having advised this Petition, with the Answers thereto, and heard Counsel for the Parties, grant Warrant for Interim Execution pending Appeal, but only for Payment of the precise Sums concluded for in the Libel, and Expences of Process, and not likewise of Penalties, upon the Petitioners finding sufficient Caution for Repetition of the Sums so paid, with Interest upon the same, in case of a Reversal of the Decree in the House of Lords, and decern: "That the Decree for Interim Execution having been extracted, a Charge of Horning for Payment was given to the Petitioner by the Sixtyfive Respondents: That the Petitioner, having been advised that the foresaid Decree for Interim Execution was irregularly and incompetently obtained, presented a Bill of Suspension, in the Court below, of the Charge; upon advising which, Lord Moncrieff, Ordinary on the Bills, on the 30th Day of May 1831, pronounced this Interlocutor: "The Lord Ordinary having considered this Bill, with Answers and Productions, refuses the Bill; finds Expences due; and remits the Account, when lodged, to the Auditor, to be taxed:" That against this Interlocutor the Petitioner presented a reclaiming Note to the First Division of the said Court, upon advising which their Lordships, upon the 14th Day of June 1831, pronounced this Interlocutor: "The Lords having resumed this Note, and heard Parties Procurators thereon, they refuse the Note, and adhere to the Interlocutor complained of; find the Complainer liable in additional Expences; and remit to the Lord Ordinary to receive the Account, and to decern for the same:" That against these Three Interlocutors the Petitioner presented his Second Appeal to their Lordships, upon which an Order for Service was obtained, on the 23d Day of June 1831; and the same was duly served on the Agent for the Respondents upon the 28th Day of that Month: That, upon hearing the Matter of his said First Appeal, their Lordships were pleased, upon the 29th Day of September 1831, to reverse the Interlocutors therein complained of, and to order, "that the said Cause be remitted back to the Court of Session in Scotland, to do further therein as shall be just and consistent with this Judgment:" That the foresaid Interlocutors complained of in the Second Appeal having been founded upon the previous Judgment first appealed from, but since reversed by their Lordships, are now rendered of no Force or Effect; but it becomes necessary that the Appeal should be disposed of, and a Remit obtained in Terms of the Judgement of Reversal in the Original Appeal;" and therefore praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased, in conformity to the Judgement in the First Appeal, to reverse the foresaid Interlocutors complained of in the Second Appeal, and remit back the Cause to both Divisions or either Division of the Court of Session in Scotland, with Instructions to recal and alter the several Interlocutors complained of in the said Second Appeal; and to find the Petitioner entitled to the Expences incurred by him in the Court of Session, as well as in the said Second Appeal, from and since the 28th Day of January 1831, when Notice was given that the First Appeal was to be presented; or at least with Instructions to the said Court of Session to proceed farther in the foresaid Cause second appealed from, as may be just and consistent with the Judgement of Reversal in the First Appeal; and that an Order may be made forthwith thereon accordingly:"

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

Pearce to enter into a Recogce on Attwood's Appeal.

The House being moved, "That John Meriscoe Pearce of Saint Swithin's Lane, in the City of London, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for Matthias Attwood Esquire, and others, on account of their Appeal depending in this House:"

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.

Bills passed by Commission.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission to several Lords therein named, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament."

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, The Lord Chancellor in the Middle, with The Duke of Richmond on his Right Hand, and The Earl of Shaftesbury on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to signify to the Commons, "The Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission read."

Who being come, with their Speaker;

The Lord Chancellor said,

"My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

"His Majesty, not thinking fit to be personally present here at this Time, has been pleased to cause a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, and thereby given His Royal Assent to divers Acts which have been agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, the Titles whereof are particularly mentioned; and by the said Commission hath commanded us to declare and notify His Royal Assent to the said several Acts, in the Presence of you the Lords and Commons assembled for that Purpose: Which Commission you will now hear read."

Then the said Commission was read by the Clerk as follows; (vizt.)

"William R.

"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 right well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our trusty and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting: Whereas in Our said Parliament divers and sundry Acts have been agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this Our present Parliament assembled, and endorsed by you as hath been accustomed, the Titles and Names of which Acts hereafter do particularly ensue; (that is to say,) "An Act for granting to His Majesty, until the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and thirtythree, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two:" "An Act for raising the Sum of Thirteen millions eight hundred and ninety-six thousand six hundred Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two:" "An Act for shortening the Time required in Claims of Modus decimandi, or Exemption from or Discharge of Tithes:" "An Act for the better Employment of Labourers in Agricultural Parishes until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four:"

"An Act to repeal several Acts for enabling the Wives and Families of Soldiers, and the Widows and Families of deceased Soldiers, to return to their Homes:" "An Act for regulating the protesting for Non-payment of Bills of Exchange drawn payable at a Place not being the Place of the Residence of the Drawee or Drawees of the same:" "An Act for transferring the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain:" "An Act to authorize His Majesty to appoint a Person to act as Sheriff of Selkirkshire during the Incapacity of the present Sheriff:" "An Act for authorizing the Trustees of John White the elder, deceased, to complete on their Part an Exchange of certain Lands at Millbank, in the County of Middlesex; and for vesting the exchanged Lands and other Hereditaments in the Trustees of the Marriage Settlement of William Leaper Newton Esquire and Henrietta his Wife, with Power of Sale." And albeit the said Acts by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, are fully agreed and consented unto, yet nevertheless the same are not of Force and Effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent given and put to the said Acts; And for as much as for divers Causes and Considerations We cannot conveniently at this Time be present in Our Royal Person in the Higher House of Our said Parliament, being the accustomed Place for giving Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made, and have signed the same, and by the same do give and put Our Royal Assent to the said Acts, and to all Articles, Clauses and Provisions therein contained, and have fully agreed and assented to the said Acts; Willing that the said Acts, and every Article, Clause, Sentence and Provision therein contained, from henceforth shall be of the same Strength, Force and Effect, as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House, and had openly and publicly, in the Presence of you all, assented to the same: And We do by these Presents declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may concern; Commanding also by these Presents Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain, to seal these Our Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and also commanding Our most dear Brothers and faithful Councillors Ernest Duke of Cumberland, Augustus Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our most dear Cousin and faithful Councillor William Frederick Duke of Gloucester; The Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Councillor William Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain; Our most dear Cousin and Councillor Henry Marquess of Lansdowne, President of Our Council; Our wellbeloved and faithful Councillor John George Lord Durham, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our most dear Cousins and Councillors William Spencer Duke of Devonshire, Chamberlain of Our Household; Charles Duke of Richmond, George William Frederick Duke of Leeds, William Henry Duke of Portland, Arthur Duke of Wellington, Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Marquess Wellesley, Steward of Our Household; Charles Marquess of Winchester, John Jeffreys Marquess Camden, Henry William Marquess of Anglesey, John Earl of Westmorland, George Earl of Carlisle, Cropley Ashley Earl of Shaftesbury, George Earl of Aberdeen, William Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Charles Earl Grey, John Earl of Eldon, John William Earl of Dudley, William Viscount Melbourne, Robert Viscount Melville, Henry Viscount Sidmouth, Frederick John Viscount Goderich; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillors Henry Richard Lord Holland, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Nicholas Lord Bexley, John Singleton Lord Lyndhurst and Charles Lord Tenterden, or any Three or more of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal Assent in Our Absence in the said Higher House, in the Presence of you, the said Lords and Commons of Our Parliament, there to be assembled for that Purpose; and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is requisite and hath been accustomed for the same, and also to enrol these Our Letters Patent, and the said Acts, in the Parliament Roll; and these Our Letters Patent shall be to every of them a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Assent given and passed by these Presents, and declared and notified as is aforesaid, then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken, accepted and admitted good, sufficient and perfect Acts of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Constructions and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly, the Continuance or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other Use, Custom, Thing or Things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Ninth Day of August, in the Third Year of Our Reign.

"By the King Himself, signed with His own Hand.

"Bathurst."

Then The Lord Chancellor said,

"In obedience to His Majesty's Commands, and by virtue of the Commission which has been now read, We do declare and notify to you, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, That His Majesty hath given His Royal Assent to the several Acts in the Commission mentioned; and the Clerks are required to pass the same in the usual Form and Words."

Then the Clerk Assistant, having received the Money Bills from the Hands of the Speaker, brought them to the Table, where the Deputy Clerk of the Crown read the Titles of those and the other Bills to be passed, severally, as follow; (vizt.)

1. "An Act for granting to His Majesty, until the Fifth Day of April One thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Kingdom, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two."

2. "An Act for raising the Sum of Thirteen millions eight hundred and ninety-six thousand six hundred Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two."

To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (vizt.)

"Le Roy remercie ses bons Sujets, accepte leur Benevolence, et ainsi le veult."

3. "An Act for shortening the Time required in Claims of Modus decimandi, or Exemption from or Discharge of Tithes."

4. "An Act for the better Employment of Labourers in Agricultural Parishes until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four."

5. "An Act to repeal several Acts for enabling the Wives and Families of Soldiers, and the Widows and Families of deceased Soldiers, to return to their Homes."

6. "An Act for regulating the protesting for Nonpayment of Bills of Exchange drawn payable at a Place not being the Place of the Residence of the Drawee or Drawees of the same."

7. "An Act for transferring the Powers and Duties of the Commissioners of Public Accounts in Ireland to the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts of Great Britain."

8. "An Act to authorize His Majesty to appoint a Person to act as Sheriff of Selkirkshire during the Incapacity of the present Sheriff."

To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (vizt.)

"Le Roy le veult."

9. "An Act for authorizing the Trustees of John White the elder, deceased, to complete on their Part an Exchange of certain Lands at Millbank, in the County of Middlesex; and for vesting the exchanged Lands and other Hereditaments in the Trustees of the Marriage Settlement of William Leaper Newton Esquire and Henrietta his Wife, with Power of Sale."

To this Bill the Royal Assent was pronounced by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (vizt.)

"Soit fait comme il est desiré."

Then the Commons withdrew.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Robertson to enter into a Recogce on Miller's Appeal.

The House being moved, "That David Robertson of Great George Street, Westminster, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for Andrew George Miller, on account of his Appeal depending in this House, he being resident in Scotland:"

The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Earl of Shaftesbury, who sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.

Report of H.C. on Secondary Punishments communicated.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Bernal and others, as follows; (vizt.)

"My Lords,

"The Commons have directed me to communicate to your Lordships a Copy of the Report made from the Select Committee appointed by them on Secondary Punishments, together with the Minutes of Evidence and Appendix thereto, as desired by your Lordships in your Message of Tuesday last."

And then they withdrew.

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

Ordered, That the said Report be printed.

Aberdeen Colleges Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to authorize the Purchase of the Rights of Literary Property enjoyed by the King's and Marischal Colleges in Aberdeen."

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."

Order for 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow.

The Speaker's (H.C.) Salary Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better Support of the Dignity of the Speaker of the House of Commons; and for disabling the Speaker of the House of Commons for the Time being from holding any Office or Place of Profit, during Pleasure, under the Crown."

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."

Order for 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow.

Public Accounts Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to regulate the Period of rendering the Public Accounts and making up the General Imprest Certificates."

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."

Order for 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow.

Revenue Accounts (Scotland) Bill reported:

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to provide for the Examination and Audit of the Customs and Excise Revenues in Scotland."

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."

Order for 3 a.

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time To-morrow.

Report from Com ee on West India Colonies:

The Duke of Richmond reported from the Lords Committees appointed a Select Committee to enquire into the Laws and Usages of the several West India Colonies, in relation to the Slave Population, the actual Condition and Treatment of the Slaves, their Habits and Dispositions, the Means which are adopted in the several Colonies for their progressive Improvement and Civilization, and the Degree of Improvement and Civilization which they have at present attained; and also to enquire into the distressed Condition of those Colonies; and to whom were referred certain Petitions and Papers in relation to the Matters before the Committee; "That the Committee had applied themselves to the Matters referred to them, and, considering that there was no Prospect of their being able to examine into the State of all the West India Colonies during the Continuance of the present Session, came to an early Determination to confine their Enquiry, in the first instance, to the Island of Jamaica; and though they have collected much Evidence upon the Condition of the Slaves in that Island, some of which is of the most contradictory Description, yet they have not found it possible to enter into a detailed Examination of many of the other Points referred to them, and upon none has their Enquiry been so complete as to enable them to submit to the House any definitive Opinion. They had, amongst others, called before them Planters, Managers, and Proprietors of Estates, Attornies, Overseers, Persons having Connection with the Island or who have visited it in Public Capacities, and Missionaries of different Persuasions; and the most material Points brought under their Notice have been -

"1st. Any progressive Improvement which may have taken place in the State of the Slaves since the Abolition of the Slave Trade in 1807:

"2d. The actual State and Condition of the Slaves, the Nature and Duration of their Labour, and also Evidence as to Instances of Cruelty and gross Abuse of Authority and Power:

"3d. The Increase or Decrease of the Slave Population as it respects Africans and Creoles, and as affected or not by the State and System of Slavery: And

"4th. Plans for improving the Condition of the Slave or effecting his Emancipation, and Opinions as to the probable Condition of the Negro, and the Effect upon Society and Property in the Island, which is likely to be produced by such Emancipation: Beyond this the Enquiry has unavoidably diverged into various collateral Matters, from which the Committee could not abstain without omitting many important Points the Consideration of which would be essential to a satisfactory Conclusion.

"Under these Circumstances, adverting to the advanced Period of the Session, and to the probable Arrival of Persons of Authority from Jamaica whose Evidence would be most desirable, they had determined to postpone the Consideration of any detailed Report, and simply to lay the Evidence collected before the House, with such an Index as may enable the House without Difficulty to refer to the Information which has been obtained upon any of the Objects of Enquiry."

Which Report being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Report and Minutes of Evidence do lie on the Table. (fn. 1)

Ordered, That the said Report and Minutes of Evidence be printed.

Evidence to be delivered out.

Ordered, That the Evidence taken before the lastmentioned Committee be delivered out to all the Members of the House.

Glass Duties Bill:

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to repeal the Excise Duties on Flint Glass, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof; and to amend the Laws relating to Glass;"

The said Bill was accordingly read the Third Time.

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

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

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

The Speaker's (H.C.) Annuity Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for settling and securing Annuities on The Right Honorable Charles Manners Sutton and on his next Heir Male, in Consideration of the eminent Services of the said Right Honorable Charles Manners Sutton;"

The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

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.

Land Tax Comrs Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for appointing additional Commissioners to put in Execution the Acts for granting an Aid to His Majesty by a Land Tax, and continuing the Duties on Personal Estates, Offices and Pensions;"

The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

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.

Special Constables (Ireland) Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for amending the Laws in Ireland relative to the Appointment of Special Constables, and for the better Preservation of the Peace."

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.

Emigration Reports, Address for.

Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, to request that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to order that there be laid before this House, Copies of any Reports from the Commissioners for Emigration to the Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, within the last Session of Parliament."

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.

Infirmaries, &c. (Ireland) Bill presented.

The Marquess of Westmeath presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to repeal the Provisions of several Acts relating to the erecting and establishing Public Infirmaries and Hospitals in Ireland; and to make more effectual Provisions relating to Infirmaries, Hospitals and Dispensaries."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Criminal Laws, Petitions for Revision of:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Kingsbridge, in the County of Devon, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

(Kingsbridge:)

Bishop Stortford:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Bishop Stortford, in the County of Herts, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally 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 Petitions do lie on the Table.

Loughall:

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, resident in Loughall and its Vicinity; praying their Lordships, "as well upon the Ground of Policy as of Adherence to every sacred Principle, that the Punishment of Death for Forgery be abolished in all Parts of the United Kingdom, and that a Secondary Punishment may be substituted suitable to the benign Spirit of the Christian Revelation:"

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

National Political Union.

A Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, who are Members of a Body calling itself the National Political Union, was presented and read; praying, "That their Lordships will speedily take into their Consideration that which the true Interests of Justice as well as of Humanity require, by introducing such a thorough and efficient Reform of the Criminal Law as will render it more auxiliary to Public Morals:"

Ordered, That the said Petition be received as the Petition of the Individuals who have signed it.

Turnpike Tolls Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to explain certain Provisions in Local Acts of Parliament relating to Double Toll on Turnpike Roads."

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.

Poor Laws, Petition from Armagh for Introduction of, into Ireland.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the City of Armagh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to pass such an Act as would cause the Property of this Country to be taxed for the Support of the aged, infirm, and helpless Poor:"

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

Tithes, (Ireland,) Petitions from Lower Killeavy, &c. for Abolition of, &c.

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Lower Killeavy, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That, besides the Abolition of Tithes, the Petitioners may have a full and perfect Participation in all the Rights and Privileges derivable from the Reform Bill now in progress for the English Nation, as absolutely necessary for the Tranquillity and Welfare of Ireland, and the Permanence of that Union which now exists between both Countries:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant, and Protestant Dissenting Inhabitants of the Parish of Killeavy and County Armagh, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt such Measures as will relieve the Country from the oppressive Burthen of Tithes:"

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

Message to H.C. for Report on the Observance of the Lord's Day.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons, to request that they will be pleased to communicate to this House a Copy of a Report made from the Select Committee appointed by that House "to inquire into the Laws and Practices relating to the Observance of the Lord's Day," together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.

Tithes Composition (Ireland) Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to be summoned;

It was moved, "That the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend Three Acts passed respectively in the Fourth, Fifth, and in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, providing for the establishing of Compositions for Tithes in Ireland; and to make such Compositions permanent," be now read a Second Time."

After Debate,

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Then the said Bill was read a Second Time.

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; and that the Lords be summoned.

Bankrupt Laws Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Third Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Laws relating to Bankrupts;"

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Court of Chancery, Returns of Salaries, &c. of certain Officers, delivered.

The House being informed, "That Mr. Haines, from the Court of Chancery, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to an Order of Friday last,

"Returns of all Salaries, Profits, Fees and Emoluments held and enjoyed by the Keeper or Clerk of His Majesty's Hanaper, the Patentee of the Subpona Office, the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, the Clerk of the Custodies of Lunatics and Idiots, and the Patentee for the Execution of the Laws and Statutes concerning Bankrupts, the Chaff Wax, the Sealer, the Clerk of the Presentations, the Clerk of Inrolments in Bankruptcy, and the Clerk of Dispensations and Faculties, between the 5th of January 1831 and the 5th of January 1832."

And then he withdrew.

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Ordered, That the said Returns be printed.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, decimum diem instantis Augusti, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.